By Elaine Van Develde
They personified RFH cool. They were the sibling team of Ben and Kate Hamilton.
That team was separated with the untimely death of Ben, a gentle, sunny embrace of community spirit and friendship for many, on Nov. 21, 2015.
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Up for Discussion in Fair Haven: Schwenker Open Space Developer’s Agreement
By Elaine Van Develde
It’s time to talk about the fate of a 4.5-acre swath of open space in Fair Haven that borders and includes Schwenker’s Pond that was unofficially gifted to the borough last year.
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Focus: R-FH Area Faces of 2015
In one way or another, they were part of the lives of the people of the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
Some were leaders. Some were in prominent positions. Some were just plain popular people — mainstays around the towns. Some retired. Some resigned. Some were promoted. Some passed away and left behind their community legacies. Some made small, significant contributions of kind words or bright smiles.
For whatever the reason, we remember them. They passed through our lives last year or a lot longer. They embodied the community. They are the Rumson-Fair Haven area faces of 2015.
— Elaine Van Develde
2015: The Year’s Events
There was a lot happening in the way of events in the Rumson-Fair Haven area in 2015.
There was …
- Tiki Haven
- The Fair Haven Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner
- Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- St. George’s-by-the-River Bring Your Pet to Church
- Fair Haven AME Fisk Street Chapel’s Soul Food Dinner
- The George Giffin Memorial Dance-a-Thon
- Red Bank Flavour Festival
- Rumson Decoy Show
- Sea Bright Firemen’s Fair
- Sea Bright Farmers Market
- A few block parties
- Rumson Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
- Fair Haven Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
- St. George’s-by-the-River Canterbury Fair
- Fair Haven Day
- RFH Graduation
- Knollwood Graduation
- Forrestdale Graduation
- Sea Bright Christmas in July
- Fair Haven Night Out
- Fair Haven Library Kids Meet Exotic Animals
- Rumson PBA Crab Tournament
- Fair Haven Concert(s) on the Dock
- Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair
- Water Sporting off Sandy Hook
- Fair Haven Oktoberfest (in November)
- Veterans Day in Fair Haven and Rumson
- Tree Lightings in Rumson and Fair Haven
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Rumson, Fair Haven Reorganizations
It’s status quo for the New Year. Towns reorganize. Newly-elected and/or re-elected officials are sworn in, professionals are appointed and re-appointed, emergency responder line officers are installed and volunteers are named to committees. It’s called reorganization.
It’s also usually status quo for towns to hold their annual reorganization ceremonies on New Year’s Day.
This year, there’s a slight change in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
While Rumson will still hold its annual reorganization at Bingham Hall, on Bingham Avenue, at 11:30 a.m., Fair Haven’s reorganization will be held, instead, on Monday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall.
In Rumson, Mayor John Ekdahl will officially be sworn into his fourth four-year term as mayor. In addition, the emergency response line officers will be named and sworn in. And, Ekdahl will give his classic “looking back on 2015” speech.
In Fair Haven, incumbent councilmen Robert Marchese and Eric Jaeger will be sworn in to additional three-year terms. Fire Department and First Aid line officers will be sworn in. Residents and officials will also be named to various committees.
Click here for the full agenda of appointments.
Focus: R-FH Area Landscape Scene 2015
When it comes to landscape scenery, there’s a lot to see in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect always tries to seize the moment in a photo when the scene presents itself — and it has countless times in 2015. How could it not? The area, surrounded by the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers and nestled along the Atlantic Ocean, is enveloped with natural beauty.
So, here are the most picturesque scenes captured in the R-FH area in 2015. What a wondrous waterfront world …
Happy Holidays R-FH Area!
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Festivus or just plain friends, family and community, Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect wishes you a merry anything and everything!
— Elaine Van Develde
Something Fishy at Lusty Lobster Christmas Eve
It’s Christmas Eve — almost — and that means the Feast of Seven Fishes for those of Italian descent.
And judging by the hour-long wait line at Fair Havenite Doug Douty’s Lusty Lobster seafood market in Highlands, there are either a lot of Italians in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, a lot of people who are happy to use the excuse to feast on Douty’s fresh seafood or both.
Rumsonite and RFH grad Jennifer Weber Zeller is on line at the seafood market that supplies many favorite area restaurants, such as fellow Fair Havenite and RFH grad Chris Wood’s Woody’s (in Sea Bright and now Tinton Falls). She shared a couple of pics with Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect to show just how a trip to the market on Christmas Eve has turned into a main event.
Not only does the line of people picking up their orders extend nearly all the way down Bay Avenue, but Douty has also apparently supplied some entertainment as well for the wait.
Wood has continually praised the freshness of Douty’s seafood. He, for one, has it delivered daily to his restaurants. Douty is also an RFH grad.
Sounds like the makings for some sort of impromptu RFH Christmas Eve reunion.
Mangia! And Merry Christmas!
Visions of Two River Computer Elves Fixing Tech Ills
By Elaine Van Develde
It’s that all-too familiar tech nightmare. You’re in the middle of a major project for work. You’re on a deadline. You’re engrossed. Your fingers are typing into a nubby frenzy. Oops.
The computer politely tells you that you need to update the operating system to install a program that you need to get those finishing touches done just right. OK. You click “Continue” and POOF! Everything goes black. Wait. There’s a gray tinge on the screen. A little message pops up and tells you to restart the computer. You do as you are told. Aaaaand POOF!
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Knollwood School Grad Anthony Sciametta’s Wall of Honor Induction
Anthony Sciametta, a 2011 graduate of Knollwood School in Fair Haven, has joined the special ranks of those commemorated with a photo on the Wall of Honor.
Commissioned and designed in 2011 to honor graduates serving their country in the armed forces, the Wall of Honor is featured in a main hallway at Knollwood School. Anthony’s photo was unveiled at a ceremony held on the afternoon of Dec. 16.
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Tradition: Santa’s Visit to the Fair Haven Firehouse
Photo/Elaine Van Develde
By Elaine Van Develde
It’s that time of the year for a longstanding Fair Haven tradition — photos at the firehouse with Santa.
This year, Santa’s coming to the firehouse between 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
It’s another Fair Haven tradition you can always count on. So, the Retro Pic of the Day takes us back to Santa at the firehouse when it all started.
I remember …
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Shopping the Neighborhood in Fair Haven
The folks in the Fair Haven Business Association are up to something festive that offers area people some hyperlocal holiday shopping fun.
The new initiative is dubbed Shop the Neighborhood. The entire business district along River Road, from one end by the Acme to the other near Gillespie Avenue, will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday.
In addition to all sorts of special deals, giveaways and raffles, there will be entertainment by Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School students stationed at various spots — Umberto’s and Tavolo Pronto on one end and Canyon Pass Provisions and Booskerdoo on the other.
And, for the first time, to add convenience and a little bit of festive old town charm, there will be a free trolley picking up and dropping off shoppers from one end of town to the other.
All aboard! Next stop, Fair Haven business district!
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