It was a sunny Saturday afternoon that had gone to the dogs — literally.
Category Archives: Local Life
A look, in photos, of latest area events, local everyday people and places.
Retro Fair Haven Oktoberfest in November
Remember that time when the Fair Haven Oktoberfest was in October?
Sun Set to Shine on a September Oktoberfest in Fair Haven
Fair Haven’s new Oktoberfest tradition continues in September. This Saturday, in fact.
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Retro First Day of School Posers

Photo/Sally Van Develde
Knock-kneed, nervous and all dressed up with somewhere to go, this gaggle Fair Haven neighborhood girls of 1965 lined up so their moms could get that classic first-day-of-kindergarten shot. And there wasn’t a smile among them.
A Mourning Walk for Maddy Massabni & Many Others
Hundreds walked A Mourning Walk on Sunday to honor their loved ones who have passed. Rumson mom Dawn Tilton Massabni was one of them. So was her son, Georgie and a host of other Team Don’t Shock Me supporters who honored the memory of Maddy Massabni.
Maddy, a Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School graduate, lost her life at 19 to the ramifications of toxic shock syndrome. That was Dawn’s particular cause. There were many messages to be heard in the mourning of the many others as well.
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A Mother’s Mission Endures: Walking the Mourning Walk for Maddy
They’re walking the walk in the name of Maddy.
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Focus: Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair’s Opening Night
The Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair opened on Friday night under clear skies and a blanket of tradition and hometown comfort.
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Reboot: RFH Class of ’73 Reunion Time

Those Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) grads are at it again …
This time it’s reunion time for the RFH Class of ’73 — the 45th reunion. Classmates are set to reunite and party the night(s) away, starting Friday.
Focus: A 40th RFH Reunion
“Oh, what a night!”
The Four Seasons’ keyboardist Bob Gaudio and future wife Judy Parker may have written the lyrics to the song about the nostalgia of an affair “late December back in ’63,” but the title and chorus are quite fitting for the 40th reunion of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Class of ’78.
Focus: Fair Haven Night Out Fun
Fair Haven police reported that there were an awful lot of community leaders, emergency responders and resident cohorts having a suspicious amount of fun at Tuesday’s National Night Out.
From all accounts and snapshots, the evidence has been mounted for a solid conviction.
Police also reported a sighting of recently injured Patrolman Dwayne Reevey having fun and looking like he’s on the road to strong recovery.
Take a look …
Photos/Susan Sorensen

Outtake: Retro Cheer for a Class of ’78 40th Reunion
“Hey, purple! Hey, white! You look so good to me! Hey, hey, hey, hey …”
Well, the time is drawing nearer for classmates and clowns alike from the RFH Class of ’78 to be reunited at their 40th (ouch) reunion.
The class was known as a particularly friendly, fun bunch. Studious, too. Hmmmm …
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