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.
New year, new council members, emergency responder line officers and all sorts of political appointees and contracts. That’s how it goes every new year in every municipality. And Fair Haven is no exception.
Continue reading Scene Around: In with the New Community Leaders in Fair HavenAll 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.
The unofficial votes are in.
With all six districts reporting in Fair Haven and 7,203 votes cast in relatively close race, the Republican incumbent Borough Council candidates Betsy Koch and Tracy Cole won their bid for reelection, keeping the GOP majority on the governing body, according to the vote counts from the Monmouth County Board of Elections by 9:30 p.m..
As people go to the polls to vote in Rumson and Fair Haven on Tuesday, 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, here are some facts that may enlighten and inspire at the polls:
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Proclamations from the governing body in hand, Fair Haven championship baseball boys posed for a picture of their shining-like-a- true-diamond moment at Monday’s Borough Council meeting.
Two teams won the championships. “Our 8U and 11U Diamond teams brought home the hardware!” Mayor Josh Halpern said in a social media post. “Proud of these fantastic and talented groups of players and coaches. I am confident this won’t be the last time we are celebrating their success. Thanks for making us all proud!”
Congrats to the Diamonds!
— Photos/Mayor Josh Halpern
It’s still a close final count, but the provisional and Election Day mail-in ballots have been tallied and the results remain the same in the Fair Haven Borough Council race.
Continue reading Split Ticket Fair Haven Council Win StandsIf the unofficial vote tallies hold true, there will be a lone Democrat on the six-member Fair Haven Borough Council dais in January. The winning election ticket for the governing body was split one — one challenger of each party earning a seat.
Continue reading Council Ticket Split in Fair Haven: Dem & GOP Newcomers Win SeatsAs people go to the polls to vote in Rumson and Fair Haven today, there are some facts about the boroughs’ governing bodies and their function and history that may have eluded many.
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