Local Life

Retro ‘Ho No’ Santa Trauma

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The Harris twins in 2010 with scary Santa at Monmouth Mall
Photo/courtesy of Bernadette Harris

We’re bringing this scary Santa gem back from the 2018 archives. Originally posted on Dec. 12, 2018, this is the stuff priceless scary Santa pics are made of … This one was from 2010. We wish these older now twins a very happy holiday and thanks for the bowl full of jello belly laugh!

Sometimes you just win a trifecta when asking for a winning photo of children’s miserable experiences on the lap of Ol’ Saint Nick during the holidays. 

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Local Life

Retro RFH Holiday-Spirited Tower Singing

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RFH Tower Singers entertain at the annual winter concert circa 1976. Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot
RFH Tower Singers entertain at the annual winter concert of 1975.
Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot
RFH Freshman Chorus in 1976. Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot
RFH Freshman Chorus in 1975.
Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot

It’s that time of the year when the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Tower Singers sing — in that traditional winter concert. And they’ve sung.

The instrumental groups play, too. We’ve already reprised that part of those concert times of yesteryear, ironically, with the death of RFH’s former longtime instrumental director, Ken Walters.

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Local Life

Retro Snow-Capped Peninsula House Paradise

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Peninsula House in Sea Bright in the 1970s. Photo/George Day
Peninsula House in Sea Bright in the 1970s.
Photo/George Day EXCLUSIVELY for R-FH Retro

This Retro Pic of the (George) Day is a reprise, just because it speaks to everyone so much about winter and some Sea Bright love. Sometimes you just can’t get enough of this kind of view and the memories it stirs … 

If you’re winter daydreaming of snow-capped visions of warm paradise memories, your thoughts may drift to the iconic Peninsula House. It’s as if it was still there. Sometimes, if you close your eyes, like any good memory, you can see it. It all comes back — blankets you in a Tsunami of heart smiles.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Three Area Men Indicted on Murder Charges Stemming from March Homicide

Three area men have been indicted on murder and weapons charges stemming from the March fatal shooting of an 18-year-old, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Red Bank Native, Former Little Silver Resident and Longtime School Secretary, Donna Mazza, 81

Donna Lee Matthews Mazza

Red Bank-raised former Little Silver resident and longtime Markham Place School principal’s secretary, Donna Lee Matthews Mazza, more recently of Tinton Falls, passed away peacefully on Dec. 12. She was 81.

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Local Life, Opinion

A Tale of Firehouse Santa Tradition

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Santa and Elaine Van Develde circa 1961

Because Santa Claus is everywhere these days … our annual reprise …

By Elaine Van Develde

It’s that time of the year when a longstanding Fair Haven tradition comes to mind and heart — those classic kid photos at the firehouse with Santa. There’s the park. Then there’s the firehouse. That was today, Sunday.

I remember …

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area 18-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder, Weapons Possession in Shooting

An area teen has been charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with a September shooting incident, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Local Life

Retro RFH Winter Concert Players

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All RFH concerts have singers and players — of the Tower variety.

The RFH Tower Singers sang around the towns over the weekend. And then there are those annual RFH Winter Concerts. The singers sing holiday songs and the players of various RFH instrumental ensembles play. At times, in RFH history, the two did meet to make music together.

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