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Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation is looking for local residents who were born at Clara Maass Medical Center, Clara Maass Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, or Newark German Hospital to help us kick off our “A Star is Born” campaign.  Nominations may come from any source including family members (parents, siblings, cousins, grandparents, etc.), friends, or self-nominations. The lucky winner(s) will

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I’m thankful for growing up in old Belleville. New Jersey, that is, not Ontario or Illinois or Michigan or Kansas or even Belleville, Paris. I’m thankful for growing up in good old Belleville, New Jersey. I’m thankful that I spent the first ten years of my life growing up in the same house my father grew up in and that his father built nearly a hundred years ago in Belleville, New Jersey. First

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Visiting his elementary after 45 years kindles memories and opens hatch for current batch of students to hear neighborhood history. This was the plan: talk to the fifth and sixth graders at School 10 about going to the school a long time ago when I lived in the neighborhood, then read a poem about growing up, then a poem about the soldiers’ memorials, then talk about the 160 men from Belleville

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"For those who have fought for it freedom has a taste the protected will never know" Engraved on a Vietnam War era Zippo lighter. When I sat with them, it took me a long time to find a place to sit. These guys were nearly my age, mostly a tad older, Vietnam War vets. I couldn't figure what it was that kept telling me not to sit at this table, or at this table, or even at this table, as I

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Pretzels! By Anthony Buccino A s the Indian Summer bids a hasty retreat while eventide arrives sooner and sooner, the novelty of the new school year quickly wanes. The fall fashions have already made their flash in the school hallways, children wonder will this outfit be too warm for school or that outfit too cool? This is the time of the school year when the older kids look

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(biscotti yellows of the peanut butter)By Anthony Buccino T hat distinctive smell of pizza and french fries on Friday mornings always signaled the school week was nearly over. A few minutes in the lunch line, and one or two classes, and it's onto the weekend. Not only the children felt this way, but some adults went to four years and more of college, got certified

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From the earliest grades to grad schools everywhere, when that end of school bell rings out the day, children queue, nickel in hand, to be the first to reach the candy counter at the corner store. By Anthony Buccino It is a truth universally acknowledged that a child, after a long day of school work, must be in want of penny candy from the corner store. Growing up, it seemed, every

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Here's something about dog hair, it's like pollen. You don't ever see it moving on a breeze until it gangs up on you and forces an explosion in your nose.  Sometimes you can move a piece of furniture and find yourself asking your dog, "Is there another dog in here? One that's been vaporized except for his fur?" Don't expect your dog to answer you unless you say one of the magic words such

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Growing up on the border line of Belleville and Nutley, the children in my neighborhood along Meacham Street knew that when we grew old we would speak Italian. It was as obvious as all of those gray-haired relatives who came to call spoke the dialect. On Gless Avenue where I grew up, we had a few Polish families and there was one woman who only spoke Greek. Otherwise, the family names up and

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The Township of Belleville will hold a ceremony at the township’s Sept. 11 memorial. There will be readings and other observances to honor the memory of the three Belleville victims of the attacks. There will be readings honoring the families  of 9/11 victims, and a performance by the Chorus of Communities Choir. Sunday, Sept. 11, 1 P.M. Belleville Memorial Park - Franklin Ave. and Chestnut St.

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"My co-worker, asked me, “What do we do now?”...I had no idea. And, neither did the other hundreds of people standing around. It was soon clear that security wasn’t about to let anyone back into the building. Harborside was shielding us from the view of the towers’ smoke plumes ... " Read more

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One of the best things about Amazon.com is that you can look for out of print titles and if they are available buy them and be reading them in no time. In the old days, you might have had to go to a used book store and browse the stacks for hours to find a treasure. (Reminds me of the argument in The Strawberry Statement, Notes of A College Revolutionary by James Simon Kunen - where he passes

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Columbus Day Parade Honorees Named Patch.com The Nutley Belleville Columbus Day Parade Committee is hosting the largest Italian American Event in Essex County. This year's parade is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1:30 pm. The parade route starts at Belleville High School, 100 Passaic Ave., ... See all stories on this topic »

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A long, long time ago, in the place where you live now, the children and most families who lived here knew the traditional pizza pie as a rare and luxurious treat. Dad arriving home with a hot pizza pie to surprise the family was like setting up a Christmas tree in your living room in July. In the 1950s and 1960s, many families had one working parent and most moms stayed home to take care of

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Where do lakes go when you grow up? I suppose they grow larger and clearer as you get older. And the times spent there grow from lazy afternoons to full summers half a lifetime ago. It is as if those brief half-day visits to that far away lake take on a life of their own in the transition from a childhood memory to an adult’s memory of childhood. Some 30-odd summers ago, the children on my

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Only one thing is better than waking up to the sound of a power lawnmower on Saturday morning, and that is cranking up your mower to wake up the neighborhood teenager first thing after his late night out. Beep! Beep! Slam! Slam! Goodnight already! Of course, it’s just a coincidence that you happen to be mowing at a time he would find early. It’s hilarious to engage the youthful neighbor in an

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How could anyone, let alone my older sister, move to a state where you can’t get Taylor ham, good veal cutlets or Brookdale soda? Well, I’d just have to trail her to find the attraction. My daughter returned from a visit that included a stop in Ashtabula, Ohio, to visit relatives. She brought me two souvenirs – a book and some food – from the town where I spent many a mellow, well-behaved teenage

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Nearly 30 years ago, my dad used to drive my buddy, Stinky, and me to fish in the Diamond Mill Pond in the far reaches of the Essex County Park system. In those long ago summer days, he could have been driving us to Alaska or Lake Hopatcong. It didn’t matter much, it was a long, far ride. Dad would drop us off before 8 a.m. He’d then pick us up around lunch time. Diamond Mill Pond in Millburn,

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For years I've been doing my mom's job. It paid the same for her as it does for me. Some times you find what you're looking for and that's when the disappointment starts. Who knew reading the obituaries every day could be such a chore? One person lives to 107, another to 77. A warehouse worker is my age. As I scan three pages, I notice one resident is 43, another resident is 46. A teacher is

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When that little Facebook group, You know you’re from Belleville, N.J., if you, went viral last week, it might have been looked at as a flash in the pan when the group exploded from about 600 members to nearly 2,000 in a day or two. Strange things like that do happen on the Internet and it’s often hard to find what triggered the event. But now, From Belleville is rounding 3,000 members.  And

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We passed a new milestone in my household when school started this month. It feels more like a millstone around my neck as I think of the tremendous change in lifestyle it will encompass. The high school where my 15-year-old is a sophomore has decided to take away her health class and, lo and behold, give her driver’s education classes for a semester. As the father of a little girl who has not

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You know you're from Belleville if ...  It was just a sleepy little group on Facebook called, “You know you’re from Belleville, N.J., if you.” Over the years, there has been some minor interest as several hundred folks joined and then forgot about the little Facebook group. But on Monday, when we needed to decide whether to upgrade or abandon the group, is when things took a surreal turn. We

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Sucking on a peach pit is the perfect way to while away a steamy summer afternoon. Roll it around carefully and use the pointed end of the pit to pick out the strands of peach fuzz and pulp between teeth. All this while the taste of fresh peach tingles through your cheeks. One of the first things Dad did when we moved into the big house in Belleville was to chop down the black walnut trees

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Scouts Seek Nudist Camp Over the Mountain  By Anthony Buccino Solo-Suzuki, Locket, me and the rest of our small scout troop followed Hiney through what passed for a trail skirting the swamp end of Wildcat Lake, trudging up the side of a mountain in search of the nudist camp just over the hill from our scout camp. Hiney knew from other scouts that if we went over the mountain we'd find a road

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Staying cool, waiting for Jerry the Ice Cream Man Back in the day, our refrigerator's freezer was the size of two ice trays and a pound of chop meat. Then that small cool space froze over and there was NEVER room for ice cream unless it was your birthday!  It was the same way up and down the block on Gless Avenue in Belleville. Anybody who got rid of their ice box and got an electric

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I saw the greatest minds of my dead end street running into the blue mist of the sweet-smelling cloud behind the Essex County mosquito man's Jeep. Summer in the 1960s, and the living was good. Sticky fly paper hung over the Maytag wringer next to the kitchen sink. Melmac cups were neatly stored on the yellow contact paper on the shelves behind the glass doors. Sometimes, you'd bug Ma while she

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Four decades later, I return to the pipeline. The dragon's tail is less pronounced, and full-grown trees hide the view of homes on Sycamore.... Near the border of Nutley and Belleville, at the end of our dead end street, Gless Avenue, a large overgrown field crosses our block like a T. Our street is the stanchion and the cross piece is the field on the T. Above the fallow field, high in the

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Home-made cannon for ceremonial salute to Belleville soldiers. Around this time each year, the tradition in Belleville is to gather on July 4th morning and read the names of our Second River forefathers who fought in the American Revolution. {This year, the event will likely be in September.) Nearly 70 Belleville veterans of that war are buried in the Dutch Reformed Church cemetery. Their

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Cherry Blossom Press has published Belleville and Nutley In the Civil War, a Brief History by Anthony Buccino. The book is a compilation of information documenting the participation of the New Jersey towns of Belleville and Nutley in the American Civil War. Publication includes information on six local soldiers killed in action in the War Between the states, plus information on the battle

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It was always a hoot when Don the TV repair man came around to fix our Motorola. You could keep your RCA with that little dog, he only sold Motorola brand TVs and stereos.   Don the TV Man drove a red Ford panel truck that he likely bought new in 1955 or so. In the 1960s it didn't seem so old, but by the 1990s when he was still tooling down the street, it tended to stand out against the

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Boy Scouts Built Traditional NJ Icon - A Tollbooth By Anthony Buccino Two troops of Boy Scouts from our area converged at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., last month to participate in the National Boy Scout Jamboree. The 72 scouts representing our area joined nearly 40,000 at the opening night ceremony and were joined by President Bill Clinton. Ah, the things we do when we’re kids! Part of the jamboree

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You wouldn't think that a kid could get into too much trouble riding his bike up and down a dead end street. On both sides of that Gless Avenue there were about a dozen two-family houses and not all of them had kids who rode their bikes in the street, on sidewalks that lifted near big trees, or up and down smooth and bumpy driveways. In baseball season, we took the cards of players we didn’t

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"So long, New York, Howdy, Belleville." What if Bob Dylan lived in a boarding house in Belleville in the 1960s Read on

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There is no joy in the news that another Belleville schools classmate has gone on ahead of Judgement Day and me. It brings back that sunny afternoon in 1969 or so, when our class returned late one afternoon from one of Mr. Forte's field trips. The school buses had long gone and everyone needed to make their own way home. A tall skinny friend, Jay, and I walked up Holmes Street. I was going to

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Anthony Buccino has begun to post short essays about life and growing up in Belleville on the Local Voices of  Belleville Patch. Look for new columns weekly.

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First robin of spring A boy in a new neighborhood makes friends with a lost baby robin, feeding it, and teaching it to perch and take short flights. We really mean it, this time. Click link to read.

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The first robin of spring A boy in a new neighborhood makes friends with a lost baby robin, feeding it, and teaching it to perch and take short flights.

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Moving down Meacham Hill A snapshot of Belleville in the early part of the last Century.

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A long road from Nanny Goat Hill Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville celebrates its 50th anniversary Friday, September 28, 2007 BY KASI ADDISON Star-Ledger Staff Angela Cuozzo-Zarro remembers when she used to play kickball, whack baseballs and pick mulberries on the spot where Clara Maass Medical Center now stands in Belleville. When the hospital began construction in 1952, it meant the

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Belleville native Anthony Buccino has been writing for more than four decades. A lot of his nonfiction, fiction and poetry has been based on growing up in and memories of Belleville. Click Writing Connections To Belleville, to see some of the ties.

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YOUNTAKAH COUNTRY  A Poetic View of Nutley, Old and New Buccino grew up on the Belleville/Nutley border and remembers those early days along Meacham, classes at Holy Family School ... and those trips to Drewe's to race his slot-cars. Cherry Blossom Press presents YOUNTAKAH COUNTRY A Poetic View Of Nutley Old And New by Belleville born Nutley writer Anthony Buccino. The poetry collection is

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Nutley poet discusses Belleville-inspired writings Thursday, April 21, 2011 BY MARIA KARIDIS Belleville Times STAFF WRITER Please read the article.

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Arts Belleville in Verse In Honor of National Poetry Month, We Speak with Anthony Buccino By Erel Pilo

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T-shirts, mouse pads, wall clocks, buttons, magnets, more! The one and only Brookdale Soda created in Bloomfield! Take a peak, share your Brookdale soda wish list, take home a souvenir (It's not to early to start your Christmas gift shopping!) Sun Sept 5 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nutley Street Fair Franklin Avenue Nutley NJ 07110 Sun Sept 12, 2010 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Italian Festival Diamond Spring

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Anthony Buccino will sign copies of his latest books at 2 p.m., on Saturday, June 26, at The Stuffed Cupcake-TM, 231 Franklin Avenue, Nutley, N.J. Fans can pick up a few signed-books for summer reads and gifts and bring home some fabulous, world-famous, stuffed cupcakes. Mark your calendars today! visit: Anthony Buccino ******************************************* Copyright © 2010 by Anthony

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New Poetry Collection CANNED - Booted, bumped, down-sized, fired, forced out, hated, hired, jobless, laid off, let go, out of work, out-sourced, pink-slipped, terminated, sacked, unemployed Belleville native Anthony Buccino’s new collection “CANNED - Booted, bumped, down-sized, fired, forced out, hated, hired, jobless, laid off, let go, out of work, out-sourced, pink-slipped, terminated, sacked

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Belleville native Anthony Buccino has published his third poetry collection AMERICAN BOY: Pushing Sixty. Working class verse about life and growing up in New Jersey.From the center of the Baby Boom, his working class verse view life and growing up in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and growing older in the 1980s, 1990s and the oughts.Buccino will read from this and his other collections at the River

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Nutley Little Theatre UP POPS THE DEVILBy Frances Goodrich and Albert HackettDirected by Julie JinNLT’s very first production is revived as a special event for our 75th anniversary celebration!Performing at Grace Episcopal Church, Nutley, where it all started with the Parish Players, we’ll stage this light-hearted, screwball comedy of the day, very much in the style of “Barefoot in the Park.”

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Belleville Education Foundation Presents CONNIE FRANCIS WEEKEND Friday, October 23 - Sunday October 25 Join Co-Chairs - Tommy DeVito, Four Seasons Founder, Phil Cuzzi, Major League Baseball Umpire and the Belleville Education Foundation in celebrating Connie Francis, legendary international singer and illustrious Belleville High School graduate! Events: Friday, October 23, 2009 1 PM The “

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Storyteller of black AmericaWashington Times - Washington, DC, USABy Deborah K. DietschBlack history has intrigued Lonnie G. Bunch III since his days growing up in Belleville, NJ He remembers being old enough at age 12 or ...

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Maybe this bird is thinking about running for office and gathering petition signatures at Glendale?What do you think?Glendale canvasserNot sitting on the fence.This turkey was spotted from Joralemon Street grazing in Glendale Cemetery on Easter Sunday afternoon. We know some hunters who were planning an early Thanksgiving feast.*******************************************Copyright © 2009 by

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Check out Cherry Blossom Village, Belleville, NJ, a new blog that will keep you up to date on the history and present of the annual cherry blossom bloom in Belleville and Newark, N.J.Here's my take:Cherry Blossom Trees, Not Cherry TreesAs a native Belleville-ite (Bellevillian, someone who grew up in Belleville), it bugs me when the cherry blossom trees are referred to as "cherry trees" because

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Belleville Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our FreedomSecond edition is now available. Updates information from the 106-page original printing, including more information on Belleville actions in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and peacetime casualties.For information

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Look forYou know you're from Belleville, N.J., if youin Facebook groups.Copyright © 2009 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanksCheck out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections. Three essay collections areavailable on Kindle.

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American Rock Band My Chemical Romance Talks About New AlbumShareThisDecember 30, 2008 9:23 a.m. ESTNidhi Sharma - Celebrity News Service ReporterBelleville, NJ (CNS) - American rock band My Chemical Romance (MCR) has begun work on their follow-up to 2006's Welcome to the Black Parade. Frontman Gerard Way has revealed that the group's next studio album won't follow a concept unlike the band's

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Screenplay by Belleville-born Nutley native Frances Goodrich and her husband Albert Hackett.Own your own copy of It's A Wonderful Life?More about Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett*******************************************Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.CarnivalSupport this web site,

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Remember, the screenwriters on this Christmas classic film are Belleville-born Nutley native Frances Goodrich and her husband Albert Hackett.More about Frances Goodrich and Albert HackettCopyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link,

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Finally, the truth can be told!Feast of the Seven Fishes

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Sometimes the middle of the day is the best time to see things ... when no one's around and you can hear the silence of the woods and the rush of the water in the nearby river. Nothing says lonely like a baseball field in winter. You would think spring is around the corner and this field is waiting for the kids. Pay no attention to the sign ... or the ashtray ... or the entrance. The

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Belleville Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our FreedomSecond edition is now available in paperback or as a download. The 174-page second edition updates information from the 106-page original printing, including more information on Belleville actions in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and peacetime casualties.

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Belleville native, singer Tommy DeVito, one of the Four Seasons was to be honored today when the TOMMY DEVITO DRIVE sign was placed atop the street sign at 94 Belmont Avenue, Belleville, where he was born.The Four Lovers started out in the early '50s, but the individual members' musical backgrounds went back to the 1930s. Their whole story started with the DeVito family of Belleville, a

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Belleville policeman killed, second officer hurt in car crashby Kasi Addison and Nyier Abdou/The Star-LedgerSaturday September 06, 2008, 12:15 PMA Belleville police officer was killed this morning when he lost control of his cruiser after it was hit by another vehicle in Nutley, just across the township's border. A second officer in the cruiser was seriously injured, authorities said.Continue

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Anthony Buccino is a contributor to NJVoices> where he writes on various topics including a scout hike in search of a nudist camp, bank fees, VHS tapes, the mosquito man, reading the obituaries, Ann Landers, Dear Abby, the comics and other family & kids musings.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written

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Local author and blogger, Norman Price has captured the history of the famous town landmark by speaking with Robert Plenge and Eleanor Strollo. Plenge's book about the family farm is The Pictures in the Trunk."...The farm was where today we find the Rutan Estates. Modern day Plenge Drive goes through the heart of what was the farm. It ran from Third River along Joralemon Street to the Bloomfield

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Many signs welcome visitors to old Belleville. Here are a few. Funny, they couldn't find a large open ballfield or park to have this party We might visit, but our NJ Transit bus detours around the festivities.It'll behoove you to check out this Bloomfield Avenue corner in Belleville This would have been the western border of Plenge's Farm ... back in the day.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino,

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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

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August 17, 2008"A Flash of Hope for a Tainted RiverBy MARY JO PATTERSONKEARNYTHE tide was rising and the sun sinking in the sky as members of thePassaic River Boat Club gathered here for Cruise Night one muggy evening lastmonth, opposite the northern tip of Newark.Though several had their boats on trailers on the river’s banks, everyoneunderstood there would be no cruise. To cruise, one must have

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Book Signing and Lecture"Italian Americans of Newark, Belleville and Nutley"by Sandra S. LeeMonday, August 18, 2008, at 6:30pmBelleville Public Library and Information Center221 Washington AvenueBelleville, NJ 07109-3189Tel: (973) 450-3434Fax: (973) 759-6731

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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?Check out Anthony Buccino's latest poetry collections.Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this

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"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

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The AcademyBelleville's first public school, established 1853.Do you know the history of schools 1 through 10?Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanksCheck out Anthony Buccino's latest poetry collections:NEWS!Three

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What goes into making 'The Ex List' By CRISTINA KINONDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERMonday, July 28th 2008, 4:00 AMAlso, executive producer Diane Ruggiero promises she has a plan."It's a good one, and it does not involve any sort of trickery," Ruggiero said, not willing to give up the secret. "There's no, like, she's going to get out of the shower and it's just been three days." Ruggiero has also written

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The men named on the plaque risked everything to provide freedom for those of us who stand here today. When the men of Belleville rose up against England, it was no sure thing that the colonies would prevail but that the revolutionaries and their leaders might hang. The Dutch Reformed Church, in what is now Belleville, New Jersey, was established in 1697. The private cemetery on the west side of

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Attend the 4th of July ceremony honoring sixty-sixBelleville veterans of the American Revolutionburied in the churchyardof the Belleville Dutch Reformed Church10:30 am at the corner of Rutger and Main Street.For information or to help, please call (973) 759-9009.

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Foto Friday: Me and You (Bandom BFFs!) By no one would riot for less(Bandom Recs)Mikey and Gerard claim they've always gotten along famously, and spent much of their childhood creating their own world, when they weren't allowed to play outside in their Belleville, NJ neighborhood. Gerard cites Mikey as being one of ...Bandom Recs - http://community.livejournal.com/bandom_recs/ My Chemical Romance

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As a writer in an emergency, I would rather have a Red Cross radio than a Cross pen.With the American Red Cross Radios by Eton, I'll have information, a light source, a cell phone charger and renewable energy at my fingertips. See more

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When I was a kid my dad took me to eat at Rutt's Hut. I remember walking to the railing at the end of the parking lot and looking down at the river. When I was a teen, I found myself in Clifton at Rutt's Hut and when I looked over the railing a the end of the parking lot, what did I see? Route 21. You haven't lived in old Belleville if you've never been to Rutt's Hut for a hot dog, or two. Enjoy

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June 4, 2008, 7:30 PMNUTLEY VELODROME 75th ANNIVERSARYNutley Museum Meeting Room65 Church StreetJune 4th marks, the actual 75th anniversary of opening day of the Nutley Velodrome.Michael C. Gabriele will be give a presentation on the history of the Velodrome with new information to share. Sponsored by the Nutley Historical SocietyFree admission; light refreshments.The History of the Nutley

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This Memorial Day, let us not forget these Belleville sons, brothers and fathers who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

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Ma said you had to have feathers, fur or fins to get any attention around our house. She was, of course, referring to dad's homing pigeons, my dog and my aquarium.LiberationDavis and Purgrain pigeon feedsA trophyAs I recall, the old bird racing season began in early April, so now would be a good time to look for pigeon flyers scannning the sky for a returning racer.Keep 'em FlyingCopyright © 2008

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The annual Cherry Blossom Run was held at Branch Brook Park. Hundreds turned out to run the race and just as many showed up to cheer them on. It was also the first time many got to view the recently renovated Cherry Blossom Reception Center.Click here for more photos from the event.BACKGROUND The Essex County Park System was created in 1895 and is the first county park system established in the

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Corporal Frank A. Cancelliere of Sanford Avenue, was killed March 15, 1969, near Quang Tri Province in Vietnam.According to the official report, he died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the head and body from a friendly grenade that was accidentally detonated in the chow line at the mess hall.Continue reading

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Another Belleville Son Dies in Vietnam Battle(March 14, 1968) -- "Since he had to leave this world, I'm glad he left it the way he did, with courage and fighting for his country."There was little else for William D. Saunders of High Street, Belleville, to say. He is the father of Pfc. Donald Saunders who was killed in action in Vietnam recently.The young Saunders, only 20, died of wounds on his

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Franklin Avenue, on Washington's Retreat RouteCopyright © 2008 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks   

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After 12 years, Michael Saltarelli contemplates life after Wilmington dioceseBy GARY SOULSMAN, The News JournalPosted Sunday, January 27, 2008Delaware OnlineHe doesn't know when he'll get a call saying that it's time to step aside as shepherd of the largest faith on the Delmarva Peninsula.It might be at 7:30 a.m. on a Monday as Bishop Michael Saltarelli arrives at his gray-walled office west of

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If you grew up in Belleville in the 1960s, then you grew up listening to the neighborhood boys singing on the radio. Each new showing of Jersey Boys, the story of the Four Seasons, gets a rousing huzzah when Belleville, New Jersey, is mentioned.But, did you know the female backup singers were also from Belleville? The Delicates were the original Jersey Girls. Now, thanks to Denise Ferri's website

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Black Friday DealsYou can support this blog by finding something you can't live without at this link. 

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Bloomfield Avenue: A Jewish-Catholic Jersey Girl's Spiritual Journey - Linda Mercadante Late For Work - David Tucker The Real Nick and Nora - Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett by David L. Goodrich Images of America: Belleville - Nicole T. Canfora The Day I Turned Uncool - Dan Zevin PUBLISHING CONFIDENTIAL The Insider's Guide to What It REALLY Takes to

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You'll Flip for the new traffic pattern!If you haven't been that way this month, you'll find that High Street is now one way north and you can't turn in there from Holmes Street.At the middle school, it's anything but elementary!Positively glowing about the new signsA brief history of Belleville Middle SchoolBelleville Library historic photos of the school.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all

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Closing for My Chemical Romance at the inaugural concert series at the Prudential Center in Newark, will be Bon Jovi.Everybody knows that My Chemical Romance includes brothers Gerald and Mikey Way who grew up in Belleville. The shows, with that other Jersey guy, are Oct. 25 and Oct. 26.That Jon Bonjovi fellow also grew up somewhere in New Jersey.If I'm not there, start without me.Foreward

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You did if you visited the links at Old BellevilleNew Clara Maass Hospital to Provide Area with 324-bed facilities$5,000,000 Structure Called 'Hospital in the Park'is now Approximately One-Third Done; Will Offer Range of ServicesA long road from Nanny Goat HillClara Maass Medical Center in Belleville celebrates its 50th anniversaryFriday, September 28, 2007BY KASI ADDISONStar-Ledger StaffClara

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Raised in Belleville and Nutley, New Jersey, Thomas Francisco showed artistic talent as a youth and has followed his creative vision through fine arts. Don't miss your chance to see this photographic series.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon

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Read about the skirmishCopyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks   

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Growing Up by Russell Baker won the Pulitzer Prize. A portion of the book details his youth in Belleville, N.J., living on New Street, attending School 8 and various characters in town in the early part of the last century.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site,

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If you’ve ever wanted to know about the life of a major league baseball, then Life’s a Ball with Billy the Baseball by Mark Cervasio, with illustrations by Jim McWeeney, is the right start. This is the story of a baseball that dreams of “doing something that people will remember for a long, long time.” Billy the Baseball tells his own story from his start “as a small round cork in a factory far

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When I was a kid, in Belleville, my dad had homing pigeons, or racing pigeons. Besides the couple hundred pedigree homers in the coop, we cared for the wild birds too. We always set out a fresh pail of water near our backyard spigot. And in the long side yard (a lot then, a house now)Ma tossed out the stale bread and crusts.Mostly birds ate them - sometimes a squirrel and rarely a stray dog found

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Uncle Floyd Vivino at the KoCA spledid and fun time was had by all.Copyright © 2007 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission. CarnivalSupport this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks   

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