To talk to anyone who considers the Rumson-Fair Haven area home, from their own back yard to far away places, a peek into the day’s end at the river is a home embrace. A hug. Comfort. So it’s been said. So it’s been felt.
So, if you can’t get down by the river tonight, here’s a hug, or 20, from the end of your road to home. (And, don’t forget to click to enlarge to get the whole hug picture.)
Which hometown hug speaks to you most?
— Elaine Van Develde
Another Fair Haven dad, husband, neighbor and friend has passed away.
Longtime Fair Havenite and Korean War veteran Adolph S. “Rudy” Garcia, known to many as a loving husband and father, world traveler and kind friend, “passed gracefully and peacefully from this Earth” on Oct. 20, his family said. He was 88.
Continue reading Remembrance: Fair Haven’s Rudy GarciaFair Haven Borough Council candidates will face off in a debate on Wednesday night.
Continue reading Fair Haven Council Candidates Set to Debate
A new tradition in Fair Haven precedes a very old one on Saturday when the borough’s Halloween Egg Hunt (of all things) gets things literally rolling in Sportsman’s Field at 10:30 a.m. before the Halloween Parade at 11.
Egg hunts are typically called the “quickest” events in borough history, as kids gather behind a designated, cordoned-off line and are let loose with one signal to scramble all over the field and gather Halloween eggs filled with prizes. Yes, Halloween eggs. No Easter bunny involved.
Immediately following that, across the street at Knollwood School, the lineup for the parade begins. The parade follows the usual route down Hance Road, onto River and then on to the Fair Haven Firehouse grounds for treats, prizes and a little spooktacular (or something like that) fun.
See you around the towns!
A DWI checkpoint is set to run in Red Bank from Friday night through early Saturday morning, Monmouth County DWI Task Force Coordinator and Allenhurst Police Chief Michael Schneider announced.
Continue reading DWI Checkpoint Set for Red Bank on FridayLongtime Rumson resident Ann M. Connor passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 15. She was 90.
Continue reading In Memorium: Longtime Rumsonite Ann ConnorIn case you haven’t seen this one before and in honor of football season … a reprise …
Do we have a cheer for RFH football? Yes, football season has kicked into high gear at RFH, so let’s take a moment to tackle this handsome team of players of an unknown year as well as the issue of name and uniform style.
Is it all in a name or uniform? Certainly not. It’s all about the game and how it’s played, of course. But, there are some quirks worth taking the ball and running with for a bit. No harm, no fumble. Just fun.
Continue reading Retro RFH Football Stripes EarnedIt’s not a trick. The spirit of Halloween has moved Rumson and Fair Haven residents to treat their neighbors to some spooktacular decorating.
Continue reading Focus: R-FH Area Halloweening
With all the talk about the RFH Surf Team’s success, thoughts of the good ol’ days of surfing with the RFH cool guys prompts a thumbs up for those bygone years, just like in the photo that so many have seen before.
Hey, it’s worth one more reprise, considering …
Continue reading A Retro RFH Surf Team Thumbs Up
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Surf Team rode a wave of success on Sunday. The team took fourth place in the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) Northeast Conference High School Championships competition on Sunday in Spring Lake.
Continue reading Scene Around: RFH Surf Team Triumph
It’s a fall Sunday. It’s a day’s end. The start of a new week. The hush of the lapping river soothes. Dusk dances in the river’s reflections. It’s riverwalk daze at the Fair Haven Dock. A silent call to the comfort of home.
Everything is always alright in that riverwalk moment. There are many like it for a Fair Havenite — drenched in riverfront peace. Childhood laughing and splashing dancing in the mind. The cadence of it that soothes. It never gets old. It’s new with each step, each flicker in the tide, each lull in every water lap, each heartbeat that pulses home.
Take a look. Dive into the silence, the memories, each moment down by the river. Inhale home.
— Elaine Van Develde
Some moments are meant for just lounging … like the persistent foul fall weather of the past few days. There was a place for that for juniors at RFH back in the day.
Continue reading Retro RFH Foul Weather Junior Lounging
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