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ADMINISTRIVIA: JASPER JOTTINGS Week 28 – 2009 July 12

July 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

JASPER JOTTINGS Week 28 – 2009 July 12

Jasper Jottings – The achievement journal of my fellow Jaspers, the alumni of the Manhattan College

http://www.jasperjottings.com/2009/jasperjottings2009W28.html

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ENDNOTE: Shrinking completes the loss

July 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

http://www.courant.com/community/hc-community-articleresults,0,5942637,results.formprofile?Query=13655HC

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Felician Sisters Complete Historic Election
Religious Life
Submitted by Sister Mary Francis Lewandowski on 2009-05-26.

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The eight provinces of the Felician Sisters of North America recently completed one of the final steps to merger with the election of a Provincial Minister and Council to lead the new single province. The election culminates a decade of planning by Felician Sisters throughout the US and Canada.

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[JR: Sad how far the Church has fallen. The religious orders are graying and shrinking before our eyes. Soon, it will be time to close the doors. End a Chapter of Church history in America. And write of a failed legacy. I blame it on the failure of Church leadership. Failing to fight on many fronts: failing to fight for the Catholic schools against free government education, by failing to fight pedophilia with honest admission and contrition, by failing to hold CINO politicians to account for their public scandal, and by failing to fight secular progressive values in every day life. They basically conceded defeat and slunk silently away. Of all the battles lost, the Catholic schools were the central breeding ground of Catholic life. By failing to fight for the Faith in this pivotal venue, the battle was lost. And, hence the war for mankind’s soul. These shrinking religious orders are the end results. Sad. Sad. Irreversibly gone. Like the American virtue in general. Sadly gone.]

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JObit: Golinski, Gary J. [MC1964]

July 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090711-PUBLICRECORDS-907110307

Gary J. Golinski
July 11, 2009 6:00 AM

SOMERSWORTH — Gerald J. “Gary” Golinski, 66, of Somersworth, formerly of Hampton, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 5:42 p.m. at Dover Rehabilitation Facility.

He was born April 5, 1943, in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of the late John and Rita (Jurewicz) Golinski.

Gary was raised in Buffalo. He graduated from Manhattan College in New York City in 1964 with a degree in electrical engineering.

Family members include his son, Gregory Golinski and his wife, Anita, of Ossining, N.Y., and their children Margaret, Brian and Elizabeth Golinski; his daughter, Tara Viscuso and her husband, Sal, of Manassas, Va., and their children, Nicholas, Thomas and Matthew Viscuso; his daughter, Patricia Golinski of Charlestown, Mass.; his brother, Christopher Golinski and his wife, Mary, of Williamsville, N.Y.; his sister, Brigid Valenti and her husband, Dennis, of Maryville, Tenn; and nieces and nephews.

WE REMEMBER: He and his family moved to Hampton in 1978, and he eventually settled in Somersworth. Gary loved his family and was a devoted father, grandfather, uncle and friend.

SERVICES: Visiting hours will be on Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH. Burial will follow in the High Street Cemetery in Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gary’s name to Beacon Hospice, 529 Main St., Suite 101, Charlestown, MA 02129. An online guestbook may be signed at www.RemickGendron.com.

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Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/nl5fju

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JBlogger: Stagnaro, Melissa [MC1997?] Cancer runner. Donate? (Update: Story text lost!)

July 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

http://blog.evesun.com/author/mstagnaro/

Evening Sun Staffers need your help!
Thursday, July 9th, 2009

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In this day and age, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who’s life has not been touched by cancer. Whether it is you yourself who has battled the disease or a friend, family member or co-worker, I think we all understand how important it is to fund cancer research not to mention programs for patients and families and educational and advocacy efforts.

By participating in the American Cancer Society’s Chenango County Relay for Life next weekend, my coworkers and I are trying to do just that.

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Jessica, Melissa and I are appealing to you, our readers, to help us reach our goal. We hope you will please consider making a donation, no matter how small, to support this very worthy cause.

To make a donation online, visit www.relayforlife.org/chenangocountyny and click on donate. You can then search for us by name or by team. (Jessica and Melissa are on Snyders Striders; I’m on Snyders Striders 2.) If you would prefer to make your donation by cash or check, call 334-3276 to make arrangements.

Thank you so much for helping us help this important fundraising effort. Together we can make a difference.

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Stagnaro, Melissa [MC1997?]

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[JR: Something “ate” the story I posted yesterday. Argh! Not the first time this has happened. But, I’m watching now for it! I had a real witty comment for this but now I’ll have to recreate it. Argh!]

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[JR: I hope our fellow Jaspers will “let the moth out of their purse for a little exercise. When I think of “cancer”, I think of Lisa Marie Muccilo ‘92 cut down in her prime. That makes me sad and mad. Hope it does you as well.]

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JNews: Curran, Br. Jack (MC????) speaks in Albany on Monday

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http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=818839&category=REGION

Christian Brother, a Troy native, sows hope in Palestine
First published in print: Saturday, July 11, 2009

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Brother Jack Curran: Vice president for development of Bethlehem University in the Holy Land.

Background: 51 years old. Oldest of seven children, born in South Troy, moved to Colonie in third grade and graduated from LaSalle Institute in Troy. His three brothers, three sisters and 15 nieces and nephews all live in the Capital Region. Earned bachelor’s degree in physics and religious studies at Manhattan College, where he joined the Christian Brothers in 1979 and took vows in 1981. Taught troubled youths at LaSalle and St. Anne institutes in Albany. Earned a master’s of social work in 1987 and Ph.D. in social work in 1997 at the University at Albany. Has held administrative posts at Manhattan College, St. Mary’s College of California and, since 2003, at Bethlehem University.

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Are you hopeful about the prospect of a lasting peace?

Justice will have to come first and peace will follow. It is inevitable. It’s a matter of when and how. I feel great that we’ve created a well-educated, creative group of Palestinians, more than 11,000 alumni, who can help create peace and help Palestine prosper. The problem is that most of our students say they’ll come back after they graduate, but they go away to Europe or the U.S. for their doctorate degrees and very few of them return.”

– Paul Grondahl

“Education Under Occupation”
What: A talk by Brother Jack Curran
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Where: Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave.
Information: Call the library at 427-4300 or e-mail {Privacy Shield Invoked} .

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Curran, Br. Jack (MC????)

[JR: Hope all the Albany Jaspers get out to see Brother Jack. Agree with one side or the other matters not. Let's fill up the room for him. Besides there's no Monday night football until the fall. It would be interesting to hear from an unbiased set of "boots on the ground".]

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MFound: Stella D’oro Factory to Close in October

July 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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July 6, 2009, 5:03 pm
Stella D’oro Factory to Close in October
By Jennifer 8. Lee

The Stella D’oro biscuit factory in the Bronx will close in October, its owners announced on Monday.

Last week, a federal judge ordered Stella D’oro to reinstate 134 workers after a protracted 10-month strike. This week, the company invited the workers back. It also announced that it would close the factory in October.

The decision to close Stella D’oro’s only factory, which is based in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, was made by Brynwood Partners, the private equity company based in Greenwich, Conn., which bought the company in 2006.

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333386Getbig V*****
Re: Stella D’oro Factory to Close in Bronx, N.Y. due to Union $$$ demands.« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2009, 04:47:49 AM » I went to Manhattan College which is two blocks away.
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JBlogger: Rodriguez, Vincent [MC1984]

July 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

http://vrod62.blogspot.com/

Vincent Rodriguez

Attended Manhattan College and graduated in 1984. In 2002 accepted as a Member of the Mamaroneck Artists Guild recognized for his work in Photography. Taking pictures of strangers in natural environments, doing things they normally do, is the epitome of capturing the “real moment.”

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[JR: A video blogger. Means he uses pictures; not words. Since I presume his work is copyrighted and I have no permission from him. Like what I have from jerry Breen. And no email address to ask him. You'll have to go visit on your own.]
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JNews: Neidnig, Andy [MC1941] MC HOFer still going at 90

July 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/Sports/AndyNeidnig/tabid/9371/Default.aspx

Andy Neidnig’s Ninetieth Birthday
A medal he won when 11 is still on the wall
By Jack Graves

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(07/08/2009) On Friday morning, just as he always does, Andy Neidnig walked down Sag Harbor’s Main Street to the rear entrance of Tony Venesina’s Conca D’Oro pizzeria.

   When he entered the kitchen through the back hallway at around 10:15, just as he always does, this writer stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and wished him a happy 90th birthday.

   “Don’t squeeze! Don’t squeeze!” said the two-time New York Road Runners Club’s golden age award winner and Manhattan College Hall of Famer, who has been plagued lately by arthritis. “Everybody’s been saying, ‘Happy birthday,’ but I don’t know.”

   “Well, it was nice of you to remember,” he said, after he’d drawn his usual glass of red wine and lowered himself gingerly into one of the chairs in the narrow raised dining area.

   “It’s a big effort for me to walk now. I’m very disintegrated. The trouble is,” he said, pointing to his head, “the mind is better than the body.”

   “You can kill two birds with one stone — you can write up an article on my birthday and then run it as my obituary,” he said with a laugh.

   Aside from a brief period in his mid-40s, before masters (over-40) divisions came into being, Neidnig, who has competed in 30 marathons, beginning with a ninth-place finish at Boston in 1938 and setting an over-70 record with a 2:57 at New York in 1992, has run pretty much his entire life.

   “Even in the war,” he said, “when I wasn’t fighting. . . . I’ve always taken running very seriously. . . . People used to think I was crazy when I ran through the streets — we lived in Queens, near Aqueduct — every day after work” as a steamfitter.

   “The first medal in running I ever won was when I was 11. I still have it on the wall. It was from home plate straight to second base.”

   Upon graduating from college in 1941, he volunteered for the prewar draft, figuring he’d be out in a year, “but after Pearl Harbor everything changed.”

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   “Well,” he said, “I’ve got to go to the post office, and at 3:30 I’ll go to the Blue Skies for two or three beers. I go there to socialize, though maybe this afternoon there’ll be something more.”

   At the door, on learning that this writer was still playing tennis, he said, “Good, don’t stop. Nature takes care of that — it will slow you. Meanwhile, don’t think about it.”

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[JR: A beautiful story, some good advice, and a true Jasper going for some beers after 3PM. How civilized. Hope he's with us for another 90! Read the whole article. "Fair use" for us. But, it contains two or three interesting facets.]

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JObit: Ospina-Griffiths, William J. [MCatnd]

July 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

http://www.legacy.com/DailyRecord/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=129456415

William J. Ospina-Griffiths

WILLIAM J. OSPINA – GRIFFITHS AGE: 21 GREEN TWP. William J. Ospina-Griffiths, 21, died on Sunday, July 5, 2009. Born in Dover, he was a life resident of Green Twp. He attended Manhattan College in Bronx, NY and was currently attending Centenary College in Hackettstown. He was employed as a sales associate with Out Door Entertainment in Hackettstown. He is survived by his mother, Priscilla Griffiths; his step-father, Gustavo Valverde; his brother, Frank at home and his maternal grandfather and grandmother, Wesley G. and Carmella H. Griffiths of Green Twp. Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 10 a.m. at Morgan Funeral Home, Inc., 31-33 Main St. Netcong.

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Ospina-Griffiths, William J. [MCatnd]

[JR: Attendees recognized on the theory "if it's important to some to mention in an obit, then we can spare a few prayers".]

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/mg4sjo

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JNews: McHugh, Brendan [MC2010] gets to write for a real paper

July 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=818558&category=OPINION

College lessons, learned in grade school
By BRENDAN MCHUGH
First published in print: Friday, July 10, 2009

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When I walked into my first college class in 2006 with just a laptop, I felt foolish when everyone else took out notebooks and pens. My heart raced at the thought of awkwardly standing out, until the sophomore in front of me handed me a piece of paper and a pen, and told me she had the same misconception the year before.

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The parallels to third grade are becoming more apparent as I head into my senior year in college. Last week, I gave someone advice on how to handle himself at Manhattan College’s freshman orientation. Next month, I’ll sit at a desk and watch wide-eyed kids walk through the door, stumbling through the classroom to find a place to sit. Inevitably, one will sit next to me, and I’ll do my best to bring him up to speed. Third-grade was much more than math, science and spelling. It was hands-on leadership training as I matured throughout the year.

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That same feeling still comes over me. I’m no longer a freshman without a clue. I’m heading into my senior year as president of an honor society and sports editor for the college newspaper. It will be a responsibility, not just an opportunity, to teach younger students the ins and outs of the school. It’s a responsibility I learned 14 years ago as part of a mixed-grade class.

Brendan McHugh is a student at Manhattan College and an intern at the Times Union.

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McHugh, Brendan [MC2010]

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