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Inc. is a non-profit organization
committed to rescuing companion
animals from New York City
shelters where, unfortunately,
they are at significant risk for
euthanasia due to overcrowding.
Beyond directly helping the animals
we save, their rescue creates
space at the shelter—thus giving
another shelter cat or dog an opportunity
to await a chance for
adoption or rescue and thereby
potentially saving yet another life.
“Our mission is to help you
find the perfect furry companion
for your family and to help every
animal we rescue find the forever
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Panela needs a loving home.
home. ZFF is entirely funded
for play time at a moment’s notice.
by donations, and we depend on
our volunteers to continue our
work. We do not have a shelter or
boarding facility, but instead rely
upon foster homes to shelter and
nurture our furry friends until
a loving forever home is found."
Zani's helps the community with
its tireless, non-stop efforts locating
the right home for the right pet.
It is an active member of the
Mayor's Alliance and a New Hope
Partner with the Animal Care &
Control of New York City. Plus, its
rescued pets are listed with muffins.
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thanks ZaniFF. God Bless you!
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“Loly Baby is a four-monthold,
20-pound saluki/hound mix,
one of the triplet puppies. She
is housetrained, vaccinated and
spayed. Her sisters Lily and Lacy
are medium size. These three
adorable pups were born in Cairo.
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Zani’s Furry Friends is a committed to rescuing from New York City shelters they are at signifi cant due to overcrowding. Beyond animals they save, their rescue the shelter—thus giving another dog an opportunity to await or rescue and thereby potentially life.
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been rescued. They are looking
for a pawever home in the United
States with other age-appropriate
doggies. They love everyone and
everything, and are purrfectly
wonderful little girls who
deserve loving homes. They
are arriving in mid July — expect
them to double in size!
We are taking applications
now. We love immigrants!
“Gilly White, a one-yearold,
tannish/white, 50-pound
Labrador retriever mix, is
a bundle of pure love. He is
neutered, vaccinated and
housetrained. He and his
brother were thrown out on a
street in Cairo at one month,
because the neighbors did
not want these adorable puppies,
who grew into wonderful boys.
“An ideal home would be for the
boys to be together. But, if not, a
home with another welcoming dog
or near a park with a doggy play
group would be just fine. These fab
pooches will be arriving mid-July.
We are taking applications now.
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email: judespets@aol.com
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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
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
Community 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
Reverend Richard Bretone, one
of the parochial vicars of Bay
Ridge's St. Patrick's Church,
extended an invitation for Jon
Stokowski’s Celebrant Singers and
band to perform in the sanctuary of
the Fourth Avenue church, this past
Sunday, July 9.
For over four decades, singers and
musicians affiliated with this Visalia,
California-based ministry group have
performed in all 50 states and 100 countries,
spreading a message of hope and
encouragement. They have performed
for Pope John II at the Vatican and
Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India.
* * *
We share the horror and grief
of the loss of still another NYPD
officer, killed at point blank range in
the Bronx while she was seated in a
police command bus by a deranged,
hate-spewing maniac. Our prayers go
out to Police Officer Miosotis Familia’s
three children and relatives on her
tragic death.
* * *
Our best wishes for a happy and
well-deserved retirement to Sister
Regina Corde, a dedicated educator
and director of pastoral ministries for
St Anselm's Parish at 356 82nd Street.
Photos courtesy of Jude Lassow
Loly Baby and Gilly White
need loving homes.
Sister Regina Corde.
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/ Photos by Ted General
Celebrant Singers performing at St. Patrick’s Church.
Photo courtesy of NYPD
NYPD Officer Miosotis
Familia.
Sister Corde was also the co-chair of
the Bay Ridge Inter-agency on Aging
and the guiding light behind St. Anselm's
popular Young at Heart senior
club. Prior to her service at Anselm's,
she was the assistant principal at St.
Patrick's School.
* * *
In addition to his major responsibilities
as the director of development
for the Brooklyn Catholic Diocese,
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was
recently assigned as pastor of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Church in
Williamsburg.
This is the same parish that holds
an annual feast which includes lifting
and parading the historic five-story-tall
Giglio, with the statue of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel on top.