November 5, 2011 9 am to 2 pm 237 Fourth Street

LITTLE ITALY NEWS NOVEMBER 2011 EDITION
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“Indoor Garage Sale”
November 5, 2011
9 am to 2 pm
237 Fourth Street
(CYO CENTER)
Parking:
available at the Market
place on Hill Street
Sponsored by CYO and Troy Little Italy
South Central Troy Neighborhood Watch Update
Our last meeting was held on October 19th at the USTA Headquarters. Officer Wade gave an update on our area. During
the month of September, there were 23 arrests. A map with
all of the details was given to meeting attendees and questions
and concerns followed. Thanks to residents that helped this
past month with missing dog situations.
Ziti & Meatball
Supper
November 7, 2011
St. Anthony’s Parish Hall
4th and State—Troy
We had a representative from Hart Alarm Systems speak to
our group about safe guarding properties to protect from potential break-ins and burglaries. He stressed the following tips
to safeguard properties:
1. Motion detecting lights in the rear of properties are helpful in scaring off potential criminals
2. Use lights on a timer when away from your property.
Make sure the timing of lights makes logical sense. (bedroom
light turned off after living space etc.)
3. All deadbolts should be more than 1 inch deep
4. All windows should be secured/locked/pinned when nobody is home to safeguard property.
Hart Alarm Systems is a family run operation and has been in
existence for more than 30 years. They have a great reputation with residents and they are willing to do free estimates for
security cameras and alarm systems. Their website is
www.hartalarm.com and their phone number is (518) 2722007.
Noon - 6 PM
Sponsored by
St Anthony’s
&
St Joseph’s Churches
To benefit the Food
Pantries of St. Joseph’s
and the Rourke Center
Sit down or take - out
Adult $8 - Child $4
If you want to receive regular updates through email and get
crime alerts, please send an email to sctroywatch@gmail.com.
Officer Wade can be reached at William.wade@troyny.gov.
The next Neighborhood Watch Meeting will be on November
16th at 6:00 at the Freihofer’s Race Headquarters at the corner
of 4th and Washington. Bring a friend and stay alert!
VOTE !!!
November 8, 2011
My Favorite Bookshelf by Mike Esposito
Moving from one residence to another (which I am in the process of doing) can be a hectic experience and is made especially difficult when you have to let go of half the books accumulated
over eighteen years in a home that had an ample number of built in bookshelves and additional
space for a few extra bookcases. Two shelves in particular that will go untouched and moved in
tact represent my collection of books on Troy. With the coming holiday season why not consider buying one or more of these fine books as a gift for a family member or friend.
Don Rittner’s Troy, A Collar City History; Troy; Remembering Troy: Heritage on the
Hudson; Troy: Then & Now; Brian and Becky Nielsen, Troy in Vintage Postcards; Jack Casey’s The Trial of Bat Shea: A Novel; Maureen Stapleton and Jane Scovell (Maureen’s Autobiography), A Hell of a Life;Jean Winston Adler’s The Affair of the Veiled Murderess: An
Antebellum Murder Mystery; People by John Scanlon (this fine book may be out of print,
check with a used book store); Troy’s Little Italy by Michael Esposito; The Nightingales of
Troy by Alice Fulton; The Poesten Kill: Waterfalls to Waterworks in the Capital District
by John Warren; John Connor’s A City in Color: Troy, New York; John G. Waite and Diana
S. Waite, Industrial Archeology in Troy, Waterford, Cohoes, Green Island, and Watervliet
and Diana’s Ornamental Ironwork: Two Centuries of Craftsmanship in Albany and Troy,
New York; Hudson Mohawk Gateway: An Illustrated History by Thomas Phelan and P.
Thomas Carroll; A Resourceful People: A Pictorial History of Rensselaer County, New
York by Rachel D. Bliven, Robert N. Andersen, G. Steven Draper, Eva Gemmill, Hughes
Gemmill, Joseph A. Parker and Helen Upton; Troy, New York, and the Building of the USS
Monitor by Stephen Muller and Jennifer Taylor; The Bell Casters of Troy by Sydney Ross;
The Foremost Guide to Uncle Sam Collectibles by Gerald E. Czulewicz, Sr.; Who Was
“Uncle Sam”: Illustrated History of the Life of Our National Symbol by Cecile and JeanPierre Mouraux; Skating Engineers: Hockey at RPI by Kurt Stutt; Frank Laiacona’s Tory
Hill and other short stories; College and Eighth, a memoir by Herb Hyde; Saving Troy: A
Year with Firefighters and Paramedics in a Battered City by William B. Patrick; former
Troy physician Dr. Richard Seltzer’s Down From Troy: A Doctor Comes of Age; Looking
Back: A History of Troy and Rensselaer County 1925-1980 by Joseph A. Parker (possibly
out of print, check with a used book store).
Don Rittner’s new book, Legendary Locals of Troy, as well as New York’s Capital District,
1978 - 2003 by Tom Killips will be added to my favorite bookshelf by Christmas. I am long
overdue for a trip to Market Block Books, Moss Books, and the RCHS, RPI and HVCC bookstores as well as the fine used book stores in Troy including the Book Seller at the Troy Public
Library, (’Burgh Branch), and the Book Outlet in the Atrium. Happy book shopping in Troy!
Apartments for Rent
245 2nd St. - 3rd floor of circa 1870 rowhouse. 1 BR, Lv, K, Bath, great light, 2 walk in
closets, w/d on site. Walking distance of Sage, downtown amenities. Smoke free hse, no dogs.
625 incl. heat + Security. Call Bernice 273-1692
2 Washington Place - Basement 1 Br, all utilities included $475 + Security. Off Street
parking, common area washer and dryer. Call Marion 266-1406 or mvf1406@aol.com
South Central/Little Italy
in the News
The Record, October 30,
2011. (Pulse of the People)
Another great event by
Marion Field, Rocco DeFazio and Mike Esposito. A
“thank you” to all who organized, participated and
attended the Third Annual
International Festival at the
historic Hill Street MarketPlace.
The Record, October 31,
2011. YWCA honor humbling experience for Troy
woman by Rebecca Eppelmann. Joyce Quaranta
Chupka is named Resourceful Woman of the Year for
possessing an abundance of
love and wisdom – and applying both in both her professional and personal life.
The Record, October 22,
2011. RPI’s Phi Sigma
Kappa fraternity invites the
community to tour its new
facility. Third Street resident
Paul Marano, President of
RPI’s Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity describes the fraternity’s new facility at the former St. Francis Parish on
Congress Street.
The Gift of Giving
2011 - 2012
October 25, 2011 - 7:30 pm
Anonymous 4
November 13, 2011 - 3 pm
Mikhail Simonyan,
February 15, 2012
St. Petersburg State
Academic Symphony
Orchestra
April 5, 2012 - 7:30 pm
The Knights
Our program “Adopt a
Family” has started. The RPI
organization Circle K had a
Haunted Mansion this past
weekend and raised close to
$600 which they will use to
shop for 2 families that are
in need this Christmas.
Our bingo volunteers are
raffling off a gift basket and
tickets will be available at
the Indoor Garage Sale on
November 5th at the CYO,
237 4th Street.
If anyone wants to make a
donation, buy a gift card or
pick up a toy, please bring it
to our monthly meeting on
November 16 at 6 pm. The
meeting will be held at 233
4th Street, Troy.
Apple Pies for Sale
Joe Popson is delighted to
become a Grandfather.
Joe Popson the 3rd was
born on November 1st and
weighed 5 1/2 lbs.
Happy
Thanksgiving
RPI Circle K will have their
pies ready for Thanksgiving.
If you had one last year you
know you have to have another one this year. The pies
are delicious. To order call
Marion at 266-1406 or email
mvf1406@aol.com Your
order can be picked up at the
Troy Little Italy Visitor Center on 11/21 during the the
hours of 9am to noon.
Christmas in Little Italy
December 3rd 6 pm
Join us for a fun filled night of entertainment!!!!
Roasted Chestnuts
Tree Lighting
Refreshments
Story of La Befana
Slide Show
Indoor activities will be held at
The Hill Street Inn
202 Fourth Street, Troy, New York
Joseph House and Troy Little
Italy are joining forces to prepare
refreshments and help with
decorating the tree at Liberty
Square
Little Italy Remembers . . .
During the past few weeks four long time residents of the neighborhood died. We remember
with respect Catherine (Kay) Weingartner Nichols of Ida Street, Catherine (Kay) Bevevino Colasessano formerly of Hill Street, Mary Greco Panza formerly of Fourth Street (lately of Kennedy Towers) and Peter Shaver of Second Street. Kay Nichols served for many years as President of the Washington Park Friendly Seniors and like her former neighbor Mary Panza was a
dedicated parishioner of St. Mary’s Church where both were active volunteers in the parish
community. Mary was always available to assist with mailings to neighbors during the years
South Central sponsored the Neighborhood Resource Center on Fourth and Adams a few doors
north of her residence. She also volunteered at Seton Health. Kay Colasessano, whose family,
the Bevevino’s have lived for decades throughout Troy’s Little Italy neighborhood were consummate community volunteers. Kay worked for HVCC’s Food Services. Her husband Phil
Colasessano was an accomplished musician in the Capital District. Peter Shaver served as Park
historian for the Washington Park Association, always made time to conduct tours of the
neighborhood, continually doing research on the parks’ former residents and their homes. We
offer their families and friends our sympathy at their loss
Old Photos Old Memories