This week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction work remains status quo, with hours of work still set from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.
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They’ve signed. They’re committed. Six Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) student-athletes made their college choices official by signing Letters of Intent committing to continuing their academic and athletic careers in college.
Football season at RFH is pretty sweet. Always has been. And it’s not just because of the game. It’s about those sideline hustles, too, like, for instance bake sales.
Yes, bake sales.
No, it wasn’t always just about football at game time back in the day — as if that wasn’t enough. Oh, as tradition has it, there were always lots of things happening before, during and after games, whether on the field, off the field, around the bend or, well, in the parking lot. Yes, the parking lot. That’s where some epic bake sales sweetened up game days — and sometimes spiced them up.
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players set to put the merry into Merry Men with their own brand of comedy in the fall production of Mary Lynn Dobson’s The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood. The show will run from Nov. 17 to 19.
Continue reading RFH Tower Players Set a Merry Stage for ‘Robin Hood’If the unofficial vote tallies hold true, there will be a lone Democrat on the six-member Fair Haven Borough Council dais in January. The winning election ticket for the governing body was split one — one challenger of each party earning a seat.
Continue reading Council Ticket Split in Fair Haven: Dem & GOP Newcomers Win SeatsAs people go to the polls to vote in Rumson and Fair Haven today, there are some facts about the boroughs’ governing bodies and their function and history that may have eluded many.
Continue reading Rumson and Fair Haven Elections 2023: What You Need to KnowRumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity this week remains on the same 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. schedule Monday through Friday with different alerts in effect.
Monmouth County officials advise that …
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Sometimes you just need to sit a spell and get let the river cast its magic.
And it will. Always does. Sunshine, crisp fall air and river mystique knows no bounds. Taking that front-row seat puts the “Ahhhhhh” into the exhale. From there, it’s all about the infinite inhale of tranquility. Thanks, too, that the intoxicating view remains a best friend that transcends time, never leaving a Rumson-Fair Haven area kid’s carefree mind.
Continue reading Focus: A Seat and a River Time Spell CastHalloween is here!
And back in 1977, it was a really happy one for the RFH Class of ’78 and some underclassmen. It was a tradition back then to get the Halloween party started early — like from the beginning to the end of the day at school.
So, RFHers arrived via the bus or (ahem) other appropriate or inappropriate mode of transportation all dressed up for the occasion with somewhere to go. RFH. They spooked, laughed, pranked and played all day and even paraded over to the Rumson elementary schools.
Yes, RFHers did Halloween in grand style. Take a look …
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May the retro spirit of RFH haunting be with you!
Can you guess which character is this RFH Retro publisher/founding editor?
And, thanks to the fabulous George Day for these spectacular shots!
Front lawn hauntings of the Halloween kind have long been a decorating tradition in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
Continue reading Focus: Halloween Haunts of the R-FH Area
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity is scheduled, weather permitting, for shorter hours this week, with alerts about girder deliveries and traffic alternating.
The work will continue through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. During work hours and beyond, Monmouth County officials advise …
Drivers should allow for extra travel time, due to girder deliveries and associated alternating traffic on the Rumson side. This means …
An awareness of construction and delivery vehicles should be maintained. This means …
An awareness of work activity continuing in the Shrewsbury River should be maintained. This means …
— Photos/Doug Borden
— Featured photo/Elaine Van Develde
It’s elementary — the school and the Halloween spirit.
In this case, back in 1982, it was actually a Fair Haven kindergarten Halloween fest at Sportsman’s Field, across from Knollwood School.
Continue reading Retro Gaggle of ’80s Kindergarten Ghouls
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