Front lawn hauntings of the Halloween kind have long been a decorating tradition in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
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Focus: Throwing Sunny Shade on River Time
There’s nothing like a crisp, bright fall day down by the river. It’s nothing to throw shade on, unless, of course, an umbrella or several are involved at an iconic spot along the Navesink.
That spot would be Barnacle Bill’s in Rumson. The shade? Well, when the fiery sunshine sears that fuzzy warmth into your soul, the umbrella that shades takes the glare away, calling the view into vivid focus. Call it falling for the same old, yet always new, scene. The river time scene.
River time. It’s time forever well-spent — sunny side always up under the umbrella of a day completed down by the river.
Take a look and feel the fall riverside sunshine in your soul. (Click on one pic to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy!)
The sun is set to shine bright for the rest of the week, bringing another little waft of locals’ summer. Here’s the Rumson-Fair Haven area forecast through the weekend from the National Weather Service …
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Focus: Sun-Sopped River Dog Days
You could call these sunny fall days the dog days of river time. Really.
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Focus: Empty Glass Toast to Summer’s Sunset
The sun has set on summer, leaving the glass empty with promise of another intoxicating locals’ fall refill after the rain.
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Focus: Reuniting with RFH’s Class of ’73
They not only danced the night away, the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Class of ’73 celebrated its 50th reunion with a full weekend of re-connecting.
Yes, that’s half a century. Yet, this crew is still in top partying shape, like it’s still 1973. The three-day gala had fewer “frees” sprinkled in than the senior schedule at RFH back in the day.
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Focus: A Fair Night 2023
Well, for the past eight days, every night has been a fair night in Fair Haven. The more than 100-year end-of-summer Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair tradition in the small town by the river never skips a year — except for pandemic times and one other war year in history.
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Focus: RFH Class of ’78 Reuniting
Some things never change. And that’s a good thing for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1978.
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Focus: Washed in River Daze
Call it a wash. Down came that rain and washed the murky, humid muck in the air away.
And like the song, it seems like “you can see forever more,” especially from the iconic shores of the Navesink down by Barnacle Bill’s. No matter how far a hometown Rumsonite or Fair Havenite roams, the riverfront always calls them back to hold them tight.
It’s never a fishing expedition. The line was cast long ago and the anchor never rusts. This one’s a diamond. Unbreakable, it glistens with magnetic light shining, calling from deep in the river’s sandy floor.
The precious anchor stone’s gleam reflects in that hometown kid’s eyes, offering the view no one else has. It’s from that river’s shores that, murk or not, that kid at heart can see more clearly every inch of beauty that’s always been there, yet still lies ahead. They look back while looking ahead to see those little big things that brought them there. Held them there.
Those things? They’re still holding … with soothing tightness.
Hold those thoughts and keep them … like a kid collecting shells down by the river.
Click on one photo in the above gallery to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy the view!
— Elaine Van Develde
The weather forecast …
Heatwave humidity and wildfire smoke has cleared. Here’s what’s in store with the weather in the Rumson-Fair Haven area through the weekend and into next week.
- Retro RFH Baseball Tackle Time
- Police Report: Burglary, Drugs, Theft, Assault by Auto, DUIs, Unlawful Weapons Possession, Terroristic Threats, Tobacco Sales to Underaged
- Retro RFH Cool Girl Cruisin’
- In Memoriam: Lifetime Rumsonite, Writer, Cyclist, Adventurer, Doug Yorke Jr., 72
- In Memoriam: Lifetime Red Bank Resident, Terry Gambacorta, 90
Focus: River Time Front-Row Seat
Sometimes the best front-row seat is the one that cradles your river time.
Wherever it is, front-row Rumson Barnacle Bill’s or docked, it’s that seat that offers a hometown view with heart. Even in the haze, the the clarity of what matters most is caught like an opening night bouquet tossed into the audience’s lap from the Navesink River’s scenic stage.
It’s a show without a ticket or playbill. Curtain’s always up, even if the lights are dim and no one’s in the house. That’s because it’s always your own show with a take-away that stays like pressed flowers from the best of times.
That front-row seat to river time always calls, offering river time its own sitting ovation — always bowing in, not out.
That’s the show that holds down by the river. Always. Take a look at the above photo gallery for a glimpse from the seat ... (CLICK on one photo to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy!)
— Photos/Elaine Van Develde
The weekend weather …
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Focus: Solstice River Walk Solace
It doesn’t have to be the longest day of the year to get the most out of the warmth of river time before the sun sets, calling it a day — a first summer day.
The day may be over, but the river time feeling is forever docked in the mind. The fair haven on the Navesink always calls. Rain never drowns the call. The lap. The lull. The gentle tide reaches out and tugs at our hearts to stay. And we do.
Any day is the longest day down by the river, because it’s an endless river walk in our Fair Haven.
Rain never washes away the footprint of time wrapped in home’s swaddling river tide.
— Photos/Elaine Van Develde for R-FH Retro exclusively
And there will be lots of rain this week, drenching the area, according to the National Weather Service. It continues through the weekend and into next week …
- Retro RFH Baseball Tackle Time
- Police Report: Burglary, Drugs, Theft, Assault by Auto, DUIs, Unlawful Weapons Possession, Terroristic Threats, Tobacco Sales to Underaged
- Retro RFH Cool Girl Cruisin’
- In Memoriam: Lifetime Rumsonite, Writer, Cyclist, Adventurer, Doug Yorke Jr., 72
- In Memoriam: Lifetime Red Bank Resident, Terry Gambacorta, 90
Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory
This week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement activity remains status quo. It continues Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day, weather permitting, with a few new notes to roadway and sidewalk users.
Monmouth County officials advise …
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Scene Around: RFH Girls Flag Football Champs
They’re number one in more ways than one.
The girls who comprise the first Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Girls Flag Football team on Tuesday won their first sectional championship, making the team number one in the Shore Conference.
The final score was 26-13 in the RFH team’s win over Middletown High School South. With only two losses (8-2) in the season, the game that sent RFH to the Shore Conference was its win 17-6 over Pinelands in the semifinal.
So, the team, with Randy Kalman as head coach, basked in its winning first season as the girls savored that major win moment. Take a look at the photos above for a glimpse into the winning moment, courtesy of RFH mom Jenny Costello. (Click on one photo to enlarge and scroll.)
“Exciting day!!! First RFH Girls Flag Football Team are the Shore Conference Champs!! Great team and great coaches!!
RFH alum and team member mom Jenny Costello
The Bulldogs are just killing it all over!!“
Flag football has become a popular sport in the high school arena, with 14 school teams competing this season. There’s talk of it going NJSIAA-approved next season. More are expected to join next year.
— Photos/Jenny Costello
- Retro RFH Baseball Tackle Time
- Police Report: Burglary, Drugs, Theft, Assault by Auto, DUIs, Unlawful Weapons Possession, Terroristic Threats, Tobacco Sales to Underaged
- Retro RFH Cool Girl Cruisin’
- In Memoriam: Lifetime Rumsonite, Writer, Cyclist, Adventurer, Doug Yorke Jr., 72
- In Memoriam: Lifetime Red Bank Resident, Terry Gambacorta, 90
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