History has been made in Fair Haven with the 2026 unofficial election tallies showing a win for Democrat Michal DiMiceli as mayor, with 1,170 votes, and her team of former Councilman Chris Rodriguez and newcomer Marian Croak.
As people go to the polls to vote in Rumson and Fair Haven on Tuesday, or even if votes have already been cast, there are some facts about the boroughs’ governing bodies and their function and history that may have eluded many.
So, the notion in mind that an informed voter is a better voter, early voting or not, here are some local government facts that may enlighten and inspire:
Rumson and Fair Haven are both run under what is dubbed the Borough form of municipal government in New Jersey. There are several forms. While it may seem like a given that since Fair Haven and Rumson are both boroughs, the form of government follows suit with that name. It’s not.
Continue reading The Fair Haven and Rumson Election 2026 FYIR-FH Retro reached out to all Fair Haven candidates with a questionnaire designed to let the voters get to know each better. Questions range from fun and personal, with a retro twist, to more typical, based on integral issues in Fair Haven while keeping history in mind.
R-FH Retro reached out to all Fair Haven candidates with a questionnaire designed to let the voters get to know each better. Questions range from fun and personal, with a retro twist, to more typical, based on integral issues in Fair Haven while keeping history in mind.
R-FH Retro reached out to all Fair Haven candidates with a questionnaire designed to let the voters get to know each better. Questions range from fun and personal, with a retro twist, to more typical, based on integral issues in Fair Haven while keeping history in mind.
R-FH Retro reached out to all Fair Haven candidates with a questionnaire designed to let the voters get to know each better. Questions range from fun and personal, with a retro twist, to more typical, based on integral issues in Fair Haven while keeping history in mind.
This year’s Fair Haven mayoral race has some firsts and one second.
The three candidates for the four-year center seat on the governing body in Fair Haven, to be vacated by present Mayor Josh Halpern, are slated to debate in a League of Women Voters of Monmouth County-moderated, non-partisan webinar forum at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday.
All of the votes have been counted now. It’s official. The Fair Haven Borough Council election winners remain the same as when the unofficial results came in on election night.
Continue reading Final Vote Count: Fair Haven Council Election Split-Ticket Win StandsThe unofficial election results are in; and, after what turned out to be a very tight race for two Fair Haven Borough Council seats, it looks like party tickets split, seating one Democrat and one Republican on the governing body dais, unless yet-to-be-counted provisional, mail-in and cure letter ballots change that.
As people go to the polls to vote in Rumson and Fair Haven on Tuesday, or even if votes have already been cast, there are some facts about the boroughs’ governing bodies and their function and history that may have eluded many.
So, the notion in mind that an informed voter is a better voter, early voting or not, here are some local government facts that may enlighten and inspire:
Rumson and Fair Haven are both run under what is dubbed the Borough form of municipal government in New Jersey. There are several forms. While it may seem like a given that since Fair Haven and Rumson are both boroughs, the form of government follows suit with that name. It’s not.
Continue reading The 2025 Fair Haven and Rumson Local Government Election FYI
The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction schedule remains status quo this week, with work scheduled from the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., through Friday, weather permitting. Work on the navigational channel under the bridge has ensued, with clearance alerts for waterborne travelers on the Shrewsbury River.
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