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Entries from October 2007

JNEWS: Costello, John (MC1979)

October 31, 2007 · Comments Off

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The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
October 28, 2007 Sunday
HUNTERDON EDITION
17th DISTRICT
SECTION: SOMERSET; Pg. 36

SENATE CANDIDATES

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JOHN COSTELLO
Age: 50
Political affiliation: Republican
Occupation: Computer programmer
Resides: Piscataway
Family: Single
Education: B.S. Manhattan College

LOAD-DATE: October 28, 2007

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Dear John,

I believe that John is a member of the Class of 1979.

Mike

(Thanks, Mike)

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Costello, John (MC1979)

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JNEWS: Mangan, John Jr. (MC1966)

October 31, 2007 · Comments Off

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The Journal News (Westchester County, New York)
October 28, 2007 Sunday
RK Edition
District 11 will have new face on Legislature
BYLINE: Sarah Netter
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4A

This year’s election is only the second time in the history of the Rockland Legislature that the District 11 seat is guaranteed to go to a challenger.
With longtime Legislator Theodore Dusanenko, R-Valley Cottage, not seeking re-election, voters will choose from three candidates who have never served on the Legislature: former Clarkstown Town Board member Ann Marie Smith, local business owner Frank Sparaco and John Mangan Jr., who already has run twice for the seat.

The candidates have said they’re concerned about preserving the district’s community and lightening the load for taxpayers.

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Mangan also listed road improvements as a priority as well as drainage projects. On the latter, Mangan said he’d work with town officials to get projects started so residents wouldn’t have continued flooding problems.
When it comes to cutting county expenses, each had a different idea of how to save taxpayer dollars.

Mangan suggested freezing executive and legislator salaries and controlling the amount of overtime paid to county employees. Even smaller efforts would help, he said, such as ensuring lights are turned off in empty rooms.

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The district includes Congers and part of Valley Cottage. The term is for four years, and the current annual salary is $32,587.

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{}Name: John Mangan Jr.
{}Ballot lines: Working Families
{}Born: May 12, 1944
{}Occupation: engineer/lawyer
{}Political, community experience: County Legislature candidate in 1999 and 2003; town Democratic Committee; commissioner, former chair of town Architecture and Landscape Commission; former president and current member of Congers Civic Association; president of Congers Little League; Congers Veterans Memorial Association board of directors
{}Education: B.S.C.E. from Manhattan College; master’s in civil engineering from New York University; J.D. from Pace University School of Law
{}Top two things candidate wants to accomplish:
- Control spending in county government
- Expedite design and construction of quiet zones at railroad crossings

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LOAD-DATE: October 30, 2007

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Dear John,

I believe that John is a member of the the Class of 1966.

Mike

(Thanks, Mike)

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Mangan, John Jr. (MC1966)

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JNEWS: Zugibe, Thomas (1975)

October 31, 2007 · Comments Off

October 30, 2007 Tuesday
RK Edition
Bongiorno, Zugibe fight for Rockland district attorney post
BYLINE: Steve Lieberman
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 8A

Rockland District Attorney Michael Bongiorno and Thomas Zugibe don’t agree on much as they wind down their testy campaign for the county’s top prosecutor’s job.

Bongiorno cites statistics showing how his emphasis on drug dealers, violent offenders and repeat felons has produced record-low crime levels, increased indictments and tougher prison sentences.

Zugibe tries punching holes in his opponent’s 12-year record and contends he can do better at reducing crime. He calls Bongiorno’s office “dysfunctional,” saying crime-prevention programs and corruption investigations exist more on paper than on the streets. He says plea-bargaining is overused to boost conviction numbers.

Bongiorno counters that Zugibe is out of touch, since he hasn’t prosecuted a case in more than two decades, and now distorts the facts. Bongiorno says his office’s investigations are known to the public and when it comes to negotiated pleas, judges have the final word and his office sometimes agrees and sometimes it doesn’t.

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{}Thomas Zugibe
{}Ballot lines: Democrat and Working Families
{}Born: Feb. 13, 1953
{}Occupation: Attorney
{}Political/community experience: West Haverstraw village justice, 1989-2007. Has served on the Board Directors of ARC of Rockland since 1988; Rockland County Drug Court; Rockland Community Foundation and Hudson Valley Make-A-Wish Foundation; North Rockland Rotary Club; Italian American Social Club; Just-for-Fun Recreational Baseball; Haverstraw Little League; Clarkstown Gridirons; North Rockland Soccer Association, and North Rockland Youth Hockey Association.
Education: Graduated North Rockland High School in 1971; Manhattan College in 1975 and St. John’s University School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree in May 1979.
{}Top two things candidate would like to accomplish if elected:
- Implement community prosecution with the local police, schools and community leaders in each municipality.
- Create a special victim’s, public corruption and gang units.

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LOAD-DATE: October 31, 2007

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JHQ: Local Holocaust Survivors Martin Spett And Gisela Glaser To Speak At Manhattan College

October 30, 2007 · Comments Off

http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/102907_1.shtml

News Release
October 29, 2007
Contact: Scott Silversten
Phone: (718) 862-7232
E-mail: Public Relations

Local Holocaust Survivors Martin Spett And Gisela Glaser To Speak At Manhattan College

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Holocaust survivors Martin Spett and Gisela Glaser will discuss their experiences at Manhattan College on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Auditorium as the Holocaust Resource Center presents Survivors and Their Stories. The event is free and open to the public.

Spett and Glaser are the subjects of two DVDs created by Manhattan College students Liz Harris ’08, Chris McShane ’07 and Alex Koveos ’07. The DVDs, No Time To Cry: Gisela Glaser’s Holocaust Memories and An Interview with Martin Spett, preserve the survivors’ legacy in an intimate setting.

Excerpts of the DVDs will be presented prior to the discussion, during which Spett will focus on his Holocaust-themed artwork. Glaser will read pieces of her poetry and share her haunting memories of life under Nazi tyranny.

For more information about this lecture, please contact Dr. Jeff Horn, associate professor of history and director of the Holocaust Resource Center at Manhattan College, at (718) 862-7129 or jeff.horn@manhattan.edu.

Members of the media who would like to cover the event should call Scott Silversten at (718) 862-7232 or e-mail scott.silversten@manhattan.edu. Manhattan College is located at West 242nd Street near Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one mile from the Westchester County line and accessible by MTA subway line 1.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about Manhattan College, visit www.manhattan.edu.

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JObit: McHugh, Thomas F. (MC1939)

October 30, 2007 · Comments Off

ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 02NOV07 Valhalla,NY MC1939 McHugh, Thomas F.

http:// www.legacy.com /TimesUnion-Albany/ Obituaries.asp? Page=LifeStory &PersonId=96993057

http://tinyurl.com/2tggtd

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Thomas F. McHugh

McHugh, Thomas F. ANCRAMDALE Thomas F. McHugh, 93, of Ancramdale, N.Y. (Columbia Co.), father of New York State Trooper Thomas F. McHugh of Ballston Lake, N.Y., died peacefully at home on Friday, October 26, 2007.

Mr. McHugh was born and raised in Yonkers and graduated from St. Michael’s High School and Manhattan College, class of 1939. Along with his brother, he owned and operated a bicycle shop and toy store in Yonkers. Known as McHugh Brothers, he was a partner for over 35 years. He later ventured into teaching and was employed by BOCES and assigned to the Ann Dormer School in Ossining where he taught until his retirement in 1976. He married Catherine Orce McHugh in 1941. Catherine passed away in 1975 and he then married Elizabeth Larkin Mc-Hugh in 1976 and moved to Ancramdale in 1977. Mr. McHugh was an Army veteran of World War II. He was also predeceased by his daughter Ellen in 1996 and his second wife, Elizabeth in 2002.

Surviving are his daughters, Margaret “Meg” Davis (Kevin), Kathleen Moscato O’Brien (Kenny), Ann McHugh, Theresa Marino (Tom); and son, Thomas McHugh (Barbara); also survived by 13 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Additionally, he is survived by two stepchildren, Joan Barnes (Glenn) and Ray Larkin; along with five step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, Valhalla, N.Y. Friends are invited and may call on Thursday from 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. at the Peck & Peck Funeral Home, 8063 Route 22 in Copake, N.Y. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be offered to the Community Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 327, Copake, NY 12516. To send an online condolence, please visit: peckandpeck.net

Published in the Albany Times Union on 10/30/2007.

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JQUOTE: Educated man

October 30, 2007 · Comments Off

‘An Educated man is the the one who has so developed the faculties of his mind, so that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others.’ —— Napoleon Hill, the Author of “Think and Grow Rich”

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JNEWS: Passarella, Michael J. (MC1963) NYFIX Appoints to Its Board of Directors

October 29, 2007 · Comments Off

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=BW&date=20071029&id=7713964

October 29, 2007 4:18 PM ET
NYFIX Appoints Michael J. Passarella to Its Board of Directors

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NYFIX, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NYFX), a trusted provider of innovative solutions that optimize trading efficiency, announced that Michael J. Passarella has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Passarella was an audit partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1975 until his retirement in 2002. He served as the managing partner of that firm’s securities industry practice from 1983 to 1998 and was the capital markets industry global audit leader from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Passarella serves as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Unum Group. He previously served as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Archipelago Holdings Inc., which merged with the New York Stock Exchange in March 2006. Mr. Passarella received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Manhattan College.

“We are thrilled to welcome someone of Mike’s caliber to our Board,” said Howard Edelstein, CEO of NYFIX Inc. “Mike’s long history within the securities industry, his deep domain knowledge, and his well established accounting expertise will be extremely valuable to NYFIX moving forward. We’re excited to welcome him aboard.”

About NYFIX, Inc.

A pioneer in electronic trading solutions, NYFIX continues to transform trading through innovation. The NYFIX Marketplace(TM) is a global community of trading counterparties utilizing innovative services that optimize the business of trading. NYFIX Millennium provides the Marketplace community with new methods of accessing liquidity. NYFIX also provides value-added informational and analytic services and powerful tools for measuring execution quality. A trusted business partner to buy-side and sell-side alike, NYFIX enables ultra-low touch, low impact market access and end-to-end transaction processing.

Please visit http://www.nyfix.com for more information about NYFIX. Contact Information: MEDIA: Intermarket Communications Matt Zachowski, 212-888-6115 matt@intermarket.com or INVESTORS: Integrated Corporate Relations Brian Prenoveau, CFA, 203-682-8200

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Dear John.

Mike is a member of the Class of 1963.

Mike

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Passarella, Michael J. (MC1963)

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MFound: Yes, MC used to have a football team in 1942

October 29, 2007 · Comments Off

http://hook-n-ladder.blogspot.com/2007/10/list-of-defunct-division-i-football.html

Thursday, October 25, 2007
List of defunct Division I football teams

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Interesting list of previous schools who once hosted a D-1 football program. Would love to see a few of these come back to life. Most notably The University of Chicago who once was a dominant force in College Football as well as DePaul. If Temple has a team DePaul certainly should…Enjoy…

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Manhattan College (1942)

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JOY: Talt, Colleen (MC????)

October 29, 2007 · Comments Off

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longislandlife/ny-weds5431803oct28,0,6476724.story

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Colleen Talt and Uchenna Acholonu Jr. were married May 27 at St. Patrick’s Church in Glen Cove. The reception was at the Mansion at the Woodlands in Woodbury. She is a physical therapist for the VA Medical Center in Northport and is the daughter of Denise and John Talt of Levittown. The groom is an obstetrician and gynecologist at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan and is the son of Uchenna and Victoria Acholonu of Riverdale. The bride earned a bachelor of science from Manhattan College and a doctorate in physical therapy from SUNY Upstate Medical University. The groom earned a BS from Columbia University and a medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. They live in Forest Hills.

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JObit: Maune, James J. (MC1964)

October 29, 2007 · Comments Off

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-patent-attorney-inventor-james-j-maune-dies-/2007/10/28/3049253.htm

[October 28, 2007]

Patent attorney, inventor James J. Maune dies

(Newsday (Melville, NY) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Oct. 28–James J. Maune, a retired patent attorney with a flair for invention who had been a senior partner of the Baker Botts Llp firm in New York City, died Oct. 18 at his Plainview home.

Maune, who also was a professor of patent law at Hofstra University from 1989 to 1994, died of a heart arrhythmia, family members said. He was 64.

He held several patents, including one for a specialty antenna and microchip system that could determine the position of a football on the playing field, said one of his sons, James Maune Jr. of Bristow, Va.

“He was extremely humble, and knew a little bit about everything,” his son said.

Maune was born Dec. 10, 1942, in Jackson Heights, Queens. After attending St. Agnes Boys High School in the city, he earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Manhattan College in 1964 and a master’s degree in electrophysics from Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn in 1968.

Maune worked as a development engineer for Wheeler Labs in Great Neck, as an engineer for Sedco Systems in Farmingdale, and as a senior development engineer for Hazeltine Corp. in Greenlawn.

In 1976, he graduated cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law. Maune became a lawyer because engineers were being being laid off in the early 1970s, his son James said.

He went on to become a partner in the law firm of Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond in the city, and then a senior partner at Baker Botts Llp.

Maune was an avid fisherman and hunter.

He was an active member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Plainview and a founding member of the St. Pius X Parish Knights of Columbus chapter.

In addition to his son James, he is survived by his wife of 42 years, Audrey; son Daniel Maune, of Poughquag; daughters Tara Bassette, of Glastonbury, Conn., and Tricia Habas, of Nanuet; his mother, Catherine Becker, of Golden, Colo.; a sister, Catherine Ferrere, also of Golden; and eight grandchildren.

Burial was in St. Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale.

Donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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