August 19, 2008

Local Sailor In Iraq

We received this note from a former BHS classmate. So, if you want to write or send goodies to a sailor in the zone, here's one place to start.


Hi, Anthony:

Mike joined the Navy in April of 2006. His ship is the USS McClusky. He was deployed out to sea his first year for six months. This is the practice, each year out to sea for six months on different missions.

From what I understand sailors can go overseas on land as soldiers after training in the State of Washington on a volunteer basis, recommendation and approval of superiors. I believe only a couple of sailors per ship can actually go. Mike volunteered, and as much as his ship didn't want to part with him, did go to Washington to train this year and left for Iraq in late July. He will be there for a year. He just turned twenty one on July 13th.

We do talk from time to time via phone centers out there and sometimes on line when he is able. If you could believe it, he actually asked for Marlboro Light cigarettes - not my choice of what I would like to send him, but I did ask what he wanted. He also asked for pictures and letters.

Thanks again, Linda.

My son's address is:

ICO BYRAN CAPPS
Michael Costanza
1st SDE UNIT# 43084
APO AE 09344

Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

From Jilllian Smith
Belleville High School,
Class of 2000


Hi Everyone!!! I really need all of your help!!

I only have 48 days left to raise $1800. Please, please, donate anything you can!
It is for a great cause! It is soo easy to donate on line, but if you would rather send in a donation by check, please do so before September 5th. Anything sent in after that may not process in time to count towards my numbers.

As you all may or may not know I lost my grandmother in December. I have decided to walk in honor of her.


FYI.... "Good Morning America" has asked my team and I, "Ladies Lovin' Life", to be on the show this Wed., Aug. 20th!!

So, don't forget to put channel 7 on while you are getting ready for work!


You can either donate by clicking on my website below or if you do not feel comfortable with that, then please send a check directly to me made payable to "the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer". I will fill out all of the paperwork and send it in. But please do not forget to have it to me before Sept. 5th!

My address:

Jillian Smith
509 Barron Ave.
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Please pass this along to everyone you know!! THANKS!

As you may know, I have accepted the challenge and am participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.


Did you know that every three minutes, another woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer? I didn't, and I was shocked to learn how prevalent this horrible disease has become in this country.
I am eager to get started with my fundraising and I need your support! I have pledged to raise money for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer as part of my participation in the walk. Your contribution will help to support medical research into the possible causes of and cure for breast cancer, education and early detection programs, and clinical care and support services for women with breast cancer in communities across the country. There is a special focus on helping medically underserved women, the poor, minorities, the elderly, or those with inadequate health insurance. And much of the money granted by the Foundation goes back to the communities where it was raised, supporting everything from local grassroots programs to national organizations.

It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause - you can make a donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. Whatever you can give will help! I truly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.

Thank you for your support; you really do make a difference.
Click here to visit my personal page.
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:

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Click here to view the team page for Ladies Lovin' Life
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:

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Some email systems may send your response to the Avon Foundation, not to your walker/donor when you push "reply". Before "sending", please confirm that your message is addressed to your intended recipient (above).

If info@avonfoundation.org appears as a recipient, please delete and add the correct recipient email.

My Chemical Comics - Yes, Way

New Gerard Way Comic Book Series
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE band member, GERARD WAY, 31, is planning a follow-up to his series of graphic novels. When he was just 16, he wrote a set of comics while living in Belleville, NJ. He relaunched his comic author career in 2007 by releasing The Umbrella Academy. Way recently triumphed at comic publishing’s top prize ceremony last month at the 2008 Eisner Awards. He took home the gong for Best Limited Series.


Continue reading

August 17, 2008

Hope for the old Passaic River

August 17, 2008

"A Flash of Hope for a Tainted River

By MARY JO PATTERSON
KEARNY

THE tide was rising and the sun sinking in the sky as members of the
Passaic River Boat Club gathered here for Cruise Night one muggy evening last
month, opposite the northern tip of Newark.

Though several had their boats on trailers on the river’s banks, everyone
understood there would be no cruise. To cruise, one must have access to a river,
and the dilapidated ramp where they staged the event was not fit for man or
boat. Members of the club were undeterred. Their goal was to rebuild the launch
and return recreational boating to the neglected and polluted lower
Passaic...."


Continue reading the article online at the NY Times

August 16, 2008

Italian Americans of Newark, Belleville and Nutley

Book Signing and Lecture

"Italian Americans of Newark, Belleville and Nutley"
by Sandra S. Lee


Monday, August 18, 2008, at 6:30pm

Belleville Public Library and Information Center
221 Washington Avenue
Belleville, NJ 07109-3189
Tel: (973) 450-3434
Fax: (973) 759-6731

August 14, 2008

Some poems about Belleville in here

How many current poetry collections include working class poems about Franklin Avenue, the Chandelier Restaurant and George Washington's retreat through Belleville, N.J., hmmmm?




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August 11, 2008

Chop trees, build memorial park

"The north Jersey town where I grew up has always aired its political laundry on a clothesline in the town square. Well, if they had a town square, that's where the clothesline would be.

People from miles around knew about my little town from its word-of-mouth reputation long before that TV-mob show was set there, or the Jersey Boys hit Broadway.

It won't be long before the rest of the world learns of Belleville, the little town in north Jersey that cut down trees on a public space to build a memorial garden...."

Continue reading the entry...


Copyright © 2008 by Anthony BuccinoRiver view of park property.

Courtesy of Belleville Township web siteArtist's rendering of proposed park










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August 7, 2008

Belleville School One

Belleville School One memorial plaque.The Academy

Belleville's first public school, established 1853.

Do you know the history of schools 1 through 10?

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Check out Anthony Buccino's latest poetry collections:

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Three collections of essays by
Anthony Buccino are now available on Kindle.

A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection

Sister Dressed Me Funny

Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time



 
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