There’s nothing quite like river time in the summertime, especially if you’re a Rumson kid with a boat and a best life to bait.
Retro Rumson Boys and Their Boats
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A look, in photos, of latest area events, local everyday people and places.
Retro Summer Beach Babies’ Bingo
Ahoy! Ship Ahoy, to locals beaching it back in the summer of ’63, that is.
Yes, it’s a locals’ summertime. Always has been. And the locals’ summer spots have always been a place of respite from the out-of-towner beach crowd in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. They call them beach clubs.
Simple Summer: Twirling into a Mini RFH Reunion
Mini high school reunion? Give it a whirl. It was more like a twirl for this gaggle of RFH girls from the Class of ’78.
Retro Campy Fair Haven Campers
Photo/Elaine Van Develde
Fair Haven’s annual borough-wide campout may no longer be a summertime easy, sticky living event, but a first is always a warm memory. This one, back in 2013, was that first.
Retro RFH Pool Boys
Photo/RFH Class of ’79 reunion slideshow
Reprise. just because … there’s no better time to dive into some summer antics …
Yes, those beach boys of RFH are back again. Is it all clear to take dive into the pool yet? And we’re not talking clear of water …
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Retro Rally for the Naked Sandy Hook Truth
Summertime … and the swimming is easy … and breezy without a suit. So goes the tale of the start of nude sunbathing and swimming at Sandy Hook. It’s been that way for some time now; but, there was a time when the nude beach debate was on like the heat these days and taken to the bridge, of course.
Years ago, in fact, there were some RFH teens rallying via that classic Rumson “bridge” mode of advertising to get a nude beach going on Sandy Hook. Everyone knows how that went.
Retro Fair Haven Bathing Beauty Firecrackers
Photo/Sally Van Develde
Reprise … just because it’s time to sizzle, sparkle and boom in the summertime …
Back in the summer of ’65 … the heat was on in Fair Haven, and some pint-sized bathing beauties were set to walk the walk, if the suit and the bathing cap fit. In the spirit of the season, call them little firecrackers. Celebrity neighborhood sparklers. Whatever the name, they were set for a good, simple backyard game. This one was easy — the suited up line-up. On cue, they struck the pose and gave a big “Cheese!”
Retro Rumson Pint-Sized Patriots
It’s the Fourth of July. Cheers to the pint-sized patriots of yesteryear!
The R-FH Area July 4th Weekend: Fireworks, ‘The Prom’ and a Run
The boom of July 4th festivities is set to ignite some fun in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
Retro Old Timers’ Day Tripping
A reprise Retro Pic of the Day in honor of Fair Haven Fire Department’s Old Timers’ Day. The tradition continued this past Sunday; and, the Old Timers won under the leadership of RFH Class of ’78 grad and longtime Fire Department member Bill Heath. Now, back to the 1960s with the annual FHFD tradition, now that the new of back then has turned into old. Bill Heath was far from old enough to even join …
Nothing says community spirit like a face full of dirt and smashed eggs on your Sunday casual best. Well, nothing like Fair Haven Fire Department’s (FHFD) Old Timers’ Day, anyway. Add to that the fact that the young ones from back in the day are now the old timers and the losers … of the traditional baseball game that is the day’s focal point.
Simple Summer: Father-Daughter Fish Tales
Photo/Lori Kastner Slocum
No, this is not just another fish story. It’s more like a biggest catch boo hoo. It’s all about a father-daughter dance around a couple of fish. Call it, instead, a tale of two fish … and Fair Havenites.
Retro Rumson Cool Boys’ Dock & Chill
Photo/courtesy of Mark Wellner
It’s summertime. And there’s nothing like taking a long walk off a short … dock — especially if you’re a Rumson kid in the ’70s trying to stay cool.
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