The rain held off as thousands of marchers and spectators came together to celebrate their Irish heritage, or at least to experience Irish culture for the day.
Eagle photos by Georgine Benvenuto
By Peter McCarthy and Chris LaMonica
3/26/12 Results
JV Division
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Talk about saving the best for last! The DHAA JV Division championship game between the first-place Stars and second-place Stingrays went down to the wire and drew more than 100 people.
The game was a defensive battle as both teams struggled to score until 12 minutes into the first period. The Stars started Michael Barbati in goal and he was simply amazing, making some difficult saves early on. Richard Fodera, John Pluchino, Lennon Tomaselli and Nikolas Angilletta played spectacular on defense for the Stars. The Stingrays started goaltender Anthony Scarpaci, who arguably played the game of his life. His fellow defenders Marisa Sparacio and Bobby Ioannou seemed to break up every scoring opportunity the Stars created in their zone. read more
Eagle Photos by Paula Katinas
Marianne Nicolosi said that when she arrived for work at her new job as executive director of the Bay Ridge Center last month, she looked at a survey form many of the elderly members had filled out. The members were asked their opinions on the center and how the facility is run.
“I was surprised by the answers. They love everything!” Nicolosi said. “I was happy that they were so happy.”
The Bay Ridge Center, formerly known as the Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults, is one of the leading senior citizen centers in the community. Located at 411 Ovington Ave., the center serves hundreds of older adults by providing hot meals, with entrees like chicken cacciatore, recreational activities like Bingo, day trips to Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, and exercise programs. read more
By Friends of Tom Kane
Luck of the Irish … With all the rain in the forecast for last Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Parade, the folks who marched and came to observe the festivities were blessed with nice enough weather to ensure another successful day. The parade featured traditional Irish step dancers, marching bands, bagpipers and all the traditional banter on the reviewing grandstand brought to us once again by Peter Clavin.
Mayor Mike Bloomberg was a special guest at the parade, but perhaps an even more popular political entity making the rounds was Peanut, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis’s pet chihuahua, who was dressed in an adorable green jacket and cap! read more
By Chuck Otey and Marc Hibsher
Demonstrating the important partnership between Bay Ridge’s business community and its civic events was the presence Sunday of scores of business leaders who took active and supporting roles in the popular St. Patrick’s Parade on Fifth Avenue, now in its 19th year. Shown at the traditional Hunter’s breakfast and afterward are:
A large crowd of distinguished guests and parade supporters gathered at Hunter’s Steak & Ale House Sunday morning, March 25, to celebrate the 19th Annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Parade. Grand Marshal Msgr. Kevin Noone, pastor of Our Lady of Angels Church, and his deputies — Mary Ann Walsh, Stephen Oliver, Peter Tracy, Rose Coulson, Kevin Peter Carroll, Steve Kiernan and John Keegan — were honored by local elected officials to loud applause.
Parade Committee President Frankie Marra and Vice President Linda Gallagher were also on hand to congratulate the marshals, as were longtime parade organizers Larry Morrish and Jack Malone.
Photos by Georgine Benvenuto
The United Military Veterans of Kings County will hold general membership meetings on April 17 and May 15, at 11 a.m. at the Fort Hamilton Post Chapel, building 129. Anyone interested in participating in the parade on May 28 should attend. Newcomers are welcome. Call (917) 873-1508 if you plan to attend. Now in its 145th year, it is the oldest continuously run Memorial Day Parade in the nation.
The theme for the 2012 parade is “Honoring Those Who Serve.” The 2012 Grand Marshal is Mike Long, chairman of the New York State Conservative Party and a United States Marine veteran. The deputy grand marshals are all veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.
The reviewing officer is Col. Michael Gould, commander, U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Hamilton.
Chairman of the Memorial Day Parade Committee is Prisco DeAngelis. Veterans interested in marching in this year’s parade can call Chief of Staff Anthony Giovinco at (917) 664-8850 or (718) 748-4530 for more information, or visit www.brooklynmemorialdayparade.com.
Josephine Beckmann
By Paula Katinas
Editor’s Note: In response to the firestorm created by the Oxygen Network’s new “reality” series “Brooklyn 11223,” which depicts women cursing, drinking and fighting in Bay Ridge and other Brooklyn neighborhoods, the Brooklyn Eagle is proud to present this feature profiling the “real” women of Bay Ridge and their accomplishments.
Bay Ridge — Josephine Beckmann, the district manager of Community Board 10, began working for the board in 2003, but was very familiar with the board and its work even before she started her job.
Beckmann was a civic leader in Dyker Heights, where she and her husband John, a police lieutenant, live, and had dealings with the local community board when she and her neighbors sought its help in solving quality-of-life issues on their block. read more
Need to refill your Metrocard? We have good news for you. You won’t have to go to an R train station to refill the card. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metrocard van is coming to Bay Ridge on April 2.
State Sen. Golden has arranged for the Metrocard van to be parked outside his district office at 7408 Fifth Ave. for two hours, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., to assist the needs of subway and bus riders.
You can buy a new Metrocard, refill your old one, or if you are a senior citizen, apply for a reduce fare card. Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers will be on hand to answer any Metrocard-related questions you might have.
For more information, call Golden’s office at 718-238-6044.
Democrat Mark Murphy, the man hoping to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, is looking forward to meeting supporters at his fundraiser tonight.
The fundraiser will take place at Café Remy, 7110 Third Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
It should be a hot race between Murphy and Grimm, who is running for his second term representing the 13th Congressional District. The district covers nearly all of Bay Ridge. read more
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