Fair Haven News

There's a lot on tonight's Fair Haven Borough Council meeting agenda. If you want to weigh in on any of the issues, the time to do so is 7 p.m. at Borough Hall on River Road.

Good post-Memorial Day morning Rumson and Fair Haven! It's a scorching great day to spend some time by or in the river while Patch gets the goods on all the area news and intrigue a€¦ Well, some of the news we plan to report on this week could be considered pretty intriguing.

Patch is remembering those who have served and are serving today, Memorial Day. To commemorate the event, we have put together a short video comprised of all the vets whose families sent in photos.

Memorial Day may signal the unofficial start of the summer season, but it is really a time for reflection and patriotism a€¦ a time to remember those who have served and are serving our country and our communities.

The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore recently celebrated the accomplishments of local Girl Scouts at the Gold Award Ceremony; and, eight girls from Fair Haven and Rumson were recognized.

Ken Lockwood is almost as old as the town he calls his hometown -A Fair Haven . The small, sleepy borough on a peninsula is turning 100 this year; and, Lockwood, who settled there in 1924 at the age of 2, is now 90.

When Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi first came to America from Saudi Arabia to attend Lehigh University , Elvis was topping the charts, John Wayne was at the height of his career and JFK was president.

Down at the Fair Haven dock it was a crisp, bright spring day on Saturday and music was in the air at the "Concert of the Century." Starting at 4 p.m., three bands played at the end of the dock as people listened, tapped their toes, hummed along and got the perfect view of boaters and paddlers on the Navesink.

It was a beautiful day for a bridge re-opening . After seven months of repair work and a gathering, replete with speeches and ribbon cutting, the historic Oceanic Bridge did something this morning it hasn't done it a all those months - it opened, to many smiles, sighs of relief and gasps of amazement at the sight so close up.

Summer doesn't officially start until June 20; but, for most shore towns, the start of the season is signaled by the opening of their boardwalks to tourism business, lifting metal gates to arcades and flipping the 'on' switch to the Gravitron as the crowds begin to pile in.

An early morning fire that destroyed a two-family home on Hudson Avenue was likely caused by a cigarette and has been deemed an accident, Red Bank fire marshal Stanley Sickles said.

The re-opening of the Oceanic Bridge is considered a big reason to celebrate, especially for Rumson , Fair Haven and Middletown residents.

Blair Kamin, native Fair Havenite and graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, has been selected as a Nieman Fellow for Journalism at Harvard University.

There's no municipal budget hike in Fair Haven this year. So, there were no complaints from residents on the $8 million 2012 spending plan with a $5.3 million tax levy at last night's Borough Council meeting.

In less than 30 days, school will let your children loose for another summer and 60 consecutive days of unstructured time.

Gilreath Custom Cabinetry with a white glazed finish and cabinets and crown moldings all color-matched with a granite counter top at Builders' General.

Red Bank Police Department provides a blotter of recent police activities on a regular basis.

A Sun Filled Friday: According to the National Weather Service today will be sunny with temperatures reaching a high of 69.

Sometimes it's tough to find people who want to shoot some hoops, play a little softball or toss around the football.

Two Rumson-Fair Haven residents will represent Monmouth County with their musical talent in the 'Shout Down Drugs' competition.