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Focus: New Year’s Day Fun at Fair Haven Firehouse
It’s a first day of the new year tradition.
Fire and first aid companies reorganize, naming new line officers. And festivities take hold at fire houses all over.
Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect made it to Fair Haven where there were a lot of familiar faces from all around the area — and a few reunions of RFHers.
Take a look …
And congratulations to the new line officers! They are:
Fire Company
Tim Morrissey, chief; Matt DePonti, deputy chief; Christopher Schrank, first assistant; Matthew Bufano, second assistant.
First Aid
Kim Ambrose, captain; Katy Frissora, first lieutenant; Daniel Kane, second lieutenant.
— Elaine Van Develde
Reorganizing & Celebrating at the Fair Haven Fire Department for 2016
New Year’s Day was all about tradition, community camaraderie, fun and old friends connecting at Fair Haven Fire Department’s reorganization and open house.
With line officers for 2016 first taking their oaths at noon at the firehouse, a festive time of socializing was had by all for the rest of the day.
The 2016 line officers are:
Fire Company …
• Chief Michael Wiehl;
• Deputy Chief Timothy Morrissey;
• First Assistant Chief Matthew DePonti;
• Second Assistant Chief Christopher Shrank.
First Aid …
• Captain Kim Ambrose;
• 1st Lieutenant Amanda Lynn;
• 2nd Lieutenant Katy Frissora.
Fire Police …
• Captain Frank Scalzo;
• 1st Lieutenant Daniel Chernavsky;
• 2nd Lieutenant Douglas Anderson.
Auxiliary …
• President Amanda Lynn
Water Rescue/Dive Team …
John Felsmann, James Cerruti, Robert Frank, William Heath
Happy New Year! Congratulations to the new officers! And thanks to the Fair Haven Fire Department for the photos of the line officers taken before Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect arrived!
— Elaine Van Develde
Swearing In, Promoting & Retiring at Rumson Reorg 2016
By Elaine Van Develde
Rumson rang in 2016 with tradition and a little change at the New Year’s Day reorganization ceremony.
Officials were sworn in to additional terms on the Borough Council dais. New emergency response line officers took their oaths for the coming year. Police officers were promoted. And officials said goodbye to a longtime borough employee.
Mayor John Ekdahl was sworn in to his fourth term. Councilmen John J. Conklin III and Mark Rubin were sworn in to additional terms on the dais.
Joseph Hemphill was named council president.
After the swearing in of officials, two police officers were promoted.
Detective Senior Patrolman Christopher Isherwood became a sergeant. Wife holding the bible by his side along with Chief Scott Paterson, Mayor Ekdahl administered the oath to Isherwood and presented him with his sergeant’s badge.
Then Senior Patrolman Anthony Ciambrone was also promoted to the rank of sergeant. With the mayor administering the oath, Chief Paterson also present and Ciambrone’s wife holding the bible, he was sworn in and presented with his new sergeant’s badge.
Then onto the business of saying goodbye …
Longtime assistant to the mayor, Loretta Chebookjian was thanked by the mayor, given a gift and flowers. Chebookjian joked that she was with the borough exactly “11 and three quarters years. I will miss passing you on the road every morning on my way to work (while you were on your way to work),” she told the mayor.
Then there was the business of installing new line officers in the Rumson Fire Department and First Aid Squad.
Outgoing EMS Captain Mary Nichols was thanked for her service and new Captain Darren McConnell was sworn in.
Then Fire Chief Kevin McCarthy was thanked for his service and the oath of office was administered to the new chief, Ronald Immesberger and Assistant Fire Chief Micheal Trivett. Each was given his new badge as well.
In keeping with true Rumson tradition, the mayor then announced that there would be a small intermission before he gave his annual speech, which, he joked, “will probably again be longer than it probably should be.”
The speech began with, “The Borough Council members have met the year’s challenges with diplomacy and with the dignity that would be expected from such an experienced council. I applaud each of you for the contributions you have made on behalf of the residents of Rumson.
“I extend my heartfelt thanks to every Borough employee, committee member and professional for their support and assistance throughout the past year …”
For the remainder of the full speech, click here.
Happy New Year!
Rumson, Fair Haven Reorganizations
It’s status quo for the New Year. Towns reorganize. Newly-elected and/or re-elected officials are sworn in, professionals are appointed and re-appointed, emergency responder line officers are installed and volunteers are named to committees. It’s called reorganization.
It’s also usually status quo for towns to hold their annual reorganization ceremonies on New Year’s Day.
This year, there’s a slight change in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
While Rumson will still hold its annual reorganization at Bingham Hall, on Bingham Avenue, at 11:30 a.m., Fair Haven’s reorganization will be held, instead, on Monday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall.
In Rumson, Mayor John Ekdahl will officially be sworn into his fourth four-year term as mayor. In addition, the emergency response line officers will be named and sworn in. And, Ekdahl will give his classic “looking back on 2015” speech.
In Fair Haven, incumbent councilmen Robert Marchese and Eric Jaeger will be sworn in to additional three-year terms. Fire Department and First Aid line officers will be sworn in. Residents and officials will also be named to various committees.
Click here for the full agenda of appointments.
In with the New at Fair Haven’s New Year’s Day Reorganization
By Elaine Van Develde
Reorganization 2015 in Fair Haven brought a new council member to the dais — a lone Democrat — and new fire and first aid line officers.
In addition to Mayor Ben Lucarelli being sworn in to his first full four-year term, incumbent Susan Sorensen took the oath for her second council term. The newcomer to the governing body, Aimee Humphreys was sworn in to her first three-year and then took a seat at the dais for her first council meeting..
Fair Haven Fire Department and First Aid Squad members were sworn in as follows:
Fair Haven Fire Department line officers
• Chief, Scott Eskwitt
• Deputy Chief, Mike Weihl
• First Assistant Chief, Tim Morrissey
• Second Assistant Chief, Matt DePonti
Fair Haven First Aid Squad officers
• Captain, Joe Truex
• First Lieutenant, Kim Ambrose
• Second Lieutenant, Amanda Lynn
Fair Haven Fire Police Officers
• Captain, Lew Davison
• First Lieutenant, Frank Scalzo
• Second Lieutenant, Dan Chernavsky
Water Rescue/Dive Team
• Co-Captain/Sr. Administrator, John Felsmann
• Operations, James Cerruti and Robert Frank
• Training Officer, William Heath
Fair Haven Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary
• President, Trudy Wojciehowski
• Vice President, Amanda Lynn
Rumson Reorganizes on New Year’s Day
By Elaine Van Develde
Rumson’s 2015 reorganization ceremony was a simple, reflective one.
There were no new Borough Council members to be sworn in. Re-elected incumbents Broderick and Ben Day took oaths for another term.
However, the coming year’s fire and first aid officers received their badges; and Mayor John Ekdahl gave his customary end-of-the-year speech.
The new fire and first aid officers are as follows:
• EMS Captain, Mary Nichols, who was also captain in 2014, took the oath for 2015;
• 2014 Fire Chief Robert Halligan was thanked for his service to the borough and 2015 Chief Kevin McCarthy was given his badge as was 2015 Assistant Chief Ronald Immesberger.
In his speech, the mayor called attention to:
• the deaths of three longtime firemen;
• the diligence and dedication of the officers in borough’s police department;
• the success of the Rumson Regatta;
• a nice Veterans Day ceremony in Victory Park;
• the success of the borough’s annual Christmas tree lighting;
• the annual DPW Toy Drive bringing in 520 toys for children in need;
• and DPW Director Mark Wellner’s recognition by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Public Works Association (NJ APWA) with a 2014 Superintendent/Director Award for his 28-year career with the borough.
The benediction was offered by Rev. Manning of Holy Cross Church.
Photos by Elaine Van Develde
New Year’s Day R-FH Area Reorganizations
By Elaine Van Develde
Both Rumson and Fair Haven’s reorganizations are, as usual, slated for the same day, same time — New Year’s Day at noon.
Though they are, naturally, in different places — Rumson’s at Bingham Hall and Fair Haven’s at Borough Hall. And, the agendas are different.
In Fair Haven, Democrat Aimee Humphreys will be sworn in to her first term on Borough Council. Mayor Ben Lucarelli will be sworn in to his first full four-year term in office after filling the unexpired term of former Mayor Michael Halfacre. Susan Sorensen will be sworn in to her second term on the dais.
Humphreys unseated three-term incumbent Jerome Koch. Shortly after the elections, with one council meeting left to the year, Koch was tragically killed in a bicycle accident on River Road.
Fire Department and First Aid officers will also be inducted into their new annual roles.
There are no new council members in Rumson to be sworn in for this year’s reorganization. However, the usual municipal reappointments will take hold as well as those of fire and first aid officers.
In Rumson, however, Mayor John Ekdahl is known for his annual speech. Which, he tells Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect, will be delivered about half way through the ceremony.
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