June 2012 - The Island Current

Volume 41 Number 5 June 2012 

Musical TribuTes 

HigHligHT TeMple awards 

by KareN NaNi 

Photos by KAREN NANI 

Temple beth-el celebrated its 78th anniversary on May 5, 2012, at the pelham/split rock 

golf course. Honored at the gala dinner were (seated above, l. to r.) aimee breen, rabbi 

shohama wiener and Violet smith. Joining in the tributes were (standing) shulamit 

Fagan, lauren wiener, david daniel Klipper, eva sax-bolder, Olga berde Mahl, reb david 

evan Markus, goldie Milgram, rabbi Jay weinstein, paul Klein and alan dattner. rabbi 

shohama led more than 100 guests in a musical thank-you and prayer. 

Members of Temple Beth-El and more 

than 100 guests spent a moonlit, musicfilled 

evening at the Pelham/Split Rock 

Golf Course celebrating the synagogue’s 

78th anniversary on Saturday, May 5, 

2012. Three outstanding women were 

honored for achievements and contributions 

to the temple and to the City Island 

community. 

The congregation welcomed the 

opportunity to celebrate after a difficult 

few months in the life of the “Shul by the 

Sea.” On Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, the temple, 

located at 480 City Island Avenue, was 

vandalized. Burglars broke into the Ark 

and stole a number of ritual objects. 

“We lost the silver crowns on our 

Holocaust-era Torahs and our silver Kiddush 

cups,” Rabbi Shohama Wiener told 

the City Island community in a letter sent 

to all the churches after the burglary. In 

addition to the structural damage, the vandals 

left the sanctuary a mess and damaged 

the sound system. According to Paul Klein, 

president of the temple, the restoration has 

continued with the support of many City 

Island residents and off-Islanders from all 

over the world. 

Reb David Markus opened the festivities 

at the anniversary dinner by welcoming 

guests who had come from places as 

close as City Island and as far as California 

and New Mexico to participate in the celebration. 

Then he introduced the evening’s 

“gems of holiness,” the three honorees: 

Aimee Breen, Violet Smith and Rabbi 

Shohama Wiener. 

Reb David introduced honoree Aimee 

Breen as a “supportive neighbor” of the 

temple. Aimee is a clam digger whose 

great-great-grandfather was a resident of 

City Island. She has a degree in accounting 

and business management and is currently 

the manager of Seafood City, which 

is across the street from Temple Beth-El. 

The restaurant recently celebrated its 10th 

year in business and has supported many 

community events. In particular, they have 

given the temple congregation access to 

the parking lot, for which the members are 

very grateful. 

The next called to the podium was 

Islander Violet Smith, who was introduced 

as “a spark for the community.” Violet 

came to City Island from St. Louis. She 

fell in love “as soon as I reached the middle 

of the bridge.” Her family of five daughters 

and three stepsons continues to grow. 

She has 15 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren, 

nine of whom are clam diggers. 

Violet retired after teaching for nearly 

40 years. She is active in two local environmental 

groups, the Hutchinson River 

Project and Friends of Pelham Bay Park. 

Violet was drawn to Temple Beth-El when 

one of her grandchildren died tragically. A 

friend put his name on the memorial list to 

be prayed for each Friday night for a year. 

She continues to come to the temple 

because it is a blessing for her. “Though 

you are honoring me tonight, it is I who 

should honor you for being the welcoming, 

joyful, inspiring and spiritual place that our 

Shul by the Sea is. And so I say thank you 

very much.” 

Dual tributes were then paid to Rabbi 

Shohama Wiener, who is celebrating 10 

years as leader of Temple Beth-El, as well 

as her upcoming 70th birthday. When she 

began her service at the City Island temple 

in 2002, she brought with her the fruits of 

two decades of leadership in the Jewish 

world. 

Rabbi Shohama graduated from Wellesley 

College and Harvard Graduate School 

of Education. She became a bat mitzvah at 

the age of 36 and then earned her rabbinic 

ordination from the Academy for Jewish 

Religion and her Doctor of Ministry degree 

from New York Theological Seminary. 

From 1986 to 2001, Rabbi Shohama 

led the non-denominational Academy for 

Jewish Religion, first as dean and then 

as president. As the first woman to lead a 

rabbinic seminary, she helped the academy 

flourish and inaugurated a new era in transdenominational 

rabbinical education. 

In 2004, just two years after coming to 

the City Island pulpit, she was named Head 

of Spiritual Development for the ALEPH 

Ordination Programs, a trans-denominational 

“seminary without walls,” which 

trains rabbis, cantors and rabbinic pastors 

to serve communities whose focus is Jewish 

spirituality. 

Ever energetic, she is also a Senior 

Clergy for Reclaiming Judaism, an innovative, 

non-profit organization dedicated 

to research and development of new programs, 

rituals and resources for meaningful 

Jewish living. 

At the core of Rabbi Shohama’s life is 

her large and extended family, “cousins by 

the dozens.” She is married to Alan Dattner, 

a holistic dermatologist and musician. 

In their blended family, they delight in four 

wonderful adult children and their partners, 

The Partners in Preservation voting 

campaign ended on May 22, with an 

announcement of the four winners of the 

popular vote, which will receive the full 

amount of their requested grants. Among 

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and six precious grandchildren. 

Along with the many accolades to 

Rabbi Shohama given by students, teachers 

and rabbinical colleagues, her husband 

sang a musical tribute to her, including a 

spirited harmonica solo. Not to be outdone, 

the rabbi picked up her trademark guitar 

and serenaded the audience with a musical 

thank-you and prayer. (Dance music was 

later provided by the Lickety Split Band.) 

Resplendent in hot pink, the rabbi 

humbly told the gathering: “I stand on the 

shoulders of my teachers, and I follow in 

the trailblazing ways of my parents, who 

worked with children with disabilities.” 

When asked about her lasting wish for 

the future, she replied: “At the end of the 

day, the question is whether I made people 

feel valued and nurtured, and whether I 

brought more lasting happiness into the 

world. I hope so.” 

Temple Beth-El has been a part of the 

City Island community for 78 years, starting 

with a small group of 17 men in 1934 

who met for prayers in a private home on 

Hawkins Street (then Orchard Street). As 

the group began to grow, they rented space 

on City Island Avenue. In 1942 the first 

Jewish school classes were held at Trinity 

Methodist Church, which opened its doors 

to them. Later that year, the expanding 

City Island Jewish community began fundraising 

toward a permanent home. 

In 1947 the group purchased a small 

parcel of land, and the organization became 

known officially as Temple Beth-El. Then 

in 1956 the dream became a reality and 

construction began on the building at 480 

City Island Avenue. Temple Beth-El was 

officially dedicated in 1957 as a home for 

Jewish worship and education, and has 

been the congregation’s home ever since. 

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cONTiNues 

by KareN NaNi 

Photo by JANE PROTZMAN 

boy scouts of Troop 211 offered a knot-tying workshop at the Nautical Museum’s Open 

House on May 5 and 6, 2012. 

them was our close neighbor the Bartow- 

Pell Mansion Museum, whose staff and 

board did yeoman work to get out the vote 

so they could restore the gardens at the 

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briefly... 

THe 2012 ciTY islaNd reuNiON is planned for Saturday, Aug. 18. 

Email cityislandreunion@yahoo.com for more information. 

THe aNNual blessiNg OF THe FleeT will take place on Sunday, 

June 24, at 1 p.m., with the support and cooperation of the City Island Power Squadron 

and the Leonard Hawkins American Legion Post #156. Multi-denominational clergy will 

bless vessels from the Fenton Marine Dock located in City Island Harbor. Boats should 

assemble in City Island Harbor by the ferry dock on Hart Island at 12:30. Communications 

on VHF #71 will begin at that time. For more information, call Dennis Gormley at 718- 

652-3056. 

speaK up FOr THe ciTY islaNd librarY: The New York 

Public Library needs your help to stop a proposed $43 million city budget cut. It takes just 

seconds to sign a letter urging elected officials to reverse the harshest cut in NYPL’s history 

and help preserve vital library services. Go to www.nypl.org to sign a letter and spread the 

word to everyone you know to do their part to help the library right away. Post this message 

on Facebook and Twitter, or send it in an e-mail to your friends and family. 

spriNg clOTHiNg driVe held by the Bronx Masons will take place on 

Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 241 City Island Avenue. Because POTS (Part 

of the Solution) has limited storage space, the Masons are asking for only men’s, women’s 

and children’s summer clothing, separated in different bags for quicker distribution. On the 

same day, Hebron Lodge 813 (also located at 241 City Island Avenue) will be holding a tag 

sale. 

rallY TO saVe ladder 53: The City Island Civic Association and 

Councilmember James Vacca will be holding a rally on Monday, June 4, at 7:30 p.m. at 

St. Mary, Star of the Sea School gym, so that Island residents will have an opportunity to 

tell elected officials and the news media what we think of the projected cut of Ladder 53 in 

Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed new budget. 

45 blOTTer 

Complaints reported from City Island to 

the 45th Precinct during April and May. 

Unfounded complaints are not included 

in the list. 

5 – CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 

1 – HARASSMENT 

2 – LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN 

ACCIDENT 

1 – ENDANGERING THE WELFARE 

OF A MINOR 

1 – PETIT LARCENY 

1 – ASSAULT 

Police provided details on the following 

incidents and arrests for the period from 

April 25 to May 20, 2012. 

4/25 – At 5 p.m., an unknown vehicle 

struck the fence in front of a house on 

Sutherland Street causing it to fall over in 

an act of criminal mischief. 

5/2 – Police investigated an incident at 

4:44 p.m. on City Island Avenue. A verbal 

dispute between a male and female resulted in 

cross-complaints of harassment when the female 

slapped the male in the face and the male 

shoved the female. There were no injuries. 

5/5 – On King Avenue and Reville Street, 

an unknown vehicle rear-ended the complainant’s 

car at 11:13 a.m. and fled the scene of 

the accident before the police arrived. 

5/10 – An unknown person broke the 

window of a shed behind a house on Ditmars 

Street in a report of criminal mischief. 

5/11 – On Beach Street at 7 p.m., an unknown 

perpetrator broke the rear passenger 

window of a vehicle, but no property was 

removed. 

5/12 – Police from the 45th Precinct 

arrested an Island male, 37, on a charge 

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of criminal mischief after he was observed 

puncturing the tires of a vehicle on Minneford 

Avenue and Cross Street at 5 p.m. 

5/15 – On City Island Avenue and Winters 

Street, a verbal dispute between a husband 

and his ex-wife erupted over the home 

they once shared. The husband filed a harassment 

complaint after his ex-wife allegedly 

threatened him. 

5/17 – At 7:50 p.m., an unknown perpetrator 

pushed the complainant to the ground 

following a verbal dispute. The assault victim 

received lacerations to the head and was 

treated at Jacobi Hospital. 

5/17 – Police responded to a motor vehicle 

accident on Fordham Street and City 

Island Avenue at 8:15 p.m. A silver Toyota 

pick-up truck allegedly backed into the complainant’s 

car and left the scene of the accident. 

The victim photographed the license 

plate and a complaint report was filed with 

the state. 

5/19 – Two off-Island females, ages 21 

and 25, were arrested on City Island Avenue 

and charged with endangering the welfare of 

a minor. The defendants allegedly left three 

children, ages 3 to 5, unattended in a parking 

lot while socializing in a bar/restaurant. 

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Photos by JANE PROTZMAN 

a german visitor to the Nautical Museum’s Open House found a canoe that had been 

built on city island by his grandfather in the 1930s (top left); Kevin Flynn entertained visitors 

with sea chanteys and folk songs both days. below: a photo montage of “Museum 

on the avenue” designed by Joe burck in the window at 282 city island avenue. 

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mansion in Pelham Bay Park. 

Although the City Island Nautical 

Museum ended up in the 21st position, 

right in the middle of the 40 sites, it is still 

possible that the museum will receive a 

grant, if the Partners in Preservation advisory 

committee finds that it ran a unique 

campaign and demonstrated a need for 

funding. Anyone who has seen the front 

steps of the museum at 190 Fordham Street 

will understand the true need for replacements! 

And as to the unique nature of the 

campaign, who else could boast of having 

a volunteer staff made up of four Barbaras 

and one Jane? The announcement of additional 

grants will be made on June 15. 

The museum volunteers are delighted 

with the response of many Islanders who 

voted regularly on its behalf and who 

passed the word to their friends (see letter, 

page 4). Everyone who visited the museum 

during Open House weekend, May 5 and 

6, enjoyed the festivities, including many 

bloggers who wrote glowingly of City 

Island (see box). The museum’s membership 

has risen, as has attendance, a 

trend that the volunteers are determined to 

improve as time goes on. 

read all abOuT 

us 

The following blogs devoted space 

to their experiences visiting City Island 

and the Nautical Museum as part of the 

Partners in Preservation campaign: 

www.forgotten-ny.com 

http://www.examiner.com/article/kevinflynn-uses-music-to-help-raise-awareness-for-city-island-s-rich-history 

http://www.walkingoffthebigapple. 

com/2012/05/visit-to-city-island-nautical-museum.htmlhttp://theloopny.com/blog/cool-findscity-island-nautical-museum/http://www.yelp.com/biz/city-islandnautical-museum-bronx 

https://foursquare.com/v/ 

city-island-nauticalmuseum/4516454df964a5200b3a1fe3 

http://newyork.untappedcities. 

com/2012/05/11/the-city-island-nautical-museum/http://nycitymama.com/2012/05/nyclandmark-city-island-nautical-museum/ 

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s 

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ladder 53 aT risK agaiN 

Although Mayor Bloomberg did not 

specify the 20 firehouses that would be 

affected by budget cuts when he presented 

his draft budget for the fiscal year 2013 

on May 3, 2012, it is widely believed 

that City Island’s Ladder Company 53 

is among them, and Island residents are 

gearing up for its annual fight with City 

Hall. 

A hearing on the Fire Department 

cuts will be held at noon on June 1, and 

a town hall meeting is scheduled to be 

held on City Island at St. Mary, Star of the 

Sea gymnasium at 7:30 on Monday, June 

4. Potential mayoral candidates, including 

Council Speaker Christine Quinn and 

Public Advocate Bill di Blasio, have been 

invited, and all residents of City Island are 

urged to attend. 

Since December 2008, Ladder 53 has 

been included in the list of cuts because it 

has the lowest number of runs in the city, 

an artificial statistic resulting from the fact 

At a well-attended breakfast hosted by 

the 45th Precinct Community Council on 

Wednesday, May 9, Island resident John 

Doyle received an award for his service 

to the community. Captain Russell Green, 

commanding officer of the 45th, was also 

honored for his remarkable leadership. 

Robert Bieder, president of the Community 

Council, was delighted with the large 

turn-out for the breakfast, which was also 

attended by NYC Comptroller John Liu, 

Deputy Borough President Aurelia Greene, 

the Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson, 

NYPD Chief of Community Affairs Philip 

Banks and Chief Carlos Gomez, Borough 

Commander. 

Other honorees included Thomas 

Leahy, Chief of the Investigative Division 

of the Office of the Bronx District Attorney; 

Frances Maturo, Executive Director 

of the Archdiocese Drug Abuse Prevention 

Program; Leonard Murrell, longtime community 

leader, and Anne Marie Morrison, 

Community Affairs Officer for the 45th 

Precinct. Unfortunately, Ms. Morrison was 

unable to attend to accept her award, as she 

is seriously ill and currently on leave. 

Islanders present were especially 

happy about John Doyle’s award, as he has 

worked diligently on behalf of the community 

through his position as Director of 

Community Affairs in the office of State 

Senator Jeff Klein. John, who was born in 

Pelham Bay in 1985 to James and Teresa 

by barbara dOleNseK 

that the ladder company is not allowed off 

the Island except for runs to Pelham Bay 

Park. In spite of campaigns organized by 

Islanders, including two town hall meetings, 

a candlelight march on the firehouse 

and trips to City Hall to attend hearings, 

Ladder 53 continues to be put on the list, 

and it is expected that this will be the case 

again. 

In previous years, the City Council has 

managed to find the money to keep all of 

the firehouses intact, and that may occur 

again this year, but with so many other 

departments in the city affected by budget 

cuts, nothing is certain. 

It continues to puzzle Islanders as well 

as elected officials why the city should target 

City Island, which is both remote from 

nearby firehouses and vulnerable to fire 

damage with so many wooden buildings so 

close together. Removing Ladder 53 would 

double the response time for ladder companies 

from Co-op City or Pelham Bay. 

JOHN dOYle HONOred 


Photos by BARBARA DOLENSEK 

islander John doyle (left in photo at right) 

and captain russell green, commanding 

officer of the 45th precinct, were honored 

at a breakfast hosted by the 45th precinct 

community council on May 9, 2012. 

Doyle, the first of their four children, is 

a third-generation Bronxite and a lifelong 

resident of the borough. In 1991 his parents 

moved their family to City Island, where he 

was raised and where they continue to live. 

John attended P. S. 175, Fordham Prep and 

Le Moyne College, a small Jesuit school in 

Syracuse, New York. He graduated in 2007 

with a dual major in history and political science 

and received special recognition for his 

notable community service efforts. 

After graduation, John’s interest in government 

led him to apply for a job with State 

Senator Jeff Klein, and since then he has 

worked on many different initiatives and is 

now one of his senior aides. In this role, John 

has made it a priority to familiarize himself 

with the needs and concerns of all of the 

communities in the 34th District, working 

diligently with the senator to find common 

ground to solve some of the difficult problems 

that have arisen. 

In addition to his role on the senator’s 

staff, John is active in several local community 

organizations, including the City Island 

Civic Association and the Ancient Order of 

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Thanks from the 

Nautical Museum 

To the City Island Community: 

On the weekend of May 5 and 6, the 

City Island Nautical Museum held an Open 

House to commemorate May as Preservation 

Month and to celebrate our participation 

in the Partners in Preservation program, in 

which we competed with 39 other sites for 

grant money (see story on page 1). 

Not surprisingly, the museum did not 

end up in the top four vote-getters, as we 

were up against some very large institutions 

with considerable resources, but we hope to 

end up with some funding, because we ran 

a unique campaign and can certainly demonstrate 

a need for the funds, which is to 

replace the crumbling front steps in front of 

the building at 190 Fordham Street. 

Whether we get the funding or not, however, 

those of us who volunteer for the Nautical 

Museum were absolutely overwhelmed 

by the amazing community support for the 

project. Many of you voted early and often 

to help us keep our rank steadily in the 

middle of the pack, and for that we are immensely 

grateful. You sent requests to your 

friends and organizations, and every little bit 

you did helped our cause. 

Dottie Payne revamped our public image 

by designing a striking new logo, a campaign 

poster and, best of all, a brand-new 

website (cityislandmuseum.org), which is 

rich with information and pictures. Robbin 

Harrison made some great videos that we 

posted on our Facebook page and will soon 

appear on the website. 

And for our Open House, we were gratified 

by the generous donations of time, effort 

and goods that were supplied by our 

sea-chantey singer Kevin Flynn, our docent 

Helena Curbelo, the City Island Diner, the 

IGA, JGL’s Wines and Liquors, members of 

Boy Scout Troop 211 and the Chamber of 

Commerce. The City Island Theater Group 

offered their people skills to bring visitors to 

the museum from the Bronx Seaside Trolley, 

and various “old timers,” including Ducky 

Rauhauser, Russell Schaller and Sister James 

Patrick, shared stories with visitors. George 

Callas donated shrubs and improved the appearance 

of the museum’s front lawn, and 

Jim Kortleven got the porch columns looking 

like new in time for the Open House. 

We would also like to thank the principals 

of both City Island schools, Amy Lipson 

and Jane Dennehy, for distributing flyers 

about the campaign to students and parents, 

and the churches, especially St. Mary, Star 

of the Sea, and Grace Episcopal Church, 

for informing their congregations about our 

fund-raising efforts. 

Skip Giacco allowed us to post a big 

banner at Lickety Split, and John Weis allowed 

us to post it temporarily near his 

about-to-open farmer’s market. The Pecoraro 

family and Buddy’s Hardware also posted 

large signs for us, and many local sites al- 

lowed us space on their bulletin boards. And 

of course we continue to be grateful to the 

City Island Diner for allowing us to hang our 

sign on their window box! 

Thanks to the generosity of Cheryl 

Brinker and the talent of Joe Burck, we have 

a temporary “Museum on the Avenue” at 

282 City Island Avenue to remind residents 

of our existence and to inform visitors to the 

island who may not be aware of us. 

One of the greatest benefits of the campaign 

was the volunteer spirit shown by a 

handful of City Islanders who spent hours 

strategizing, photographing, writing, designing, 

film making, welcoming, telephoning. 

This core group includes, of course, the 

“Barbara Shop Quartet” (Barbara Hoffman, 

Barbara Harrison Kaye, Barbara Dennis and 

yours truly), plus the non-Barbaras, Jane 

Protzman and Darrell Smith. New volunteers 

have joined the “staff,” and we are delighted 

to have on board Gail Hitt, Paula Huffell, 

Tom Vasti, and Amanda and Tanya Kraemer. 

Barbara Dolensek, Administrator 

City Island Nautical Museum 

response to repaving 

A copy of the following letter was received 

by The Current. 

Dear Mr. Nani: 

Community Board 10 has received a 

response from NYC DOT concerning the 

re-milling and repaving issues that you 

identified on Minneford Avenue. 

There are equipment related issues that 

have been identified by DDC, a colleague 

agency. Once these issues have been resolved, 

the re-milling and repaving work 

will resume, and the affected areas will receive 

notice prior to work. 

Kenneth Kearns, 

District Manager, Community Board 10 

Editor’s Note: The Current learned from 

the company that is doing the work that the 

job is scheduled to be completed during the 

week of May 28, depending on weather. 

window dressing 

A copy of the following letter was received 

by The Current. 

Dear City Island Theater Group: 

I am writing to thank you for doing 

such a beautiful job on the storefront 

window [at 282 City Island Avenue]. As 

a City Islander with a young and growing 

family, I take pride in where we live 

and often feel depressed by the empty or 

dilapidated storefronts that seem to be increasing 

in number each year. Over the last 

few months, however, my spirits have been 

lifted to see—time after time—the window 

that you all put together so gorgeously. My 

family and I really appreciate your efforts. 

Please share my sentiments with anyone 

responsible for the window, and please 

keep it up. 

Clementina Esposito 

Edward D. Heben 

CPA/ABV, CVA, AEP 

Partner 

709 Westchester Avenue 

White Plains, NY 10604 

914-949-2990 • Fax: 914-949-2910 

www.citrincooperman.com 

eheben@citrincooperman.com 


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ing the wrong direction with their vehicles. 

People in general drive badly when they 

come onto the Island, often abusing fire 

lanes as well as parking laws. 

It was a welcome pleasure to see a police 

officer working hard to establish order 

among our citizens and outsiders. I for one 

enjoy this historic Island and welcome any 

police assistance we can obtain. 

John S. Mitchell 

413 City Island Ave. 

718-885-3831


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gardeNiNg aT p. s. 175 

by lisa FiNe 

HappY 60TH birTHdaY! 

st. Mary’s school class of 1966 held its 60th birthday bash on saturday, april 28, 2012, 

and everyone agreed that it was a fantastic success. classmates came from as far away 

as washington, iowa, Ohio, Florida, North carolina and Maryland. in the group picture 

are (seated, l. to r.): dorothy comeau d’allesandro, billy pfleeger, anna Marie reilly 

camella, Jimmy byrnes, anne Marie decristofaro gerhard, Margaret paccione Vrettros, 

peggy white and Kikikipa Kretzer; second row: Jesse d’allesandro, bobby lutz, lorraine 

Nicoletti, diane dirusso dobbins, donny penny, diane cullen Ziotas, patti lynch Jawski, 

lynne Ferris richy and alison bates paradise; third row: russell reda, Tom McMahon, 

Jay doyle, andy Matteis, Mark rice, John Vaughn and Joe buckley. The memorial table, 

for those who have passed away, honored robert barrett, Jimmy waring, adele williams 

Freymuth, John Herlihy and Tom d’andrea. 

(914) 760-1106 

Photos by LISA FINE 

students in the second grade at p. s. 175 participated in the gardening program. above 

left (l. to r.) are Joseph peloso, aidan Hanley-piri, John russell and Joshua calderon; 

above are Jaida phillips, Johanna doyle and Kaia alston. 

Have you noticed the continuously 

blooming flower garden in front of P. S. 

175 this spring? A few years ago, Han Yu 

Hung, P. S. 175 parent and Plant Educator 

with the Bronx Botanical Gardens 

thought that the school gardens could use 

some TLC. With encouragement and help 

from Principal Amy Lipson, the school 

custodians and some parent volunteers, 

Han removed the thorny barberry bushes 

and replaced them with daffodils, tulips, 

lilies, pink yarrow, evergreens and more. 

And thanks to donations from City Island 

resident Dennis Owens of Owens Brothers 

Tree Service, the attractive wood chips 

spread on the garden will help retain good 

plant health and keep down weeds. 

Not only is the school’s street-side 

garden blooming, but the gardens behind 

the school have also been planted. In 

April, for the fifth consecutive year, P. S. 

175 second-graders planted several varieties 

of lettuce seedlings between perennial 

herb plants in a 200-square foot raised 

garden bed. As part of this program, also 

developed and directed by Han Yu Hung, 

the students examine soil organisms and 

materials while they learn about compost 

and soil components, basic plant biology 

and plant maintenance. Healthy eating habits 

and nutritional values of vegetables are 

explored in this program which culminates 

in June with a harvest and Salad Festival. 

As an aside, although I am a vegetarian and 

make salads with dinner every night, my 

son began to eat salads only after participating 

in the second-grade Salad Festival 

five years ago. 

This year P. S. 175 was honored to 

receive a $2,000 Grow to Learn NYC minigrant. 

The funds will be used to incorporate 

hands-on garden lessons, including the 

second-grade Salad Program, into the statemandated 

curriculum. A small part of the 

grant will be for the purchase and installation 

of a rain-barrel system to help irrigate 

the gardens. By collecting runoff, rain 

barrels store rainwater until it is needed for 

watering the plants, thus helping with water 

conservation, runoff control and surface 

water protection. Although we were sad 

to see the closing of Aggie’s Roll, we’re 

happy to report that their environmental 

spirit will continue at the school through 

the re-use of their rain barrel. 

By the way, the Half Moon-inspired 

model boat formerly featured in the school’s 

front garden has been temporarily removed 

for refurbishment. Designed and built by 

Bob Adams and the late Ed Rothschild, 

parents of P. S. 175 graduates, with sails 

donated by Tommy Nye, the boat was not 

designed to withstand City Island winters, 

even as mild as this last one was. 

The school is thankful to have an active 

parent volunteer garden committee and a 

supportive community. In addition to the 

generous donations by Owen Brothers of 

plants and wood chips, P. S. 175 is grateful 

to the City Island Garden Club for their 

donation of gardening tools for the school.

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community center Hosts 

sleep-away camp info session 

For many parents, the summer months 

present a unique challenge as they scramble 

to find affordable, high-quality, supervised 

activities for their children and teens 

while they are at work. Sleep-away camp 

is an option for some families, but the cost 

is often prohibitive. For others, the greatest 

challenge is just finding an appropriate 

camp or deciding if sleep-away camp is 

right for their child. This process can often 

be a daunting experience. 

For over a decade now, I have been 

sending my boys to Camp Vacamas. For 

me, this was an easy choice, because this 

is the camp that I attended as a boy every 

summer during the 1970s. I can honestly 

say my Vacamas experience was one of 

the highlights of my youth, and as a father 

I was anxious to enrich my children’s lives 

with sleep-away camp as soon as they 

were old enough to attend. 

Established in 1924, Camp Vacamas 

is located about one hour from City Island 

in rural northern New Jersey. The camp 

grounds are beautifully situated on 560 

wooded acres nestled in the foothills of the 

Ramapo Mountains surrounding Lake Larriwein. 

It is fully accredited by the American 

Camp Association and provides a safe 

and caring environment for both boys and 

girls, ages 7 through 17, from diverse ethnic, 

religious and economic backgrounds. 

The camp’s program is based on a noncompetitive 

philosophy and engages campers 

in a multitude of activities, including 

swimming, boating, hiking, fishing, arts 

and crafts, archery, camping and cook 

outs, woodshop, creative kitchen, a challenge 

course and a wide variety of sporting 

activities. The camp counselors are both 

American and international staff, often 

with a background in education, psychology 

or social work. 

Each summer Camp Vacamas offers 

If you have a new business, or if your old business is 

offering a new service, write to The Current, P.O. Box 6, 

City Island, NY 10464 by the 10th of the month. 

Starving Artist Cafe & Gallery (249 

City Island Avenue, 718-885-3779) starts 

the first month of summer with the debut 

of Frank Fotusky and his country blues on 

Friday, June 1, at 8 p.m. Mid-month it’s a 

“Saturday Night Blues” party with Bennett 

Harris on Saturday, June 16, at 8 p.m. At 

month’s end, No Stringz Attached (Laura 

Valenti and Charlie Spina) join us on Saturday, 

June 30, at 8 p.m. On Father’s Day, 

Sunday, June 17, we’ve got City Island’s 

Freddie ‘Flip’ Lando on stage, beginning 

at 3 p.m. The first Sunday of the month 

(June 3, 3 p.m.) is our regular “Elliott & 

Friends” Songwriters’ Showcase—live on 

the Internet as well—and the last Friday 

of the month (June 29, 8 p.m.) is our Open 

Mic Night for songwriters, singers, poets, 

comics, actors and such! For our complete 

schedule, please visit our website at www. 

StarvingArtistOnline.com. 

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three three-week sessions and serves 

approximately 400 young people each session. 

In the Junior Camp, campers are 

housed in wooden cabins, according to 

age, in groups of eight supervised by two 

counselors. These units are referred to as 

“bunks.” Children under 10 have bathrooms 

and showers in their bunks, and those aged 

10 to 13 have a central bathhouse in each 

division. Eight bunks constitute a “division” 

and operate like a little village community. 

In the Teen Camp, Vacamas offers 

nine different options ranging from rustic 

outdoor adventure programs to sophisticated 

performing arts, lifeguard training 

and leadership in training programs as well 

as sports and weight management programs 

for teenagers. 

Camp fees are set on a sliding scale, 

taking into account family income, and 

scholarships are available based on eligibility. 

No child or family is ever turned away 

from Vacamas because of financial hardship. 

Sleep-away camp can be a fantastic 

opportunity for kids and teens to grow more 

independent and develop their strengths 

and interests. It offers much more than just 

a summer activity. It enables young people 

to begin a new phase of their increasingly 

independent lives. For this reason, the City 

Island Community Center has hosted an 

information session for the past four years 

with Camp Vacamas. To date, dozens of 

City Island youth have benefited from the 

positive and affordable camp experience 

offered by this remarkable camp. 

If you and your children are interested 

in learning more about Camp Vacamas 

please join us at the City Island Community 

Center, 190 Fordham Street, on Wednesday, 

June 6, at 7:30 p.m. For additional 

information e-mail BxShanley@optonline. 

net. 

, Uptown Coffeehouse presents Rod 

MacDonald on Sunday, June 3, at 6 p.m. 

at the City Island Community Center, 190 

Fordham Street, lower level. For information, 

call 718-885-2955. Admission is $15; 

children under 12, $5. Bronx Cultural Cards 

are accepted. Rod has been entertaining 

for 35 years with ballads and modern folk 

songs; he possesses the heart of a troubadour, 

the soul of a poet and the voice of a 

virtuoso. 

Turtle Cove Golf Center in Pelham 

Bay Park is now open for business and 

pleasure! Hours are seven days a week, 7 

a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 

6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. 

The renovated site features covered grass 

tees, golf simulators, miniature golf, PGA 

instruction programs, batting cages and an 

event space. Looking for a great family 

activity? Spend the day at Turtle Cove! Play 

a round of miniature golf or take a golf lesson 

designed for the whole family. Enjoy a 

healthy and delicious lunch al fresco at the 

Turtle Cove Café. For more information, 

call 718-885-1129 or visit the website www. 

turtlecovegolfcenter.com. 


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TObY Z. liederMaN 

receiVes HONOr 

Each year the Bronx Times selects a 

group of 25 influential women from the 

Bronx for a special honor, and this year 

City Island’s Toby Z. Liederman was 

selected for this honor, which will be 

awarded on Thursday, June 14, at Villa 

Barone Manor. 

Most recently, Toby has been in the 

news for organizing a very successful 

celebration of Anne Hutchinson’s 420th 

birthday, which was commemorated in 

many different events that took place 

throughout the Bronx during 2011. But 

she has been involved for a quarter of 

a century on City Island, showcasing 

her ceramic art, teaching art on different 

levels, and volunteering with different 

organizations, including the City Island 

Artists Organization (CIAO) Women on 

Our Way, the City Island Community 

Center, the City Island Library, Lehman 

barTOw-pell 

eVeNTs 

Through July 1, the exhibition “Dibbles 

and Daisy Grubbers: The Art of the 

Garden Tool” celebrates the garden tool 

with selections from the extensive collection 

of landscape architect Mark K. Morrison. 

Beautifully crafted and exceptionally 

useful, these objects provide a fascinating 

glimpse into the art of gardening as it has 

been practiced in Europe and America 

since the 17th century. Specialized tools 

such as clod crushers, cucumber straighteners, 

and wasp catchers are displayed 

alongside more familiar objects such as 

dibbles and watering cans, each handmade 

in practical yet elegant forms. 

Friday, June 1, from 5:30–8:30 p.m. 

join the First Friday Bronx Seaside Trolley 

that makes a continuous loop from the 

#6 Pelham Bay Park subway station to 

BPMM to City Island. 

Bartow-Pell celebrates by offering 

music and light refreshments. The admission 

cost is $8 for adults; $5 for seniors 

and students; and free for members. Registration 

requested. 

Thursday, June 7, from 12 to 2 p.m., 

the mansion hosts its spring fund-raiser 

luncheon, at which Amy Freitag, executive 

director of the New York Restoration Project, 

will speak on “Extraordinary Women: 

Power, Influence and the Conservation of 

the American Landscape.” Luncheon on 

the Pebble Court will follow her talk. Tickets 

are $75, $125 and $175; higher levels 

include listing in the program. R.S.V.P. at 

718-885-1461 or e-mail info@bpmm.org 

by May 31. 

Sunday, June 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., 

travel back in time and enjoy a “base ball 

match” with the New York Mutuals, playing 

by authentic 1864 rules against the 

Mineola Washingtons. After the game, 

kids get to join in the fun with a game of 

rounders with team members, plus free 

house tours and a raffle for the game ball. 

Registration requested. Cost is $10 for 

adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for children 

6–17; for members, $8 for adults, $6 for 

seniors and $3 for children 6–17. Children 

under 6 are free. 

Tuesday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m. Awardwinning 

journalist Guy Gugliotta, a former 

national reporter for the Washington 

Post, will read from his new book, “Freedom’s 

Cap: The United States Capitol and 

the Coming of the Civil War,” which has 

been called an “intensely researched historical 

gem.” There will be a book signing 

and reception after the presentation. Registration 

requested. Cost is $10 adults; $7 

seniors and students; members free. 


College and the Bronx Council on the 

Arts, from which she won a BRIO award 

in 1994. More recently she has been cofounder 

of the Hutchinson River Restoration 

Project, and each year she organizes 

a celebration of National Women’s History 

Month on City Island. 

Toby grew up outside Boston in the 

town of Malden, where she married and 

raised three children. She helped her 

husband, a social worker, win two terms 

as a representative to the Massachusetts 

House of Representatives, but in the 

1970s, she went back to school to study 

art, became involved in issues relating to 

women’s rights, and eventually moved to 

City Island, where she has lived for 30 

years. 

For information or to purchase tickets 

to the dinner celebration of the 25 Bronx 

Influential Women, call 718-742-3398. 

John doyle Honored 

Continued from page 3 

the Hibernians, Bronx County Division 3. 

One of his most recent achievements for City 

Island is helping to implement the installation 

of security cameras at various spots on 

City Island. For his part, John continues to 

be impressed by the many community activists 

who labor each day, on a volunteer basis, 

to make our region a better and safer place. 

After presenting awards to several police 

officers who have contributed a great deal to 

the 45th Precinct, including Sgt. Dennis 

Tierney, Detective John Fennell, and Police 

Officers Robert Candrea, Mario Rodriguez 

and Dean Cassells, Captain Green was surprised 

to receive an award for his own role 

as Commanding Officer of the precinct. He 

received a standing ovation from the breakfast 

crowd, which reflects the strong support 

he has earned during his two years in the 

position. 

greaT daY OF reMeMbraNce 

Photos by DAVID GIPSON 

The city island Memorial day parade, on Monday, May 28, 2012, was, as usual, a splendid 

event sponsored by the leonard Hawkins american legion post and featuring veterans, 

sailors, marines, a marching band from salesian High school, the Monaghan pipe band 

and elected officials, as well as island organizations, including the ladies auxiliary, boy 

scouts of Troop 211, cub scouts of pack 211, girl scouts, little league, city island Theater 

group and the garden club.

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Organization News 

News on this page concerning organizations, and events listed in, are submitted by representatives of those organizations. 

A limit of 150 words is requested for all news items submitted. In most cases news will be edited and every effort 

will be made to preserve the substance of longer items. News and calendar events must be received by no later than 

the 20th of each month except December and July. If the 20th falls on a holiday or Sunday, the deadline is the 19th. Mail 

submissions to P.O. Box 6, City Island, NY 10464. YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER MUST BE INCLUDED. 

Current Calendar 

JUNE 

Sat., June 2, Spring Clothing Drive, 241 

City Island Avenue, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Sponsored by the Bronx Masons. 

Sat. and Sun., June 2 and 3, Arts and 

Crafts Fair, sponsored by the Chamber of 

Commerce, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. City Island 

Avenue. 

Mon., June 4, Firehouse Rally, sponsored 

by the City Island Civic Association and 

Councilmember James Vacca, 7:30 p.m. 

St. Mary, Star of the Sea gym. 

Thurs., June 21, Community Board 10 

meets, 7:30 p.m., Preston High School 

2870 Schurz Avenue. 

Sun., June 24, Blessing of the Fleet, 1 

p.m. off Fenton’s Marine Dock, VHF 

Channel 71 beginning 12:30 p.m. 

Tues., June 26, City Island Civic Association 

meets, 7:30 p.m., Community Center, 

190 Fordham Street. 

Fri., June 29, “The Bronx Salutes 

America” Fireworks, 9 p.m. off Orchard 

Beach. 

Sat., June 30, POTS Program, St. Mary’s 

School Yard, Minneford Avenue and Kilroe 

Street, drop-off between 4:30 and 5 

p.m. Menu: tuna noodle casserole. 

St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church 

On Friday, June 1, we will have our monthly 

Holy Hour from 4 to 5 p.m. This will be our 

last scheduled Holy Hour before the summer 

months. 

On Tuesday, June 5, we will have our fifth 

annual Golf Classic at the Pelham Country 

Club. 

On Friday, June 8, the graduates of St. 

Mary’s School will have their graduation Mass 

at 7 p.m. and will follow this with a party at the 

Harlem Yacht Club. The graduation exercises 

will take place the following week, June 15, at 

6 p.m. in the church. We congratulate all our 

graduates, both those in St. Mary’s School and 

those in our religious education program who 

attend other schools, and we wish them well in 

their high school careers. 

On Fathers’ Day, June 17, we will honor 

all our fathers with a special blessing at all 

Masses. 

St. Mary’s Thrift Shop will be open during 

the month of June. It will close at the end of 

the month for the summer months. 

At the end of the month, we will once again 

welcome Fr. Alexander Iheonunekwu, who 

will be returning to us from Nigeria for the 

summer months. 

Have a happy, healthy and safe summer. 

Sr. Bernadette, osu 

Temple Beth-El 

Temple Beth-El of City Island, an unaffiliated, 

all-inclusive and egalitarian synagogue, 

has provided an exciting place for observance 

for Jews of all ages who come from many different 

communities and cultures for 78 years. 

We are a spirited congregation that gathers 

together under the leadership of the stimulating 

and innovative Rabbi Shohama Wiener 

and Reb David Evan Markus, our associate 

spiritual leader. 

Located at 480 City Island Avenue, between 

Beach and Bowne Streets, we conduct Sabbath 

services each Friday night at 7:30 p.m. 

Our doors are open to all and we follow the 

Rabbi Marcia Prager prayer book, primarily in 

English, with easy-to-read typeface and singable 

Hebrew. 

Reb David will lead our Shavuot service 

on Friday, June 1, and will also preside over 

the Saturday service and Bat Mitzvah of 

Gabrielle Gallardo on June 2 at 10 a.m. All are 

invited. 

Rabbi Shohama and Reb David will lead 

the Kabbalat Shabbat service on June 15 

honoring all our new members. 

By popular request, our Sage-ing Group 

will continue into June. We will meet on 

Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m. to continue our 

exploration of Ethical Wills and the Vidui 

(confession and release near death). If you 

missed the last session and these terms sound 

new to you, please come and listen. 

All other Friday services will be community 

led, often by Bob Berent and his 

accordion. Check our website (www.yourshulbythesea.org) 

for more information. 

We thank all our caring friends and neighbors 

who helped make our recent Shabbaton 

and 78th anniversary such a spectacular success. 

Happy sailing. 

City Island Republicans 

It is petition time once again. We will be 

circulating our usual petitions to put candidates 

on the ballot for state and local offices. 

Please sign if someone comes to your door. 

That is the only way the voters of City 

Island will have a choice come November. 

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 

June 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Post. Petitions 

will be handed out then. 

The next Republican primary will be 

held on Tuesday, June 26, at P.S. 175. The 

polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. 

The candidates running for United States 

Senator are Robert Turner, Wendy Long and 

George Maragos. 

Fred Ramftl Jr. 

Rotary Club of the Bronx 

The Rotary Club of the Bronx would like 

to invite any and all persons to our President 

Paul Harris’s dinner, “Some Enchanted Evening,” 

which will be held at the Pelham Split 

Rock Golf Course on June 26. The evening 

will start with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m., to be 

followed by dinner. Throughout the evening, 

Islander and master magician David Fletcher 

will perform close-up interactive magic, as 

well as entertaining “center stage.” Where else 

can you get world-class cuisine, entertainment 

and a beautiful party venue for the low price 

of $104.09 per person? (Yes, that’s an odd 

amount, but the Bronx Club is the 409th club 

chartered.) 

A silent auction will feature such items as a 

foursome with golf cart at Pelham/Split Rock 

Golf Course, wine baskets, an opportunity 

to commission an original painting of your 

choice by artist Marguerite Chadwick-Juner, 

dinners for two and much more. 

If you are looking for a great evening out 

with friends that supports an incredible array 

of important works at the same time, please 

call Mary Springman at 718-617-1600 and 

ask for information about “Some Enchanted 

Evening.” 

Mary Springman 

Hutchinson River 

Restoration Project 

The Hutchinson River Restoration Project 

(HRRP) is planning a fund-raising event 

to last from now until July 5. This involves a 

raffle at the HRRP table at the Arts & Crafts 

Fair on June 2 and June 3, and on the HRRP 

website through the July 4th weekend. Local 

businesses have been approached for contribution 

prizes. According to Patty Attis, board 

member of HRRP, these include a $50 gift 

certificate from Doggie Island dog groomers, 

a $50 gift card from Buddy’s Hardware 

and Marine, a picnic backpack with wineglasses, 

plates and an insulated cooler from 

“Your Healthy Gift Basket Store,” a twoperson 

inflatable boat with set of oars from 

Burcks, a $30 gift certificate from Calico 

Juno Designs, a $25 gift certificate from the 

City Island Diner, a Sunoco card for $25, a 

set of manicure gift cards from Nail Island, 

and several other gifts. 

HRRP has received a grant to research 

the best site for a kayak/canoe launch on the 

river and is busy surveying several sites with 

a professional consultant. Part of the work 

of HRRP is to determine community interest 

in the Hutchinson River. Please show your 

support by going to the website, Hutchinson- 


suNsHiNe girls! 

Photo by PAUL NANI 

The city island girl scouts held a Mother’s day flower and bake sale in front of the city 

island little league field on saturday, May 12, 2012. shown above are the smiling scouts 

(l. to r.): dusty prohaska, sabrina Jarvis, catherine Ficke, gianna cambria, Jadyn watson, 

Meghan Mcconaghy, emma ramos and anastasia geros. 

riverrestorationproject.org and visiting the 

HRRP table at the City Island Fair. Drawing 

for the prizes will be July 5. Also, mark your 

calendars that the annual cleanup will take 

place on Sunday, Sept. 23. 

Rose Zervas 

St. Mary’s Thrift Shop 

Bob Berent 

St. Mary’s Thrift Shop will be open every 

Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 

p.m. during the month of June. Gently used 

clothing, shoes, bags, linens, household appliances, 

CDs, tapes, records, books, bric-a-brac, 

and bathing suits are all on display. Look for 

our end-of-season specials when you visit, 

check out our new additions and enjoy a 

complimentary cup of coffee. Remember that 

donations are always greatly appreciated. The 

Thrift Shop will close for July and August 

and will reopen in September. 

Arlene Byrne 

Cub Scout Pack 211 

On May 4, 2012 CUB SCOUT PACK 211 

ended their season on a great note with their 

Blue and Gold Awards Dinner at the Morris 

Yacht and Beach Club. The Scouts were 

presented with many awards that they earned 

through out the year. During the awards dinner 

the Scouts also had their “Crossing the 

Bridge” ceremony. Congratulations to Nicholas 

Calbo, James McGaughn, Jaiden Marrero 

and Joseph Leni for completing their 

requirements with honor and graduating into 

the ranks of Boys Scouts. These fine young 

men did their “Crossing the Bridge” into Boys 

Scouts Troop 211 and were met and welcomed 

by the Leaders and Scouts of Troop 211. 

Angelo Bellocchio 

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REgULAR MEETINgS 

Weekly Twelve-Step Meetings 

on City Island 

Narcotics Anonymous: 

Fridays at 7:30 p.m., St. Mary, Star of 

the Sea Church, City Island Avenue near 

the Bridge. 

Thursdays at 8 p.m., Trinity United Methodist 

Church hall, 113 Bay Street. 

Alcoholics Anonymous: 

Mondays at 8 p.m., Trinity United Methodist 

Church hall. 

Tuesdays at 8 p.m., St. Mary, Star of the 

Sea Church. 

Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Grace Episcopal 

Church. 

St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church: 718- 

885-1440 

Trinity United Methodist Church: 718- 

885-1218 

Grace Episcopal Church: 718-885-1080 

Overeaters Anonymous: 

Saturdays at 11 a.m., Grace Episcopal 

Church: 718-885-1080 

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For additional information about the Community Center, 

or if you are interested in conducting classes here 

please call 718-885-1145. 

Open Monthly Meetings of the Board 

are held on the first Tuesday of each month 

at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center Main 

Room at 190 Fordham Street. All members 

are encouraged to attend. For up to date 

information, visit www.cityislandcommunitycenter.org, 

call 718-885-1145 or “Like” us 

on Facebook. 

SPECIAL EVENTS 

June Movie Night: “The Wanderers,” 

Friday, June 8, 7:30 p.m. $2 per ticket. Concessions 

available. For more information, 

please e-mail BxShanley@optonline.net or 

call 917-721-8747. 

Uptown Coffeehouse: Tickets are $15 

for adults and $5 for children under 12 at the 

door or you can pay on PayPal through our 

website: www.uptowncoffeehouse.org. 

Dates: May 6, June 3. 

Martial Arts Movie Night, presented 

by Dragon’s Path Academy: $5 with concession 

stand, 7:30 p.m. Last Friday of every 

month. 

NEW CLASSES 

Art and Craft Classes: Pre-school class 

and a K–2 class designed to improve cognitive 

skills and confidence. Fun, fun, fun 

for everyone with classes that will ignite 

the imagination, featuring painting, collage, 

paper sculpturing, printmaking and many 

other projects. Thursdays in May and June. 

For registration and more information, call 

Eileen Stodut at 914- 633-1695. 

Introducing Fashion Designing: Fashion 

design classes will include the creation of a 

fashion journal, including a brief introduction 

to the history of fashion. There will be 

an introduction to textile design, including tie 

dying and texture creations that will be applied 

to the final fashion show. Thursdays in May 

and June. For registration and more information, 

call Eileen Stodut at 914- 633-1695. 

Introduction to Art Portfolio Prep: 

For high school prep or just for fun! Five 

Mondays, May 7, 14, 21 and June 4 and 11, 

from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Taught by Geri Smith, 

former LaGuardia H.S. teacher and exam 

auditioner. $75.00 for five- week session; 

$25.00 materials fee. (After the session ends, 

students may take materials home.) For registration 

or more information, call 718-885- 

1503. 

Zumba with Julia: Want to lose that 

belly fat before summer? Well, here is your 

chance to Zumba with Julia. It’s a high 

energy Zumba workout for an hour. Saturday 

mornings from 9:30 to 10:30. $10 per class. 

Call 917-601-5514. It’s fun! 

Weekly Schedule 

YOUTH PROgRAM 

Irish Dance: The Deirdre O’Mara 

School of Irish Dance teaches step dancing 

in a fun, competitive environment for 

all ages. A confidence-building and cultural 

experience for all who participate. Wednesdays 

after school. Call Deirdre at 201-679- 

1450 or visit www.deirdreomara.com. 

Jill’s Playgroup: for pre-school children 

on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

No charge but donations are appreciated. 

Call 917-330-0922 for more information. 

ADULT PROGRAM 

Fit For Life: A balanced cardio and 

strength-training class for all experience levels. 

Classes are offered Tuesday and Thursday 

4 to 5 p.m. For any questions, please call 

Sarah Persteins at 718-885-9122. Classes are 

$8. 

Zumba with Letti: Thursdays at 6 p.m. 

Letti is a fantastic Zumba instructor who 

brings a lot of creativity and energy to her 

classes. Classes are $10 or a five-class card 

for $40. 

Yoga Stretch with Norma: Thursdays 

at 7 p.m. This is an easy hatha vinyasa 

class suitable for all fitness levels. These 

yoga stretch poses help remove any fears or 

challenges in doing these exercises, while 

they also assist with stress reduction and 

weight management. This class focuses on 

stretching and toning muscles that are often 

neglected, but so important to keeping you 

healthy and mobile. And best of all, Yoga 

Stretch is easy and fun enough for beginners, 

or those who just haven’t exercised in 

a while. $10.00/class 718-885-0535. 

Zumba Gold: A fun-filled dance/exercise 

session with a salsa beat. Meets Mondays 

at 10:30 a.m. Geared for ages 50 and 

up. Fee for the class is $4. 

Belly Dancing: Shimmy by the Sea. 

Theresa Mahon (a.k.a. Salacia) teaches the 

oldest documented dance in the history of 

mankind—Egyptian belly dancing. It is a 

low-impact way to get in shape and tone 

your body while having lots of fun. Terry 

has been a professional belly dancer for 25 

years and a teacher of the art for 17 years. 

Classes are held every Monday evening at 

7:30 p.m. The fee for each one-hour class is 

$15. Walk-ins are very welcome, along with 

spectators interested in seeing what the class 

is all about and meeting Salacia. Questions 

can be directed to Salacia at 845-358-0260. 

Aerobics with Mary: Sunday, Monday, 

Wednesday and Friday: 9 to 10 a.m. Call 

Mary Immediato at 718-885-0793. 

Tap Dance: Intermediate level adult 

Jazz-Tap class with Corinne Grondahl. Let 

your feet become a musical instrument! 

Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. Call 718-309- 

8041. 

Chess Club: Meets each Thursday at 

7 p.m. Chess taught, played and discussed. 

All levels welcome. Come on in! Avoid T.V. 

Have fun. 

City Island Civic Association: Meets 

at 7:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of every 

month (except December). 

Amy gottlieb 

Trinity United Methodist Church 

Our weekly worship service and Sunday 

school are at 10 a.m. Holy Communion 

is celebrated on the first Sunday of each 

month. Trinity often has a coffee hour after 

the service. Come and join us for worship 

and fellowship. Children’s Sunday school 

takes place during the 10 a.m. service. All 

children are welcome to attend. 

Trinity is pleased to welcome Suji Jung 

as the new Minister of Music. She brings 

with her more than 10 years of worshipaccompanying 

experience in the New York 

and New Jersey area. 

The Sunday school is joining the United 

Methodist Church for the Imagine No 

Malaria campaign to eliminate malaria in 

Africa by 2015. It is raising money to help 

buy and distribute bed nets and medications 

in affected areas. Partners in the 

effort include the Global Fund, the Melissa 

and Bill Gates Foundation, and the World 

Health Organization. The children will host 

a lunch and talent show on Sunday, June 

3, after worship. Checks should be made 

out to Trinity, or you can contribute $10 by 

texting: malaria, to: 27722. 

Instead of closing for the summer, 

Sunday school will remain open, so the 

teachers are looking for helpers to cover 

teachers’ vacation schedules. If you would 

like to help, please e-mail Pat LaPorte at 

PatL724@aol.com. Pat is also collecting 

addresses and contact information for the 

new directory; if you want to be included, 

or have new contact information, drop her 

a line. 

The Budget Corner is grateful to the 

many friends who donate their gently used 

items and come by to shop. With summer 

fast approaching, the shop is preparing to 

close for the season, but there is still time 

to drop off items and shop! The schedule 

is June 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19 and 23. Remember, 

donations to, and proceeds from the 

Budget Shop help Trinity continue in its 

programs and outreach on City Island. 

Rick DeWitt 

City Island Theater group 

The City Island Theater Group is pleased 

to announce its next two productions. On 

Sept. 21 and 22 the group will present a 

staged reading of “The Laramie Project,” 

by Moises Kaufman and members of the 

Tectonic Theater Project, and on Nov. 2,3, 4, 

9, 10, 11, 16 and 17, a major production of 

George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s “The 

Man Who Came to Dinner.” 

“The Laramie Project” explores the aftermath 

of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepherd, 

a gay University of Wyoming student 

who was tied to a fence and left to die. The 

murder was denounced as a hate crime and 

highlighted the lack of hate crime legislation 

in many states, including Wyoming. The 

play is based on hundreds of interviews with 

the town’s residents by the theater company 

and the journals of members of the company, 

as well as published news reports. 

Many performances of “The Laramie 

Project” in the United States have been 

picketed by representatives of Fred Phelps, 

pastor of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist 

Church of Topeka, Kansas. The picketers 

are portrayed in this play at Matthew Shepherd’s 

funeral, as they did in real life. “The 

Laramie Project” is particularly significant 

in this time of increased awareness of bullying 

on almost every level in our schools. 

“The Man Who Came to Dinner” is set in 

the small town of Mesalia, Ohio, just before 

Christmas sometime in the 1930s. An acerbic 

New York critic, Sheridan Whiteside, 

has been invited to dinner at the home of 

wealthy factory owner Ernest W. Stanley. 

As he approaches the house, Sheridan slips, 

falls on the ice and breaks his hip. He and 

his entourage proceed to take over the house 

for a tumultuous six weeks of recovery, and 

the play presents the absurd, ridiculous and 

hilarious events that occur during those six 

weeks. 

Audition times will be announced in the 

July-August issue. In the meantime, those 

interested in becoming subscribers should 

call 718-885-3066 and leave a message. 

Watch for us in the City Island Memorial 

Day Parade and at the Arts and Crafts Festival 

on June 2 and 3. 

Mary McIntyre 

PSS Senior Programs 

Healthy Exercise Program: You can 

attend all classes for $20 per month or all 

classes for $6 per week. Or for individual 

classes you may contribute $2 for exercise 

and $4 for dance. We need more participants. 

The schedule is as follows: 

Zumba Gold with Stephanie on Mondays 

at 10:30 a.m. at the City Island Community 

Center; Cardio Fitness with Mary on 

Tuesdays at 9:30 at Grace Church Hall; 

Sittercise with Patty on Tuesdays at 10:30 

at Grace Church Hall; Orchard Beach Walk 

on Wednesdays, leaving Pilot Street at 9:30 

a.m.; Yoga Stretch with Michael on Thursdays 

at 9:30 at Grace Church Hall; Arthritis 

Exercise with Patty on Thursdays at 10:30 at 

Grace Church Hall; Fit for Life with Sarah 

on Fridays at 9:30 at Grace Church Hall 

through June 22. 

Senior Writing Group. The group meets 

on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at 

Grace Church Hall. For further information, 

call group leader Gail Hitt at 718-885- 

0444. 

Volunteering: Please think about volunteering 

for one of our senior programs. We 

need help in many areas, including clerical 

and computer, reception, telephoning, visiting 

and help with parties and events, to 

name a few. 

Caregivers’ Support. If you are caring 

for someone or you know someone who is 

caring for another, we have some supportive 

services that might be helpful, including 

respite, escort assistance and shopping 

assistance. Please call Patty at 718-885- 

1891. 

Transportation Services. Call Anthony 

Mazzella at 347-834-6466 a day ahead for 

Island and off-Island trips. Regular afternoon 

shopping trips are Monday: Bay Plaza 

or Stop & Shop; Wednesday: Key Food on 

Shore Road; Thursday: Shop Rite in New 

Rochelle. Trips are also made to Fairway, 

Target, Trader Joe’s, Home Depot, Cross 

County Shopping Center, the Christmas 

Tree Shop, Empire City and more. The suggested 

contribution for a round trip is $1 on 

City Island, and $2.50 off Island. Anyone 

over 60 is encouraged to take advantage of 

our door-to-door transportation service in 

our beautiful new van. 

Program Services: Call Patty at 718- 

885-1891 to receive our detailed monthly 

calendar featuring trips and events, such as 

group theater discounts, including “George 

M” at Westchester Dinner Theater on June 

21 or “The Music Man” on July 12. Also 

great discounts for good seats for Yankees 

or Mets games. Programs are funded by 

Presbyterian Senior Services, the NYC 

Department for the Aging. 

Patty Grondahl 

Ladies Auxiliary of 

American Legion 

The Auxiliary Cancer Bingo held on 

Thursday, May 17, was a huge success. 

With the generosity of many donors, we had 

beautiful bingo prizes and more than 100 

Sweeps and 44 Super Sweeps (these valued 

over $100). We have too many people and 

establishments to name here, but the outpouring 

of donations was phenomenal. All 

proceeds of this yearly bingo go to cancer 

care and research. Thank you all! 

We met as a “unit” for the Memorial Day 

Parade on Monday, May 28, at 2 p.m. The 

lineup was on the corner of Pilot Street. We 

wore parade attire (navy pants with white 

blouse and scarf). This is always a great day 

on City Island. 

Our upcoming meeting/dinner meeting 

will be held at 7 p.m. at Portofino’s Restaurant 

on Tuesday, June 5 (members only). 

Call the Post with any questions. We meet 

again on Sept. 4. Have a fun-filled and safe 

summer. 

Regina Murphy 

AARP Chapter #318 

AARP Chapter 318 meets the first and 

third Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. 

at Trinity United Methodist Church Hall 

on Bay Street. Our next meeting will be on 

June 6. On June 20, Chapter 318 will enjoy 

an end-of-the-year luncheon at the Lobster 

House Restaurant on Bridge Street at 12 

noon. The price is $40 per person, and all 

are welcome. There are no meetings in 

July and August. Meetings will resume in 

September. Have a wonderful summer! 

Rosetta Woods 

grace Episcopal Church 

Weekly worship schedule: Grace Church 

celebrates Holy Communion every Sunday 

at 10 a.m. We also offer evening prayer in 

the church every Monday at 7 p.m. 

Wednesday Morning Prayer is suspended 

until further notice. 

Here is an overview of what’s happening 

at Grace Church during May: 

Sunday, June 3: Lambs babysitting available, 

beginning at 9:50 a.m. in the Parish 

Hall. 

Monday, June 11: Hearts and Hands, 7:15 

p.m., Parish Hall. All are welcome to join 

this knitting group, which provides caps, 

shawls and lap robes for patients at Calvary 

Hospital. 

Scott Meyer

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The Current will print obituaries free of charge upon notification 

by a member of the deceased’s immediate family. 

Call 718-885-0760 or write to P.O. Box 6, City Island, NY 

10464, including your telephone number. 

Edith Urban 

Edith A. Urban 

Edith A. Urban, 89, died on May 1, 

2012. She was born on August 26, 1922, 

in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the youngest of 

nine children. She studied textile design 

and was employed in the garment industry 

until she married Bill Urban. 

In 1956, she and Bill moved from 

Manhattan to City Island, where they raised 

their family. She was a parishioner of St. 

Mary, Star of the Sea Church, a member of 

the AARP Minneford Chapter and the City 

Island Seniors. She was also one of the oldest 

members of the Touring Kayak Club. 

Mrs. Urban was predeceased by her 

husband and is survived by her son Carl 

Urban of New Rochelle; her son Eric Urban 

of Greenport, NY; her daughter Carol 

Urban-Pastore of City Island, NY; and her 

grandson, Max Pastore. 

Joan Roberta Jordan 

Joan Roberta Jordan, a 50-year resident 

of Torrance, California, passed away 

on Sunday, May 13, 2012, in Mission Viejo, 

California, after a brief illness. Born in New 

York on Feb. 2, 1928, Joan grew up on City 

Island and then married James Martin Jordan 

and moved to California. 

Joan is survived by her daughter, Carolyn 

Jordan-Lascheck (Jay), of Costa Mesa, 

California; her son, Gary (Kimberly), her 

grandchildren, Ashley, Jeannette and Colin of 

Capistrano Beach, California, and her sisterin-law, 

Betty Jordan of City Island. She was 

preceded in death by her husband, James. 

Joan loved animals, travel, music, walking 

at the beach and going to the movies. She 

leaves behind friends across the country who 

will miss her spirit and joy of living. In lieu of 

flowers, the family requests memorial donations 

to the American Cancer Society (www. 

cancer.org), Best Friends Animal Society 

(www.bestfriends.org) or a charity of your 

choosing. A celebration of her life was held 

on Monday, May 21, in Torrance, California. 


Ricardo J. Viales 

Ricardo J. Viales, age 58, passed away 

peacefully in his home in Oceanside, California, 

on April 2, 2012. Rick was a secondgeneration 

clam digger, the beloved son of 

Adele (née Winterfield, also an Island native) 

and Julio Viales. Rick loved growing 

up on City Island and spent all his free time 

on the water. 

Even after his move to California in 

1978, Rick continued to be avid fisherman 

and sailor and lived the last 15 years a block 

away from the Pacific Ocean. His smile, 

sense of humor, passion and love of the water 

will be remembered dearly. 

Rick is survived by his sister, was well 

loved by many and will be sorely missed by 

all who knew him. 

St. Mary, Star of the Sea School 

Best wishes to all the eighth-grade 

graduates, who will attend the following 

high schools in September: Archbishop 

Stepinac: Kyle Caso; Blessed Sacrament 

/ St. Gabriel: Chelsea Francois, Destiny 

Vargas; Bronx H.S. of Science: Graham 

Herrera-Murphy; Cardinal Spellman: 

Jared Candelaria (partial scholarship), Nia 

Drew, Andrew Henderson-Hill, Azaria 

Laster, Eddie Ocasio, Taisja Roberson, 

Douglas Skinner, Jahquell Terry; Christ 

the King: Ashlie Howell; Fordham Prep: 

Ryan Mendez, Jabari Weste; High School 

of Fashion Industries: Dana Johnson; 

Iona Prep: Nicholas Murdock; Mamaroneck 

H.S.: David Stephens; Mount St. 

Ursula: Brianna Marrero; Salesian: Fernando 

Gonzalez; Undecided are Angelique 

Cordero, Erynn Owens, David Ozoa and 

Briana Smith. 

Jared Candelaria also received a full 

scholarship to St. Raymond H.S. for Boys 

and a full scholarship to Mount St. Michael 

Academy; Fernando Gonzalez received 

a partial scholarship to Blessed Sacrament 

/St.Gabriel; Graham Herrera-Murphy 

received a full scholarship to Cardinal 

Spellman and a $7,000 scholarship to Iona 

Prep; Dana Johnson received a partial 

scholarship to Cathedral H.S. 

Good luck to all! 

Public School 175 

Best wishes to all the eighth-graders 

who, pending successful completion of 

promotion requirements, will be attending 

the following high schools in September: 

Bronx H.S. for Law and Community 

Service: Gabriel Gojani; Bronx H.S. of 

Science: Lily Kolb, Nora Kuka; Cardinal 

Spellman; Alexis Candelaria, Shaiann 

Lubelli, Shaban Paljevic; DeWitt Clinton: 

Devin Dyal; Dobbs Ferry: Chloe 

Brelsford; Fiorello LaGuardia: Michael 

Santomassimo, Emmett Shanley; Frank 

Sinatra H.S.: John Desgroseilliers; Gramercy 

Arts: Shabri Cummings; High 

School of Computers and Technology: 

Ameer Baksh; High School of Fashion 

Industries: Francesca Paradiso; Iona 

Prep: Michael Bellocchio, Michael Labriola, 

Nicholas Labriola, Michael Pirraglia; 

Manhattan Hunter Science: Valerie 

Kornitchouk; New York City Museum 

School: Catherine Langkamp; Preston: 

Briana Powers; Renaissance H.S. for 

Musical Theatre and Technology: Ashley 

Goldman; Repertory H.S. for Theatre 

Arts: Hannah Glick; St. Catharine Academy: 

Amanda Beqiraj, Karina Desantis, 

Shannon Faulkner; Salesian: Dominik 

Comerico, Scott Cruz, Nicholas Gjonaj, 

Jean Juis Gonzalez, Xavier Medina, Justin 

Ramos, Robert Weyrauch; Talent Unlimited: 

Amanda Devlin, Kathleen Kramer; 

Truman: Trevor Zelaya; Ursuline: Francesca 

Strazzera. 

Congratulations and good luck to all!


Page Eleven 

a selected Filmography of 

robin williams 

Robin Williams is best known as a zany 

comedian who came into the public eye in 

the television show “Mork and Mindy.” 

Although some of his films are comedies, 

he demonstrates a powerful range as an 

excellent dramatic actor. In The World 

According to Garp (1982), the film version 

of the John Irving novel, Williams 

plays the title role as an aspiring novelist 

who is the son of unmarried, unconventional 

feminist Jenny Fields (Glenn Close 

in her film debut), who often overshadows 

him. He is successful and happily married 

to college sweetheart Helen Holm (Mary 

Beth Hurt). The film features John Lithgow 

as Roberta Muldoon, a transsexual 

ex-football player. Both Close and Lithgow 

received Oscar nominations. 

Moscow on the Hudson (1984) stars 

Williams as Vladimir Ivanoff, a Russian 

saxophone player in a circus who is torn 

between a sweet home life and being 

oppressed by his society. When the circus 

comes to New York, Williams goes on a 

shopping trip to Bloomingdale’s – where 

he impulsively decides to defect. He is 

given a place to stay by security guard Lionel 

Witherspoon (Cleavant Derricks) and 

falls for fellow immigrant Lucia Lombardo 

(Maria Conchita Alonso). It is interesting 

to note that virtually every character he 

meets in the film is from a country other 

than the United States. 

Williams received an Oscar nomination 

for his role as DJ Adrian Cronauer in 

Good Morning Vietnam (1987). Broadcasting 

over the Armed Forces Radio in 

1965, he instantly becomes the most popu- 

lar DJ in country, much to the consternation 

of Lieut. Steven Hauk (Bruno Kirby) and 

Sgt. Maj. Dickerson (J.T. Walsh). This is 

a brilliant tour-de-force role that displays 

Robin Williams’s comedic prowess. 

In Dead Poet’s Society (1989) Williams 

plays an unconventional educator, 

John Keating, who introduces his prep 

school students to the wonders of poetry 

and free thinking at the Welton Academy 

in 1959. His students include aspiring 

writer Todd (Ethan Hawke), aspiring actor 

Neil (Robert Sean Leonard) and hopeless 

romantic Knox (Josh Charles). Keating 

encourages his students to live their lives 

boldly, but this philosophy leads to an 

unexpected tragedy. The film was nominated 

for four Academy Awards, including 

Best Picture and Best Actor for Williams; 

it won one, for Tom Schulman’s original 

screenplay. 

Cadillac Man (1989) is a quirky comedy 

about a stereotypical fast-talking car 

salesman named Joey O’Brien who has a 

compassionate side that is irresistible to 

women. During a huge sale at his dealership, 

he is expected to sell a lot of cars or 

lose his job. His day is interrupted by Larry 

(Tim Robbins), the insanely jealous husband 

of dimwitted showroom receptionist 

Donna (Annabella Sciorra). When a hostage 

situation ensues, Joey realizes that it’s 

up to him to use his wits to persuade Larry 

not to kill anyone. 

Awakenings (1990) is based on a true 

story by neurologist Oliver Sacks, a former 

resident of City Island. It stars Williams 

as the Sacks-like character, Dr. Malcolm 

Sayer, who takes a job at a Bronx psychiatric 

hospital in 1969. There he takes over 

the care of several seemingly catatonic 

patients who begin responding under his 

painstaking guidance. Sayer is given permission 

to test a new drug on one of his 

patients, Leonard Lowe (Robert DeNiro), 

who gradually comes out of his shell, 

which encourages Sayers to administer the 

drug to the other patients under his care. 

The Fisher King (1991) stars Jeff 

Bridges as Jack Lucas, a totally self-absorbed, 

coarse-mouthed radio talk show 

host whose career is in ruins. He lives with 

Anne Napolitano (Mercedes Ruehl’s Oscar- 

winning role), the owner of a run-down 

neighborhood video store. While he is on a 

drunken spree, Jack’s life is saved by Parry 

(Robin Williams), ironically a tragic victim 

of Jack’s previous misfortunes. Jack tries to 

atone for what happened by helping Parry 

meet the girl of his dreams, Lydia (Amanda 

Plummer). Healing is the central theme of 

this film, which is filled with fascinating, 

over-the-top imagery, as well as a not-to-be 

missed transformation of Grand Central 

Station into a giant ballroom. 

In the Disney animated film Aladdin 

(1992), Williams’s hilarious voice of 

the Genie is the main attraction. After a 

sultan (Douglas Seale) gives his daughter, 

Jasmine (Linda Larkin), three days to find 

a husband, she escapes the palace and 

encounters the street-savvy urchin Aladdin 

(Scott Weinger), who charms his way into 

her heart. While the sultan’s Vizier, Jafar 

(Jonathan Freeman), weaves a spell so that 

he may marry Jasmine and become sultan 

himself, Aladdin discovers the Genie’s 

lamp in a cave, rubs it and sets the mystical 

entity free. With the Genie’s help, Aladdin 

begins his quest to defeat Jafar and win the 

hand of the princess. 

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) stars Williams 

as Daniel Hillard, an eccentric actor who 

specializes in dubbing voices for cartoon 

characters. When Daniel’s wife, Miranda 

(Sally Field), files for divorce, with help 

from his make-up artist brother Frank (Harvey 

Fierstein), Daniel is disguised as Mrs. 

Iphegenia Doubtfire, a stern but caring 

Scottish nanny so that Miranda will hire 

him to take care of the children. Pierce 

Brosnan is on hand as Miranda’s new boyfriend, 

Stu (Pierce Brosnan). 

In Birdcage (1996), Williams plays 

Armand Goldman, a gay cabaret owner 

who, with his drag queen companion 

(Nathan Lane), agrees to put up a false 

straight front so that their son, Val (Dan 

Futterman), can introduce them to his 

fiancée, Barbara (Calista Flockhart). The 

masquerade is deemed necessary because 

Barbara’s parents are the ultra-religious 

right-wing Senator Keeley (Gene Hackman) 

and his naive wife, Louise (Dianne 

Wiest). Featured are Christine Baranski 

as Katharine, Val’s biological mother, and 

Hank Azaria as the hilarious Greek house 

boy Agador. 

Williams has a fine supporting role in 

Good Will Hunting (1997), which stars 

Matt Damon in the title role as an intellectually 

gifted MIT janitor. Will is “discovered” 

by MIT Professor Lambeau (Stellan 

Skarsgard), who rescues him from police 

custody on the condition that Will study 

with him and get therapy. Psychotherapist 

Sean McGuire (Williams) challenges Will 

emotionally, especially when Will falls for 

Skylar (Minnie Driver), a British medical 

student. Ben Affleck plays Will’s supportive 

best friend, Chuckie. 

Get out the tissue box if you like to 

cry at movies for What Dreams May 

Come (1998). It stars Williams and Annabella 

Sciorra as Chris and Anne Nielson, 

soul mates who marry, have children and 

then have to deal with unbearable tragedy. 

Yet this is visually the most original and 

lushly gorgeous cinematic feats I’ve ever 

witnessed. To see an artist paint a magnificent 

landscape, and see a person who has 

crossed to the other side sloshing through 

the not yet dried paint on the canvas, is 

stunning to the eyes and imagination. In 

this excruciatingly sad film, we see love’s 

power propelling a husband through an 

original visualization of heaven and hell. 

Patch Adams (1998) is the fact-based 

story of an unconventional physician who 

attempted to heal patients with laughter. 

Williams stars in the title role as Hunter 

Adams, a troubled young man whose experiences 

in a mental institution in the late 

1960s convince him to become a doctor. He 

dedicates his life to providing emotional 

and spiritual relief along with medical care. 

Adams clowns around for his patients as 

he gets to know them personally. Although 

his efforts seem to work wonders and the 

hospital nursing staff is grateful for the levity 

that Adams provides, his methods alienate 

his uptight roommate, Mitch (Philip 

Seymour Hoffman), as well as the staff 

and faculty of his school. Adams’s antics 

put his career in jeopardy and force him 

to defend his philosophy before a board of 

physicians that is determined to bar him 

from practicing medicine. 

Insomnia (2002) is set in a small Alaskan 

town where LA detective Will Dormer 

(Al Pacino) and his partner, Hap Eckhart 

(Martin Donovan), have arrived to assist 

the police chief (Paul Dooley). A young 

woman has been killed, and Will and Hap 

are assigned to help crack the case. They 

are followed by an eager young detective, 

Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank). Though he 

doesn’t appear until halfway through the 

film, Williams plays Walter Finch, a smalltime 

crime novelist, who happens to be the 

murderer. 

In One Hour Photo (2002) Williams 

plays the very creepy role of Parrish, the 

control-freak manager of a one-hour photo 

stand in the Sav-Mart superstore, which 

allows him to peer into the lives of his customers. 

He becomes obsessed with the Yorkin 

family, especially the son, Jakob (Dylan 

Smith), and the beautiful, smiling mother, 

Nina (Connie Nielsen). When he discovers 

that Nina is upset with her husband, Will 

(Michael Vartan), Sy starts stalking him. 

As his life starts to unravel, the audience is 

riveted by Williams’s outstanding performance. 

The Night Listener (2006) explores a 

shadowy region between truth and fiction. 

Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams), a middleaged 

writer with a radio show and a foundering 

relationship (his younger boyfriend, 

Jess [Bobby Cannavale], has just moved 

out) strikes up a long-distance friendship 

with a teenager named Pete (Rory Culkin), 

who claims to be one of Gabriel’s biggest 

fans. The boy, who has AIDS, is also the 

author of a memoir describing the horrific 

sexual abuse he suffered before he was 

adopted by Donna (Toni Collette), a kindhearted 

nurse. When Noone goes to see 

him, Donna is overly protective and this 

segues into an ending with a twist. 

And until next time, happy viewing. . . 

Photo by RICK DEWITT 

with the help of dJ ray, everyone had a great time at this year’s girl scout dance held 

at the stuyvesant Yacht club on april 21. showing off their clothespin-accessorized 

outfits are isabel shaw, serena balassi, sabrina Fontana, Fiorela Minia, gianna cambria, 

Meghan Mcconaghy, dusty rose prohaska, emma ramos and sabrina Jarvis.

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Sailing Life on City Island 

by JOYce MulcaHY 

The 2011 northeast regional J24 regatta off city island. 

“I do not know how anyone can live 

without some small place of enchantment 

to turn to,” wrote Pulitizer-Prize winner 

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings in 1939. Many 

Islanders know that same sense of enchantment 

when they cross the City Island 

bridge, chat with people along the avenue, 

open their front doors and step over the 

thresholds of their homes. For me, and for 

many sailors on City Island, that magic 

extends onto the water. 

I understand that people appreciate the 

Eastchester Bay and Long Island Sound 

for various reasons, but this column is 


Photo by JOYCE MULCAHY 

called “Sailing Life on City Island,” so I 

write about the allure of sailing. Last year 

when I was in a race looking for the upwind 

mark, the captain knew that I would appreciate 

the sight of a double rainbow. Rather 

have me squint through a pair of binoculars 

trying to find a yellow buoy, he said simply 

“Look up” and, wow—a red, yellow, green 

trifecta x 2. Unfortunately, I didn’t take a 

picture of that glorious rainbow, but here is 

a photo I was able to take that illustrates the 

enchantment of sailing life on City Island. 

(Note: more to come in the next issue.) 

surViVal Tips FOr TeeNs 

aNd THeir pareNTs 

by JOHN scardiNa 

Given all of the uncertainty and worry 

that being a teenager (and raising a teenager!) 

can entail, it is sometimes good to 

know what is supposed to be happening 

during the adolescent years. Here are some 

of the issues that any teenager may be facing: 

1. How do I experience my gender and 

my sexuality? What is it like to be a male 

or a female in this society? In my school? 

In my own body? 

2. How can I learn the difference 

between being assertive and aggressive? 

How can I stand up for myself and still 

respect the boundaries of others? 

3. How can I learn to be more independent 

and make my own decisions without 

simply reacting against the rules of 

adults? 

4. How can I figure out the person I want 

to be using the traits of the person I am? 

What are my strengths? What am I good at 

doing? Where do I want to be in 10 years? 

5. How can I learn to live in the middle 

and not be too big or too small? Am I 

“right-sized” in my dealings with others? 

Can I avoid being overdramatic (too big) 

or invisible (too small)? 

6. How can I learn to be a critical 

thinker? Can I make sense of the world 

around me, using my thinking skills to 

make good decisions? 

7. How can I establish and maintain 

healthy friendships with my peers? What 

do I look for in a friend? Am I a good 

friend? 

8. How can I come to terms with my 

changing body? In a culture that idolizes 

only certain types of bodies, can I become 

comfortable in my own? 

That’s quite a list! As adults, how do 

we measure up on these tasks? With all 

humility and good faith in human nature, 

we must promote these skills in ourselves 

and our loved ones.


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Photos by MARGUERITE CHADWICK-JUNER 

The garden club of city island held its annual luncheon at the city island Yacht club 

on May 24, 2012. picture above (l. to r.) are garden club officers paula Huffell, barbara 

Harrison Kaye, susan strazzera and barbara Hoffman. artist Mary colby (photo below, 

at right) donated one of her paintings for the raffle. The delighted winner was barbara 

dennis (l.). 

THe red, wHiTe aNd blue birds 

It was a very patriotic month for birds. 

Within a three-week span, we crossed paths 

with a scarlet tanager, a pure white parakeet 

and an eastern bluebird. That’s a red, a white, 

and a blue! And here it is only June. 

To be honest, the bluebird we saw was 

in Gettysburg, that not-so-far-away destination 

that does not disappoint; it is real history 

in a bottle down there. The bluebird we came 

upon during our driving tour was a most 

handsome specimen. It was one of many details 

that added to the experience. 

In another two-hour span in mid-May, 

we watched a cormorant and an eel tussling 

above and below the waves, along with a 

family of swans, including three of the tiniest 

cygnets we’ve ever seen, and an osprey 

that saw what we saw. 

The cormorant got the better of the eel, 

but in the end he may have come to regret 

it. Swallowing its foot-long catch seemed 

to cause the cormorant stress, and it spent 

an extra 20 minutes at least swimming in 

no particular direction with its neck outstretched 

and beak pointed upward—all this, 

it seemed, in an effort to move the digestion 

process along. The cygnets were so small 

that we thought there were only two, and it 

By JOHN SHERIDAN and MARIA SUTHERLAND 

wasn’t until the family made a landfall on 

Fordham Street that we realized there were 

three. The hungry osprey that saw them, too, 

was preparing for the kill—or so it seemed— 

when the branch on which it has alighted 

suddenly snapped, which caused the osprey 

to fly off in a different direction. 

By the light of the next full moon, horseshoe 

crabs by the thousands will be arriving 

on City Island shores to lay their eggs. Cut 

these prehistoric creatures a break this year 

and leave them to their procreating business 

in peace. Or better yet, between now and the 

end of the month, you might come across a 

stranded female or two who couldn’t make it 

back to the water after depositing her eggs; 

take the time to gently lift her by the tail and 

leave her in the shallow water. It doesn’t hurt 

and you might even get a warm fuzzy feeling. 

At this point in our column we usually 

leave you with our e-mail address for the encouragement 

of audience participation, but 

not so this month. This month we leave you 

with a different web address: http://metobs. 

ssec.wisc.edu/aoss/cameras/hawkcam-flash. 

html?dontcareboutdupes=true. This is a live 

feed from a red-tail hawk’s nest in Madison, 

Wisconsin. Last time we looked, there were 

three chicks and two adults. Enjoy!

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The Island Current June 2012


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__________________________________________ 

DAYCARE: Minnieford Avenue’s Daycare is having 

an OPEN HOUSE for September registration. 

Limited spots available. Open house dates,June 

12th & June 19th from 10:30 - 11:30. Please call 

Candy __________________________________________ 

Mancuso for appointment. 646-879-6082. 

TUTORING FOR NYC SPECIALIZED HIGH 

SCHOOL EXAM AVAILABLE ON CITY ISLAND: 

Individual or small group. Contact Olivia at 917- 

881-7120. __________________________________________ 

OFFICE & HOUSE CLEANING! Reliable & 

responsible City Island woman will clean your 

house or office. Flexible days and hours. References 

available. Please call Lori 718-885-1107 

or __________________________________________ 

Cell 347-326-2934. 

CITY ISLAND ARTIST AVAILABLE: Painter specializing 

in seawall/beach murals available for all your 

artistic painting needs including signs, portraits, 

landscapes & restorations. Call Maggie 917-566- 

1086. __________________________________________ 

E-mail MMyersart@yahoo.com. 

BUYING U.S. COINS, gold, silver, mint and 

proof sets, collections, paper currency and 

stamps. Member ANA. Call Robert at 646-533- 

2469. __________________________________________ 

E-mail cityislandcoins@gmail.com. 

BELTOP PAVING INC: Asphalt paving. Driveways, 

parking areas, sidewalks. Fully licensed and 

insured. __________________________________________ 

Call Nick 718-994-9533. 

CITY ISLAND TWO FAMILY HOUSE FOR SALE: 

3/2 bedrooms, dining room, deck, near beach, 

garage, __________________________________________ 

private back yard. 914-218-7454. 

PAW PRINT SERVICES: Dog walking, pet sitting, 

poop-yard pick up, and more... Store 718- 

684-2700 or Cell 914-563-2089. Camille, Brian 

or __________________________________________ 

Yvonne. 

PRESTON CENTER OF COMPASSION: A sponsored 

ministry of the Sisters of Divine Compassion, 

located on the campus of Preston High School is 

offering two outstanding programs: 

SUMMER RECREATIONAL PROGRAM for boys 

and girls (1st-8th grade) for seven weeks during 

the summer from June 26-August 10th. The program 

runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., extended hours are 

available from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at low rates. Registration 

is on a first come-first serve basis. 

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING: Reading, writing, 

and math instructional program. Homework help 

and test preparation for students in grades 1-8. 

Tutoring program is available Mondays through 

Thursdays for students in grades 1-8, from 3:30- 

6:00 p.m. and offers extremely affordable rates. If 

interested, please go to our web page and download 

our Summer Recreational Brochure and or our 

tutoring brochure at www.prestoncenterofcompassion.org 

and feel free to call Sr. Patricia Warner at 

718-892-8977 or e-mail her at pwarner@prestoncenterofcompassion.org 

__________________________________________ 

for more information. 

GREAT EASY SAILING: 20 ft Starwind day 

sailer. Beautiful, scrupulously maintained. 5 hp 

outboard, 35 watt radio, depth finder. See it at 

Harlem Yacht Club on City Island. $3500 OBO 

914-469-8686. 

__________________________________________ 

PHOTO RESTORATION: Take old photographs 

and have them restored like new. Copies made 

from negatives or prints. Framing available as 

well. __________________________________________ 

Call Ron 718-885-1403. 

DJ SCUBA: LOCAL ISLAND DJ WITH THE SOUND 

THAT BRINGS THE CROWD. Competitive prices and a 

great selection of music. Specializing in private parties 

and social events. 1-646-372-1403. Web: facebook. 

com/incrediblecut. __________________________________________ 

E-mail djscuba88@gmail.com. 

ISLAND CARPENTER does renovations, restorations 

and repairs. Painting, locks, decks, 

weatherizing, plaster repair, windows, doors, 

handy-work, __________________________________________ 

etc. Michael 718-885-1580. 

VOICE LESSONS: Ages middle school through 

adult. My home studio. Suffering from sleep 

apnea? Singing strengthens your throat muscles, 

which helps eliminate the effects of apnea. 

Flexible __________________________________________ 

hours. Call Diana 718-885-2091. 

PAINTING AND PLASTERING: Clean professional 

work at affordable rates. Call for a free 

quote. __________________________________________ 

Dave 1-646-548-8573. 

MOVERS! No job too big or too small! For a free 

estimate __________________________________________ 

call JR 718-314-6321. 

PART TIME CITY ISLAND SENIOR NUTRITION 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Great opportunity for 

a dynamic person seeking to enrich the lives 

of Older Adults on City Island. Responsibilities 

include: Maintain program operations. Provide 

supervision of staff, volunteers, consultants. 

Ensure program service delivery. Develop innovative 

programming with a special focus on 

Health & Wellness. Establish and maintain relationships 

with local and community partners, 

leaders and officials. BA/BS, MSW Preferred. 

Please e-mail your resume to : Kmartinez@ 

pssusa.org or FAX 718-585-1703. For more info 

please __________________________________________ 

visit us at pssusa.org. 

JEWELRY REPAIRED & DESIGNED: Cash for 

gold, watch batteries, engraved gifts, artwork, 

toys & housewares. Kaleidoscope Gallery, 280 

City Island Avenue, 718-885-3090, www.kaleidoscope280.com. 

__________________________________________ 

SCHOOL CHALLENGES? ADHD? LD? PARENTING 

CONCERNS?: Child development expert/certified 

school psychologist/parent educator can help you 

to unlock the potential inside your student and 

yourself and develop a plan for success. ADHD 

coaching, consultations for learning disabilities and 

parent coaching. Visit www.ThinkLaughLearn.com for 

details, or call John Scardina @ 718-885-9305. Also 

look for parent sessions at the City Island Community 

Center __________________________________________ 

(usually the fourth Tuesday of the month). 

CITY ISLAND SOUVENIRS: Sweatshirts (Children’s 

and adult), T-shirts, Mugs, Post cards, 

bumper stickers @ Kaleidoscope Gallery. 280 

City Island Avenue, 718-885-3090, www.kaleidoscope280.com. 

__________________________________________ 

SAILBOAT: 19 ft. cruiser by Wellcraft with licensed 

trailer. Clean & neat. New outboard and mainsail. 

Many extras. Ready to sail or roll. $3500 at Stuyvesant 

__________________________________________ 

YC, City Island Call Lou@ 718-541-1046. 

PASSPORT PHOTOS taken at Focal Point Gallery, 

321 City Island Avenue. Call Ron at 718- 

885-1403. __________________________________________ 

RESUMES WRITTEN, EDITED AND LAID OUT: From 

actors to lawyers. Concise, professional, superior. 

Get ______________________________________ 

to the next level. Call Katie 718-885-2929. 

CAR/LIMO SERVICE AVAILABLE TO NYC 

REGION AIRPORTS. Designated driver for those 

special evenings/events. Locations outside of 

NYC prices are negotiated. Beautiful SUV seats 

7 __________________________________________ 

comfortably. Call 914-419-0962. 

THERE’S A COMPUTER GURU right in your 

neighborhood. City Island resident with over 

25 years of computer experience can repair 

any software or hardware problem. Instruction 

available for all new PC owners. I even make 

house calls. References available. Call “Joe, 

The __________________________________________ 

Computer Guy” 718-885-9366. 

TUTORING FOR NYC SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL 

EXAM AVAILABLE ON CITY ISLAND: Individual or 

small __________________________________________ 

group. Contact Olivia at (917) 881-7120. 

WEBSITES CREATED: Effective, great looking web 

sites from scratch or your old website fixed up. 

Easy __________________________________________ 

affordable, quick. Call Katie 718-885-2929. 

OWENS TREE EXPERTS: Tree trimming & removal. 

Free __________________________________________ 

estimates. Fully insured. Call 718-885-0914. 

PIANO LESSONS: Lifetime experience teaching 

children and adults. My home on a Steinway 

Grand Piano. Flexible hours. Call Diana 718- 

885-2091. __________________________________________ 

AVON REPRESENTATIVE: Avon is not just cosmetics. 

Jewelry, clothes, vitamins, videos, complete 

line of children’s gifts, toys and more. Ask 

for __________________________________________ 

catalogue. Call Emily 718-885-2430. 

CITY ISLAND NOTARY PUBLIC: Certified in 

Bronx and New York counties. By appointment 

only, including weekends. Call Paula Huffell at 

347-427-7337. 

__________________________________________ 

O’PIDDLE D’POO! Daily walks, leash training, 

pet sitting. Caring for City Island’s adorable 

pets for 10 years. References available. Call 

1-646-316-6089. 

__________________________________________ 

FINE ART PORTRAITS: Studio on City Island. 

More than 30 years of photographic experience. 

Call __________________________________________ 

Ron Terner at 718-885-1403. 

KEYBOARD PLAYER AVAILABLE: I play smooth 

and gentle music for special events. References 

available. __________________________________________ 

Call Diana at 718-885-2091. 

LEARN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: Photoshop 

7 or black and white photography, developing 

film, printing, camera techniques. Call Ron 718- 

885-1403. __________________________________________ 

BURCK’S BOAT STORE: Boat supplies, customer 

parking, Master-Visa. 526 City Island 

Avenue __________________________________________ 

Bronx, New York 718-885-1559. 

TowBOAT/U.S. 

City Island 

City Island Little League is off to a 

great start. Two out-of-the-park home runs 

by Jaiden Marrero for the American Legion 

really got the team excited, and everyone’s 

hitting is starting to improve. Pitching by 

John Tomsen, Jaiden Marrero and James 

McGaughan has been great. Nick Calbo, 

Michael Lionardo, Christopher Tomsen and 

Carlo Fine have been doing a great job in the 

Helping you perform 

better one muscle 

at a time... 

Pir ragli a 

Ch i r o p r a cti c 

Theresa L. Pirraglia, DC 

Certified A.R.T. Provider 

1 Radisson Plaza • Suite 709 

New Rochelle, NY 10801 

914-738-2696 Fax: 914-738-2465 

info@pirragliachiropractic.com 

www.pirragliachiropractic.com 

IRONMAN PERFORMANCE TEAM 

TEAM CHIROPRACTOR FOR 

FORHAM UNIVERSITY & 

MANHATTAN COLLEGE 

infield. Outfielders Brandon McGaughan, 

Jeffery Santana, Joseph Santana and Andy 

Almonte have also been doing a fantastic 

job. Jake Garforth has been helping in the 

dugout every game since he broke his wrist. 

Local 79 has started off the season very 

well. First-year minor leaguers Alex Persteins, 

Matthew McGaughan, Jason Lacina, 

Jonathan Delgado and Paul Goonan have 

contributed to the team with hits and fielding 

plays. We have had several good fielding 

plays by many members of the team, 

and everyone on the team has gotten a 

few hits. Our stand-out players so far who 

have received player-of-the-game honors 

have been Joseph Goonan, Marco Mazzella, 

Ginutis Sipas and Matthew McGaughan. 

Peter Luderman, Joseph Persteins, Carlo 

Fragola and Travis Prohaska have all played 

well over the last season. The coaches James 

Goonan, Paul Mazzella, Jimmy McGaughan 

and Mike Prohaska look forward to more 

improvements over the rest of the season. 

Jack’s Bait and Tackle is having a solid 

year at the plate and in the field. The players 

are learning the fundamentals of baseball 

and are showing improvement from game 

to game. Our offense is powered by Aidan 

Hanley-Piri, John Russell, Mark Piri, Mikey 

Masella and Marc LaMonico. Noticeable 

improvements have been made by all the 

players, especially Neeva Smith, Ben Nicoletti, 

Ramon Vargas and Chelsea Manna. Tee 

Ball is going great thanks to Dom Esposito, 

Gregory Clancy and all the Tee Ball volunteers.

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Information for the Talebearer must be received in 

writing no later than the 15th of the month except 

July and December. Mail to The Island Current, P.O. 

Box 6, City Island, NY 10464; include your name and 

telephone number. 

Joseph william Noschese 

Congratulations to King Avenue’s Kevin 

Whelan, who will graduate from Fordham 

Prep on May 23 (the third generation of 

Whelans to attend) and who received a fouryear 

Jesuit scholarship to the University 

of Scranton, where he was accepted into 

their physical therapy program. You make 

your mother, father, Briana, Christine, and 

your grandmothers, Barbara and Anna, very 

proud. 

Congratulations and happy birthday to 

Joe DeWitt for completing the 10-mile, 

20-obstacle Tough Mudder at Mount Snow, 

Vermont, on May 5; your under-four-hour 

complete time is great! Love, Mom, Dad, 

Sam, Gwyn and Uncle Craig. 

Best wishes for a very Happy Birthday 

on June 23 to the Sailmaker’s John Iovieno, 

with love from his family. 

Congratulations to Joseph William 

Noschese, as you graduate from Iona Prep. 

From “day one,” you have always kept us 

on our toes, and we know that you will continue 

to make us proud as you enter Boston 

College in the fall. Keep up the good work. 

May God bless you. Love, Mom, Dad and 

family. 

Birthday wishes go out to Tier Street’s 

Marion Rosenfeld on June 1, with love from 

your friends at Atlantic Emeritus Realty. 

Happy birthday to Marine Street’s Ann 

Butterworth, who will celebrate her big day 

on June 29. With love from your family and 

friends. 

Congratulations to all who made the St. 

Mary, Star of the Sea Class of 1966 reunion 

such a huge success. Classmates came from 

as far away as Washington, Iowa, Ohio, 

Florida, North Carolina and Maryland to 

share memories and renew old friendships. 

MOVING? 

christopher rene Matos 

Happy 92nd birthday wishes across the 

miles to Vera Thompson in Orlando, Florida. 

She shares her birthday month with her son 

John Wright, and her daughter, Judy Rauh. 

Former Winter Street resident Dylan Callahan 

was named one of the top 10 high 

school pitchers in Connecticut by ESPN. 

Dylan, whose grandfathers are Russ Schaller 

of King Avenue and Jim Callahan of Earley 

Street, plays as both shortstop and pitcher for 

the Greenwich (Connecticut) High School 

Cardinals. The Cardinals just completed a 

20–0 undefeated season and are the number 

one seed in both the State and FCIAC playoffs. 

Dylan will be attending and playing 

baseball for Trinity College in the fall. 

Jeff Stark, formerly of 54 Carroll Street, 

and his wife, Ruth, are happy to announce 

the April 18 birth of their daughter, Lily 

Halen. Proud grandmother is Beth Stark. 

Best wishes for continued success to 

Nicholas Ruggiero, who will graduate from 

Salesian High School on June 2. Nicholas 

will be attending John Jay College for Criminal 

Justice in the fall to pursue a career as a 

U.S. Marshal. Also, a very happy birthday to 

his dad, Robert, who celebrates on June 18. 

Happy birthday on June 20 to Fred Ramftl. 

Have a wonderful vacation in Iceland. 

Love, Mom, Dad, Frank and Gianna Marie. 

Birthday greetings to my Uncle Fred. 

Don’t forget to bring me a sweater from 

Iceland. Love, Gianna Marie. 

Belated first birthday wishes on May 25 

to Christopher Rene Matos, with love from 

your family and friends. 

Happy June 8 birthday wishes to Pilot 

Street’s Toby Liederman. 

Happy birthday to the Island Current’s 

Karen Nani, Margaret Lenz, Ginger Dannegger 

and Rose Kolb. 

And a very happy Father’s Day to all our 

wonderful fathers and grandfathers. 

Maria Swieciki 

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Photo by RICK DEWITT 

Joe dewitt competed in the 10-mile, 20-obstacle Tough Mudder at Mount snow. 

One Stop Personal Service 

Family Owned & Operated 

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a full service hardware & marine supply store 

SUMMER STORE HOURS 

Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

260 City island Avenue 

Bronx, New York 10464 

718-885-1447 Cell: 914-474-5007 

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Home Center, Inc. 

Kitchens • Bathrooms 

Major Appliances 

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Tel: 718-863-7529 

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Thank you City Island for 19 years of support! 

The Scanlon Family

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