A commentary on the post-Sandy power restoration problem in Fair Haven from former Mayor Michael Halfacre: I would like to take a moment to comment on the frustration we all feel and the fact that this frustration is boiling over to blame for our local public officials. I have some experience with power outages in Fair Haven. I can tell you that when you don’t have power, the mayor, council and administration don’t have power either. Of course they want power back. They are in constant contact with JCP&L. But they don’t have access to any information about restoration efforts other than what …

Growing up in Rumson and living for Fair Haven for over 45 years, I find myself pointing out to my kids as we drive through town, what used to be this and that. “Crazees used to be Dairy Queen” and “Video on the Ritz was a Cumberland Farms.” Usually this is met with teenage eye-rolls, but something did occur to me the other day ... What happened to all the gas stations? Let’s take a little spin through the towns, and see if you remember all the gas stations that once were: Rumson • Corner of Ave of Two Rivers and Ridge Road, across from the Oceanic Library, is now a professional building. It …