You haven’t truly gone home in Fair Haven until you’ve had a quality pop-in hug, chat and cup o’ Joe with Trudi Williams at Booskerdoo.
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A look, in photos, of latest area events, local everyday people and places.
Focus: Faces of 2019
Continue reading Focus: Faces of 2019“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”
Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers)
Focus: Retro Favs of 2019
Once upon a time, the time-in-a-bottle concept was encapsulated on film. Black-and-white film. Dog-eared, creased, faded photos of moments captured.
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Focus: Places Remembered 2019
The Beatles said it in the song In My Life. There are places people remember … all their lives … though some have changed. Place defines. It brings comfort. It triggers memories. It is a bookmark in our hearts. The places we remember forever … the places that are home.
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Retro RFH Cool Dude Polar Bear Clubbing
Photo/RFH Yearbook screenshot
Many R-FH area daredevils participated in the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Asbury Park this year to ring in the roaring 2020s with a dive and a chill.
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Scene Around: Lit Holiday Winners in Fair Haven
They got lit for the holidays and ended up winning. Essentially that’s what happened when Fair Haven residents competed in the borough’s second annual holiday decoration contest (2019).
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Lighting Up Fair Haven for the Holidays
Remember the old Sunday night drive to check out all the Christmas lights when you were a kid?
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Scene Around: Looking A lot Like a Wild Christmas Time
Photo/Joanne Mitchell Formisano
By the looks of a recent unintended holiday roadside attraction, it’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas party gone bad.
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Retro ‘Santa Slays Me’ Moments
It’s always a classic — that Santa and the happy, Christmas-loving kid photo that goes awry.
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Focus: Santa Claus Comes to Fair Haven
Well, the weather outside was threatening to be slightly frightful on Friday night as Fair Haven’s Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll got under way. But, despite a little drizzle rain, the annual tradition went on without a hitch. Delightful.
The stage for holiday merriment was set at the usual spot at Memorial Park, people gathered, Santa arrived via firetruck, the tree was lit strolling and festivities abounded.
Take a look for a glimpse into the night … (And don’t forget to CLICK to ENLARGE and scroll!)
— Photos/Elaine Van Develde
Scene Around: A Fair Havenite’s Beautiful Morning & Forecast
Photo/Bill Heath
It’s not the musical Oklahoma, but the song “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” certainly came to mind when seeing this snapshot from Fair Havenite Bill Heath, retired borough police officer and now a captain with SeaStreak Ferries.
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Retro RFH Singers’ Song
RFH Freshman Chorus in 1976. Photo/RFH yearbook 
RFH Tower Singers entertain at the annual winter concert circa 1976. Photo/RFH yearbook 
The RFH Tower Madrigals entertain at the annual Winter Concert circa 1976.
It’s that time of the year when the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Tower Singers sing — in concert. The Tower Singers are singing this year, of course. There will be the usual high school winter concert. But, their first gig this year will be in touring fashion to the town next door, Red Bank, on Saturday at 12:15 p.m. at Garmany.
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