Category Archives: Local Life

A look, in photos, of latest area events, local everyday people and places.

Local Life

Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps Resume

COA Beach Sweeps of October 2014 in Sea Bright
Photos/Elaine Van Develde exclusively for R-FH Retro

The pandemic put Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweeps on stall. It also gave the Sweeps another category of trash to haul — PPE.

So, the Sweeps are blooming again, COVID-19 style, on Saturday morning — a breath of fresh spring air making way for a clean sweep into the summer season on the Jersey shore. The Sweeps have been popular since their inception, longtime Rumsonite and RFH grad Cindy Zipf at the helm of Clean Ocean Action.

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Iconic Spot: A Red Horse Trek Back to the ’70s at Fromagerie

Call it a sign of tradition. Rumson locals are seeing red again at the site of the iconic Fromagerie of 1970s fame — Red Horse, by David Burke, that is.

You could say that Burke rode back in on his red horse, to start. Then there’s the actual thematic color pop. The red door and shutters are back and a bit brighter, less burgundy, to signal something old being new again. There’s also a new retro truck parked on the front lawn. Things have come full semi circle, like a horseshoe, at the spot that has been reopened since the end of March. It’s marked a reincarnation of sorts.

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Local Life

Focus: Riverfront Sunny Daze Spring Forward

To quote the sad hope sentiment in that red-headed orphan Annie song, “The sun’ll come out tomorrow.”

According to the National Weather Service forecast, it will. It will also peer through the clouds a bit on Wednesday. The rest of the week is a dank April showers washout.

So, here’s a little clear day’s view on the Navesink at the iconic Barnacle Bill’s and looking toward Highlands from the Shrewsbury at Sea Bright. The glimpse is a reminder of soothing sunny days and a better outlook for spring and summer.

Here’s that forecast for the Rumson-Fair Haven area … (And click on one of the photos above to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy the view and sunny springtime outlook!)

Local Life

Focus: Egg Hunting Daze

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On the second Easter without an egg hunt, we offer a look back at some classic egg hunt moments in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.

Sea Bright had its beach egg hunt this year. We didn’t realize. But, the pre-pandemic look back offers some classic snapshots in the moment a few years ago. Rumson’s egg hunt moments offer a grassier picture and a different hunt perspective.

Enjoy the eggcellent captures (couldn’t resist)! See you all on the egg hunt battleground next year!

— Photos/Elaine Van Develde, exclusively for R-FH Retro

Local Life

Focus: Riverfront Sunny Side Leg Up

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Sunny daze at Barnacle’s
Photos/Elaine Van Develde … exclusively for R-FH Retro

It’s always good to get a leg up on brighter days, especially when it involves a simple riverside adventure, a friendly hand from a childhood friend.

The picture says it all.

Soaking up the sun on the horizon is more than symbolic these days. Basking in it all at an iconic spot down by the Navesink River at Barnacle Bill’s in Rumson is, well, tradition. But it’s more poignant than ever as we begin to head out of pandemic darkness and into the light. Better weather ushers that better view into a fuzzy warm focus.

Looking to the bright side of spring …

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Local Life

Retro ‘Oliver!’ Show Time at The Barn Theater

The Barn cast of Oliver! circa 1972
Photo/Jeff Blumenkrantz

“Consider yourself at home. Consider yourself one of the family. We’ve taken to you so strong …”

The line in the song from Oliver! captures the tenor of the actors’ bond in community theater. And it couldn’t be better encapsulated than in a photo of the cast of Oliver at the iconic Barn Theater in Rumson in 1972.

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Local Life

Focus: Bloomin’ Fair Haven Spring

Spring is officially in the air and budding up all over in Fair Haven — from home to the Navesink riverfront and in between.

Take a look at some of the scenery. (And click to enlarge and scroll!) Enjoy! Ahhhhhhh …

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