You could say they got the fever — spring fever … for a fling … or going steady … or something.
Retro RFHers’ Blooming Spring Fling
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Retro Spring Chillin’ RFH Style
Photo/George Day
A reprise of a very popular Retro Pic of the (George) Day that pays homage to spring — RFH style … Now where were these RFHers? Word has it that they were far off campus …
Spring has truly sprung. In fact it’s bloomin’ bouncing into seasonal warmth lately, save for a few bad days.
Retro Fair Haven Easter Peep Hunters
Photo/Elaine Van Develde
Some bunny’s full of Peeps! Not a peep about any golden egg, either!
Well, it’s that “eggcellent” season for the classic Easter egg hunt. There have been many over the years and recently in the R-FH area. And there are bound to be more today, Easter, in many a back yard.
Old News: The Truth About Being the Easter Bunny
Ahhhhh, the Easter Bunny … the tradition, the joy, the mystery, and, yes, the horror.
There’s a lot more to the symbolically giant fluffy rodent with cartoon eyes in a fixed freaky stare and a head the size of one of the small children he visits on Easter. For instance, his head pops off. It’s also a sweaty death trap. Those are facts, people. I know. I was the Easter Bunny quite a few times.
Scene Around: Painting the Way to Spring
With every season, there is a reason … for a new mural to be painted on the side of Fair Haven Hardware.
Retro RFH Spring Bust-Out
Open a new window? Old window? There’s nothing quite like the feeling of busting out of the not-so-hallowed halls of RFH.
Scene Around: Clean Ocean Action Keeps Rallying Against NESE Pipeline
A tsunami of a rally, spearheaded by Clean Ocean Action environmentalists, against the proposed methane gas pipeline 23.4 miles off the shores of the ocean took place on March 25.
Retro RFH Spring Fever Frolicking
Photo/George Day
A reprise in honor of the fight for a break from the chill in the winter air and some real spring fever, close encounters and emergence from omicron winter isolation …
Yes, spring fever is spreading rapidly as we all anxiously await a reprise of more sunshine and blooming of warmer days. Apparently, this retro RFH spring frolicking in the high school parking lot was about more than a little spring fever in the 1970s.
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Retro RFH Tower Players’ ‘My Fair Lady’ ’80s Play Time
Photo/Facebook screenshot
The RFH Tower Players have played hard, as usual, and the troupe opened its spring musical Evil Dead on Friday night. The spring musical at the high school is long standing tradition — and one that has come with much accolades for fine artistic work.
Retro Forrestdale Basketball Slam Dunk
Photo/George Day
It’s basketball season these school days, and a particularly winning one at RFH. So, we’re bringing this up again …
It’s no secret that RFH has had some slam dunk success with the sport. So has Rumson’s Forrestdale School.
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Retro RFH NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade March
Photo/Kitty Beeman
Our annual St. Patrick’s Day memory reprise, just because … it’s a classic scene that must be revisited …
In the Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade’s aftermath, we’re looking back at the luck of the Irish and not-so-Irish at RFH and another parade — the big one. We are remembering a time when the RFH Marching Band, Twirlers and Drill Team not only marched in area St. Patrick’s Day parades, but made it to the big one in New York City. Call it an Irish step dance of sorts — the marching and entertaining sorts.
Old News: Rumson Briody & Fair Haven Teahan Irish Connections
Top o’ the Irish afternoon to ya! On this St. Patrick’s Day, we are delving back into a couple of Irish connections in the area.
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