As bonafide answers from federal authorities about the origin of hovering drones in New Jersey continue to baffle and elude the residents who have been barraged by sightings, claims and speculation, Fair Haven officials are clearing up some facts and offering the correct reporting methods.
Continue reading Fair Haven Officials’ FYI on Drone Sighting FactsTag Archives: Fair Haven
Scene Around: Santa Sleighs All in Firetruck Arrival
Santa Claus came to town in Fair Haven on Friday night. He left his reindeer at home to play their holiday games so he could get a ride in the firetruck.
Continue reading Scene Around: Santa Sleighs All in Firetruck ArrivalThe R-FH Area Weekend: Santa Visits, Canterbury Christmas Sale
The Christmas spirit is being awakened this weekend by lights, cameras and the sounds of sirens as Santa Claus comes to two towns via firetruck, townies get festive, trees are lit, holiday poses are struck, kid games are played and crafts are sold.
Continue reading The R-FH Area Weekend: Santa Visits, Canterbury Christmas SaleIn Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite John Rowan, 81
Longtime Fair Havenite John Rowan passed away peacefully on Dec. 2, surrounded by his loving family. He was 81.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite John Rowan, 81Retro Fair Haven Stroll in a Winter Farmland

Photo/courtesy of Pat Reed Wright
Oh, I remember when these here Fair Haven parts were all … farm land?
Continue reading Retro Fair Haven Stroll in a Winter FarmlandScene Around: Tree Time at the Firehouse
Yes, it’s that time of the year. Tree time. And there’s no finer a time than the traditional Christmas tree sale at the Fair Haven Firehouse.
Continue reading Scene Around: Tree Time at the FirehouseOld News: Giving Thanks for a 1948 Playground, $1 Butts, $2.50 Dinner, Missing Spouses, a Rat War and Verga’s Midnight Bath


There’s been a lot of hoopla over the new hoops at the revamped McCarter Park in Fair Haven. And it was 76 years ago that the original “playground” seed was sown and there were some pre-Thanksgiving headlines and ads that would make your gravy-sopped, turkey-lovin’ head spin.
Continue reading Old News: Giving Thanks for a 1948 Playground, $1 Butts, $2.50 Dinner, Missing Spouses, a Rat War and Verga’s Midnight BathScene Around: RFH Tower Players’ Dressed & Set for ‘Nutcracker’
It’s a dressed, set and go for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players’ production of Nutcracker … the Musical this weekend.
Continue reading Scene Around: RFH Tower Players’ Dressed & Set for ‘Nutcracker’RFH Student-Athletes Sign College Letters of Intent

Sixteen Rumson-Fair Haven (RFH) student-athletes made their college choices official by signing Letters of Intent committing to their academic and athletic careers at colleges and universities across the country.
Continue reading RFH Student-Athletes Sign College Letters of IntentIn Memoriam: Former Longtime Fair Havenite, RFH Grad, Ellie Mitchell, 85
Former longtime Fair Havenite and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, Eleanor “Ellie” Marie Mitchell, whose family owned the iconic Willowbrook Inn, now Raven and the Peach, passed away Nov. 7. She was 85.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Fair Havenite, RFH Grad, Ellie Mitchell, 85Focus: A Fair Haven Veterans Day
It was 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month. It was Veterans Day in Fair Haven on Monday. And the ceremony at Memorial Park was the continuation of a longtime tradition.
Continue reading Focus: A Fair Haven Veterans DayRumson and Fair Haven Elections 2024: What You Need to Know
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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