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It was a day to pay homage to the rivers.
Clean Ocean Action (COA) and the Rumson Environmental Commission (Rumson EC) hosted the 3rd Annual Rally for the Two Rivers Eco-Fest at Victory Park in Rumson on Saturday.
Continue reading Focus: Rallying for River Health in RumsonAll’s fair, after all! It’s the post-quarantine, pandemic state-of-emergency news all Fair Havenites at heart, near and far, have been waiting for: The Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair will return this year.
The highly-anticipated news, that was expected by mid-June came via the fair chairmen via social media within the past hour or so:
“We are thrilled to be able to announce that after review with our members, vendors and of course NJ safety protocols, 2021 will see the return of the Firemen’s Fair — Friday, August 27 – Saturday, September 4 (closed Sunday)!
The fair will continue traditions of rides, game booths, Outback and our 50/50 raffles. More details to be announced at a later time.
Our Seafood Dining room will *not* be open at this year’s Fair but will be back in 2022! In the meantime, look forward to planning your Fair week and when the call for volunteers goes out,
please join in the fun!”
Here’s a glimpse back to the last fair in 2019 to boost the good-time memories … (Click on one to enlarge and scroll!)
It never gets old, or cold, for that matter — a little time down by the Navesink River in Rumson. It warms the soul.
And when the sun shines, a certain glow is cast over a familiar waterfront scene that can only be described as a locals’ utopia. River time is golden, enduring. The image, the mindset, the enveloping warmth come together in a snapshot that is a forever best friend — always there, always smiling at you, for you, with you. Nothing but bright, pristine sunshine.
Focus on the soothing snapshot (click on one to enlarge and scroll), as some stormy weather lies ahead …
Continue reading Focus: Sunny Daze River Time
On the second year without Memorial Day parades in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, it’s a good time to remember a classic parading look of the past.
Continue reading Retro Classic Fair Haven Fire Company Parading
On the cusp of Memorial Day, the Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Veterans Appreciation Club unveiled its RFH Wall of Honor in honor of alumni serving in the U.S. military.
Continue reading RFH Wall of Honor UnveiledThey’re back on the water again.
Continue reading Scene Around: RFH Rowing the Boat Offshore
The Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Film Club has created an award-winning Connection.
Continue reading RFH Film A Cinematography Triumph
Two River area people have been fishing for answers to an unusually massive menhaden, or bunker fish, die-off problem; and Clean Ocean Action is set to offer some scientific facts and field questions in a virtual panel discussion forum on Thursday.
Continue reading Clean Ocean Action to Host Virtual Fish Die-Off Forum
Senior artists from Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) did their high school swan song last month as their artwork was showcased and sold at The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury.
Continue reading RFH Seniors’ Art Show Finale
There’s nothing quite like a sighting of a pretty famous (around these Rumson-Fair Haven parts, anyway) 86-year-old dad doing dad stuff for his daughter “the right way” — just like a dad.
Continue reading Scene Around: Iconic Dad Knows Best
This past weekend saw another opening of another Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players show. But, for the first time in RFH history, it was a different kind of spring musical experience — the pandemic kind.
Continue reading Focus: Stars, Masks & RFH’s ‘Emma! A Pop Musical’
Curtain up and enter stage right!
With the masked pandemic time RFH Tower Players’ debut on Friday of its first-time outdoor show, it’s only right to pay tribute to the RFH stage and show time entrances gone by.
Continue reading Retro RFH Show Time Curtain Up!
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