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Scene Around: RFH Bulldog Wrestling Bliss

Have you heard? Probably. But this picture is worth a thousand RFH Bulldog cheers.

The snapshot, captured by RFH dad and Rumson Police Sgt. Bryan Dougherty, is all about seizing the moment of a historic win for the RFH Wrestling Team — one earlier this week that got the Dawgs a sectional title in the state’s Central Jersey Group 2 championship.

RFH beat the Point Pleasant Borough team, which was third-seeded, 66-13, getting its first sectional champ title.

This win put the Bulldogs wrestlers in the Group 2 semifinals in a match against Caldwell today (Friday).

So, TGIF cheers to a win!

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Fair Haven Police and Fire Files, Local Life

Retro FHFD Installation Dinner Times

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Photos by Kathy Robbins … Slideshow by Elaine Van Develde

A reprise celebrating Fair Haven Fire Department Installation Dinners of the past with good line officers and department members of the past, many now gone, because the department reprised its traditional Installation Dinner over the weekend. Look back with us and remember the faces of those who served and leave behind a strong legacy to help.  

It’s an honored, good-time tradition. The Fair Haven Fire Department recently had its Installation Dinner. Every New Year, new line officers are officially installed and honored and outgoing officers and members are honored in a thank you dinner dance.

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Local Life

Retro RFH Ladies’ Club Times

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RFH Ladies of the Round Table
Photo/ RFH Yearbook 77-78

A reprise in honor of forever RFH best friends … Cheers to Friday, courtesy of the RFH Ladies of the Round Table!

There’s a pair of besties in every crowd, or club. And there’s a club for just about everything, including things that likely would be frowned upon in the millennium.

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Local Life

Retro RFH Cozy Winter Girl Gaggling

RFH girls gathering in the early 80s/Photo … Anne Kneuer

They call it a gaggle of geese, because when geese get together, they’re so excited to hang out that they are quite rambunctious. Well, maybe just have a lot to say. And they’re a close-knit bunch — just like this group of RFH girls from the early 80s.

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News

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction activity remains status quo this week, with sunny, clear weather prospects making way for no predicted impediments. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 26.

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Local Life, Police and Fire

Scene Around: Faces of the 2024 Fair Haven Fire Department Leadership

When it comes to volunteer fire department reorganizations of the New Year, while members usually know who’s up next and for what position on the line of officers, it’s all formalized with official oaths of office on New Year’s Day.

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Local Life

Retro Rumson Fire Company Reorg

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Rumson Fire Department line officers Joseph Brennan Slocum (chief), Bill Murphy and Kenneth Patrick Marass circa 1965. Photo/courtesy of Jo Ann Slocum Mazzucca
Rumson Fire Department line officers Joseph Brennan Slocum (chief), Bill Murphy and Kenneth Patrick Marass circa 1965.
Photo/courtesy of Jo Ann Slocum Mazzucca

The following Retro Pic of the Day was originally published on Jan. 4 2016. In honor of the Rumson Fire Department reorganization of the new year, we are offering a look back at the reorg of 1965:

As tradition goes in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, New Year’s Day is the day of swearing line officers in to the respective fire companies.

So, in honor of the time-honored tradition, the Retro Pic of the Day offers a glimpse back to 1965 and Rumson’s top line officers.

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