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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, Roadway Travel & River Advisory

The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity schedule remains status quo this week with work continuing daily from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting, and a roadway travel delay alert. Improvements to areas surrounding the bridge, such as West Park.

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Retro ‘Just Ducky’ McCarter Pond Daze

Three Fair Haven kids and the ducks at McCarter Pond circa 1950s
Photo/Kathy Robbins

Duck, duck … goose? Nope. This is more like the “Duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck … kid, kid, kid … and a pond” game. Yeah, that’s it. Whatever way you look at it, it’s a pretty simple concept, just like that old Duck Duck Goose game.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, Roadway Travel & River Advisory

The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity schedule remains status quo this week with work continuing daily from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting, and a roadway construction alert.

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Retro RFH Sunny Daze Chat & Ride

RFH girls of the 1970s out on a free period
Photo/RFH yearbook

Well, the sun came out and dried up all the wintry yuck.

And when the sun comes out, it’s always been a rite of passage for RFHers to get outside. No, we’re not talking about cutting class. We’re just saying that when the sun calls after a stretch of yuck, RFH students have always answered with at least a trip to the front, side, or back of the high school — or Piping Rock Park … or the old Campus Luncheonette.

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Retro Getting In Step with an RFH Icon

George Giffin moving feet to the beat with RFH Drill team girls
Photo/RFH Yearbook

A reprise originally posted on, no fooling, April 1, 2021, because on a dreary day, sometimes an RFHer just has to get up and dance. Cheers to the leader, the iconic George Giffin …

“OK, pick your dance partners,” RFH’s iconic George Giffin said at a 70s ballroom dance class.

The cool guys scurried to get the most popular girls as the tune countdown ticked away. I was the last girl left. Left footed, Lainey. Yep. Giff chuckled a little, looked at the two boys left as they backed into the wall like frightened wallflower turtles.

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