There’s a reason why the 1970s and ’80s TV show Cheers was so popular.
The title song said it all in one sentence “You wanna go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came.” It resonated with millions. Everyone wanted that place to go to where they knew they belonged. A nose-to-the-screen-free environment. Face-to-face social interaction with a family of another kind that, good or bad, always showed up. Regulars. A place like Cheers — with parents.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction Photo/Elaine Van Develde
As the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge is in its construction phase, Monmouth County officials issue weekly traffic advisories contingent upon cooperative weather.
RFH girls’ night at home circa late 1970s/early ’80s Photo/Leslie Gunther
What do you get when you put a gaggle of RFH girls in a flowery ’70s wallpapered kitchen with a nouveau push-button wall phone? A girls’ night starring the phone. We’re not saying that was the case here, just imagining. Follow us in this inspired daydream into the past. Hey, there was such a thing — a girls’ night starring that phone.
“When you die, that does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and the manner in which you live.” ~ Stuart Scott, ESPY Awards 2014.
“Jack was victorious — a true champion.” ~ Jack Forster’s family
Former longtime Fair Havenite, Jack Forster, more recently of of Ocean Township, “gained his wings” on Feb. 2, 2023 after “a courageous battle with cancer.” He was 91.
Former longtime Fair Havenite, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate and U.S. Navy vet, Harvey Stewart, more recently of Long Branch, passed away peacefully on Jan. 29. He was 80.
Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day be damned! There’s more than a foreboding forecast lurking behind shadows.
Yes, that buck-toothed rodent popped out of his hole in the ground to see his shadow this morning, giving that signature six-week extension of winter to weary warmth seekers. Cold, dismal shadow be damned.
Even if you’re not a brighter side seeker, you know that shadows can also be a reminder that where they are cast there is light. If you follow the shadow, you’re bound to find light dancing all around it — respite rays.
Like the kid who superstitiously side-stepped the cracks in the sidewalk, the shadow chaser won’t disturb the beauty in the reflective shadow until he becomes a part of it.
And, one way or another, when you step into the light in that cozy hometown niche, there’s always a picturesque shadow to see, cast and become.
So, sometimes chasing the shadow is reaching for the dream in a day. That’s how it always seems for a Fair Haven kid at heart down at the Fair Haven Dock. Always casting …
Take a look at the above gallery and dream on (and don’t forget to CLICK on one photo to enlarge and scroll.) Enjoy!
— Photos/Elaine Van Develde
There will be plenty of shadows to see in the next several sunny, crisp cold snap giving way to a little warmth. Here’s the weather forecast through the weekend and into next week from the National Weather Service …
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