Tag: Fair Haven

FAIR HAVEN – The Fair Haven Fields Natural Area Advisory Committee presented its plans for 2026 to the borough council last month, reaffirming the long-standing concern about deer overpopulation. The borough is currently exploring options to deal with the problem. 

FAIR HAVEN – The borough has applied for a 2026 state Green Acres grant to transform the long abandoned waterfront lot at 21 Fair Haven Road into a community gathering place.

FAIR HAVEN – Each December, as the month deepens into Christmas, families around the world engage in an age-old ritual, unwrapping the elements of their manger scenes: a rustic stable that will house the figurines stored away each year with the Christmas ornaments, awaiting their own journey to Bethlehem.

FAIR HAVEN – The Harding Bird Sanctuary in the borough is feathering its nest. Fair Haven Garden Club president Nancy Bosco outlined recent work at the woodland preserve on Harding Road and noted the collaborative efforts of the garden club and the borough’s Department of Public Works (DPW) in restoring the habitat.

FAIR HAVEN – No one will dispute that it’s easy to shop online. Click a link, add to cart and a few days later, your gifting is finished.

FAIR HAVEN – On a quiet neighborhood street in Fair Haven, volunteers in paint-splattered clothes work side-by-side with future homeowner Lindsay McCue, rolling fresh coats of white paint along the walls of what will soon become her family’s new home.

RUMSON – Gabe Kemp’s high school career is exactly seven games old, yet the Red Bank Catholic freshman running back has a stat sheet that looks like a senior dominating the Shore Conference.

FAIR HAVEN – Fair Haven marked the completion of its renovated Department of Public Works facility last Friday, with Mayor Josh Halpern cutting a ceremonial blue ribbon. The project expands recycling options for residents by adding clothing donations, electronics drop-off and improved cardboard collection to handle the surge in packaging from home deliveries. Those services became available in August, ahead of Friday’s official event.

FAIR HAVEN – Stacy Ross describes her early years as charmed. The Fair Haven resident, author, mother of three and public speaker recalls her own good grades, family and friends, professional success and a college sweetheart who became her husband.

RUMSON – Jack Cannon talked in the preseason about taking the Holmdel football program to new heights. It’s hard to believe it, but it’s almost mission accomplished in week two of the high school football season.