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Retro RFH Snow Day Drive

RFH snow day
Photo/George Day

To go along with the second snowfall and snow day by default for R-FH area schools on MLK Day … A snowy reprise and musing about snow days at RFH …

Well, they’re calling it a snow day. It seems like these days it doesn’t take much of the fluffy white stuff to blow the snow day whistle — broadcast it on social media is more like it nowadays.

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Winter Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity continues this week on a status quo schedule from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.

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Retro Rumson Snowy Estate Magic

“I remember when my grandfather moved here way back when Rumson Road was considered one of the ‘most beautiful’ in the country,” said RFH Class of ’78 grad Monica Sheehan of what many might call a picture perfect postcard of the snowy day shot of sleighing down the driveway on the estate of the historic mansion called The Hermitage.

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Retro RFH Cool Dudes’ Senior Reorg Chill

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 …

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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.

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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.

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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.

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