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My favorite summer job
was the summer after I graduated High School. It was the summer of '69 and I
dyed my hair blonde, got on a plane to Florida and worked as a waitress on
the beach. It was wonderful. I returned to Jersey when fall arrived and
started my real life. ;-) When I retire, I want to spend one more summer
doing something just as fun. But I doubt if they will hire me to dress in a
bikini and bring drinks to old men when I am 65. I will have to think of
something else. Hope all is well with the class of '69.
Linda Baum
Buset
Nutley, NJ
November 15, 2008
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There weren't all that many different ones,
especially since I was always working in bands somewhere .... but here
are the more unusual ones I can remember .....
Clerk at the Garden State Farms store by the HS (I
think it's a Carvel Ice Cream place now??)
Car wash boy at Belleville/Nutley Buick on
Washington Ave ... it was cool since I got to drive all of the brand new
cars that came onto the lot!
Bass player with one of the cabaret bands on
Carnival Cruise Lines ... it was for the "Cruise to Nowhere" series, a
three day trip that went out just far enough to allow everyone to gamble
but it never actually docked anywhere. I would go onto the ship at the
end of June and never got off the ship again until late in August ....
when it would dock to switch passengers it was only in port for 4 hours
(2 hours for off-load, 2 hours for loading) and the crew wasn't allowed
to leave. I did that for a few summers ('67, '68 & '69 I think?)
Peace,
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Hey there... I am really enjoying the summer jobs
stuff I'm reading, it really is cracking me up... This is a great
idea... we all need to laugh... Can you forward this for me?? I will
tell you about my part/time and summer job.
I worked for a hair salon owned by DePersio's and really loved being
with them I felt like family. I had to report to work the morning after
Jay Wetheril's infamous party. I know a lot of you were there and must
remember.
After being pulled into the Nutley Police Station with the class of 68
and 69 we spent a long time waiting for our parents to come and get us.
I had to go in to work the next morning after that fiasco and listen to
the ladies under the dryers pick up the flap and say" I heard there was
a wild party last night given by a cop...and the buzz started and the
rumors flew. I know my face was beet red and I wanted to scream "That's
Not True!!!!" I had to listen to this stuff for 8 hours.
They said there were drugs and yada yada yada.. The cops never got a
search warrant and planned this ahead of time...Imagine today if that
happened?
My boyfriend (and husband for 35 years) hid me in a closet because he
thought my father would kill me. But the buzz in the shop was about
someone with no clothes on... I wanted to die and scream "I WAS FULLY
DRESSED!!!!! but I couldn't let anyone know I was part of it. It was
like something on TV. The clientele there consisted of so many wives of
the Nutley cops... it was one long day in many that I worked there.
I wouldn't have dared take a day off either ..you just didn't do
that. I didn't want to tangle with Aunt Olga whom I'll never forget. She
used to tell me to marry her son and I could have all her Lenox., she
was so funny. Anyway that incident I will never forget as well as how
much fun at Jay's party.........
Yvonne
Cullari Puzio
November 2, 2008
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Hi!
I was mother's aid to the McGrorys (of
catering fame on Washington Avenue) There were 6 children ranging
from infant to 11. The 15 room house was a shambles everyday and I
had no less than 6 loads of laundry. I worked M/W/F 10 hours each
day - and that was probably why I never had kids of my own!
All through high school I worked for the
Nutley Sun and when I was in college I worked for Phil White summers
as well. This great gig had me doing reviews of shows at Garden
State Art Center, Papermill and Milburn Playhouse. I also did
"special errands" for Frank Orechio - mostly legal I think - nothing
that involved me personally fortunately! I also wrote "Seems Only
Yesterday" for over 4 years.
The worst was summers when I worked in the
Records Department for Hartford Insurance downtown Newark. Boring
and the commute sucked, but the money paid for the college
education.
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Ok my very first job as a
youngster 12 to 14 was, walking kids at my uncles pony-rides in Lyndhurst on
River Road across from 3-Acres Restaurant. "Great Hot Dogs"! As a pony
walker, I made a lot of circles and ruined a lot of freaking boots when the
ponies would step on my toes while walking next to them. But the pay was
$2.00 per hour and the tips were great. I made sometimes $100. per day back
then! Taking care of those animals taught me a lot in those early years.
I was 15 to 17 My next job at the Jim Tyrone's used-car-lot at the train
tracks at the bottom of Center Street and Washington. I use to wash them,
polish them, go to the auction with the owner.
I'll never forget he bought me a Sears Motor Bike. It would not start one
day, so I put it in gear and ran down the sidewalk with it. It started and I
tripped on a high edge of sidewalk and it went all the way down Washington
Ave and hit a car in Lenard Chevrolet used car lot. I had to work a month to
pay for the damage. LOL But I drove my 1962 Red Corvette. Remember it? It
was Hot. I sold it to buy my wife Wedding ring and pay for our Wedding..
Today it worth over $100 K OMG LOL
Worked at Ruts-Hut for 1-month, then 3-month at the Gorelich Auto Shock
Warehouse in Clifton as a forklift driver.. Money wasn't bad...
Delivered Milk for Forest Diary 2:am to 7:am before going to school, driving
one of those stupid stand up trucks with John Sebastian. We eat and drank
more products then we delivered. But it was all good.
Pump gas at Journey's Sunoco, Good family to work for. Learned a lot about
cars. Ask Richie La Monica. He'll tell you how we screwed up his dads car.
LOLOLOL
Best Job (Otis Elevator Company) made a lot of money, got a lot of education
between RCA institute and NY Business school all paid by them. I started in
the field installing Elevators all over New Year City. I love it! I always
had good work ethics. I was asked to take a management position. I was with
them 15 years and my last project for them was to run 15 floors of tower B
World Trade Center. I had 20 people under me and we brought the project in
11-weeks ahead of schedule. I left that trade when three of my fellow
workers fell and died.
I left to go into business for myself.
Mike Fusco
October 31, 2008
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While living in Nutley, I
only had 1 job, it was for a bakery in a small mall in Styretown. I was paid
$1.10 an hour and was fired after a week - for incompetence, quite likely, I
was so afraid of making mistakes that I made too many of them.
Mimi Torchia
Boothby
October 31, 2008
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To all, My worst
job was in 1970 right after coming back to Nutley from the military. I
worked for a painter in Bloomfield who primarily worked commercial painting
jobs. Here are some of the catastrophes:
1, Painting a half mile 6 foot tall chain link fence in East Hanover in a
dark green enamel paint, looked like a smaller version of the incredible
hulk even after spending about an hour trying to get the paint off my face
and hands. Lots of laughs from the home team.
2, Painting all windows and doors on the three story Glen Ridge high school,
3, Painting the fire escapes at a Patterson high rise, What a thrill!
4, Funniest! Watching a co-worker losing control of a high pressure paint
sprayer and coating everything including himself with a bright white paint.
Took us four days to clean that one up and was instrumental in me looking
for a different job to pay for college.
Thanks,
Jim Fasano
October 31, 2008
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The most money I
ever made was making pizza at Three Guys from Italy on Franklin Avenue in
Belleville. There was this nutty guy who used to hang around outside the
store and dance for a quarter. I can’t remember his name (Louie or Nicky?),
but he used to show up in Nutley sometimes; occasionally got his butt
kicked. I made so much money I would blow it on stupid things like a fake
beard. That lasted about one hour.
Hardest job was working construction, framing apartment buildings. Early to
rise, traveled good distances to get to the jobs. Always fell asleep in the
truck on the way home; made good money for those Italian Knits, Sharkskin
pants and Doe Skin suede shoes with silk socks. We had it made.
Easiest job was WT Grants. Worked the warehouse and picked up a few things
free, like a transistor radio. I had to scrub the grill at the end of the
evening. The best part; there was always some great looking girls working
there as well; Connie and Alice to name a few.
Worst job was Bamberger’s Warehouse, maybe at the same time as Bob, but you
couldn’t find because I used to snooze inside the large furniture boxes.
That didn’t last long at all.
The absolute best job was paying in the band with John De Angles, Eddie
Borga and Pepe. We were great and had the best time. John used to rub his
bare ass on Eddie’s organ.
Richard A. La
Monica
October 30, 2008
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Good Afternoon
Everyone,
What were
your most memorable part time or Summer jobs? Vicky, Mike and Patty I
know you probably had over two dozen. We will limit it to five or less.
Mine are:
- Selling
beer at Yankee Stadium. I did this while going to Fordham in the Bronx.
CBS owned them. They were terrible so the fans drank a lot. I received
$.07 commission for each can of beer sold, which retailed for $.75.
- Tour
conductor for Catholic High School class trips to Washington. Another
college job. Operator was named Groux Tours out of Clifton. Most trips
lasted three days. I made over 70 of them. The last time I was in a
classroom on a Friday was in N.H.S.
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Bamberger's Warehouse on Franklin Street in Bloomfield. The Summer of
69! Woodstock, landing on the moon, almost a month straight of rain.
- Shop Rite
grocery delivery. Rich McGee got me the job. The delivery service was
owned by a guy from Belleville named Mick Little. We did this the
Summers of 1964 and 65.
- Passaic
trucking terminal. Another Rich McGee deal. We worked the grave yard
shift from Midnight to nine the next day. The place was across the
street from Rizzuto and Berra's Bowling Alley in Clifton. Some mornings
I had to pull over on the way up to the Bronx because I was falling
asleep. I took the State Troopers advice, who woke me up one morning on
the shoulder of Rt. 80, and stuck to the weekend job in Washington.
Bob Penett
October 30, 2008
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Hey
everyone--thought you might like to read my second column about the
filming of the 2% project. I was in one scene as a secretary
(technically, I played Mrs. Verdi!), and another as a teacher
(channeling my mom, perhaps). It was a lot of fun. I'll try attaching a
couple of photos, but I'm not sure if it'll work, since I'm sending to
so many people.
p.s.-Ralph, doorjam has a gig in Readington, so I doubt I'll make it
back to Nutley in time for Sunday's shoot. Have fun.
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Good Morning Everyone,
Ralph Cardinale would like all interested Club members, who would like to be
in the final shoot of the 2% movie, to be at Biondi Funeral Home 540
Franklin Avenue Nutley at 12 noon this Sunday
http://www.biondifuneralhome.com/
Please click the above link for directions. Of course, dress as if you were
going to attend a funeral.
Ralph's contact information is
Ralphlakota@aol.com (973) 223-3889.
The 2% web site is
http://www.the2prcent.com/ It contains
recently posted photos of the movie.
Linda and I will be there, please let Ralph know if you plan on attending so
he can plan the scene.
Bob Penett
October 20, 2008
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Hello again everyone. If
you haven't done so already, please read my prior post about the
benefit/fundraiser we are having for our dear friend Dolores (Dee) Melegh
Kablis who is fighting stage IV colon cancer to learn more information on
Dee's present situation.
As a follow-up to my prior post, we have a set a place, time, and date for
the fundraiser. It is going to be held at Jack's Rib and Ale (on Rt. 35 in
Neptune, NJ) on Saturday, November 1st from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Jack's is only
about an hour drive from Nutley. BlueStone will be performing and we are
going to have some door prizes and nice gifts to be auctioned off. The
owners of Jack's are also contributing by providing special priced dinners
and drinks for the night and donating a portion of the profits. Aside from
the obvious goal of providing some much needed financial help for Dee, I'm
sure the evening will be a fun time to get together with long-time friends!
I have asked Bob Penett to provide me with the e-mail addresses of the
members of the HCC so I can invite you all individually, since I am unsure
how often each of you visit the "guestbook".
I hope to see you at the benefit. Dolores NEEDS all the support she can get!
If your coming, by all means bring friends, family members, whoever!!!
Please look for my e-mail coming soon. If you have any questions feel free
to contact me at layniede@optonline.net or call me at 732-504-8003 From the
bottom of my heart, I thank you all in advance. Hopefully, I will see some
or MANY of you on November 1st!
Laynie
DeAngelis
Lakewood, NJ
September 16, 2008
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Hello everyone. I am
reaching out to the Half Century club in the hopes that many of you will
attend a future fund-raiser event, still in the planning stages, for Dolores
Melegh Kablis.
Many of you know Dolores personally. As you may or may not know, Dee was
diagnosed with colon cancer last year. At the time of her diagnosis it was
learned that the cancer had already spread to her liver. She underwent a
very lengthy surgical procedure to remove the tumor in her colon as well as
whatever they were able to remove in her liver. She also underwent six
months of extensive chemotherapy. The follow-up testing and results were
looking good, until last week when the doctors discovered the cancer was
again active in her liver, as well as in some lymph nodes in her chest. She
will again begin a regimen of chemotherapy. Financially, Dolores is having
serious problems and will be losing her main insurance benefits at the end
of the year. She cannot even meet the co-pays for the many doctors she has
to see and tests she has to have done.
Dolores's dear friend, Ginny Knust, her children, and myself are working
very hard to try and set up an event/fund-raiser to help her out as much as
we can. My brothers' band, BlueStone, will very likely perform at this
benefit as well. We are looking at several venues, and hopefully will have a
place secured within a few weeks, possibly at Jack's Rib and Ale in Neptune,
NJ. I will, of course, keep you posted once a date is secured. I hope as
many of you as possible will be able to attend and support Dolores in her
time of need. Feel free to contact me at
layniede@optonline.net if you have any ideas or know someone who
might have a business that may want to contribute items to be auctioned off.
Thank you for your time and please keep Dolores and her family in your
prayers.
Laynie
DeAngelis
Lakewood, NJ
September 12, 2008
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| Hi, I graduated from St.
Mary's in 1948. A favorite teacher was Sister Madeline. Some of the surnames
in my class were Fraser, Reilly, Flynn, Hackett, and Kearney. I have many
fond memories of St. Mary's and Nutley.
Lillian
Cannon-Hamersma
Forked River, NJ
August 25, 2008
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Good Evening Everyone,
Ralph Cardinale is heading up a project to produce a movie, to be filmed in
Nutley, about the members of "The 2% group"
http://www.the2prcent.com/
Pictured are Dan Dippel, Bobby Presutti and Chico Caprio in the back. Ralph
and Sal Failla in front.
Shooting will be from August 26th through the 28th with additional shoots
carrying into September. Ralph would like to hear from anyone who might be
interested in getting involved. There is a need for cars and any other items
which have a specific late 60s tone. Teenage extras will be needed as well
as extras from the Club for present day scenes. If you would like to get
involved financially, that would be appreciated. If you know anyone who may
have an interest, their participation would be welcome.
Ralph can be reached at
Ralphlakota@aol.com or you can call him at
(973) 223-3889.
Following is a recent article in the Nutley Sun:
Over the Back Fence
By Victoria Chalk July 17, 2008
"Lights, camera. action!" These are words that have been heard fairly often
in Nutley, and will been proclaimed again soon, if a group of determined
Nutley High graduates has anything to say about it. If your high school
years go back as far as the late 60's or early 70's, you may remember the
division of the school's population as being either
"collegiates" or "hoods." A portion of the latter group held an even
narrower classification: "The 2%." Members of that band of half a dozen or
so guys took pride in walking to the beat of a different drum. They wore
leather jackets and high-rolled collars as they drove up and down Franklin
Avenue, a.k.a. "cruised the Ave." They claim they were misfits and that
people were afraid of them. A couple of them had no real parental
supervision, and could come and go as they pleased, which they did. They got
into minor scrapes with the law, and had the attention of the Nutley High
administration, specifically the late then principal, David Broffman. It was
he who coined the term "2%," when, at an assembly on the first day of
school, he referenced some vandalism that had taken place over the summer
break. He calculated that percentage as representative of the school's
population that was
responsible for inappropriate behavior at any given time. Our heroes flashed
knowing glances at each other, and decided that was what they would call
themselves from that point on. Mr. Broffman had unwittingly given them a
name and an identity that made their bond even stronger. Some 40 years
later, they have grown up and become productive citizens.
But their journey was so unique, they have decided to chronicle the events
that shaped their lives as they grew up on the streets of Nutley. The ties
they formed due to their broken home lives, the scrapes they got themselves
into, and the causes they championed (including a walk-out at NHS to protest
the lack of activities available to teens in town), all contributed to a
story compelling enough to come together for one more adventure: to bring
their story to the screen. Having secured the services of Producer/Director
Joe
Shelesky, and Producer/Screenwriter Sandy Perrelli, The 2% is assembling
cast and crew to shoot a short trailer to give prospective backers "a
visual" of what to expect the eventual full-length feature would look like,
according to Ralph Cardinale, Executive Producer of the project, who was
also a kingpin of The 2%. All production will be done in Nutley; the team
expects to have the film in the can sometime in August. You can visit their
website for more information at "the2prcent.com." Don't be surprised if you
come across vintage autos
and modern film equipment in town. Watch this space for more details as the
project progresses. I'm ready for my close-up. Until next time.
As we approach our 40th High School reunion, this story will be a great
spring board into our memories of our town in our time.
Bob Penett
August 5, 2008
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Hi everyone! Thursday,
August 21 is Swing Night. As usual, we will be ready for you from 5:00 on.
We will have appetizers, water and soda. Please bring your spirits of choice
and if anyone wants to bring additional snacks or dessert, just let me know!
Let's hope the weather is good.
We are planning a different sort of marina party this year. As you may know,
we switched to the next marina and are still in the process of selling our
boat. This marina, Stony Point Bay, is having their annual party on
Saturday, August 24th. Rather than lug everything up there and do all the
cooking, we can have a "party within a party" so to speak. It is only $20
pp, including the food, pool, tennis courts, pool table and DJ. There will
be plenty of coverage in case of rain. Again, you can bring your own
spirits. If you are interested, please let me know so I can give them a
count. The address is 36 Hudson Drive, Stony Point, NY. I'm not sure what
time it starts but if you want to use the pool, etc. you can arrive around
1:00. The food is probably served around 5:00 but I'll double check on that.
Looking forward to seeing you at one or both events!
Alice and Lee
August 5, 2008
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| New Email address (I
lose more friends this way!) Since the
internet was invented, I have never once intentionally changed my email
address. However, due to various mergers, buyouts and other shenanigans by
my internet providers
I have, over the years, been forced many times to tell people that I can no
longer be reached at my previous address. With each change, I feel I have
lost touch with certain people forever. And so, sadly, here we go again.
My newest email address at home will now be:
JohnAAAZ@comcast.net
During business hours, it is actually better to use my work email:
Jzimmermann@riverterminal.com
And of course, I maintain always a yahoo address, in case all else fails:
JohnAAAZ@yahoo.com
Please accept my apology for this annoyance, and use it as an excuse to
write back and say hi. Thank you!
P.S. In case you have not already heard, there is happy news in our musical
household: Our son James and his wonderful wife Candice will soon be moving
to Nashville TN where he starts his new job as PRINCIPAL CLARINETIST in the
Nashville Symphony(!)
http://www.nashvillesymphony.org/ Please
think of us (or join us!) at the opening All-Gershwin Gala Concert on Sept
6th and yes--- James will be performing those clarinet solos on Rhapsody in
Blue. It's been a long haul, but we finally got there.
John Zimmermann
August 2, 2008
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Hi all,
Just wanna update the club on what your good will has accomplished for
fellow member Freddy D. I recently saw Fred, and he continues to thank the
club and the difference your contributions have made in his life. Since he
has moved back to the area from a Lakewood institution, he has been very
happy (it was hell down there). It really shows in his presence. The
evidence is clear. He is being cared for, and is in a much more pleasant
environment. The new home is right off Mt. Prospect Ave. in Newark, and he
fits in very well there. They also have an effective program for him, and
keep him on the right meds. This was all accomplished with the generous
donations from various club members to help Fred move about 10 months ago.
He is very grateful.
All the best,
Chris Mastakas
Nutley, NJ
July 19, 2008
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Good Day All,
BlueStone will be playing (Down the shore) at Jacks Rib and Ale house. 1311
State Route 35s Neptune NJ. 732-774-9600 on 7/26/08. We took several months
off and we're ready to play. I am proud to announce my son Anthony De
Angelis (keyboard and vocals) will be joining us on stage.
Please try to make it!! Should be a lot of fun...
Thanks
John De
Angelis
Northampton, PA
July 15, 2008
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The Club would like to
thank Ralph Cardinale for arranging our Kingsland Park Picnic this past
Sunday. We had perfect 80 degree weather. The trees and flowers were in full
bloom. It was very pleasant relaxing by the brook enjoying good
conversations and food. We got out onto the softball field for an extended
practice session. I am sure there were some sore arms and other body parts
the next day.
Attending were Ralph and Mary Ann Cardinale, Lynda Lettieri Novak and Mike
Maffucci, Alice Hansen White and Lee, Chris and Lucy Mastakas, Tom and Ken
Pucci, Bob and Linda Penett, Vicky Chalk, Cathy La Scola, Rob Murphy,
Malcolm Tytell, Liz Mastrosimone, Sue Merrill and Judy Arcuti.
Bob Penett
May 31, 2008
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I came across your site
today - great idea! I am so glad I stumbled across it.
A brief history: October 24, 1964 - that was the day my parents moved us out
of Nutley! I was 12 years old and just 7 weeks as a 6th grader at St Mary's
School. I was crushed (who else can remember such a date - LOL). I was the
oldest of 6 kids we lived on Evelyn Place #12, prior to that Hillside Ave
#116 - I see Steve Danatos is a member - he lived 2 houses down from us on
Hillside Ave. Though the majority of my life was growing up was as a New
Yorker - I always considered myself a Jersey guy. Over the years, I thought
about this and wondered why. My theory is I was "plucked" from Nutley just
before hormones kicked in. Therefore, all my memories of Nutley are great
ones and NOT clouded by the inevitable boy-girl experiences that the
pre-teen and teen-age years bring, or of the other prejudices the maturation
process lays at our feet. I truly spent just a childhood in Nutley and the
safety net that comes with those experiences. I still stay in touch with a
few of my SMS classmates; the Krauss twins, Tom Murphy, and Vinny Parigi.
Here is a 60's link you guys might enjoy: Take Me Back To The Sixties Thank
you again for rekindling memories of a town I still call home.
P.S. I see that one of your homes is in Tobyhanna PA. We live in Nazareth
PA.
Harry A. Fox
May 12, 2008
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Good Evening Everyone,
Attached is a flyer for a pancake breakfast to meet candidate Sal Olivo, who
is running for the Nutley Board of Commissioners. The Club worked with Sal
by contributing to the beautiful refurbishment of the High School Senior
Courtyard. He has also played a major role improving other facilities around
town by getting Nutley Alumni to contribute and acquiring State government
funds. Ralph Cardinale is on the Committee to Elect Sal. Please visit his
web site for more information
www.olivoforcommissioner.com
Several of us played on the football team with Sal. He is a get it done
person who will help improve our Town. Please contact any friends or
relatives living in Nutley and encourage them to vote for Sal Olivo.
Thank you,
Bob Penett
April 6, 2008
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| Anyone interested in
playing touch football, please contact Ralph Cardinale or Bob Penett.
Bob Penett
March 26, 2008
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Hi Bob:
Of course I remember Soden's ['Sodens Sells Most Everything'--I think that
was on a sign out front.] I remember a few five-finger discounts on candy
and gum when a friend of ours worked there. I even think they sold the
forbidden 'Playboy' magazine!!! I recall also a place on the corner there, a
drugstore, I believe, where we got 5
cent real vanilla sodas at a counter. I could have a blast for a day with a
quarter--a comic book, a soda and some candy--great diet--with still some
change back. You are right, we were lucky to live in Nutley and go to SMS. I
had lunch with Rob Murphy many years ago in DC, and I was amazed what he
could remember from our day-to-day school activities. The creek behind Phil
Downey's house was the infamous scene I will never forget of stumbling into
a bee or wasp nest and getting stung about, oh, 30 or 40 times. Ah,
memories.
Cheers, Jim
Jim
Hickey
301-948-0400, x212
301-948-9031, Fax
www.planetcotton.com
February 08, 2008
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Hi!
Welcome back from cruise-land. Glad to hear everyone had a terrific time -
wish we were there, but we crossed your path in the air returning from
Aruba.
I got a note from Claudia and she has reserved our block of rooms (114-117)
We need to send our deposits (one night ) to confirm our reservations. All
others wishing to come along should either send me your intention, or
contact the Periwinkle directly to reserve. (I know that Leeann & Jack have
probably already sent their request)
We should also put the info on the website with a link to the Periwinkle
site.
www.periwinkleinn.com
so that anyone interested can see the room rates, etc.
Here's the reserved info:
Friday, September 5-Monday September 8 (three nights)
#117 (Penett) $184.00 one night/deposit
#116 (Cardinale) $184 one night/deposit
#115 (Novack) $179 one night/deposit
#114 (Markley) $196 one night/deposit
Please let me know that you have received this info - otherwise I will try
and call.
Hoping to see you at some point before Cape May!
Love ya,
Pattie
& Jim
February 07, 2008
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Bob,
God, even thought I went to High School in Newark, I spent plenty of time on
"the Centre". No one who lived in Nutley or surrounding towns didn't know of
Nunzio's Music on "the Avenue".
When I was a kid I had so many paper routes that I often went to Sodens and
me and my cousin, Stan Philip, used to end our Newark Evening News route in
the afternoon at Al's Sweet Shop on the corner of Prospect and Centre
(diagonally across from Journey's Garage), where both routes concluded.
The MudHole remains a prominent memory for me, as you may recall. In
Dec.1963, I was run over by a snow plow which all but severed my left foot.
Had it not been for the heroics of my other cousin, Steve Holland and Terry
McMahon, I surely would have lost my foot.
Jimmy Hickey would remember that.. I missed the 2nd half of 7th grade.
Great memories keep on coming as a result of your initiatives.
Regards,
Joe Amore
February 05, 2008
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Hi! I found your website
by accident. I was sorry to hear that so many of our classmates have passed
away. We aren't that old. I'm trying to locate some friends from back in the
day- Lynn Guenther, Colleen Butler, Patty Ajello, and Denise Schedeman. I
moved away in 1967 and lost touch with them in the late 70s.
Sandy
Pedroso
Harrisburg, PA
February 05, 2008
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Good Morning Jim,
Thanks for the note, I believe the Sweet shop, the one next to Savino's
Sport Shop on Franklin Avenue, did sell cheeseburgers. I recall rifling
through the discount 45s bin at Nunzio's a couple of doors down. I am sure
you recall Soden's candy store at the corner of Kingsland and Passaic. We
stopped in there after many a football game at Kingsland Park or after
getting our sneakers completely soaked in the stream behind Phil's house.
I am glad you are enjoying the web site. I have not been able to get many of
our S.M.S. classmates to participate for whatever reason. Sometimes I feel
as if I am Sister Mercedes assigning one of those punishment compositions of
five hundred words on "why I should not talk". After nine years of being
stifled you would think we would want to be more communicative.
We have seven St. Mary's bios currently, please make yourself number eight.
http://www.nutleyhalfcenturyclub.org/bios.htm
Fellow graduates, please join Jim and post some information about yourself
and some of your favorite memories from our grammar school years. If you
have forgotten anything, just e-mail Murph. He remembers every minute from
K-8!
Both of our reunions were absolutely great. We were fortunate to have been
sent to St. Mary's by our parents. Use "our web site" and e-mails to stay in
touch. It will enhance our next reunion when Rob, Steve and committee bring
us together again.
Bob Penett
February 03, 2008
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Good Morning Everyone,
It was a great week, and a great group. Please send along your photos and
comments to Bruce soon. Also, log onto our new travel blog, which is now
listed on our home page, and post as many comments for as many places as you
can. Send along photos as well. We are reaching the time in our lives to
travel more. Sharing our information will certainly help us enjoy both our
individual and joint adventures.
The Club is working on a trip to Florida next winter and our 40th High
School reunion in October of 2009.
Keep on rocking,
Bob Penett
February 03, 2008
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Hi All,
Nancy, Joe, Bill, and I arrived in LA without any problems. The trip from
the ship to the airport was a breeze and a sky captain took our luggage,
went around to the front of the line, processed our boarding passes and we
were called to get our luggage tags within a few minutes. It was incredible.
The flight was 7 1/2 hours then two hours to home. We're tired, but ever so
happy to have spent the last week with all of you. It was fabulous. Can't
wait for our next adventure. So glad we have Sunday to recuperate.
Love,
Sally
PS.....Nancy and Joe thought you were all just great!!!!
SALLY
FRENCH-- REFERRING TRAVEL AGENT
"Travel Made Easy, Plus More"
www.vacationsplusmore.com
www.ytbtravel.com/salfrench
February 02, 2008
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| Hello from Barbados!
Sally Nordstrom-French, our travel agent, has done a very good job of
arranging this great cruise on the Serenade of the Seas and Royal Caribbean.
We are having great weather and hope to be posting some photos when we get
home next week. Hope you will join us on the next cruise.
Bob Penett
January 31, 2008
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Hey Bob:
You have made this into quite an interesting site over the last few years. I
hope you are doing well. We had a lot of fun during our Nutley youth, which
seems like a century ago--not a half.
Hello to all:
I still remember with great fondness the first reunion party thrown in St
Mary's Gym many years ago. I thought the
evening was especially interesting for the nostalgia factor, and because the
points of reference from the past
for me had almost nothing to do with high school or college [including such
'mature' topics as Led Zeppelin's first
album, Woodstock and other concerts, chemical experimentation, philosophy,
existential arguments and so
forth], but rather centered on: "Hey, remember when we used to ice skate at
'The Mudhole', play Little League, go to the double-headers at the Franklin
Theater, have pizza at Ralph's, cheeseburgers at the Sweet Shop--was that
the name[?] etc.?"
I haven't been an 'active' member of the NHCClub, but I like to check in
every once in awhile to see what's going
on with names from the past. [Can you believe how many *^%@&%# years ago
that was?]
I have lived in Washington, DC, [in the city itself] since 1969. I have been
married for over 22 years and have two
children: my girl is 20, and my son is 18. My wife and I have owned one of
DC's most popular gift shops for 25+
years.
Finally, I have had a wholesale company for nearly 20 years that produces
top-quality custom-designed screen printed and embroidered apparel that we
produce at our factory in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a suburb of DC.
http://planetcotton.com/
We also have an affiliate company that can provide any item under the sun
with printed logos, and other designs.
http://thepromotouch.com/
Please say 'hello' if the mood strikes you. Also, if any of you have need of
the services and merchandise we can
provide for your companies/employees/events etc., give me a holler.
A belated, but nonetheless hearty, "Happy New Year" to all.
Cheers,
Jim
Jim
Hickey
301-948-0400, x212
301-948-9031, Fax
www.planetcotton.com
January 24, 2008
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Hey All,
Its not too late to join us on the Caribbean Cruise. If you just go to the
Royal Caribbean Website you may find some great last minute deals. The
airfare is about $450.00 roundtrip right now, flying in early on Jan. 26th
with the return on Feb.2nd a bit high, but maybe you'd make up the
difference in a last minute cruise deal. Especially if you don't mind an
inside cabin. We expect to have a blast and would love to have more "Nutley"
folks with us. Let me know if you have any questions.
Sally
Nordstrom-French
Murrieta, CA
January 09, 2008
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