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BY THEODORE GENERAL
BY THEODORE GENERAL
National attention once again
New focused school on the world's largest
competitive foot race,to
host rst council meeting
formally known as the New York
City Marathon, in which over 50,000
participants crossed the Verrazano
Community Narrows Bridge, and trekked
commemoration of the
Photo courtesy Panela needs through Bay Ridge on the first leg of
the Brooklyn segment of the five-borough,
start of the Civil War this
past Sunday 26.2-mile run.with
a posse
of mounted cavalry, foot soldiers
We saw some runners without the
official with New muskets,York Road Runners bayonets,bibs
which in my mind translates into many
swords, sabers, color guards,
drummers and ladies in Civil
W a r - e r a
additional participants also taking
part in different portions of the race.
Obviously, without a bib they weren't
going to be able to cross the finish line.
Several male dashers ran bare-chested
while others had sweat shirts and
T-shirts on.
There was low spectator turnout
along portions of upper Fourth Avenue.
with wide gaps with only one to
Reaching out for a high five!
Muffin’s
Pet Connection
two onlookers. Also, there were fewer
bands along the route. However, the
Tash Brothers’ seven-piece ensemble
marked their 25th Marathon year
playing in front of Bay Ridge Honda.
Some of the signs we spotted included
"23 miles to beer,” “Go Polly, Go Mom
- Go Runners,” “See Will Run - Go
Will,” “Great Job Random Stranger,”
and “Run Matt - Go Matt."
Bay Ridgeite Tony Grigos, who
heads the Bay Ridge Federal Credit
Union, completed his second New York
City Marathon. Fellow Ridgeite Tom
McCarthy, a banker and president
of the Bay Ridge Historical Society,
notched his 17th!
Peter O'Rourke, who was born
and raised in Bay Ridge, won the Foot
Locker Five Borough Challenge at
the big race. Also an old friend, John
Manley, a Marine Corps veteran who
served as public affairs officer at Fort
Hamilton and now heads the Army's
regional information office in Manhattan,
dress.
We tagged along for
the grand procession that
passed throughout the cemetery
email: judespets@aol.com
By JUDE LASSOW
MEEOW MEEOW...
Hello there, “I am
Panela, a fi ve-yearold,
and by candlelit graves of
fallen soldiers from both sides
of the conflict. As we trekked
through gray the and pathways,white
there
were uniformed re-enactors
-- soldiers standing guard,
musicians and singers performing
tuxedo kitty. I
have the softest
fur and am very
sweet, but a little
Civil War songs.
shy. Once I
The event drew thousands
of relatives, Civil War buffs,
amateur historians and
genealogists, local residents
and hundreds of out-oftowners.
warm up to you,
I like to read,
watch TV, surf the
net and most of the
time will even help
you with these According
things.
I can also be happily
to cemetery historian,
by myself for
author
long periods, but I
am always available
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/
Photos by Ted General
Tom Kane’s parents holding
the new sign.
Panela needs a loving home.
and attorney
J e f f r e y
Richman,
4,600 Civil
War veterans
was a Marathon runner.
* * *
The 98th annual New York
City Veterans Day Parade,
the largest in the nation, will
take place on November 11,
along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
from 26th to 52nd
Street, kicking off at 11:15
a.m. This year's march will
commemorate America's
To reach Ted General via the
Internet, his e-mail address is:
General@Journalist.com.
To reach Ted General via the
Internet, his e-mail address is:
General@Journalist.com.
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by
Ted General
Marathoners running
down 4th Avenue
entry into World War I in 1917.
Air Force Astronaut Colonel
Buzz Aldrin, who walked on
the Moon, will lead the parade
as the 2017 grand marshal.
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fact, she is 15 pounds overweight. In
doggy pounds, that means less food
more than more exercise.
“So we are looking for a sympathetic
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adopter who is willing not to
“My outstanding quality is that I am super mellow,
is seen on Animal Planet Saturday nights showing
give in to those big brown eyes when
she is ogling your bagel and cream
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“She is a good girl, who came in
as a stray so we do not know much
about her. She is a friendly girl,
got a Green rating from the shelter
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three years old. She should be a very
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Lassow
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need loving
homes.
good walker. She
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“TEDDY POODLY is five years
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neutered, current on vaccinations,
house trained. Teddy is a pint-sized
li’l boy who is apprehensive around
new situations and small children.
He will do very well in an adult
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be okay with laid-back dogs and
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* * *
ADOPTION UPDATES:
Sergeant Pepper and Penny
Lane were adopted into
separate homes, and are
quite happy in their surroundings
and doing quite
well. Orange Zeus a.k.a. OZ
is in a new home with other
cats. At this time, they are
not welcoming of him, but he is a
non-aggressive cat, so hopefully
everyone will get along.
* * *
HEY JUDE: "I'm sure these two
dogs will find loving homes if they
haven't already. Thank God for your
columns which help animals get adopted!
Thanks for sharing and keep
the columns coming. Your weekly
column is awesome! I love that you
include recalls on dog and cat foods
and other tips for pet owners,” -- An
Animal Lover, Janet Bernasconi,
West Palm Beach, Florida.
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HEY JUDE: “Even though we live together, we do
not have to be adopted together. We are nine years old.
We will not scratch or damage your furniture. Hi, I am
Raven, a sweet, little girl who is half Siamese. I love to
be affectionate, and play with my toys; you would think
I was a kitten. I will give you all the love and attention
you seek. I am spayed, housebroken. Unfortunately we
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Hissing, spitting, biting cats make eye contact with
Jackson, and trust and hope begin...
HEY JUDE: “Even though we live together, we do
not have to be adopted together. We are nine years old.
We will not scratch or damage your furniture. Hi, I am
Raven, a sweet, little girl who is half Siamese. I love to
be affectionate, and play with my toys; you would think
I was a kitten. I will give you all the love and attention
buried in
Green-Wood,
making it the
largest Civil
War burial site in
the north, even surpassing
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Also as part of the commemoration
would be my preference.
“I am an easy cat to take, as I am meticulously
clean. I am looking for a new home, a life-long
friend. I am looking for YOU. Would you like to come
and meet me? Look into my stunning yellow eyes,
and I’ll capture your loving heart. This could be the
start of a new friendship. I am purrfect for you. I
am spayed with my vaccinations and micro chipped.”
Please contact cats@zanisfurryfriends.org.
there were
our good friend, Green-Wood
Cemetery honcho Richard
Moylan.
On Memorial Day, the
cemetery hosted its 13th
annual free concert with
the ISO Symphonic Band
led by founder and director,
Bay Ridge Maestro Brian
Worsdale. Several members
of the band are current and
former graduates of Fort
Hamilton High School.
•••
Michael Connors,
founding partner and
president of the Connors
and Sullivan law firm, is
the new Kings County commander
of the Catholic War
Veterans. Last year, Connors
received the “Veteran of
the Year” Award from
the New York State
division of the CWV.
The Kings County
Chapter is holding
its annual
dinner dance on
Thursday evening,
June 2, at
7:30 p.m., at the
Polonaise Terrace,
150 Greenpoint
Avenue.
This year, the group
will be honoring its
National Commander
Fred Schwally,
New York State
Commander
J o h n
Keyes and
the past
National
Chaplain,
F a t h e r
Anthony
Dell’Anno.
Tickets are
$75 per person.
•••
Congressmember Michael
Grimm will be the guest
speaker at the next meeting
of St. Patrick’s Men’s Club, on
school auditorium. Also congratulations
to St. Patrick’s
Pastor, Monsignor Joseph
Nagle, who just marked his
40th anniversary as a member
of the clergy.
•••
The Fort Hamilton High
School Alumni Association
held its recent pre-show
annual dinner at Chadwick’s
Restaurant, 8822 Third
Avenue. The dinner was hosted
by Dr. Alice Farkouh,
the past principal of FHHS
and the current president
of the Alumni Association.
Farkouh is
the Principal of
the A. Fantis parochial school
on Schermerhorn Street in
Downtown Brooklyn.
Among the attendees were
two past FHHS Assistant
Principals David Whitebook
and Tom Greene. Both are
former presidents of the Bay
Ridge Community Council,
and Whitebook serves as a
t r u s t e e and scholarship
Muffin’s
Pet Connection
email: judespets@aol.com
By JUDE LASSOW
BY THODORE GENERAL
Single decked headline
Green-Wood Cemetery
kicked off its sesquicentennial
commemoration of the
start of the Civil War this
past Sunday with a posse
of mounted cavalry, foot soldiers
with muskets, bayonets,
swords, sabers, color guards,
drummers and ladies in Civil
W a r - e r a
dress.
We tagged along for
the grand procession that
passed throughout the cemetery
and by candlelit graves of
fallen soldiers from both sides
of the conflict. As we trekked
through the pathways, there
were uniformed re-enactors
-- soldiers standing guard,
musicians and singers performing
Civil War songs.
The event drew thousands
of relatives, Civil War buffs,
amateur historians and
genealogists, local residents
and hundreds of out-oftowners.
According
to cemetery historian,
author
and attorney
J e f f r e y
Richman,
4,600 Civil
War veterans
are
buried in
Green-Wood,
making it the
largest Civil
War burial site in
the north, even surpassing
Gettysburg,Pennsylvania.
Also as part of the commemoration
there were
encampments of Union and
our good friend, Green-Wood
Cemetery honcho Richard
Moylan.
On Memorial Day, the
cemetery hosted its 13th
annual free concert with
the ISO Symphonic Band
led by founder and director,
Bay Ridge Maestro Brian
Worsdale. Several members
of the band are current and
former graduates of Fort
Hamilton High School.
•••
Michael Connors,
founding partner and
president of the Connors
and Sullivan law firm, is
the new Kings County commander
of the Catholic War
Veterans. Last year, Connors
received the “Veteran of
the Year” Award from
the New York State
division of the CWV.
The Kings County
Chapter is holding
its annual
dinner dance on
Thursday evening,
June 2, at
7:30 p.m., at the
Polonaise Terrace,
150 Greenpoint
Avenue.
This year, the group
will be honoring its
National Commander
Fred Schwally,
New York State
Commander
J o h n
Keyes and
the past
National
Chaplain,
F a t h e r
Anthony
Dell’Anno.
Tickets are
$75 per person.
•••
Congressmember Michael
Grimm will be the guest
speaker at the next meeting
of St. Patrick’s Men’s Club, on
Tuesday, June 7, at 7:30 p.m.,
school auditorium. Also congratulations
to St.Patrick’s
Pastor, Monsignor Joseph
Nagle, who just marked his
40th anniversary as a member
of the clergy.
•••
The Fort Hamilton High
School Alumni Association
held its recent pre-show
annual dinner at Chadwick’s
Restaurant, 8822 Third
Avenue. The dinner was hosted
by Dr. Alice Farkouh,
the past principal of FHHS
and the current president
of the Alumni Association.
Farkouh is
the Principal of
the A. Fantis parochial school
on Schermerhorn Street in
Downtown Brooklyn.
Among the attendees were
two past FHHS Assistant
Principals David Whitebook
and Tom Greene. Both are
former presidents of the Bay
Ridge Community Council,
and Whitebook serves as a
t r u s t e e and scholarship
Muffin’s
Pet Connection
email: judespets@aol.com
By JUDE LASSOW
SPEAKING
BY THODORE GENERAL
Single decked headline
MEEOW MEEOW...
Hello there, “I am
Panela, a fi ve-yearold,
gray and white
tuxedo kitty. I
have the softest
fur and am very
sweet, but a little
shy. Once I
warm up to you,
I like to read,
watch TV, surf the
net and most of the
time will even help
you with these things.
I can also be happily
by myself for
long periods, but I
am always available
for play time at a moment’s notice.
“My outstanding quality is that and a very low maintenance with cats, dogs and children. However,enjoy being the only cat in would be my preference.
“I am an easy cat to take, as clean. I am looking for a new friend. I am looking for YOU. Would and meet me? Look into my stunning and I’ll capture your loving heart. start of a new friendship. I am purrfect am spayed with my vaccinations and Please contact cats@zanisfurryfriends.***
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Education Council 20, which is
headed by Laurie Windsor, will be highlighting
its June monthly meeting agenda with a
special salute to the PTA/PAs that serve all
the public schools in District 20. The laudatory
session will take place on Wednesday, June
11, at 7 p.m., at P.S./I.S. 30, 7001 Fourth Avenue.
It will also be an opportunity for parents
from other schools to see the interior of
the district's newest school that was
built on the former site of the Bay
Ridge United Methodist Church
aka the Green Church).
* * *
What an absolute terrific
turnout for the street
co-naming ceremonies in
honor of the late, great
Tom Kane. The block that
Kane grew up on 88th
street near Colonial Road
was formally dedicated
Tom Kane Way and was
even blessed by Reverend
Gerard Sauer, the pastor of
St. Mel's Church, a former associate
pastor at Bay Ridge's St.
Patrick's Church and a personal
friend.
A host of dignitaries were on hand to join
Kane's family, friends and associates on this
auspicious occasion. City Councilmember
Vinnie Gentile -- who ensured the full Council
approved the co-naming, wrote in the program,
"A lifelong Bay Ridge resident, Tom's
tremendous contributions and achievements
left an indelible mark on the community he
loved so much."
Close friend Frankie Marra sang and
played "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan. Kane
was a big, big Dylan fan!
* * *
Among the marching groups in the recent
147th annual Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade
was the Society of Old Brookynites. The
civic organization has been marching in every
Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade since its
founding in 1880.
Its fi rst march was led by former Brooklyn
Mayor John Ward Hunter, and the 2014
march was led by Society President and
Brooklyn historian Ronald Schweiger.
On Sunday, June 22, at 12:30 p.m., the society
will be celebrating its 134th anniversary
at the Bay Ridge Manor, 476 76th Street.
The keynoter for the occasion will be society
member and New York State Supreme Court
Justice Arthur Schack who will be
talking about the history of the
Boy Scouts, prominent Eagle
Scouts, and since he was a
former attorney for Major
League Baseball, a few
hits, runs and strikes.
Also on the program
will be former
Brooklyn Borough President
Marty Markowitz
discussing his new role
as vice president of borough
promotion and engagement
for NYC and
Co.
The event is open
to the public. Reservations
are only $46 which includes
a full sit-down dinner. Contact
Sherman Silverman at 718-748-
3165 or send him a check payable to the
Society of Old Brooklynites, 340 Marine Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11209.
* * *
Former Science Assistant Principal and a
past Bay Ridge Community Council President,
Tom Greene was back at Denyse Wharf
and the adjoining small beach under the
shadow of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge for
his group's 25th Bi-Annual Wharf and Beach
Cleanup. This year, he was joined by 75 high
school and grade school volunteers.
Greene continues to press efforts to establish
a Marine Environmental Science Lab at
the site. He is also currently a professor at
Kingsborough College.
Maria Makrinos, the new president of the
Fort Hamilton High School Alumni Association,
stopped, by bringing free doughnuts for
all the volunteers.
* * *
The Kings County Republican Party is
holding its 2014 Lincoln Day Reception and
Dinner on Sunday, June 22, from noon to 3
p.m., at Gargiulo’s in Coney Island. Among
the honored guests will be Westchester County
Photo courtesy of Instagram Anthony Grigos
Marathoner Tony Grigos.
Photo courtesy of Mary Casey McCarthy
Marathoner Tom McCarthy.
2017 Veterans
Day Poster.