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The R-FH Area Weekend: Sidewalk Sales, Campout & Christmas

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The sun is out. It’s supposed to stay out. And there are lots of things to do in the great outdoors this weekend in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.

Here’s the line-up …

Friday

• The 61st Annual Red Bank Sidewalk Sale, sponsored by RiverCenter, is ongoing, starting today.

If you’re in the mood for what RiverCenter boasts are the best bargains under the sun, literally, take a stroll through the streets of Red Bank and look around.

Participating merchants on Front, Broad and Monmouth streets will have everything out there for you from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Hanga Loose Fridays continue at Umberto’s on River Road in Fair Haven.

The fun and conversation, in honor of Silvio Fabbri’s memory and love of community, all start at 7 p.m.

Saturday

• If you feel like being a waterborne for a bit and you’d like to be up a lake with a paddle, you can rent a canoe at Thompson Park in the Lincroft section of Middletown and cruise on Marlu Lake via the Monmouth County Park System from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and/or Sundays.

The cost is $15 for two hours and up to three people in a canoe.

• And, don’t forget Fair Havenites that Saturday night is the annual campout at Fair Haven Fields.

Bring your tent and gear. The fun starts at 7 p.m., but we’re told people tend to get there earlier.

• The Red Bank Sidewalk Sale continues.

• There’s a church service by St. George’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on the beach at Anchorage in Sea Bright at 5 p.m.

Sunday 

• The Red Bank Farmers Market is on in the Galleria parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring all sorts of organic produce, baked goods, crafts and more.

• The last day for the Red Bank Sidewalk Sale. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Oh, and if you’re feeling the Christmas spirit under the sun, make sure you hit the beach in Sea Bright for the borough’s Christmas in July on the Sea Bright Public Beach at 5 p.m..

Mr. & Mrs. Claus will be there along with lots of activities, eats and a sand castle building contest to boot.

• The movie Elf is showing on the Sea Bright beach at sundown.

Police and Fire

Police: Arrests on DWI, Marijuana, Burglary, Assault Charges & More

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The following recent arrests were made and reported by Red Bank police. An arrest does not constitute a conviction.

• Mario Sciacca, 35, of Red Bank, was arrested on July 16 in the area of Bergen Place and charged with burglary and theft by Patrolman Kristin Altimari.

• Osiel Gomez-Garcias, 27, of Red Bank, was arrested on July 12 in the area of Shrewsbury Avenue and charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct by Patrolman Nicholas Maletto.
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Business Buzz

Celebrating Christmas in July at Fair Haven Businesses

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Christmas is coming to Fair Haven on Friday. And, no, no one is confused.

July 17 marks the start of a week-long Christmas in July promotion in the borough’s business district, sponsored by the Fair Haven Business Association.

Throughout the week businesses will offer specials and promotions.

Which businesses are participating? You’ll know by the ones with Christmas decorated front doors.

“We have a great variety of stores and businesses in Fair Haven,” event coordinator Pam Boyd, of Boxwood Gardens, said. “If you want the latest fashions, a great book to read on the beach, flowers or fancy food for a dinner party, or lunch delivered to your beach club, you can get that right here in Fair Haven.

“With this event, we wanted to create a little fun and encourage people to visit our stores, restaurants, and services businesses in town.”

Deck the halls — or the River Road corridor!

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Retro Reorg on Deputy Fire Chief’s Birthday

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Fair Haven Deputy Fire Chief Michael Wiehl being sworn in on New Year's Day at the borough's reorganization Photo/Elaine Van Develde
Fair Haven Deputy Fire Chief Michael Wiehl being sworn in on New Year’s Day at the borough’s reorganization
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

It’s Fair Haven Deputy Fire Chief Michael Wiehl’s 37th birthday.

The deputy chief is a lifetime Fair Havenite and RFH grad whose family goes back a couple of generations in the borough. And he and new wife Gloria got married not too long ago on the Fair Haven Dock.

So, the Retro Pic of the Day offers a glimpse back to reorganization day in Fair Haven when he was sworn in as deputy.

Happy Birthday, Deputy Chief Wiehl! And thank you for your service and dedication to the borough. Have you thanked a firefighter today?

Local Life

Helping a Fair Haven Friend in Need

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By Elaine Van Develde

Brian Allison is a son beside himself and by the side of his mom.

He is desperately trying to get some help for the woman who raised him in Fair Haven and grew up there and graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School herself — Regina Lamberson Allison.

After a long and winding two-year plus medical journey, Regina has been diagnosed with stage four cancer in her pelvic region, Brian said. And she needs some financial help for her care and hopeful cure.

It’s an all too common healthcare problem that Regina is experiencing, Brian said. In financial straits, “she has straight Medicaid but it does not pay for some of the cancer meds or treatments that could help cure this,” he said. “She will be starting radiation next week everyday for the next five weeks.”

And that begins yet another uncertain medical journey.

It all started in January of 2013 when Regina contracted an infection in a surgical wound after surgery for a broken ankle, her son said. “She has been in and out of the hospital with antibiotics (since 2013),” Brian said. “Then in Janury 2014 they had to remove the hardware because it was protruding from her leg.”

Blood clots had formed due to a lack of movement, he said, and after a some bouts with that issue, she ended up with stage one endometrial cancer. After complications from that, Regina ended up having a hysterectomy, the prognosis being a good one. Cancer had been removed and she did not require any follow-up chemotherapy or radiation, according to Brian.

That was in April of 2014.

But, as of March of this year, Regina found herself facing the worst of her medical dilemmas — the stage four cancerous mass was found in her pelvic area.

“I am trying to raise money to get her the best treatment and care possible to get rid of this cancer hopefully this time,” Brian said.

So, he set up a page on GoFundMe to help offset medical costs not covered by Medicaid and fund alternative treatments that Brian says could be explored and possibly help, but for which she does not qualify through Medicaid.

After a period of hospitalization, Brian said that Regina is being discharged Monday and headed back into rehab at Liberty Royal in Tinton Falls.

While they no longer live in Fair Haven, Regina had lived in the borough for 42 years, again, having been brought up there. Brian, also raised in the borough, spent 18 years of his life there.

While the two live in Ocean now and have for the past 12 years, Brian has volunteered at the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair for 16 years, as Fair Haven holds a special place in his and his mother’s hearts.

 

Any help with his mom’s plight at this point, said Brian, would be “greatly appreciated.”

You may contribute to the cause by going to the Regina Lamberson Allison GoFundMe page by clicking here.

Local Life

A Retro Happy Birthday to Former Fair Havenite Ann Mauger

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Former Fair Havenite Ann Mauger in the late 1940s Photo/courtesy of Peter Mauger
Former Fair Havenite Ann Mauger in the late 1940s
Photo/courtesy of Peter Mauger

Former longtime Fair Havenite Ann Mauger turned 88 on Friday, June 10.

So, to honor the birthday girl, who lived in Fair Haven for 28 years, from 1957 to 1985, the Retro Pic of the Day is a snapshot of her in the late 1940s, provided by her son, Peter. The photo was taken in Plainfield, a few years before she moved to Fair Haven and raised her family there.

Check out the car with the wood side panels. Do you know what make and model it is?

How about some memories of a Fair Haven mom in the 1960s to ’80s — Mrs. Mauger?

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Mauger!

From the Meeting Room, News

Names in Fair Haven News

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There are some familiar and new faces and names in Fair Haven borough business.

At last Monday’s Borough Council meeting, a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class I was promoted to Class II in the Fair Haven Police Department, a new full-time laborer was hired for a probationary period in the borough’s Department of  Public Works and part-time seasonal laborer was brought into the same department.

By resolution, Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge recommended that Michael Volker be appointed to Special Law Enforcement Officer Class II.

The recommendation came along with a request, via resolution, to appoint a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class I to fill the spot vacated by Volker in his promotion.

Volker is filling the Special Class II spot left open when Robert Henne Jr., who passed away in March, was posthumously promoted to patrolman in the department.

The appointment of an as of yet unnamed Class I officer will become effective July 15.

Volker, a Fair Haven resident, is a Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School graduate. He is also a graduate of the Academy of Law and Public Safety, Long Branch.

His rate of pay for the Class II position is $16.75 per hour.

In Public Works, Matthew Rosenstreich was hired, via resolution, as a full-time laborer.

Rosenstreich, whose hiring is now in the probationary period, will earn an annual salary of $30,043.99.

The position was advertised on the borough’s and League of Municipalities’ website. Rosenstreich, who was deemed to best suit its qualifications, was interviewed by both the borough administrator, Theresa Casagrande and Richard Gardella, director of the borough’s Department of Engineering and Public Works.

Also hired as a part-time seasonal laborer in Public Works was Patrick Anderson, according to the resolution.

Anderson’s hours are not to exceed those of a part-time employee, according to the resolution, and his rate of pay is $11 per hour.

 — Elaine Van Develde
Local Life

Iron Cowboy Hits Fair Haven

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Iron Cowboy Photo/Ben Lucarelli

 

They call him the Ironman Cowboy. He’s the triathlete named James Lawrence who is going for a record of 50 distances in 50 states in 50 days.

Independence Day marks the 29th day of the Utah man’s quest. He’s already a Guiness World

He was on Sandy Hook. He was in Fair Haven at about 10:45 a.m. and he’ll be wrapping things up on his Jersey tour with a 5K run in Sea Bright at 7 p.m.

Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli caught up with him today. Check out the photo above.

Local Life, Opinion

Retro Fair Haven Kindergarten: The Kids and the Classroom

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Fair Haven afternoon Kindergarten Class of 1965 ... There! I said it!
Fair Haven afternoon Kindergarten Class of 1965 … There! I said it!

With all this talk about the little tykes transitioning from third to fourth grade, school being out for summer and, well, of course, graduation, there’s one milestone that’s been left out — kindergarten.

Back in the day — OK, waaaaay back in the day — there was a third school in Fair Haven for kindergarten. It was the Youth Center. People now know it better as the Fair Haven Police Station and by its newly adopted name that hasn’t quite caught on yet, and may never for us “older” folks still in town — Fair Haven Community Center. Phooey to that. Some things just need to keep a name for nostalgic purposes alone.

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Fair Haven Schools’ Transition Tradition: Third to Fourth Grade

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It’s a tradition. The Fair Haven School District celebrates the transition of students from third to fourth grade — from Viola L. Sickles to Knollwood School.

This year was no exception. It happened on June 11 and here’s how it went:

Teachers and students from Viola L. Sickles School cheered from the sidelines on Willow Street as the third graders began their journey on bicycles and the big red trolley.

Escorted by members of the Fair Haven School District staff and administration, as well as eighth-grade peer leaders, the students headed toward Knollwood School on Hance Road. They were greeted along the way by many well-wishers holding signs and shouting encouragement.

“I love seeing all of the students begin their transition to a new school, just as I did when I was a third grader,” Knollwood School Peer Leader Grace Geiger said.

At Knollwood School the third graders attended a brief assembly hosted by Principal Kevin Davis, learned about the school’s music program, and were given a tour by the eighth grade Peer Leaders.

“This is such a wonderful tradition,” said Davis. “It’s always so much fun to greet the incoming students at Sickles School and bring them over to Knollwood.”

— Fair Haven School District press release

Local Life, News

Former Fair Haven Mayor, ABC Director Joins Genova Burns Legal Firm

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Former Fair Haven Mayor Michael Halfacre has a new job; and, there’s nothing controversial about the fact that he resigned from an appointed, high profile state position before signing on to the private sector post, he told Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect a couple of weeks ago at Fair Haven Day.

Halfacre announced he would be bowing out as director of the NJ Division of Acoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in the state Attorney General’s Office not too long  before making the announcement that he had joined Genova Burns LLC law firm as a member of its Commercial Real Estate & Redevelopment and Business Law & Commercial Transactions Practice Groups effective today, July 1, a release from Genova Burns said. He will also be available for consultation to the firm’s Craft Beer, Spirits & Alcohol Law Practice Group, a new branch of the firm, it added.

The Gov. Chris Christie administration-appointed public sector job with the ABC, the lifelong Fair Havenite added, was an opportunity to serve the public that he was honored to have had. He just made a decision to move on, he said, nothing more. “It’s all good,” Halfacre said casually on the subject, before revealing his next career move.

Of his new job, he said in a released statement that he was “honored to join this prestigious law firm. I was basically a small-town attorney before joining the Attorney General’s Office (under which the ABC is run) as head of the ABC, and I am thrilled to join a firm with the prestige and regional presence of Genova Burns.”

Michael Halfacre at Fair Haven Day 2015 Photo/Elaine Van Develde
Michael Halfacre at Fair Haven Day 2015
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

Halfacre stepped as mayor of Fair Haven in his second term to accept the ABC appointment. He had been mayor since 2006. Prior to the ABC position, he worked ion the private sector as a commercial real estate attorney specializing in transactions, including sales and refinance of commercial real estate and transfers of ABC licenses, the release said.

“Michael’s experience running the ABC these past three years makes him an excellent choice to offer counsel to the firm’s newly formed Craft Beer, Spirits & Alcohol Law practice group,” said Managing Partner Brian W. Kronick. “Genova Burns occupies a niche at the nexus of business, law and government. Michael’s background, experience and knowledge of top business people around the state is a perfect fit.”