A selfie is worth 113 students’ words. Getting the authenticity of the individuality picture was the message relayed to 113 eighth grade graduates of Forrestdale School in Rumson on Monday evening.
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Retro RFH Graduation Blur

It’s all a blur. That’s how some RFH grads of 46 years ago, more and even less feel about their graduation day.
Continue reading Retro RFH Graduation BlurRumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity continues this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting, with some new advisories concerning roads and summer Shrewsbury River activity.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel AdvisoryA Little Retro ’70s Fair Haven Graduating Class

Photo/Jill Sorrentino
Graduation time is near. It’s a time when Fair Haven eighth graders walk that graduation walk and that symbolic trek down Third Street. It’s their last — an ode to elementary school.
Continue reading A Little Retro ’70s Fair Haven Graduating ClassScene Around: Rumson Students Have a Field Day
They had a field day.
Rumson Forrestdale School students gathered outside yesterday for a traditional annual end-of-the-school-year day of fun and games outdoors. It’s literally a field day. And it’s sponsored by the PTO.
Continue reading Scene Around: Rumson Students Have a Field DayRetro RFHers’ Great Summer Adventure
A reprise in honor of these summer days and close encounters among RFH friends …
When summer hits in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, teens tend to flock to the Sea Bright beach clubs … the river … the public beach (yes) … Donovan’s … or they hit the road and set out for a great adventure, albeit a sweaty one on some long lines to a big ride, a log flume, a dip in a crowded wading pool or something else that veers away, like a preppy style train wreck, from the R-FH area summer norm.
Continue reading Retro RFHers’ Great Summer AdventureRumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel Alert

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity continues this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting, with some new advisories concerning roads and summer Shrewsbury River activity.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel AlertRetro Fair Haven FD Old Timers’ Ride
Photo/FHFD
What a ride!
Indeed. It’s been quite a ride in many ways for the Fair Haven Fire Department, which just celebrated its 120th anniversary on June 1. Still in service to the community. Always celebrating another year of service and camaraderie. And when you pair some classic Fair Haven Fire Department old timers — actually one then new-timer, now a real old timer — with an old classic of a car on a fun day back in the 1960s, you get a classic snapshot begging for a caption.
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A reprise from June of 2016 in honor of summer days in Sea Bright …
Well, the weather has been mighty fine for the official start of summer and Sea Bright beaches are swarming with RFHers.
Continue reading Retro RFH Beach BoysRetro Rumson Kids’ Beach Daze at ‘P’ House

Photo/courtesy of Cindy Crowley
Oh, it’s unofficial summertime. And Rumson-Fair Haven area folks have been soaking up the positive beaching it vibes and renewal of close encounters with their days at the beach and clubbing it, as they do.
Continue reading Retro Rumson Kids’ Beach Daze at ‘P’ HouseRumson-Sea Bright Bridge & Roadway Travel Alert

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction work remains status quo, with the exception of major roadwork on the Rumson side continuing this week. All construction continues on the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule though Friday, weather permitting.
New Rumson Side Traffic Pattern …
• Access to Old Rumson Road from Rumson Road (CR 520) is temporarily closed to allow for installation of a new traffic pattern. Please use South Ward Avenue for access to Waterman Avenue or St. George’s by the River church.
Additional Roadway and Sidewalk Information
- A new crosswalk across Rumson Road will be installed soon.
- The south side (eastbound) sidewalk of the bridge is closed.
- All roadway and sidewalk travelers should be aware of construction and delivery vehicles entering and exiting the work areas on both sides of Rumson Road in Rumson and on the southbound side of Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright.
- Temporary delays are possible on any contractor workday due to movement of construction vehicles and equipment.
Waterway Information
- For channel closure information, please click here.
- Bridge replacement work activity continues on both sides of the Shrewsbury River south of the bridge.

Retro Rumson Cheers from Frank’s

Cheers to Friday, a Rumson icon and his iconic River Road spot!
That would be Tony Mellaci and his father’s bar, Frank’s. The door was always open at the place, welcoming Rumson friends for a cold one, a Mellaci sausage sandwich, a little camaraderie and good conversation among locals. The senior Mellaci, Frank, owned it and ran it with his son, Tony. The proprietors, they were.
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