Happenings 'Round the Neighborhood

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In this Podcast Tom Valledolomo talks with Bob Golon, the Lead Editor of our community newsletter The Breeze and a Baseball\Sports Historian. Bob has written a book on New Jersey Baseball and published numerous articles on the topic of Baseball and Sports in general.

Do you know who hit the first World Series homerun in the old Yankee Stadium, the House that Ruth Bulit? Take a listen and you'll find out.

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In this episode Jay and Larry join Phil to reply to a few emails received on our Winter Games segment last month. Joe B. talks with our friends at the Coastal Financial Group on Guaranteed Lifetime Income Plans. Phil, Jay, and Larry recap the recent Baymen Karaoke Party and look forward to the next one. Tommy V. and Jay give us their Superbowl predictions and stick around to talk with Phil about some weird laws in our state of New Jersey. And Bob presents what's happening around our neighborhood and a few noteworthy events from the month of February.

Check out our new Facebook page Happenings 'Round the Neighborhood to continue our podcast discussions with your input and for an opportunity to send us your suggestions and ideas for our podcast.

Happy February.

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Happy New Year to all of our listeners.  In this episode Jay and Larry join Phil to talk about snow days as kids, playing outside in the snow, and later come back to talk about lunches they ate when came in from the cold. Tommy V.  hosts another game of Fact or Crap with Bob and our guests Kathy Reilly and John Redavid. Our Roving Reporter, Jay, visits a recent Chorus Concert and talks with some of the singers.  Joe B. gets a haircut at our sponsor Elliot's Barber Shop and also stops in next door to talk to Larry "Last Chance" Esposito, a former professional boxer,  at our sponsor Riot Cardio Boxing. Phil and Jay bring you another Famous Movie Scene. And Bob presents what's happening around our neighborhood and a few noteworthy events from the month of January.
We look forward to bringing you a whole year of podcasts plus Special Edition interviews throughout 2024.

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In this episode, Phil talks with Doug Rattazzi to discuss the beginnings of Toys for Tots, his involvement over the years, and how you can continue to donate toys and volunteer your time. For the past 21 years, Doug has been actively involved with Toys for Tots campaigns, an organization set up by the US Marine Corp Reservists. Doug has been the Coordinator for Southern Ocean County, New Jersey for the past 10 years. He formerly served on active duty in the United States Marine Corp from 1959-1965.

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As we enter the month of December, we wish all of our listeners and sponsors a Happy Holidays from all of us here at Happenings 'Round the Neighborhood. This episode Phil, Bob, and Jay start off talking about some End of Year Scams we've experienced and warn you all about. Our friend Sue Sielicki joins Tom, Harris, and Bob for a fun game of Fact or Crap. Joe B. stops to visit a few of our sponsors and talks to Joe Gianninni of Caldwell Banker Realty about the current real estate market in our community and local area. Next stop is Group Insurance Solutions where he meets Anthony Mardone and Candice Winters to talk about Medicare Open Enrollment. Tom and Jay are back to discuss the NFL Football season, review their pre-season predictions, and who they feel will be there at the end in the Super Bowl. Bob ends with the origins of two popular holidays of this month: Hannukah and Christmas.

This month we start a new feature called "Find that Song".  Somewhere within our podcast we mention the name of a Beatles song title. Be the THIRD listener to email us the name of the song title and the segment where you found it and you win a FREE Oil Change from our friends at Mastercraft Auto and Tire on RT 539. Were at [email protected].

So, enjoy and Happy Holidays to all of you.

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This month Jay joins Phil and Bob to reminisce about Thanksgiving celebrations from years past. Peter Reimann, our community Webmaster,  joins Phil for a discussion on QR Codes, what are they, where do we already see them, and how we can easily implement them around our community. Bob brings us What’s Happening Around Our Neighborhood and a history of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Day. John Thorson stops in to talk about the upcoming Baymen Veterans Day Celebration outside at our Veterans Memorial. Another Famous Movie Scene from a classic movie. And Tommy V. talks with Karen Reilly and Carolee Wolfkamp about the Circle of Friends Singles Group from our community.

So, Enjoy. Gobble, Gobble. 

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Phil is joined by Jay and Larry to reminisce what it was like Trick or Treating as kids. Tom hosts a fun game of Fact or Crap with Phil, Bob, and Denise. Joe B. interviews two NY Life Insurance Agents who provide Medicare services. Bob brings us What's Happening 'Round our neighborhood in the coming months and explains some background on Veterans Day, Columbus Day, and Halloween. Baymen Bingo is back after a summer hiatus and Joe B.  visits and talks to a few Bingo players and to Joe Giannini who is our first Bingo Sponsor and who also gave out vouchers for free coffee to all Bingo players.  Phil brings us back to his Scavenger Hunt adventure in New York City from back in the day.

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We start this episode by thanking many of those who made it possible for us to reach our 6th month and 7th Podcast.  And where are our  listeners coming from? Bob remembers 9/11, Our Two Guys Talking Sports, Tommy V.  and Jay, give their predictions on our local Pro Football teams for the upcoming season, Joe B. interviews some of our sponsors including our local Mastercraft Discount Auto and Tire, local Realtor Joe Giannini about the current and local real-estate market, and the folks at Coastal Financial to discuss the Myths and Facts of Long-Term Healthcare. Phil meets with our local Citizens on Patrol and talks about the Who, What, and Where of this organization. Take a listen and, as always, send us your comments and suggestions to [email protected].

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This episode we introduce a new sponsor and some new segments including Scam Alert with Joe and Linda B who discuss a scam phone call they received with some warning. Pat L and John T stop in to discuss the upcoming Annual Baymen Golf Classic and Dinner open to all residents in our community.  Another Famous Movie Scene with our Podcast of characters. Bob announces the Around the Neighborhood upcoming events in our community.  Joe and Phil interview our new sponsor Riz DaRula of Riot Cardio Boxing Center to discuss a cardio workout you may be interested in. Jay and Tom are back with their Sports Update to discuss how their pre-season predictions panned out. And we have a Roundtable Discussion with the cast of The Wizard of Oz production from our Summer Chorus Concert. We hope you enjoy the show.

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In this episode, Phil interviews Ed Mahlstadt and discusses his long singing career, his various bands, the people he met and played with along the way, his radio jingles and interviews, the band's philanthropy, and his development of the Performing Arts Workshop in our community that will be performing once again on September 23 in the clubhouse.  And you'll hear Ed sing a few songs from back in the day.