Winter, spring, summer or fall … you’ve got a friend, as the Carole King song goes. Your tried and true friend? Places that anchor us all in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.

There’s no better friend than these iconic spots around the towns that are always there to welcome us with a warm embrace and a gentle whisper that says, “Exhale. You’re home” — from the rivers and ocean to decorated front yards, the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair and even the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction scene.

Through the seasons of 2022, the power of place packed another punch of pure, indiscriminate love of home.

Give it a hug back. Take a look at the scenes you loved and looked at most most through our zoom in 2022. (And don’t forget to CLICK on one image in the below gallery to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy!)

— Photos/Elaine Van Develde
— Whale Photos/Marc Grauer

• Retro RFH Football Champs’ Cheer Lift
• In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, RFH Grad, J.J. Ryan III
• Scene Around: A Gem of a Happy Hour for a Former Rumson Mayor
• Retro RFH Tower Players’ Fall Play Time
• In Memoriam: Little Silver-Raised Red Bank High School ’56 Grad, Ed Apy, 88