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Sickles Halloween Flash Mob Flashback

November 6, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

It was another year, another Halloween parade at Fair Haven’s Viola L. Sickles School.

In case you didn’t get a glimpse into the Oct. 30 event, the school district is giving a look back at the new flash mob dance in the park now.

Students in kindergarten through third grades danced to Monster Mash and Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) in a performance led and choreographed by Vanessa Berry of Kick Dance Studios in Fair Haven and Rumson. Music was provided by John Angelucci of Monmouth Stereo on Broad Street in Shrewsbury.

“So that’s how we roll around here,” Sickles School Principal Cheryl Cuddihy told the audience. Cuddihy and the Sickles staff members dressed as minions, based on characters from the animated movie of the same name, in support of this year’s school theme, “A Minion Reasons to Love Sickles.”

— Edited press release from the Fair Haven School District

Local Life

Focus: Fishin’ & Chillin’ on the Fair Haven Dock

November 5, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

What else can be said about it?

A sunny November day on the Fair Haven Dock cures all ills.

Fishing, relaxing, taking in the view. Call it that exhale of contentment. Home.

Take a look. Good night Fair Haven.

— Elaine Van Develde

Local Life, Opinion

Retro RFH Murder He Wrote?

Image November 4, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Mike Grady in the late 1970s was the walking, or falling, dead. Photo/George Day — Mike Grady in the late 1970s was the walking, or falling, dead.
Photo/George Day

So, Halloween is over. But, some of the antics of RFH students of the past remain etched in our memories.

The Retro Pic of the (George) Day honors one of those kooky ghoulish guys.

We have no idea why this photo was taken or what he was up to here. And when we asked featured RFH alum Mike Grady those questions, he just shook his head.

“Goofing around,” was the basic response.

So, there you have it.

Here’s to goofing around at RFH in the late 1970s!

Nice grin for a guy playing dead, Grady! Breaking character is not allowed! Know who’s the one tending to this freak?

Thanks, once again, to George Day for this fabulous look back at RFH!

— Elaine Van Develde

Business Buzz, Opinion

Little Silver A&P Now Acme

November 4, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Finishing touches were put on the new Acme in Little Silver, which replaced the A&P Photo/Elaine Van Develde — Finishing touches were put on the new Acme in Little Silver, which replaced the A&P
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

They were putting the finishing touches on it Tuesday night. The Little Silver A&P is now an Acme.

The store, at 507 Prospect Avenue is open. According to the recording on the store’s telephone system, it is open the same hours as the A&P was: 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday; and until 10 p.m. on Sunday.

The Acme in Fair Haven has long been considered a special kind of meeting place for area residents.

When this editor’s mom went to “pick up a few things,” that usually meant her children would see her hours later. And, there were many times the conversation in the produce aisle took over so much that one of us had to go back to pick up what she forgot.

Well, we’ll see. With the extra couple of hours open, you never know who may meander over to Little Silver.

See ya at the Acme!

— Elaine Van Develde

News

Detour: Ridge Road Paving Ahead

November 4, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

If you’re planning on traveling down Ridge or Harding Road after 6 p.m. in the next week or so, you’ll need to plan an alternate route.

Starting tonight, from 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. for next six days or so, milling, paving and resurfacing work will be underway on the county roadway “between Bingham Ave and west of Prospect Avenue (where it turns into Harding) in Little Silver,” Rumson police said in a release.

So, both Rumson and Fair Haven police are alerting area residents.

Alternate routes will be posted and Monmouth County Public Works employees and police “will be on site to help residents navigate the detours that will be in place.

Schools Scene

Learning Curve: Rumson School District’s Parent Academy

November 4, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

The Rumson School District recently sponsored a Parent Academy session outlining social and emotional learning initiatives undertaken in Forrestdale and Deane-Porter schools.

Continue reading Learning Curve: Rumson School District’s Parent Academy →

Elections, Schools Scene

The BOE Votes: Mancuso Loses FH Bid for Third Term

November 3, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

By Elaine Van Develde

Fair Haven Board of Education President Mark Mancuso has lost his bid for re-election, leaving contenders Bennett Coleman, Michelle Buckley and Charlie Jakub filling the three seats up for grabs on the nine-member board.

Mancuso first came to the board by filling an unexpired term five years ago. He will be finishing the end of his second full term on the dais by the year’s end.

The highest vote-getter in the election, which brought out 3,299 voters, was Coleman, with 847. Buckley garnered 655 votes and Jakub 632, according to the unofficial tallies of the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office.

Five vied for the three seats. In addition to Mancuso, Marisa Coar did not win her bid for election. She won 615 votes, or roughly 19 percent, while Mancuso had the least amount of votes cast on his ballot — 540, or about 16 percent.

There were 10 write-ins.

Rumson

The race for three board seats in the Rumson School District was uncontested.

Three ran for three seats.

With a total of 1,595 votes cast, John Connors got the highest number of votes, 533, or more than 33 percent. Charles ”Chuck” Jones III won 532, or just more than 33 percent. And Margaret Simons got 514 votes, or 32 percent, the vote tallies of the Clerk’s Office said.

There were 16 write-ins.

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School

With three seats up for grabs, only two incumbent candidates ran uncontested to fill them.

Lourdes Lucas and Sarah Maris (both representing Fair Haven) won new terms with 874 and 869 votes, respectively.

Teresa Liccardi, M.D., Rumson representative, did not seeking re-election.

So, there will be an empty seat to be filled.

There were 55 write-ins for that seat.

Local Life

Retro: Voting After Sandy

Image November 3, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Two RFH area girls helped out at the polls at Fair Haven Firehouse during the 2012 elections in the aftermath of Sandy. Photo/Elaine Van Develde

It was nine days after Hurricane Sandy hit.

It was the presidential election of the year 2012. Most in the Rumson-Fair Haven area were without electricity and heat. There was a curfew.

Continue reading Retro: Voting After Sandy →

News

The Rumson, Fair Haven and Rumson-Fair Haven Board of Ed Ballots

November 3, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Voters are going to the polls today to decide who is returning to the Board of Education dais in each of three school districts between Rumson and Fair Haven.

Each of the nine-member boards in the Rumson, Fair Haven and Rumson-Fair Haven districts has seats up for grabs.

Here’s what to expect at the polls:

Continue reading The Rumson, Fair Haven and Rumson-Fair Haven Board of Ed Ballots →

Local Life

Focus: Halloween Tricking and Treating

Gallery November 2, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

Halloween was a lot of treating and no tricking, except for trickery of disguise, in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.

The weather was hauntingly good and a good time was had by all where we got a glimpse at a howling haunt on Third Street in Fair Haven.

There were nerds, angels, monsters, princesses and even a gigantic group of emojis.

Take a look.

— Elaine Van Develde

Schools Scene

Rumson Students Get Awareness Check on School Violence

November 1, 2015 Elaine Van Develde

In an effort to commemorate the state-designated School Violence Awareness Week, the Rumson School District recently hosted some special events to educate students on how to avoid violence.

Deane-Porter students participated in what was dubbed Peace Week, from Oct. 19 to 23, during which they engaged in activities design to promote peace, kindness and compassion within the school community.

Continue reading Rumson Students Get Awareness Check on School Violence →