Tag Archives: MC1984

JFOUND: McCarthy, Joseph R. [MC1984] in poetry

http://jayarespoems.blogspot.com/2012/02/youve-been-gone-for-eight-years-and.html

Thursday, February 9, 2012
You’ve Been Gone for Eight Years and Five Months

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It is November of 1980, and
The Philosopher says that Love
is the child of Plenty and Want.
You’ve been gone for eight years and five months,

but you’re with me wherever I go -
you’re with me at Manhattan College;
you’re with me in Philosophy 101;
you’re with me at the end of the beginning.

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Mike: What do you think? Is this a Jasper? Or just a finding? fjohn

Dear John, We have a Joseph R. McCarthy in the Class of 1984 who was a teacher and who might be the J R in question. Mike

McCarthy, Joseph R. [MC1984]

[JR: Mike's the expert in all people Jasper, so we'll call it that way. Now who is "jayarespoems" and what's the connection to MC?  ]

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JFACEBOOK: Lodato, Ray (MC1984) is running for Congress

REPORTING LIVE FROM THE FACEBOOK NEWS DESK IN THE VIRTUAL JASPER JOTTINGS NEWSROOM …

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Ray Lodato

Dear Fellow Jaspers:

Wanted to let everyone know that I am running for Congress in the First District of Illinois.

If you would like to know more about our campaign or to contribute in any way, please check out our website (www.lodato4congress.com) or Like us on Facebook (Ray Lodato for Congress).

Thanks for your support.

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[JR: Always glad to have Jaspers get into Congress. At least we know where they got their morals. Maybe Ray can displace Rudy as the ikon of MC. We'll have to see his positions. ]

Lodato, Ray  (MC1984)

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JBLOGGER: Nigro, Nicholas [MC1984] gives great advice

http://nicholasnigro.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-yeara-new-focus.html

Saturday, December 31, 2011
A New Year…a New Focus?

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At the top of my Christmas list, 1972, were walkie-talkies, and when old St. Nick didn’t deliver the goods, I looked to a New Year’s Eve miracle as my last best hope. The ten-year-old me prayed that the walkie-talkies gift idea had been passed on to my godmother, who turned up on New Year’s Eve every year—an annual tradition—and actually bought me real presents. She was both a generous and kindly woman, and her husband was an incredibly nice man, too—born in Germany with a thick German accent. He couldn’t be my godfather because he wasn’t Catholic, which I thought was silly then as a little boy and even sillier now. He should have been my godfather. Two years later, though, he was gone. A freak accident, and an even more freakish blood clot, took his life at the age of forty-two. Both a good man and a New Year’s Eve tradition ended just like that.

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[JR: Great post with good advice. Read the whole thing. It's short, but hits home.]

Nigro, Nicholas [MC1984]

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JNEWS: Ventosa, John [MC1984] VP Indian Point Energy Center

http://www.4-traders.com/ENTERGY-CORPORATION-12512/news/ENTERGY-CORPORATION-
Entergy-Nuclear-Names-John-Ventosa-Site-Vice-President-at-Indian-Point-13946045/

12/22/2011 | 12:40 pm
Entergy Corporation : Entergy Nuclear Names John Ventosa Site Vice President at Indian Point

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White Plains, N.Y. – Entergy Nuclear has named John Ventosa site vice president at the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y., effective December 19. In this position, Ventosa is the top official at the plant, responsible for its overall management.

Tim Mitchell, Entergy Nuclear’s Chief Operating Officer, said, “John brings a wealth of engineering and operational experience with him to this position and is strongly suited to continue leading Indian Point’s safe and vital operations well into the future.”

Ventosa, a 25-year veteran of the nuclear power industry, served most recently as nuclear fleet vice president of operations support in White Plains, N.Y. He began work at Indian Point in 1991 as a system engineer and has held a variety of roles with Entergy at Indian Point, including manager of operations and director of engineering.

“I look forward to working closely with the 1,100 dedicated Entergy employees at Indian Point as we continue to safely operate this important resource,” said Ventosa.

Ventosa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Monmouth College. He also earned a Senior Reactor Operator Certification at Indian Point Unit 2 and a Boiling Water Reactor Certification with General Public Utilities Nuclear Corporation.

Indian Point Energy Center, in Buchanan, N.Y., is home to two operating nuclear power plants, unit 2 and unit 3, which generate approximately 2,000 megawatts of electricity for homes, businesses and public facilities primarily in New York City and Westchester County.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.

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Ventosa, John [MC????]

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Dear John,

I believe that John is a member of the Class of 1984.

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Ventosa, John [MC1984]

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JNEWS: Schneider, William [MC1984] Yonkers Acting Commissioner

http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2011/12/22/spano-announces-three-more-appointments/

Spano announces three more appointments
Posted by: Colin Gustafson – Posted in Yonkers on Dec 22, 2011

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YONKERS—Mayor-elect Mike Spano yesterday named his picks for housing and buildings commissioner, city engineer and veterans services director.

William Schneider, who has served as deputy commissioner of housing and buildings since 2002, will be elevated to acting commissioner. Paul Summerfield, a former deputy city engineer who has served as acting city engineer since November, will now have “acting” removed from his title. And Albert Ramsey, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, will continue as head of the Department of Veterans Services.

All appointments are subject to City Council approval.

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Mayor-Elect Spano announces Housing and Building Commissioner, City Engineer, and Veterans Director Appointments

Yonkers Mayor-Elect Mike Spano today continued filling leadership positions for his incoming administration, announcing his appointments for the positions of City Engineer, Director of Veterans Services, and Commissioner of Housing and Buildings.

William Schneider, currently Deputy Commissioner of Housing and Buildings, will be elevated to the position of Acting Commissioner. Schneider has served as deputy commissioner since 2002, and before that spent fourteen years in supervisory positions with the Westchester County Health Department and the Bureau of Environmental Quality. A licensed professional engineer, he began his career with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is a Certified Code Enforcement Professional, and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Manhattan College.

Supervising a staff of 32 people, Schneider has been responsible for reviewing the wide variety of development in Yonkers, ranging from the downtown and waterfront, to the Cross County Shopping Center and Ridge Hill, as well as residential construction.

“Bill Schneider has dedicated his life to public sector engineering and building regulation,” said Mayor-elect Spano, “As the number two person in the department he has been involved in every aspect of dealing with construction in the city. He is absolutely ready to step up and expand his responsibilities.”

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Schneider, William [MC????]

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Dear John,

I believe that William is a member of the Class of 1984.

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Schneider, William [MC1984]

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JBLOGGER: Nigro, Nicholas [MC1984] on RIP Christopher Hitchens

http://nicholasnigro.blogspot.com/2011/12/rip-christopher-hitchens.html

RIP Christopher Hitchens…
Friday, December 16, 2011
Nigro, Nicholas [MC1984] — The Write Angle

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What I most revered about Christopher Hitchens was his mental dexterity— his fearlessness in the face of any and all comers. His passionate defense of freedom of speech against both the apoplectic left and right was most appreciated in this dangerous age of political correctness. While vociferously attacking and ridiculing religious extremism, when it merited being attacked and ridiculed, Hitchens never once bowed to the PC juggernaut or capitulated to its ludicrous syllabus. Contemplate this: Christopher Hitchens was the subject of very real death threats for merely standing in solidarity with Salman Rushdie—a novelist whose crime was penning a couple of sentences in a work of fiction, and who ultimately was forced underground courtesy of some insane and murderous religious decree known as a fatwa. How could a single creative sort or freethinking person in a free society like ours not throw in with Rushdie and his plight? Well, that’s a very fair question. Christopher Hitchens did in a very big and courageous way, but so many others did not. His faithfulness, nerve, and erudition will be sorely missed at a time when they are needed more than ever before….

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[JR: Yup, you don't have to agree with someone to respect their courage. I thank my fellow alum for pointing this out to us.]

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JBLOGGER: Rodriguez, Vincent (MC1984) “shooting” dogs

http://vrod62.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-has-begun.html

Vincent Rodriguez Street Photography: Christmas Has Begun

vrod62.blogspot.com

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/vrod62 – All photos are for sale or to commission Vincent Rodriguez to photograph any event, location, portraits, pets, etc. call (914) 552-6732 or email vrod62@yahoo.com.

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Rodriguez, Vincent (MC1984)

[JR: Looks like our fellow Jasper is "shooting" dogs. I imagine for a fee he'll do naughty kids and cheatin' wives. (Have to stop listening to so much Country music.) ]

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JLINKEDIN: Fabinski, Bob (MC1984) Manufacturing Photolitography Engineer

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bob-fabinski/3/985/2aa

Fabinski, Bob (MC1984)
Manufacturing Photolitography Engineer
Rochester, New York Area
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

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JNEWS: McGovern, Michael [MC1984] Head of Debt Capital Markets PrinceRidge

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111122006643/en/PrinceRidge-Group-LLC-Names-Michael-McGovern-Head

November 22, 2011 06:03 PM Eastern Time

The PrinceRidge Group LLC Names Michael McGovern Head of Debt Capital Markets

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The PrinceRidge Group LLC, the institutional client-oriented broker-dealer founded by John Costas (Chairman) and Michael Hutchins (CEO), has named Michael McGovern as Head of Debt Capital Markets, reporting to the Head of Investment Banking, John McNicholas, and the COO of Corporate Credit, Scott Vandersnow. Mr. McGovern will be a valued addition to PrinceRidge, specifically helping expand its banking and placement efforts.

“Mike has vast experience across the spectrum of debt products. He will lead our efforts to bring customized debt financing solutions to our middle-market issuer clients.”

“We are delighted to have Mike join PrinceRidge,” said McNicholas. “Mike has vast experience across the spectrum of debt products. He will lead our efforts to bring customized debt financing solutions to our middle-market issuer clients.” Vandersnow adds, “Our sales and trading business looks forward to working with Mike to assist his origination efforts by leveraging PrinceRidge’s extensive distribution capabilities.”

Mr. McGovern will add over 25 years of investment banking and debt capital markets experience to the PrinceRidge team. Most recently, Mr. McGovern co-founded Regian Capital Advisors, an investment banking advisory boutique. He previously served as the Head of US Leveraged and Acquisition Finance for HSBC. Prior to joining HSBC, Mr. McGovern was a Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase for 18 years, holding a variety of leadership positions including Head of Origination for Global Syndicated Finance, and Head of Corporate Finance for Consumer and Healthcare Investment Banking. Mr. McGovern earned his B.S. in Finance and Economics at Manhattan College, and his Masters in Business Administration at Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

About The PrinceRidge Group LLC

PrinceRidge is a financial services firm built upon extensive industry experience, professionalism and integrity. The firm is client-oriented and fixed-income focused. PrinceRidge offers a variety of financial services to their institutional customer base including sales and trading in corporate credit and structured products and investment banking services such as new issue placements, underwritings and M&A advisory. PrinceRidge is committed to employing the highest quality professionals with significant industry experience, deep product knowledge, integrity and entrepreneurial spirit. For more information about The PrinceRidge Group LLC please visit www.princeridge.com.

Contacts: The PrinceRidge Group LLC Colette Dow, 646-792-5601 cdow@princeridge.com

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McGovern, Michael [MC????]

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From: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Subject: McGovern, Michael 1984 Head of Debt Capital Markets PrinceRidge

Dear John,

I believe that Michael is a member of the Class of 1984.

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

McGovern, Michael [MC1984]

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JNEWS: Carey, Chris [MC1984] wins District 9 County Legislator

http://nanuet.patch.com/articles/defeats-in-rockland-county-legislature-district-9

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