Fair Haven News

As National Police week comes to a close, we look back on some memorable moments in recognition of popular officers in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.

FAIR HAVEN - With more than 10 years as a professional chef under his belt, Tony Balderose knew one day he wanted his own shop.

A change in pace to Sea Bright's devastation and destruction will flood the town starting Thursday night, with games, carnival rides, live music, raffles and food at the annual Sea Bright's Fireman's Fair.

They rode for those who died. And they live for the honor of protecting and serving.

It's a sure sign of the May Meridian Health's Paint the Town Pink breast cancer awareness campaign - "Welcome to Pinkson." That's the sign seen hanging on the tennis courts at Victory Park in Rumson just as people get into town.

Everyone in our area looks forward to the Garden Club of Fair Haven's annual plant sale, held on the Saturday before Mother's Day.

The way Ann Marie Elia sees it, the fashion show she is hosting Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at 12 noon located at 606 River Road, Fair Haven, NJ 07704 will serve two purposes: Elia knew so many local families who still needed help with shelter, food and clothing from the aftermath of Sandy.

"I remember when this was all farmland." You may recall, or have emblazoned in your mind, your parents or grandparents spewing this common "quit your whining" mantra that is akin to the old "we used to trudge uphill in the snow" speech.

Someone's cooking up an early bird special of the fine foods kind in Fair Haven.

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If you're thinking of heading down Seven Bridges Road tonight or any other night through May 14, think again.

The following is Nancy Wolcott's obituary from from Legacy.com : Nancy Wye Wolcott, of Scituate, MA, died Friday, April 5, 2013, at home, after a brief illness.

When Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School junior Matt Dell decided to do all he could to get Hurricane Sandy-afflicted kids free rides with gently used bikes, he had a goal in mind.

April was a hectic news month, in and out of the Rumson-Fair Haven area. Some of the most popular R-FH Patch stories were tragic on a regional, and even national, level.

Go ahead. Ask Leadership Advantage's Richard Morasco why the Fair Haven School District invested the time and money in a superintendent search that only led officials right back their own turf with the appointment of Knollwood School Principal Nelson Ribon .

Three weeks. That's the timeframe. At the end of three weeks, Fair Havenites should see the new Kind Burgers open on River Road and patrons dining outdoors.

Patrick Maisto, 49, the parent arrested and charged with assault following the benches-clearing brawl during the baseball game between Red Bank Regional and Rumson-Fair Haven last Saturday intends to plead not guilty to the charge, according to his attorney, Mitchell J. Ansell of Ansell, Grimm, and Aaron in Ocean.

A state-wide effort to clean up litter and debris deposited on beaches turned up some heavy material in northern Monmouth County on Saturday.

"I never in a million years thought it would happen to me," says Melissa Trenton, 42, of Middletown about the breast cancer she beat last year.

Fair Havenite Matt Dell wants to give some Hurricane Sandy-afflicted kids a free ride - on their own nearly new bicycles.