Once upon a time, a gladly landed in a little peninsula borough in New Jersey called Fair Haven.
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A look, in photos, of latest area events, local everyday people and places.
Retro Cool River Rat Daze
Photo/courtesy Marc Edelman, Facebook
All’s cool with these little rats in the pool … or, more like down by the river! A reprise from 2018 in ode to the tradition of summer recreating on the river in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. It’s all about River Rats, one summer rite of passage in the area …
Unofficial summertime is here, with the official season’s start soon to set sail. And summers in the Rumson-Fair Haven area are rife with river-oriented activities that have become tradition.
River Rats’ sailing “camp” is no exception. OK, nobody was camping. It was more like a little club. Still is.
It’s been a sort of rite-of-living-on-the-Navesink passage for decades — since 1955. Kids learn how to boat and do a lot of summer fun bonding in the process.
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Retro RFH Boys on Track
RFH Boys Track circa 1970s
Photo/George Day
You could say this bunch of RFH boys was on track for success … and some fun along the way. Note: The poser with running shoes for eyes. The shoes have eyes? Or the eyes have shoes? Which came first?
Retro RFHer’s Spring Day Tripping
Photo/George Day
In celebration of spring, a reprise featuring a popular RFH guy …
Finally. The spring rains have gone away and the thermometer has amped up to where it should be — or close, at least.
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Old News: RFH Hollywood-Style Prom Glamming
The RFH Senior Prom was Friday and people are still talking about it and its stylings — or writing about it on social media.
The photos of prom ways of 2024 gave fossils of RFH yesteryear proms something to talk about — in their vintage minds, anyway.
Retro RFH Pre-Prom Fun
Photo/Kathy Richardson Golden
A reprise originally posted in June of 2019 just because … it’s prom season!
It’s half past RFH Senior Prom time. And we know that some prom traditions have been upheld through generations while others have not — and sometimes that’s a good thing, depending on the trend.
One thing’s for sure, though, and that’s the prom fact that all good prom-goers gather before they set out for their quality prom time.
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Retro Rumson Eighth Graders’ Memorial Day
Photo/George Day
It’s set to be a Memorial Day of the traditional kind in the Rumson-Fair Haven area — rain be damned. The day will be kicked off by parades in Rumson and Fair Haven and solemn services at Victory and Memorial parks, bringing people in the communities together to remember. Groups, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, honoring those who sacrificed their lives in service to the country, is the usual visual.
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Retro Good Fair Haven Summertime Grilling
Photo/Mary Croft
Well, there’s nothing like a good Memorial Day grilling.
And there’s also nothing like getting your kid to flip those burgers and tend to the grill like a serious party master — like this barbecue scene back from 1974 in Fair Haven.
Retro Fair Haven Folk Singers’ Americana Parading
Sing it! Row that boat ashore, Michael, Mary, Karen, Lynn, and whoever else has an oar. And, whatever you do, don’t rain on their parade! You couldn’t if you tried.
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Retro Happy Road Trippin’ RFH Campers
Photo/George Day
Road trip, happy campers! Yes, when the spring air hits, a fever spikes to pack it in and get away by going back in time with old buddies.
Scene Around: A Fair Haven Sanctuary Rededication for the Birds
It’s for the birds — and area nature lovers.
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Retro River Cruise into Sunny Daze
Call it a boatload of waterborne sunshine.
On the cusp of the unofficial start of summer in less than two weeks, thoughts turn to sunny cruising on the Navesink River.
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