Longtime Shrewsbury resident and Little Silver teacher, Susan Kolarsick Kelly, passed away in late March at the Shrewsbury home where she spent her childhood and in which she raised a loving family of her own. She was 72.
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Retro RFH Spring Musical’s ‘Mary Sunshine’ Girls
Well, it’s “another opening, another show” for those RFH Tower Players.
The high school’s theatrical troupe has opened its spring musical production of Spamalot this past weekend to rave reviews. And another weekend of shows is in store for adoring RFH Tower Players fans.
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RFH’s Matthew Leddin Named ‘Educator of the Year’
You could say that he made his own history.
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Social Studies teacher and advisor, Matthew Leddin, has been named the high school’s Educator of the Year.
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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory
In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement travel advisory for the Rumson-Fair Haven area, Monmouth County officials are alerting drivers that they should allow for extra travel time from Monday through Friday, noting the hours of 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
County officials advise …
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RFH Athletic Department’s Sue Wankel Honored
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s (RFH’s) Sue Wankel has been honored as the recipient of the Central Jersey Administrative Assistant Award for Excellence by the Directors of Athletics Association of New Jersey (DAANJ).
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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory
Photo/Elaine Van Develde
In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement travel advisory for the area, Monmouth County officials are alerting drivers that they should allow for extra travel time from Monday through Friday, noting the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday.
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Retro RFH Irish Sweater Society Parading
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In light of Sunday’s Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade, we are reprising this popular Retro Pic of the Day, originally posted on Feb. 28, 2022. There was an Irish Sweater Club marching with a host of mini sweater wearers on the parade route. But, back in the day …
Well, St. Patrick’s Day is looming. Considering the Irish festivities that have abounded lately in the spirit of the day, thoughts turn back to a club that took the chill out of the winter’s gala holiday — the RFH Irish Sweater Society of 1980.
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Focus: Faces of the Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The 10th annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade filled Rumson’s streets with more than a wee bit of Irish spirit and luck on Sunday.
Continue reading Focus: Faces of the Rumson St. Patrick’s Day ParadeWeekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Replacement Travel Advisory
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In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement travel advisory for the area, Monmouth County officials are alerting drivers that they should allow for extra travel time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, in particular.
Construction work is anticipated to continue during the hours of anywhere from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., with variations noted below.
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Focus: Sunset River Walk Reflection
As the sun sets over the Navesink River, a walk on the Fair Haven Dock sheds light on river time that saw its season, its sunshine — river time that stays within and keeps us warm with a vivid picture of where we were, where we are.
And when you’re lucky enough to go back in river time with a first childhood friend, the winter walk gets warmer with each step. Each step forward brings you back to the same place, together, half a century later, where the sun shines bright, searing the power of one place into your forever inner child’s mind. The sear is an intricate lightning caress. A tidy, stinging storm of light.
It hits hard, bloated with love, and courses through all that you are, all that you were. It knows the two are the same deep inside. The searing light pens the picture pristine, the detail intricate, embeds it in each smile line on your face. It etches, never turning the picture to ash, only refining it.
You can see it all … in that river walk back with that childhood friend. It’s clear — so clear that you can hear it. You can hear the splash as you turn to the girl who dared to jump with the cool kids all those years ago. She smiles at the girl who stood and watched, still anchored, never wanting loose her footing on that piece of home. She’s docked there, forever reminding her friend that she is, too.
They pluck oyster shells from the shore to mark the splash made, the picture emblazoned. The sun sinks into the horizon. Its light stays within. The shells once held a pearl. The river remembers it all. It holds on tight as the friends walk away … clasping their pearly shells.
— Elaine Van Develde
Any time is river walk time. The sun is another story for the rest of this week and through the weekend. Here’s the forecast from the National Weather Service …
RFH Tower Players Spring into Musical Production with ‘Spamalot’
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The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players are looking on “the bright side of life” with a two-weekend production of its spring musical Spamalot.
Continue reading RFH Tower Players Spring into Musical Production with ‘Spamalot’Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Construction Travel Advisory
In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction update and travel advisory, Monmouth County officials stress that extra travel time should be factored into the plans of those traversing the area of the bridge, particularly on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
In its update, county officials added that the work schedule has been significantly expanded on Monday, with work continuing from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright and the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, unless otherwise specified.
Here’s what to expect, directly from the county’s weekly advisory …
On Monday, March 6, from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright …
- Concrete trucks will be entering and exiting the Sea Bright construction area frequently between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- The northbound shoulder of Route 36 will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for queueing of the concrete trucks.
- Sea Bright Police will assist with traffic control.
On Tuesday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Rumson Road in Rumson …
- Alternating traffic on Rumson Road (CR 520) due to overhead lighting work.
On Friday, March 10, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Rumson Road in Rumson …
- Traffic shift and alternating traffic on Rumson Road due to pavement restriping.
Stressed advisory for area drivers to remain keenly aware of construction vehicles …
- Temporary delays are possible on any contractor work day as construction vehicles enter and exit the work areas.
A sidewalk on the bridge is CLOSED …
- The sidewalk on the south side of the bridge will be closed until further notice. Sidewalk users must use the north side walkway to cross the bridge.
Work activity continues in Shrewsbury River ..
- Bridge replacement work is ongoing on both sides of the river south of the bridge.
- The 65’ navigational channel width is expected to remain in effect until Fall 2023.
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