Retro Getting In Step with an RFH Icon

George Giffin moving feet to the beat with RFH Drill team girls
Photo/RFH Yearbook

A reprise originally posted on, no fooling, April 1, 2021, because on a dreary day, sometimes an RFHer just has to get up and dance. Cheers to the leader, the iconic George Giffin …

“OK, pick your dance partners,” RFH’s iconic George Giffin said at a 70s ballroom dance class.

The cool guys scurried to get the most popular girls as the tune countdown ticked away. I was the last girl left. Left footed, Lainey. Yep. Giff chuckled a little, looked at the two boys left as they backed into the wall like frightened wallflower turtles.

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Retro RFH Spring Fever Drive

A little RFH spring fever springing in the 1970s? Photo/George Day
A little RFH spring fever springing in the 1970s
Photo/George Day

A reprise to warm hearts as the sun comes out and spring is on the horizon …

Spring is coming, folks. The weather is warming up. Sort of. People are shedding coats for sweaters and getting out and about a little more each day.

The sun has been peering brightly, albeit with a sting in the air. Call it classic spring fever. Thoughts of sunny, warm, spring-is-almost-in-the-air antics are racing through minds, especially those of high schoolers. 

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory & Channel Alert

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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Prosecutor: Area Man Gets 45 Years in Prison for Sexual, Physical Abuse of Daughter

An area man has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison for sexually and physically abusing his daughter over the course of more than six years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Prosecutor: Area 33-Year-Old Man Charged with $44K Theft, Fraud in Bad Check Scam

An area man has been charged with the theft of more than $44,000 from a local bank branch, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.  

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