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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Longtime Area Restaurateur; Iconic Hook, Line & Sinker, Ichabod’s Owner, Chuck Barondess, 83

Longtime area restaurateur Charles “Chuck” Barondess, owner of the iconic Rumson Hook Line & Sinker and Sea Bright’s Ichabod’s, passed away on June 13, 2023. He was 83.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Fair Havenite Toni Towne-Kilkeary, 46

“Toni was a fierce Mama Bear, protecting her children and anyone whom she loved. Everyone in Toni’s world knew how special they were, as she truly protected her circle. She would have been the first person at the doorstep when someone reached out for help.” ~
family of Toni Towne-Kilkeary

Fair Havenite Toni Towne-Kilkeary passed away unexpectedly on June 24. She was 46. 

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Local Life

Focus: Solstice River Walk Solace

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It doesn’t have to be the longest day of the year to get the most out of the warmth of river time before the sun sets, calling it a day — a first summer day.

The day may be over, but the river time feeling is forever docked in the mind. The fair haven on the Navesink always calls. Rain never drowns the call. The lap. The lull. The gentle tide reaches out and tugs at our hearts to stay. And we do.

Any day is the longest day down by the river, because it’s an endless river walk in our Fair Haven.

Rain never washes away the footprint of time wrapped in home’s swaddling river tide.

— Photos/Elaine Van Develde for R-FH Retro exclusively

And there will be lots of rain this week, drenching the area, according to the National Weather Service. It continues through the weekend and into next week …

Local Life

Retro Fair Haven Fisk AME Chapel Folks

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Photo/courtesy of Fisk AME Chapel
Photo/courtesy of Fisk AME Chapel

A reprise from Feb. 5, 2016 in honor of Juneteenth …

The Fair Haven Fisk AME Chapel is steeped in tradition — Fair Haven tradition and roots that many do not realize jut very deep into the community.

Many of the founding families of Fair Haven have roots that are deeply entrenched in the church. A lot of the names and faces are traceable back to the early days of the church, back in the mid-1800s.

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Schools Scene

Scene Around: RFH Girls Flag Football Champs

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They’re number one in more ways than one.

The girls who comprise the first Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Girls Flag Football team on Tuesday won their first sectional championship, making the team number one in the Shore Conference.

The final score was 26-13 in the RFH team’s win over Middletown High School South. With only two losses (8-2) in the season, the game that sent RFH to the Shore Conference was its win 17-6 over Pinelands in the semifinal.

So, the team, with Randy Kalman as head coach, basked in its winning first season as the girls savored that major win moment. Take a look at the photos above for a glimpse into the winning moment, courtesy of RFH mom Jenny Costello. (Click on one photo to enlarge and scroll.)

“Exciting day!!! First RFH Girls Flag Football Team are the Shore Conference Champs!! Great team and great coaches!!
The Bulldogs are just killing it all over!! 💜“

RFH alum and team member mom Jenny Costello

Flag football has become a popular sport in the high school arena, with 14 school teams competing this season. There’s talk of it going NJSIAA-approved next season. More are expected to join next year.

— Photos/Jenny Costello