TGIF and cheers, again, to reunion season … With that toast, remember that there’s always a first. And when it comes to firsts, there’s nothing quite like that first RFH reunion.
Continue reading Retro First RFH Reunion TGIF Cheers 
Yes, it’s reunion season. So, we’re taking you back again to a hoot of a 25th for that RFH Class of ’78 at an iconic spot in its original little-shack- on-the-beach form — Donovan’s Reef.
Before Sandy, a “DO” at Donovan’s meant something entirely different for RFHers reuniting. Rather than a symbol of “We can do it. We can rebuild.” it was more like a simple “Let’s do the Donovan’s thing!”
Continue reading Retro RFHers’ Donovan’s Reuniting 
Well, it’s a summer of revived RFH reunions and RFHers love a good reunion and embrace them by reuniting however and whenever they can.
As far as getting the word out, though, things have changed quite a bit since those first 10-year reunions for the classes of the 60s, 70s and even 80s and 90s and before. But, there’s one iconic mode of invite that has been missing for quite some time. The painting of the bridge!
There was a time when communication was limited to phone books, landline phones, snail mail and word of mouth. Of course, there were paper invites. But, there was nothing better than getting the word out by just reverting to old school days and painting that bridge.
Continue reading Retro RFH Bridge to a Reunion Invite 
Ahoy! Ship Ahoy, to locals beaching it back in the summer of ’63, that is.
Yes, it’s locals’ summertime. Always has been. And the locals’ summer spots have always been a place of respite from the out-of-towner beach crowd in the Rumson-Fair Haven area. They call them beach clubs.
Continue reading Retro Summer Beach Babies’ Bingo 
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity remains status quo this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel Advisory
Reprise, because the countdown to Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair time has begun! Yes, there are games of chance at the fair, but most would agree that everyone’s a winner with the fair and its cache of memories for any area-raised kid. Spin …
“Round and round she goes; and, where she stops, nobody knows.”
That usual was the sing-song mantra echoed through the grounds of the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair back in the day. It was emanating from the guys manning the game of chance booths that still line the grounds — the loud ticking of the wheel with the spin, numbers going round and round, fingers crossed, breath held … until they stopped on that winning number. “Aaaaaand we have a WINNER!” Woohoo!
Continue reading Retro Wheel of Fair Fortune 
A reprise … because on hot summer days everyone needs to take a trip back to the coolest of Rumson Dock days of the late 1950s in honor of summertime in the Rumson-Fair Haven area …
You’ve seen the girl from the Rumson Dock. And, behind every good postcard-famed dock girl, there’s a gang — of dedicated dock dwellers.
Continue reading Retro Rumson Dock Gang 
Leave Lola and the Devil out of it. Whatever RFHers want, RFHers get …
And, back in the summer of ’75, they wanted summer stock theater. And they got it — a brutally fun load of it crammed into five dramatic dancing, singing, acting weeks among RFHers.
Continue reading Old News: RFH’s ‘Damn Yankees’ Summer Theatrics
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity remains status quo this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.
Continue reading Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Summer Travel Advisory 
Hey, brew tender, spend a little time with us!
Continue reading Retro Rumson Cold Brew Tenders’ TGIF
They got hosed. It was a modern suburban scene that looked like a vintage city kids’ summer spree. But it wasn’t. It was just yesterday. And it was in a small town — Rumson.
Continue reading Scene Around: Rumson Kids’ Wetdown 
Call it Fire Company No. 1 — number one as in first place winner.
Continue reading Scene Around: Fire Company Hose, Ladder & Spirit Win
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