Reprise in honor of the RFH Marching Band’s recent big win in the Tournament of Bands competition …
It’s that time of the year. It’s football season. And that means it’s also time for the RFH Marching Band to play the field, too.
Continue reading Retro RFH Band Marching TimesFormer Monmouth Beach resident, Ellen McFadden, passed away peacefully on Sept. 29, at home. She was 88.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Monmouth Beach Resident, Ellen McFadden, 88They’re marching to a first place winning beat — and it’s their own.
Continue reading Scene Around: A Winning RFH Marching Band
“Push ’em back. Push ’em back … waaaayyyy back!” We’re not talking football with that. We’re talking the year of that kind of cheer and its leaders — the RFH cheerleaders of the early 1970s.
Continue reading Retro RFH Smiley Cheerleader Pile-up
Longtime Red Bank resident, Eleanor J. DePonte, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 27, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was 99.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Red Bank Resident, Eleanor DePonte, 99An area man has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Charged with Possession of Child Porn
Those are not lined up bottles of Lowenbrau in this 1980s pic, yet RFH old timers can’t help but hear the classic jingle in their minds when seeing this. “Here’s to good friends. Tonight is kinda special …” Yes. TGIF.
A reprise in honor of longtime iconic teacher and friend to many in the area, Gary Verwilt, who passed away recently …
We’re talking class action; and, it’s not about a lawsuit — more like suiting up for a class picture.
That’s what they did back in the early 1970s. Well, at least one in this shot suited up in the literal sense. Figuratively speaking, though, this Sickles School sixth grade shot of Gary Verwilt’s class encapsulates that picture day mindset of the past.
Continue reading Retro Fair Haven Picture Day Class ActionA Red Bank man has been charged in connection with a shots-fired incident in Rumson on Monday afternoon, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Shots Fired in Rumson; Red Bank Man ArrestedThe former chief financial officer of a low-income residential high-rise in Long Branch who stole nearly $2 million from his ex-employer has been sentenced to seven years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Former Low-Income Housing CFO Gets 7 Years for $2M Theft
Sometimes a kid just has to take the plunge and fall for it! Yes, it’s officially fall. But, it’s still locals’ summer for R-FH area folks. So, fear not, we may be falling for the season, but we’re not donning the jackets quite yet. Still, leaving behind the hot weather is something to jump for joy over. Remember those days of literally falling for the season … into a big pile of leaves?
Yes, plunging into a big pile of leaves was always a simple fall pleasure for kids. Untethered to phones and TVs, Fair Haven kids of the 1960s resorted to the great outdoors in a small town. Sometimes they took it to the streets with marathon games of dodgeball, one taking the traffic alert commander position with a “CAR!!” shout now and then and a clear-out of the ball court. Nevermore. There might be a helicopter parent police alert if kids did that nowadays. Ahem.
Continue reading Retro Joyous Fall for the Leaf PileAn area man has been sentenced to life plus 30 years in state prison for a home invasion and subsequent motor-vehicle crash that resulted in a woman’s death a little more than two years ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
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