“The most authentic person on earth,” Ty Yolac, of Fair Haven, peacefully passed away on Jan. 27 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, surrounded by loved ones. He was 82.
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Retro Skate on Thick Ice
Photo/Elaine Van Develde
It’s not as if most any adventurous kid wouldn’t try a little skating on thin ice in more ways than one. But, the ice was definitely thick enough at McCarter Pond in Fair Haven this one January day in 2015.
As people flocked to the Navesink River, which hasn’t been frozen enough to even walk on for years, over the weekend, the usual Rumson and Fair Haven spots were still prime for some solid, frozen adventuring. So, we’re taking you back just more than a decade to an iconic spot with some longtime Fair Haven adventurers — or something like that.
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Retro Fair Haven Snow Day Creation
A reprise from February of 2017 in honor of the next snowfall due today …
With the onslaught of icy snow lately and the freeze over, there’s been a lot of chatter about snow days and how to get creatively constructive with the white stuff.
Well, in the 1970s, a few R-FH area kids took their creativity farther than most would be allowed to these days. And that chatter could have well been the chattering of teeth in the freezing weather — more like in the comfort of some kids’ self-built ice hut, or igloo. Woohoo!
Retro Smokin’ Cold Fair Haven Snowman Daze
Call him smokin’ cold Frosty. He’s that apparently armless blob of snow day snow at the hands of four Fair Haven miscreants of the 1960s.
In Memoriam: Former Fair Havenite Joe Sraeel Jr., 87
Former Fair Havenite Joseph Edward Sraeel, Jr. passed away peacefully on Jan. 21. He was 87.
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Retro Schwenker’s Pond Skkkk … aters
Kids, you’ll skate when … the pond freezes over! Yes, Rumson-Fair Haven folks, it’s cold outside! But it’s only cold enough when the pond truly freezes over. Hell is another story, depending on the pond and the skater.
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Retro Fair Haven Snow Day Sirens
Photo/Kathy Robbins
Well, after a lot of warnings and prep, the week’s ones played host to yet another snowstorm that wasn’t. Oh, there was some snow and freeze for a few morning minutes, but it was no Blizzard of ’96 or ’78. Yes, back in the day, there were plenty of snowstorms that actually snowed Rumson-Fair Haven area folks in and left them to their own devices for resorting to fun in the freezing white stuff.
In Memoriam: Fair Haven-Raised RFH Grad, Connor Riley, 32
Fair Haven-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, football player, son, brother, uncle and friend to many, Connor James Riley, passed away on Jan. 15. He was 32.
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Retro Schwenker’s Pond Winter Wonderland Fun
Photo/courtesy of Pat Reed
With the hint of sun and tinge of milder weather these days, R-FH area people were popping up all over the great outdoors for a little fairer weather respite.
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In Memoriam: Longtime Fair Havenite, Former PTA President, County Child Study Supervisor, Volunteer, Peggy Lancton
Longtime Fair Havenite, Margaret Ann “Peggy, Boots” Lindberg Lancton passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 10, at her Fair Haven home.
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Scene Around: In with the New Community Leaders in Fair Haven
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.
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Focus: Faces and Places; Community Cousins and Anchors of 2025
Another year, more milestones, tradition and connection. That’s how went in the Rumson-Fair Haven community in 2025.
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