When chilly days and Mondays got RFH juniors a little down, they just copped a squat with a pop in the Junior Lounge.
Retro RFH Junior ‘Pop’ and Chill Lounging
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Retro Blizzard of ’96 Among RFH Friends
It’s a classic snow story worth repeating …
Our Retro Pic of the Day takes us back to a blizzard that was true to its word.
What was dubbed The Blizzard of ’96 hit the Rumson-Fair Haven area with full force in early January of 1996. This one lived up to its promise to render everyone in the area immobile.
Scene Around: In with the New Community Leaders in Fair Haven
New year, new council members, emergency responder line officers and all sorts of political appointees and contracts. That’s how it goes every new year in every municipality. And Fair Haven is no exception.
Focus: Faces and Places; Community Cousins and Anchors of 2025
Another year, more milestones, tradition and connection. That’s how went in the Rumson-Fair Haven community in 2025.
Retro Prized Rumson Firemen Line-Up
New year, new fire department line officers. That’s how it goes. Since the dawn of Rumson, Fair Haven and all towns’ time, reorganization has been a New Year rite of passage.
Retro RFH ’80s Girls Auld Ichabod’s Acquaintance
Photo/Jill Sorrentino
Well, we know full well that in the rare event auld acquaintance be forgot, there’s always a reminder of what was — and how unforgettable it is. This time the auld acquaintance is among a gaggle of girls who are all still friends from the RFH Class of ’83.
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Retro RFHers’ Christmas Break Party Time
When the main Christmas festivities are over and Santa skips town, it’s time for all good RFHers who are on that first college break to reunite and resume the reunion party before their graduation year ends.
A First Fair Haven Christmas
The annual Christmas reprise from R-FH Retro …
Merry Christmas, Rumson and Fair Havenites! Cherish your day, make those memories and hold on tight to them. One day they will be your best Christmas present.
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Santa Lapped: ‘Ho, No!’
Photo/courtesy of Leslie Gronau
A reprise of Santa trauma originally posted in 2021 … Classic!
We have a once, twice, teetering on three times the misery in this Santa pose.
Scene Around: A Solstice Celebration Walk
Photo/Mayor Josh Halpern
Sometimes in the chill of the night, the way is lit toward the warmth of community.
Retro ‘Ho No’ Santa Trauma
Photo/courtesy of Bernadette Harris
We’re bringing this scary Santa gem back from the 2018 archives. Originally posted on Dec. 12, 2018, this is the stuff priceless scary Santa pics are made of … This one was from 2010. We wish these older now twins a very happy holiday and thanks for the bowl full of jello belly laugh!
Sometimes you just win a trifecta when asking for a winning photo of children’s miserable experiences on the lap of Ol’ Saint Nick during the holidays.
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Retro RFH Holiday-Spirited Tower Singing
Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot
Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot
It’s that time of the year when the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Tower Singers sing — in that traditional winter concert. And they’ve sung.
The instrumental groups play, too. We’ve already reprised that part of those concert times of yesteryear, ironically, with the death of RFH’s former longtime instrumental director, Ken Walters.
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