
Have a little class — like this classic fifth grade group from what was Willow Street School back in the early 1970s.
Continue reading A Little Retro Fair Haven Class
Have a little class — like this classic fifth grade group from what was Willow Street School back in the early 1970s.
Continue reading A Little Retro Fair Haven Class
It’s official. More Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) student- athletes have signed letters of intent, committing to play and study at the colleges of their choice.
This time the signing is all about baseball, crew, lacrosse, tennis, soccer and field hockey.
Continue reading RFH Student-Athletes’ SigningMonday’s Fair Haven Borough Council meeting was a workshop meeting.
In workshop meetings, things are what they sound like. The governing body “workshops” issues. They mull ideas and prospective solutions. We will say “mull” to go with the fall season, like spiced cider. And, just like that, things can get spicy at council meetings. But not on Monday. There was more humor going around on the dais.
Here are some nuggets of information gleaned from the meeting …
Continue reading Fair Haven Meeting Notes & QuotesIt’s fall. So, it’s apropos to fall back in time with a couple of RFH guys and their skateboarding antics.
Continue reading Retro RFH Guys’ Fall SkateBenched. It implies punishment of sorts. Not when you’re parked on a time capsuled bench at the river on the Fair Haven Dock.
And when the daytime sun drenches the seat you pick, all that’s wrong with anyone’s world seems to melt through the cracks, lifting the light in the spirit to meet the one in the sky.
Call it high hopes. The soaring, soothing warmth of it all just doesn’t reach higher heights, as long as benched time is river time … soaking it up. Diving back into time, sopping up the comfort of those feelings linked to the memories down by the river. Not a bad one there. Benched.
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There will be lots of sun to sop up on a riverfront seat this week. Here’s the weather forecast for the Rumson-Fair Haven area from the National Weather Service.

Vehicle thefts are being attempted again in Rumson; and, police are vehemently pleading with people to lock their cars and “remove our key fobs every time we park our vehicles without exception!”
Continue reading Rumson Police: Vehicle Thieves Strike Again“We will remember Debby most for her sunny disposition, kind and gracious manner, and the positive influence she had on the lives of many people, young and old … The glass was always half-full with Debby and she always had a kind word for everyone. She was beautiful inside and out and always carried herself with beauty, grace, and elegance. She will be missed by many.”
Loved ones of Debby Connolly in her obituary

Longtime Fair Havenite and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School teacher, Deborah S. “Debby” Connolly, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 27, surrounded by family. She was 81.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime RFH Teacher, Counselor, Coach & Fair Havenite, Debby Connolly, 81The polls are closed and the unofficial results are in. The Republican candidates for Fair Haven Borough Council swept the race, leaving the party balance on the dais, that has shifted significantly in the past couple of years, the same.
Continue reading Fair Haven Election: GOP Candidates Win Council Seats


Nine years ago there was an awful lot of darkness and confusion in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Then came a band of power company heroes to shed some light and offer a whole lot of relief for weary residents in the Rumson-Fair Haven area who went without power for roughly two weeks.
Continue reading Retro Sandy Heroes: Alabama PowerWell, Halloween was back on and in full swing this year and early voting took hold.
Continue reading Townie Tidbits: Election Round-Up, Tricks, Treats & Side NotesAfter a year of virtual and outdoor productions, the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players are making a comeback to the indoor stage with their fall production — Legend of Sleepy Hollow, adapted by Vera Morris.
Continue reading RFH Tower Players Hit the Indoor Stage Again with ‘Legend of Sleepy Hollow’
Time to tip your witchy hat to Rumsonite, real estate agent and community-loving lady, B Mahon, for going true townie purple at the Tower Hill Preschool Halloween Parade.
Continue reading Scene Around: A Rumsonite’s Witching Hour
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