Longtime Fair Havenite, Joseph “Joe” Michael Rafferty died peacefully at home on Jan. 7. He was 90.
In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Joe Rafferty, 90
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Retro RFH Cool Dudes’ Senior Reorg Chill
Photos/George Day
Back in the day, some RFH students preferred to literally chill outside the Senior Commons rather than inside.
To them, those cool dudes, it was the perfect setting for a little pow-wow. Maybe the discussion was heated, though, right? Looks like it could have been. It is the season of reorganizations, after all. And with that dusting of snow, what better time than to chill and get that cool dudes’ hierarchy settled. Ahem …
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory
New Year, new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement schedule? No. This week, construction activity remains at a status quo, with the usual work hours from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday and some things to keep in mind while work continues.
Scene Around: Swearing In Fair Haven Fire Department’s Line Officers
There’s a new chief in town. Well, there’s a new chief, deputy chief, assistant chiefs, lieutenants, captains, president and vice president in the Fair Haven Fire Department’s fire company, first aid squad, auxiliary and water rescue.
Retro RFHers’ Cheers to Auld Lang Syne
A reprise from December of 2023, just because as a new year comes, remembering lifelong friendships and continuing to celebrate them, even when untimely loss hits, is true auld lang syne … Cheers!
Auld Lang Syne. The lyrics of the song are all about friendship — forever friends raising a glass and toasting to the good times, adventures and misadventures they’ve shared.
Retro RFH Dudes’ New Year Cheer
New Year cheers to good friends!
These RFH guys … If there’s something to celebrate, they’re commandeering the toast — and peppering it with a little mayhem. Or a lot.
In Memoriam: Former Fair Havenite, Liz McNally, 63
Former Fair Havenite, Elizabeth “Liz” McNally died peacefully in Red Bank on Dec. 10. She was 63.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Holiday Travel Advisory
There’s no troll at the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, just a Spiderman Santa overseeing the replacement activity. And this New Year week, construction activity remains at a status quo, with work hours from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday and no activity on Wednesday, New Year’s Day.
Monmouth County officials advise …
Roadway and sidewalk travelers to maintain an awareness that:
- Construction and delivery vehicles entering and exiting the work areas on both sides of Rumson Road in Rumson and on the southbound side of Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright.
- Temporary delays are possible on any contractor workday due to movement of construction vehicles and equipment.
- The south side (eastbound) sidewalk of the bridge is closed.
Waterway travelers that:
- The eastern half of the navigational channel is available for marine travel.
- The horizontal clearance for the eastern side has been reduced to 35 feet at the roadway level. The anticipated end date of the reduced restriction is Jan. 24, weather permitting.
- Below the roadway level, the horizontal clearance on the eastern side of the channel remains at 37.5 feet.
- The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has jurisdiction over the navigational channel and has granted permission for full and partial closures the contractor needs to install the two new bridge spans.
- Please see the latest Public Notice Update for the list of anticipated full and partial closure dates through the spring of 2025. Monmouth County must comply with the dates approved by the USCG.
- Dates are subject to change based on weather conditions and production factors.
— Photos/Nick Lencyzk
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- Retro Rumson Police Line-Up
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In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised RFH ’76 Grad, Julie Slocum Garguilo, 66
Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of ’76 graduate, Julie Slocum Garguilo, more recently of Toms River, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 27. She was 66.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Holiday Week Travel Advisory
It’s a holiday week and Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity is on a status quo schedule Monday and Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with no work scheduled for Wednesday, Christmas and Hanukkah, and back to the same 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule resuming on Thursday and Friday.
Retro ‘Ho, No!’ Santa Time
Photo/Kathy Robbins
“Ho no you don’t!”
That’s what little Fair Havenite Rafer Roberts was likely thinking after he was plopped on scary Santa’s lap for a minute of terrifying quality time and pics in 1978.
Scene Around: Cooper Ley’s Gift of Art Given by His Sister
All she wants for Christmas is for people to remember her brother — to gift his gift.
Of course, in facing a first holiday without him, if it were truly up to RFH grad Adrienne Ley O’Connell, she’d rather have that brother, Tom “Cooper” Ley, back. But, since she can’t have that sparkly, neatly wrapped present of her brother’s physical presence, she’s chosen to gift herself with the ethereally messy sharing of his art.
In following her Cooper-inspired Earthly journey, Adrienne is making sure he’s remembered and offering a little help and connection to those lost, as he once was, along the way.
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