The following miserable children with Santa photo and narrative was originally posted in 2015. We just can’t resist featuring this classic again. Meet (or re-meet) the Harvey kids …
The search continues for Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect’s miserable children with Santa photos.
Continue reading Retro Santa Trauma IISanta Claus, Tim McLoone & the Shirleys, school choruses and a lot of festivity came to Victory Park at the usual spot on Sunday for the resurrection of the annual tree lighting.
R-FH Retro got a good glimpse into the pre-show fun. Take a look … (And don’t forget to click on one photo to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy!)
“Thank God it’s F … ugly Christmas sweater time!” That could have been the mantra for at least one crew of holiday revelers on Friday night at Murphy’s Tavern in Rumson.
All dressed up with somewhere to go, donning their special attire, a partying bunch burst onto an otherwise quiet scene at the old speakeasy and got busy showing and telling about their fun and ugly Christmas sweaters. Call them fugly.
There was showcasing, socializing, lots of festiveness and prizes, too. We’re not sure who won, but a glimpse into the scene at the classic side door Rumson hangout offers an idea of who may have. It’s more fun to guess than to know. This way, everyone gets a good look at all the sweaters.
So, cheers to a little ho, ho, hooooocus pocus of the magical season. Check out the all warm and fuzzy holiday fun wrapped in some festive sweaters. (And don’t forget to CLICK on ONE photo in the upper gallery to enlarge and scroll through. Enjoy!)
Who’s the winner in your starry holiday eyes?
Longtime Rumsonite Janet Wood passed away peacefully in her home on Dec. 3 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her loving family was by her side. She was 88.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Janet Wood, 88Former longtime Rumsonite, mom and wife of the late Rumson Presbyterian Church’s Rev. Skip Wilson, Mary Ellen Wilson, passed away peacefully Monday. She was 91.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite Mary Ellen Wilson, 91
A reprise to take the chill out of the air with some warm friendship and fun among RFH guys back in the day …
Like the song goes, some may say the weather outside is getting downright frightful. Others, like a few RFH guys of the 1970s, may call it delightful.
Well, it’s clear that these guys in the Retro Pic of the (George)Day weren’t afraid of a little cold snap by the sea. If fact, they were all in and ready for a little surfing — or at least pretending.
Continue reading Retro RFH Surf n FreezeLongtime Rumsonite Linda Smith Mallan passed away peacefully on Nov. 24 due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 77.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite Linda Mallan, 77
And that’s a masked wrap! That’s how those traditional moments went after the final curtain call of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players’ production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Sunday.
It was the troupe’s first indoor show since COVID-19. Donning transparent, and some opaque, masks, mics and a “go on with the show” attitude, the Tower Players triumphed with its fall production.
By all accounts, a great time back on the stage again was had by all. And after taking that final bow, the cast mingled with the audience and one another to pose, smile and bond some more about their show time together.
Take a look at the photo gallery above for a glimpse into that time after the curtain call. (CLICK on one photo to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy!)
Until the next final curtain call in spring …
Bravo, RFH Tower Players!
**Thanks to RFH PAS parents and students for the pics of those after-show moments!**
When the sun sops up the fall clouds so it can peer through for a little glimpse back to summer, it’s time for river time.
Rowing, strolling, sitting … any way is the best way to move forward and go back to that warm niche that always has a place for someone in its heart. The place where, no matter what, that sun always manages to peek through and shed light on all those little big things that matter most — one ray at a time.
Any way to move back to that light on those river times is the way to go. And they went. They always do. And they hold onto it for a rainy day.
The rainy days and chill are coming back. But there’s never a damper on Fair Haven river time.
— Elaine Van Develde
Take a look (CLICK on one photo above and scroll. Enjoy!). Here’s what’s coming in those rainy, colder days ahead, according to the National Weather Service …
Show time is tomorrow for the RFH Tower Players’ fall production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow back on the stage at the high school. In honor of opening night curtain and returning to the stage, we offer a look back at a trip down the RFH Yellow Brick Road to Oz and some staged wizardry of the early 1970s at RFH.
I have a feeling we’re not in Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) anymore …
Continue reading Retro RFH Show Time: Oz Wizadry
Pumped up and piping hot, like a good, strong cup of java, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) musicians revived their live coffee house last night.
It was a time to sing, play and socialize in person once again after COVID-19 quashed the event last year.
Organized by RFH music teacher Zach Lorelli, with tech direction by Matt Leddin, the revival RFH Performing Arts Society (PAS) event was a success, by all accounts.
The program was full, artistic palettes were satiated and a surprise jam came at the end.
With Tobias Ramondo on drums and Luke LaGratta on guitar, Jackson Champeau sang.
RFH PAS is always looking to showcase new talent; and there will be an encore in the spring, so anyone interested in performing can contact Lorelli at RFH.
Check out the photos and slideshow above for a glimpse into the evening. CLICK on one photo in the gallery to enlarge and scroll for a closer look!
*Thanks to RFH PAS parent Joanne Mitchell Formisano for contributing the photos!*
Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Social Studies teacher and mentor, Megan Wilkins, is on her way to becoming a partner with Harvard Business School’s Case Method Project.
Continue reading RFH’s Megan Wilkins: Partnering with Harvard Project
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