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Retro Fair Haven Snow Day Sirens

A snow day on Third Street in Fair Haven back in the 1960s
Photo/Kathy Robbins

Well, after a lot of warnings and prep, the week’s ones played host to yet another snowstorm that wasn’t. Oh, there was some snow and freeze for a few morning minutes, but it was no Blizzard of ’96 or ’78. Yes, back in the day, there were plenty of snowstorms that actually snowed Rumson-Fair Haven area folks in and left them to their own devices for resorting to fun in the freezing white stuff.

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In Memoriam: RFH ’80 Grad, Radio Personality, Karen Golembeski Lewis, 63

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1980 graduate, radio personality, mom, daughter, sister, and friend to many, Karen Golembeski Lewis, “passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Dec. 26 to celebrate her 63rd birthday.”

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Retro RFH ’80s Girls Auld Ichabod’s Acquaintance

RFH Class of ’83 girls’ Christmas night get-together at Ichabod’s
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 Snow-Capped Peninsula House Paradise

Peninsula House in Sea Bright in the 1970s. Photo/George Day
Peninsula House in Sea Bright in the 1970s.
Photo/George Day EXCLUSIVELY for R-FH Retro

This Retro Pic of the (George) Day is a reprise, just because it speaks to everyone so much about winter and some Sea Bright love. Sometimes you just can’t get enough of this kind of view and the memories it stirs … 

If you’re winter daydreaming of snow-capped visions of warm paradise memories, your thoughts may drift to the iconic Peninsula House. It’s as if it was still there. Sometimes, if you close your eyes, like any good memory, you can see it. It all comes back — blankets you in a Tsunami of heart smiles.

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Retro RFH Winter Concert Players

All RFH concerts have singers and players — of the Tower variety.

The RFH Tower Singers sang around the towns over the weekend. And then there are those annual RFH Winter Concerts. The singers sing holiday songs and the players of various RFH instrumental ensembles play. At times, in RFH history, the two did meet to make music together.

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