Paterson

[JP68]

Yes Robin Joe Pezzano is a graduate of the Cross street gang.
Stash Bavarro is a great guy he use to work for Lazzara's bakery as a driver
Richie Roberto I heard was a principal didnt know it was for Kennedy
Jackie Guliano use to hang with a guy named Joe Pellicotti who also retired form teaching in Paterson. And also was from cross street.
My sister is still with the Paterson School System
She was a floating Principal last year and now I think shes some type of administrator

[Robin]

What is your sister's name? I must know her. Paterson is a small town. Everyone, from the old days, knows everyone else. Joe Pezzano has been a VP in JFK for the past three years. He is very good friends with Rich Roberto. Rich became our principal 4 years ago. I recognize the name Pellicotti but I don't think that I know him. Jack Guiliani is a nut. He retired last year. I haven't seen him since. What year did you graduate?

What is your brother Sam doing these days?

[JP68]

Hi Robin My sisters name is Lori Harvell you may know her.
My brother Sam lives in Hohokus and works for Indian Point Hes the resident Nuclear Engineer Hes doing ok but glows in the dark only kidding . He has 3 daughters 2 in college and one that just graduated college.
Getting old I'm already a great uncle
I started alittle late been married 24 years but my children are only 11 and 13.
This wedensday bunch of us are getting together at Ruberts up on 23 Guys from the old neighborhood you may know a few of them.
and your right everyone from paterson knows someone else from there small world
With Paterson theres always 6 degrees of separation.

[Robin]

Her name doesn't sound familiar. I will ask around.

I work with a woman from West Milford who is amazed with the fact that wherever she goes there is always a reference to Paterson. This even happened to her in Europe. Are we unique or is this true of most places?

Where are you living now? Rupperts is in Riverdale and I am in West Milford. Are you in this area?

Robin

[JP68]

I live across the border from you in New York on the other side of Warwick
I teach some classes in Warwick on weekends and work down in Wayne durning the week

[Robin]

I love that area. I did find out that your sister works at the Board offices on special; assignment. Sounds like the CIA!!!

Have a great holiday.
R.

[Robinob]

It's been a whole year since I last posted. I hope everyone is doing well.

Thanksgiving game is at Baerle field near EHS.

Today, 11/22, is the 41st anniversary of the the shooting and death of JFK. Time sure does fly.

Happy Thanksgiving.
Robin

[Paterson People]

Hi yuper i rember Libbys and falls view sure do miss the texas weiners lol I lived in south PAterson on Camden St and attended Central HS Trying to find family or old friends from there My Name is Dotty maiden name was Gilson drop me a line if ya rember me thanx

[BW]

JOJO said:

Hi,
You said that you lived on Cross St. , did you know anyone on Grand St.?
My husband went to School #2 also and so did his younger brother Johnny. They both graduated from there ,his brother I think in 65.My husband in 60.
Did you know them or anyone else from around Grand St. area? Also a guy named Victor that Johnny hung around with.
JOJO

JoJo,
did you say your husbands brother was named johnny?
I knew brothers named jojo and johnny from that area but did not know them well.I also knew a cousin of theirs from mcbride ave.

and bernard did you live in the stoney road section for a while,if so i think i know who you are.
I remember all the places you guys are talking about.
the stadium,lincoln club ,libby's ,I used to hang out at libbys and school 7,and went to dances all the time at the lincoln club.
the unknowns,
Dugans bar was owned by brothers georg and johnny dugan,
I used to go in there with my father but never when i was old enough to drink

[Bernard]

BW said:

JOJO said:

Bernard did you live in the stoney road section for a while,if so i think i know who you are.

Hi Bill,
I lived by St. Bons, Stoney Road, from about '74 to '87.
I hung out at A.Js/Stoney Road Inn on Murray Ave. once in a while, and hit quite a few bars back in the day.

I just saw the guest book so I know who you are. Of all the people from the SR area I probably knew your bro Dan best.
I believe that my in-laws Donna and Ric M. rented from your parents.

[billw]

Bernard
That's right, I just went to stony road reunion with rick and ron a couple of weeks ago.
I get to see a lot of the old gang there so I go when they have it.
I like your site,the topic stirs up a lot of memories .
I am just getting ready to leave to go to americade up in lake george in a couple hours so I gotta run but I have the site bookmarked and i'll check back a lot
.

[Austin Redner]

For the first 10 years of my life,I lived at 78 Market St. The back alley was directly accross the street from St.Mike's Church & the parish hall which became the rectory that's still there today. The stores on Cross St. were Danny's Barber Shop, Sun Ray Bakery and Angelo's Chicken Store. On Market St. you had Aldon-Central Meat,Paterson Pastry,Ciavarella's Market and a lot of stores I forgot. Oh yeah,Rocky's Shoe Repair & The LaSalle Diner were on Market St. too. Mickey Del's and Lazzarra's were on Cross St. The Domenick Raneri Playground on Mill st.,was it?Not only do I remember Stanley Bavaro, but his older brothers Sammy & Vince.Nino and Albert Nardelli,Louie Iacobelli and the PS2 playground. They lived on Magee's Alley right accross from Jimmy DeFillipis. Grace Aquino lived near there too. I remember Joe Pellicotti,Dillinger,Mike Gentile,the Kearney Bros. and the Karpak Bros. I went to St.Mike's with Jude Russo,Bobby Gervolino,Mike Renne,Don Rizzo,Oliver Dittamo,Johnny Sausa and Mario Conforti. Girls were Judy Garofalo,Barbara Vocaturo,Rose Masone,Lucille Fulco, Theresa "Angelface" DeLuzio and so many others. What a great neighborhood it was. A few months ago, I was down by St.Mike's and took pictures inside and outside the church. What a rush hit me when I went inside for the first time in 50 years. Anybody wants to see the pix, drop a note here.

[JoeP68]

You have a good memory of Market and Cross St
do you remember on Sundays when the St Mike's church band would Louie Iccaobelli played the bass drum parade up Cross Street to the Church on feast days
You also forgot to mention Lembo's Drug Store the Pelicotti's use to live over it Joe and his sister Judy
I still see them every now and then Don't know what became of Dilinger or his brother Lenny I remeber when Lenny jumped off the roof.
Remember the Roma club and all the homes across the street before they put in the parking lot you could cut through by lazzara's to get to the back of Kressege
If you took pictures of St Mike's From the alter facing the door the 3rd window on top on the right was put there by my family
My family also built the apartments from where lembo's was to Mickey Del's rememeber he would sit out side on summer nights with his dog Skippy and he'd give me 15 cents to go to Mary's candy store to get him a double scoop of lemon ice and a single scoop for myself.
I remember when they were tearing down the homes on passic street to put up the senior citizen housing.
You know Monsignor Cianci's nephew was the mayor of Providence RI
that got indicted for corruption.

[tookay]

I remember Dwight Moody, he use to buy us model cars so he could get the glue, and there were 2 Russian brothers named Willie & Gregory Kolesmikow, Stanely Mecunevic from Poland,and a good soccer player Emin Toshaooloo from Turkey, also there were 2 brothers Richard & Clayton Hughes, that name "Steve Howe" rings a bell Sheam. I just bought a picture off ebay of the old A& P at 44 Market St. ,I lived on the 4th floor over the top of Dipsy's Billards righ beside the A&P. there are plenty more pictures of it if interested.
this is TOOKAY 2K SOME CALLED ME Ray Ray

[Bernard]

Hey 2K,

I hung with Bob Moody for a while and remember Dwight like you do.

I'm interested in any old photos of Paterson.
If you can point me to them, that would be great.

Have a Happy 2009!