LITTLE ITALY NEWS JUNE 2010

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troylittleitaly@gmail.com
THE LITTLE ITALY FARMERS MARKET OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The Little Italy Farmers Market will open its Third season on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. It gathers at the same site, the historic MarketPlace on Hill St. between Washington and Liberty St. in South Troy, NY. Troy Little Italy is the official sponsor of the event in their
continued support of our neighborhood's growth and revitalization. The Market hours are 3 PM to 6 PM and the season extends until
October 13, 2010. It is a rain or shine event.
This year will see the return of three local growers and vendors of fresh-from the-farm produce. This includes in-season vegetables
and fruits. When attending the Market remember that 'in-season' is the key word. You will not find local tomatoes in June. Farmers
Market are not the local Grocery chain. In June, you will be treated to the best local, fresh-picked leafy greens, berries, chard, rhubarb
and other early crops. Vendors label their produce to show what it is and from where it came. If you don't see this at a vendor's stall,
don't be shy, ask the Farmer about their crops. They are happy to tell you all about their produce. Do you know that fresh picked food
produce can last a lot longer than food from the big groceries?
The Little Italy Farmers Market also has bedding plants, ornamental and cut flowers, cheese, yogurt and a large variety of goat milk
products, condiments, honey, arts and crafts. The Market shopper will also find prepared food to take home for dinner, think DeFazio's
Pizzeria. This year the Market is joined by two new vendors, both of which make eat-on-the spot Asian or gourmet cuisine. So on
Wednesdays in Little Italy, why cook? The Market will continue it's "Grillin' at the Market" event, with Jerry Favata and other volunteers serving up samples of the crop of the week.
The Market was started in 2008 and is managed and operated by Jean Krueger, Troy, NY, and Donna Mullen, Gansevoort, NY. They
believe that good, healthy food should be locally available for purchase to everyone in every neighborhood. The Market accepts as payment WIC, EBT, debit and credit as well as other food benefits issued by County and State agencies. The Little Italy Farmers Market is
for everyone, young and old.
Learn more about the Little Italy Farmers Market at www.troyneighborhoodmkt.com. Persons interested in vending or entertaining at
the Market can go to www.managaemymakret.com or contact Jean Krueger at troyneigorhoodmkt@gmail.com. Become a friend of Troy
Neighborhood Market on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/LIttle-Italy-Farmers-Market/120660731305234, to
stay in tune to up-to-date Little Italy Farmers Market news.

CINEMA UNDER THE STARS MOVES TO WEDNESDAYS

Troy Little Italy announces a new day for the 2010 season return of the popular neighborhood event, Cinema Under the Stars. The outdoor movie will be shown in the Market Place on the last Wednesday of June, July and August following the weekly Little Italy Farmers
Market. The Market hours are 3-6 PM so we suggest you come late, buy dinner and stay on to view great, favorite vintage movies presented on a screen set up in the MarketPlace. Bring a chair, maybe a folding table, even a picnic. Come gather, bring the family, play
some bocce or stickball, see your friends and neighbors, wait for dusk and join us for a beautiful evening in South Troy. Show starts at
8:45 PM.

community. Most will share them

with family and friends and may
continue to find it difficult to understand their loss. In retrospect it
could be noted that Father
Havermans and Father Harry were
the perfect set of pastors to begin
and end the community that was
St. Marys. The parishioners often
remember a phrase that is closely
associated with our beloved Father
Harry Do good, then disappear
Historic Saint Marys Parish
Calendar Available

St. Marys Church

Do good then disappear

On Sunday, June 6th, at 10 am, the

final mass will be said at St.
Marys Church by Father Peter
Barry, a Maryknoll Missionary
and former South Troy resident
and parishioner. Father Harry
Donaghy referred to the church as
the sign of Gods presence in the
community. Father Harry was the
last of twelve pastors of St. Marys
Church, serving from 1981 until
his death in August 2003. St.
Marys first pastor (and founder)
was Father Peter Havermans who
served from 1843 to 1897 and began a parish that continued for
167 years with a remarkable record of accomplishments which
impacted the daily spiritual and
social lives of its parishioners and
neighbors. The history of St.
Marys includes its role in educating thousands of children over a
period of 125 years. Troys first
hospital (now St. Marys) and several orphan asylums were established in our neighborhood. When

it absorbed the functions of St.

Jeans parish in the 1970s, it continued a tradition which began at
the French Catholic congregation
in 1889 the annual Feast to Ste.
Anne which attracted devout people from throughout the Capital
District. It has always maintained a
close relationship with LaSalle Institute, first established to educate
young men of the working class, in
a building on Fourth Street for
over 100 years. LaSalle students
first proposed and have continued
to support the parish soup kitchen
and food pantry which closed recently after thirty years of service
to the needy of the community.
The election eve Spaghetti Supper,
guided for many years by Eva and
Frank Lamiano, was an annual favorite of hundreds of local residents each year. In the 1970s St.
Marys was one of the first parishes in the Albany Diocese to successfully initiate the concept of a
parish team in its administration.
Each parishioner has recollections
and memories of St. Marys and its

Parishioners of St. Marys Church in Troy

have compiled a Historic Saint Marys
Parish calendar, dedicated to the memory
of Father Harry Donghy. Father Harry,
who first served the Troy community at
the Catholic Youth Organization on
Fourth Street, was pastor at St. Marys
from 1981 until his death in 2003. The 36
page calendar contains 100 photographs
donated to the church archives by parishioners as well as text which tell the story
of St. Marys. The calendar celebrates the
167 year history of the church located in
Troys historic Washington Park
neighborhood. Jean Cavallo, Michael
Esposito, Marion Field and Kathy Jimino
researched and planned the calendar.
Tracy Thomas did the design and composition. Prout Printers of Troy did the
printing. Thomas and Esposito collaborated on three Historic Troy calendars, in
1997, 1998 and 2000, as fundraisers for
the Troy Public Library.
A limited number of calendars have
been purchased by Troy Little Italy and
are for sale at $10. Proceeds will be distributed equally to LaSalle Institute and
Catholic Central High School for an
award to be named in honor of Father
Harry. Copies can be purchased from the
Little Italy Visitor Center, 39 Hill Street
(near the corner of Washington Street) on
Sunday, June 6th following the final Mass
at St. Marys and each Wednesday beginning June 9th from 3 to 6 pm at the Hill
Street Farmers Market. Checks should be
made payable to Troy Little Italy.
Orders are also accepted by calling the
Little Italy Visitor Center at 326- 0415 or
by using our email address at
littleitalyvisitorcenter@gmail.com.

South Central Troy

Neighborhood Watch Update
The last Neighborhood Watch Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 19h at the Freihofers Race Headquarters. There were 28
arrests made in the South Central area in the month of April. 9 of those arrests (32%) were traffic violations. There were a total of 123
calls for service. The most called in offenses were disturbances and animal complaints.
Please be aware that there have been four daytime burglaries in the area around Hill, 4th, Ida and Adams over the last few
weeks. Please keep your homes as secure as possible. Just as a friendly reminder, do not leave valuables in your car.
Our speaker this month was Maurice Padula from the Attorney Generals office. Our group was contacted by the office as part
of their community outreach. Mr. Padula had a lot of information about identity theft and other consumer issues. He covered many topics and the highlights of the resources are provided below:
www.annualcreditreport.com
www.nyknowyourcontractor.com
Health Care Bureau (800) 428-9071
www.donotcall.gov
www.oag.state.ny.us

For free credit reports

Check this site before hiring a contractor
For issues relating to Health Insurance
To remove your phone number from marketing efforts
AG site tons of information and their complaint form

Thank you Andrew Cuomo and Maurice Padula for providing us with such useful, practical information!
If you want to receive regular updates through email and get crime alerts, please send an email to sctroywatch@gmail.com.
The next Neighborhood Watch Meeting will be on June 16th at 6:00 at the Freihofers Race Headquarters at the corner of 4th and Washington. Please bring a friend!

Consider memorializing
Your family

Rocco Defazio, Ray Piscitelli, Marion Field, Pat Miele, Michael Esposito
Rocco, Pat, Marion and Mike wish to thank the Troy Youth Association (CYO Center)
for awarding them the William Pascarell person of the year and the special Humanitarian
award, Clem Campana for his kind remarks, Mayor Harry Tutunjian and the City of
Troy, Kathy Jimino and Rensselaer County and Ron Canestrari, State Assemblyman for
attending the ceremony and presenting us with Commendations a Certificates of Congratulations and Proclamations.
Everyone loves a parade !!!
The Flag Day Parade is June 13, 2010. Starting time is 1 oclock.
Joe Mancino is looking for volunteers to help with the float. Joe
can be contacted at 518-266-9253

We have been approached by several

people that are interested in donating
money to Troy Little Italy to create a way
to memorialize their families. We have
been presented with several ideas such as
sprucing up the existing wall in the bocce
court, installing flags or a memoriam
sidewalk in front of the bocce courts. We
need your input, permission for the City
of Troy and money.
The market is undergoing testing in the
near future and no work can be accomplished until it is done. This will give us
time to have planning meetings and reach
a final decision. Everyone is welcome to
join us. Our first meeting will be in September 2010, watch the newsletter for an
update. We will be available every
Wednesday at the Farmers Market in the
Marketplace from 3 to 6 pm if anyone
wishes to bring us their ideas. We can be
reached at troylittleitaly@gmail.com

AT LIBERTY
The Saga of an Italo-American Family
in South Troy
by Frank LaPosta Visco
The Forties, Chapter 8:
The new priest fills the gap.
As Coke boarded the train at Troy's
Union Station, his beautiful sister Michelina Mike, to all who knew her was
the only one who stayed at home. She
and her brother were as close as siblings
can be, and all the time he was driving his
jeep during the war, Mike prayed longer
and harder and visited St. Anthony's more
often than anyone, beseeching Mary and
the saints to spare her brother.
He was spared, and then, three years
after the war was over, the Berlin airlift
took him away again. What, you might
ask, was the importance of a jeep driver
in America's and Britain's concerted effort
to fly supplies in to Berlin, a former enemy city that was being blockaded by
Russia, a former ally?
Richard Reeves describes it beautifully
in his recent book, Those Daring Young
Men, in which he recounts the amazing
accomplishments of the British and
American flyboys who, at the peak of the
airlift, were bringing in more supplies for
their former enemies than had been transported by rail. That was a very big deal,
and deemed impossible by many experts,
until American ingenuity proved them
wrong.
The landing and take-off strips were
composed of metal grid work, similar to
the kind I remember driving over on
singing bridges in the past. The landing
lights were spaced evenly along three
metal runways. With planes landing on
the two outside runways, and taking off
from the center one at an unheard of rate
of every minute or so, precision was key.
The jeep drivers played a key role in
helping the pilots and navigators know
just how much space they had, and how
much time it would take for their patched
and weary planes to come to a stop. The
jeep driver would floor the pedal, driving
as fast as he could down the runway in
question, then slam on the brakes and
count the number of lights he would skid
past until the jeep screeched to a halt.
That information would be radioed to the
incoming plane, so everyone would know
precisely where the plane, loaded with
tons of essential food and materiel, would
stop. The ground crews would be nearby,

unloading the plane, refueling it and sending it back for another run as fast as humanly possible.
It was the kind of excitement Coke
had been missing since he delivered the
mail to the front lines of Patton's army
three years before, but without the same
level of danger. In fact, now that GI's
were feeding the Germans rather than
killing them, attitudes were different. The
Berlin frauleins whose men were gone
and there were many missing had new
heroes. And the heroes had money, food,
and time to spare. Even a five foot nothing soldier like Coke attracted his share
of blond beauties.
Back home in Troy, Coke's beautiful
sister Mike wasn't aware of the lack of
danger over there. To her, Uncle Sam
had sent her brother back into the thick of
it, and so she resumed what had been her
wartime habit of stopping in at St. Anthony's shrine church every morning before going to work at Tiny Town Togs,
and every evening when the final whistle
blew.
When Mike went into the confessional at
the end of every week, her sins were no
more serious than jealousy of a coworker, swearing at her mother, and anger
at God for sending her brother back into
harm's way.
It was all pretty routine for the priests at
St. Anthony's who heard her Friday confessions, and they usually prescribed a
couple of Hail Marys and sent Mike on
her way. Until J.B showed up, that is.
Father John Bosco Pantera, OFM, had
just been assigned to St. Anthony's after a
few hard years at a Franciscan mission
church in Central America. The head of
the order knew J.B. was in need of rest
and relaxation, but could never have
known just what that r and r would entail.
The first time Mike spoke with Father
J.B. was in the darkened confessional.
She hadn't see this tall, muscular 35-yearold with skin burnished from years in the
tropical sun and a face that could lead you
to believe he was related to both Tyrone
Power and Gene Tierney. Handsome and
pretty, at the same time.
Father J.B didn't just accept Mike's sins
he asked questions personal questions
about the reasons for her jealousy, anger
and frustration. He made her think. It
was like the intimate one-on-one conver-

sations she would have with her brother,

before he was shipped to Europe, twice.
Mike opened up to this soft voice in the
darkness, and soon she was revealing
secret wishes, hopes and desires she didn't
even tell her family. He gave her some
kind words of advice, told her to say an
entire rosary. She thanked him and left
the church, stepping into a world that was
brighter than she remembered it.
That was Friday. On Sunday, she saw
the man with that comforting, understanding voice for the first time, in his gleaming white vestments, on the altar and in
the pulpit. And the second time she saw
him was later that same day, playing
bocce in his undershirt in the backyard of
13 Liberty Street.
Michelena's uncles had invited Father
John Bosco Pantera to the family gathering. And she didn't mind at all.
Next: People talk.
The author invites you to visit 2 of his
websites: cafepress.com/writegood
and ad-missions.blogspot.com
South Central/Little Italy in the news
The Record, May 9, 2010. Stickball at
Troys Little Italy market by Rocco DeFazio and Mike Esposito. The stickball
tournament, a local event held at the former public market, once again was of
great benefit to the community and to the
Roarke Center Food Pantry, raising over
$8,000 in food donations. Thanks were
given to all who participated and volunteered.

Troy LAOH, Div#5

Ziti Dinner
St. Michaels Church
175 Williams Road
Troy, N.Y

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Time: 5:30PM to 7:30PM
Adults: $8.00 Under 12: $4.00

Italian Humor
An 80 year-old Italian goes to the
doctor for a check-up.
The doctor is amazes at what good
shape the guy is in and asks, how do
you stay in such great physical condition?
Im Italian and I am a golfer, says
the old guy, and thats why Im in
such good shape. Im up well before
daylight and out golfing up and down
the fairways I have a glass of vino,
and all is well.
Well says the doctor. Im sure
that helps, but theres got to be more
to it. How old was your father when
he died?
Who said my fathers dead? The
doctor is amazed. You mean your 80
years old and your father is still alive,
how old is he?
Hes 100 years old, says the Italian
golfer. In fact he golfed with me this
morning, and then we went to the
topless beach for a walk, had a little
vino and thats why hes still alive.
Hes Italian and hes a golfer, too.
Well, the doctor says, thats
great, but Im sure theres more to it
then that. How about your fathers
father? How old was he when he
died?
Who said my Nonos dead?
Stunned, the doctor asks, you mean
youre 80 years old and your grandfathers still living! Incredible, how old
is he? Hes 118 years old, says the
old Italian golfer.
The doctor is getting frustrated at
this point. So, I guess he went golfing
with you this morning too? No Nono
couldnt go this morning because hes
getting married today.
At this point the doctor is close to
losing it. Getting married!! Why
would a 118 year old guy want to get
married?
Who said he wanted to?

Special Thanks
On May 22, the bingo volunteers had a
Bowlathon to raise funds for the drop in
center. Thank You to the following merchants who donated cash or gift certificates, especially in these tough economic
times: Uncle Sam Lanes, Ale House,
Browns Pub, M & M Diner, LoPortos
Restaurant, Flavour Caf DeFazio, Dead
Mans Lounge, Valley Cats, Aarons
Rental, Hills Stationery, Ryan's Wake

Arnets Restaurant, Francescas, Car

Care Auto, Mezzulana Caf, Spirits of
Troy, Red Front, Bella Napoli, Price
Chopper, Caf Deli-icious, Spell Bound,
JoAnns Hair Salon, Pittman Real Estate ,
Bingo Green, Cindis Bus Trips,
Michaels Bus Trips and the following
bingos who donated a night of free play,
CYO, St. Judes, St. Anthonys, Troy
Little Italy, TK Boosters, St. Augustines
and the Italian Community Center.

Special thanks go to the volunteers who

made this event possible: Cheryl Bodo
Sandra Anselement, Cora Brothers,
Donna Megan, Ed OGrady, Brenda
Holmstedt, Carolyn Nolan, Antoinette
Thomas ,Marion Field and all the players
in the bingo hall who bought tickets for
the auction or made a monetary donation.
We thank You All !!!
The Alamo, open 3rd Saturday, 7/2 pm

A College Group that Gives

RPI Circle K has had the immense honor
of getting to work with Troy Little Italy
this past year on a variety of projects
around the City of Troy. Not only have
our members loved getting involved with
the city, but many have named some of
projects with Troy Little Italy amongst
their favorites, so thank you for getting us
involved! Some of our other projects include working with a biweekly support
group at Vanderheyden Hall in Wynantskill, NY, creating crafts for the children
to do while the parents meet, and going
monthly to the AMC Pediatric Center to
do fun crafts with the children there. We
have teamed up with the Frear Park Conservatory for some trail blazing to clear
paths around the park. Many of our members are trained to work with the animals
at the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society, and others help to raise
funds for the shelter by sorting cans. We
also volunteer with the Troy Boys and
Girls Club and some of our members are
matched up with "Adopted Grandparents", whom we meet with weekly at the
Eddy, Heritage House. Lastly, one of the
most popular projects is working at the
Latham Food Bank to sort through food
and goods donated through big name
stores and even smaller groups. Aside
from our Apple Pie fundraiser, which
turned out to be a huge hit this year, we
host a Haunted House for Halloween in
one of the buildings on campus, and organize an Iron Chef Tournament on campus, which brought in over $1000 for the
Guilda's Club in Latham this past year.
One of the best parts of our organization
is that it is International, so we have sister
clubs in other schools in the area that allow our projects to be more successful. It
is also a great way for our members to
meet new people in the area.

News from the Neighborhood

6/16 Neighborhood Watch

6:00 pm
Troy Little Italy
7:00 pm
held at 233 Fourth Street
( corner of 4th & Washington)
6/17 Weed and Seed
5:30 pm
held at the Italian Community
Center, 1450 Fifth Avenue

Little Italy Real Estate

For Sale
1 FAMILY
191 Second St.
$474,900 Karen
892-1326
164 Second St.
$249,000 Michael
813-6049
56 Havermans Ave. $139,900 Deb
383-8347

Dan Keating has replaced his Ionic columns on his Second Streeet house.
Looking Good!!!

Washington Place will have a new cobblestone street before long. Residents
will be happy to get additional parking.

2 FAMILY
198 Hill St.
857-5427
121 Adam St.
724-6871
62 Ida St.
542-3566
118 Adams St.
253-7094
332 Fourth St.
577-5144
8 St. Marys Ave.
355-7884
186 Hill St.
424-5291
304 Fourth St.
339-3248
MULTI UNITS
193 Second St.
892-1326
263 Fourth St.
724-6871
80 Havermans Ave.
858-8083
I Irving Place
852-1365
COMMERCIAL
199 Fourth St.
961-0590

$99,500

James

$99,900 Douglas
$95,000

Kareem

$79,500

Brian

$74,900

John

$14,900

Dawn

$24,900

Barbara

$209,900 Ian

$275,000

Karen

$74,500

Douglas

$99,999

Sandra

$215,500 Richard

$99,900

Marion

Apartment for Rent

In Little Italy

Jessica Martinolich
RPI, Class of 2011

June Meetings

The old St. Jeans Church at 230 Second

Street will have a new use this summer.
The new owner is opening the Troy Artisan & Antique Market. We can also look
forward having a deli, caf farmers market and a local winery. Space is available
on a first come first served basis If anyone is interested contact: Tom Boglino at
631-924-3004 or
e-mail leeb7666@aol.com

1BDR, 850sf, 2nd fl. Little Italy, new kit.

Appl., incl dw, balcony, back yard, no
smoking, no pets, no sec. 8, single asult or
couple only, references rqd. $550 + util.,
last mo. Rent, $300 sec. dep. Prefer 1 year
lease. 518 272-4972

Advertise your Real Estate Here

To place an ad for an apartment
e-mail troylittleitaly@gmail.com or
contact Marion @ 266-1406

Thank you from the Rourke Center

May 12, 2010
Dear Rocco and Troy Little Italy:
Once again your efforts to assist Rourke Center have exceeded any expectations! Your stick ball tournament produced close to
$8,000 in food donation. I believe this is the biggest donation of food we have received. The generosity of your constituents is also
unprecedented! This will make our Food Pantry viable for three or more months.
On behalf of those who receive food from us, I want to thank you so very much. This is an incredible help to us, insuring that we
can feed people for the next three months or longer.
I realize organizing an event like your tournament takes a lot of time and energy. This effort really paid off!
May God continue to bless you and your group.
Gratefully,
Sr. Linda ORourke, D.C. LMSW
Director
Stickball at Troys Little Italy market
By Rocco DeFazio and Mike Esposito
The former public market in Troys Little Italy on Hill Street has secured its place in local history - first as a pottery works from 1816
to 1837, then as the gas works complex for fifty years from 1848 to the turn of the century, followed by a farmers market from 1918
until the late 1930s when the opening of the regional market in Menands began to diminish the importance of the Hill Street market.
Many current and former neighborhood residents have warm memories of the market in the 1940s, 50s and 60s as their four season playground - memories that will be the main topic of conversation on Saturday, June 5th when the fourth Market Reunion is held at the Italian Community Center.
The 1930s era photo showing stickball being played in our great good place is one of the most popular images of the market. In a
New York Post article that ran on Sunday, May 9th on the topic Where Have All the Street Games Gone by Ginger Adams Otis, the
author reminds us that stickball was one of the more popular of the inner city street games. Otis states that in the few places where street
games are being played, they are the product of adult nostalgia rather than spontaneous youthful play. Members of the Empire Stickball
League which was formed 22 years ago are now teaching the art of street games like stickball. Troy may be one of the few places
around that is trying to revive this simple urban game, not just for nostalgia but as a great outdoor sport for people of all ages. Several
teams will play on Sunday afternoons beginning June in the former public market. All are invited to watch or organize a team. Contact
Rocco DeFazio at 274-8866 for details. In the meantime, the second annual stickball tournament, again billed as We Play for Food,
resulted in $8,000 worth of food donated to the Roarke Center Food Pantry, much to the amazement of Sr. Linda ORourke, Sr. Marian
Hamway and the Center staff who keep the shelves filled for the many inner city residents who rely on this great service.
We appreciate the support of Mayor Harry Tutunjian and Council President Clem Campana, as well as the DPW crew, Chief Tom
Garrett and the Troy firefighters and the Rensselaer County Sheriffs department for their efforts in preparing the area for the crowds and
the players. Marion Field and Jean Krueger arranged for the set up and clean up and organized our neighborhood businesses, local organizations and the volunteers who ran the food and beverage concessions - Terry and Lisa Jordan of Lisas Gelateria, the CYOs Kelly
and Mick Forenzo, as well as Joe Poppa, Jerry Favata and the group from Troy Little Italy Bingo. Matthew and Michael DeFazio did
another great job of organizing the tournament, and George Regan and Bruce Vanderwater coordinated the tourney play action. Captain
Dave Paul, president of the Troy Uniform Firefighters Association coordinated the collection of food donations from fire stations and
arranged for the items to be brought to the MarketPlace in a vintage fire truck. The ARCs Jim Blessing provided a truck to collect and
deliver the food donations.
Teams represented DeFazios, the CYO, the Association for Retarded Children, the South Troy Hooligans, FLY 92, Mike Bouchard
and the Wet Six (tournament winners), and Dominick Testos Wynantskill Stables, who made a generous donation of food in memory of
Don Fazioli. Also present were two teams from Siena along supporters, VP Linda Richardson and recently appointed coach Mike
Mitch Buonaguro (a long time stickball player from Queens), whose players stayed at the event signing autographs and greeting their
many fans. The Troy High School effort was led by Mary Grace Tompkins; the School 12 effort was coordinated by Janice DeFazio,
Ann Appicella and Tom Carroll. Local talk radio show hosts Don Weeks (WGY), Roger Wylands (980 AM), Brian Sinkoff (104.5 FM)
and Tanch FLY 92, talked up the tournament. DeCresente Distributing provided signs and banners and Vic Christopher of the Tri City
ValleyCats ran our poster on his popular TU blog. Thanks for the PR guys and thanks Vic for your constant encouragement! Once
again, the entertainment venue pleased the crowd, with music provided by Maurizio Russomanno, SHELVING ROCK with Stephen
Iachetta and T. Breeze VerDant, and Dave Cerrone and the featured attraction, The Refrigerators.
The event keeps alive a great tradition - stickball in the market - and helps many people in need of food. A special thanks to the individual stickball players, volunteer workers, and all who attended and donated food.

South Troy Hooligans

Wynantskill Stables

Team ARC

Team Fly 92

Team DeFazio

Siena Basketball Team

Siena Yankees

Team CYO

Tournament WinnersThe Wet Six