As bonafide answers from federal authorities about the origin of hovering drones in New Jersey continue to baffle and elude the residents who have been barraged by sightings, claims and speculation, Fair Haven officials are clearing up some facts and offering the correct reporting methods.
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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge & Channel Travel Advisory
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement work continues on the status quo 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule, weather permitting, with updates on channel navigation.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge & Channel Travel AdvisoryRetro RFH Leaders of the Cheer for Champ Dawgs

Still zany after all these years. It holds true here.
When generations of RFHers collide like parallel universes on a path of together forever fate, 47 years later seems like yesterday.
Continue reading Retro RFH Leaders of the Cheer for Champ DawgsScene Around: RFH Dawg Cheerleaders Still Cheering

It was something to cheer about. The RFH Bulldogs won the state football championship recently. Yet, there wasn’t pompom in sight for this Bulldogs cheerleaders’ pic. Not this time, anyway.
Continue reading Scene Around: RFH Dawg Cheerleaders Still CheeringScene Around: Santa Sleighs All in Firetruck Arrival
Santa Claus came to town in Fair Haven on Friday night. He left his reindeer at home to play their holiday games so he could get a ride in the firetruck.
Continue reading Scene Around: Santa Sleighs All in Firetruck ArrivalThe R-FH Area Weekend: Santa Visits, Canterbury Christmas Sale
The Christmas spirit is being awakened this weekend by lights, cameras and the sounds of sirens as Santa Claus comes to two towns via firetruck, townies get festive, trees are lit, holiday poses are struck, kid games are played and crafts are sold.
Continue reading The R-FH Area Weekend: Santa Visits, Canterbury Christmas SaleRetro RFH Football Champ Touchdown
It’s still all about football at RFH and the winning streak for the Dawgs.
On the heels of RFH’s undefeated streak of 13-0 and latest state finals win (26-24 against Shabazz) that made them state champs, we take you back to a typical home game. The pics feature the RFH champ spirit that has endured decades — nearly half a century, in this case.
Continue reading Retro RFH Football Champ TouchdownReflection: Benched in Riverfront Sunset Solitude
Someone walked away from the bench. The sun hid behind the clouds. The river’s tide went out. Yet, it never left. Never does.
Continue reading Reflection: Benched in Riverfront Sunset SolitudeRetro Fair Haven Stroll in a Winter Farmland

Photo/courtesy of Pat Reed Wright
Oh, I remember when these here Fair Haven parts were all … farm land?
Continue reading Retro Fair Haven Stroll in a Winter FarmlandScene Around: Tree Time at the Firehouse
Yes, it’s that time of the year. Tree time. And there’s no finer a time than the traditional Christmas tree sale at the Fair Haven Firehouse.
Continue reading Scene Around: Tree Time at the FirehouseIn Memoriam: Red Bank Native, Dom’s Deli Owner, Garrett Melicia, 64
Red Bank-born Garrett D. Melicia, more recently of North Port, FL, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 11 months after suffering a heart attack. He was 64.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Red Bank Native, Dom’s Deli Owner, Garrett Melicia, 64Old News: Giving Thanks for a 1948 Playground, $1 Butts, $2.50 Dinner, Missing Spouses, a Rat War and Verga’s Midnight Bath


There’s been a lot of hoopla over the new hoops at the revamped McCarter Park in Fair Haven. And it was 76 years ago that the original “playground” seed was sown and there were some pre-Thanksgiving headlines and ads that would make your gravy-sopped, turkey-lovin’ head spin.
Continue reading Old News: Giving Thanks for a 1948 Playground, $1 Butts, $2.50 Dinner, Missing Spouses, a Rat War and Verga’s Midnight Bath





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