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Livingston High School Lacrosse Teams Take on Millburn in Yearly Cup Battles

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By Steve Sears hether it be the Jake Cup on the boy’s side or the Border Cup for the girls, the yearly lacrosse matchup for both Livingston High School teams played against their Millburn rivals is always a hot topic.

The Border Cup, which has been around since 2010, this year saw the Lancers capture a 17 – 8 victory, while this year’s Jake Cup was an 8 – 2 Livingston triumph.

The latter event is named after the late, great coach, Al Jacobson, who coached lacrosse at both schools.

Brad Dzama has had two stints as the coach of the Livingston boy’s team, 2002 – 2006, and 2011 to the present. “Al Jacobson – “Jake” as he was known – basically his whole teaching and coaching career was at Livingston High School, and his main sports were as a football coach and the boy’s lacrosse coach. our field at Livingston High

Members of the Livingston Lancers girl’s Lacrosse team after their 2022 Border Cup win (credit: Jordana D’Andrea)

School is named after ‘Jake.’

He stopped coaching at Livingston and then he went to Millburn and coached football and lacrosse at Millburn for a couple of years.”

Millburn leads the Jake Cup series, 10 wins to the Lancers’ 8. “Millburn got out to a little bit of a head start for a while, but we’ve won six of the last eight games,” Dzama says. The match is

eagerly anticipated. “100% by both schools. Both schools, in every sport, it’s the rival, right? Regardless of sport, they’re our rival and we’re their rival, and now we play for a trophy that each person gets to keep if they win it.”

Former Livingston High School Athletic Director, Dave Cohen, coaches the girl’s lacrosse team. “We started the program in

1997,” he says. “It ran as JV program for two years while we were getting it off the ground, and I coached then up until I took the AD job in 2015.” He is now head coach for the second time. “It (the Border Cup) started just to piggyback on the great rivalry. The neighboring town, the rivalry that we have with Millburn, in addition to the continued on page 2

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Livingston High School Lacrosse Teams... continued from front page ‘Jake’ connection.”

With regard to the Border Cup, which started in 2010, Cohen says there’s lots of pride involved, and that sometimes the match may even rank higher than a county tournament game against the Millers. “You know, it’s actually kind of crazy, because two years ago, we beat them, but then they beat us when (former coach) Jodi Mensch was here in the county tournament. And then, this year was the same kind of thing. We played them in the Border Cup, and then a week later, we had to play them again in a county tournament game. So, the juice is really more for the Cup games than the county games. The girls look forward to it.”

Dzama, the Livingston coach who has been associated with the Jake Cup game the longest, ironically enough teaches history at Millburn High School. “I actually coach against my students in the Jake Cup, so that makes it a lot more exciting,” he says. “This school year, for the whole school year, they were having a little fun with me. They would write last year’s score on my chalkboard because they beat us last year, or would yell in the hallway what the score was, and I’d just smile and I’d say, ‘See on April 16th,’ because I knew I had a good team coming back, and then we got revenge this year.”

When both the Border and Jake Cup games end, only one team can own the trophy and bragging rights for at least a year. But there is a respect and, with the Jake Cup, perhaps even more than that. Dzama explains. “At the end of each game, the athletic director from Millburn, who is

Livingston boy’s win breaks Milburn’s 6 game win streak.

now retired, used to say a little speech about ‘Jake.’ Now he’s retired, so I’ve taken over that role. Win or lose, at the end I try and make sure the kids from both schools remember how there’s the name behind the trophy, and there’s a man behind the name.”

“It kind of helps to circle the history of the event,” Cohen

says. “When you start to look at the years on the trophy, you start to see the faces in your head. A lot of these kids are now married and have their own kids, and you look at the pictures - because we do take a picture after every time we win - and you just see these kids that are now in their adult lives.”

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Celebrating Eid in Livingston

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By Naureen Akhter h r o u g h o u t April and May, Livingston’s Muslim community held events commemorating the Islamic month of Ramadan and subsequent Eid celebration.

Marked by 30 days of fasting, Muslims typically abstain from food and water during daylight hours, observe nightly prayers, and partake in charitable giving - all practices to increase empathy, compassion and spirituality. Once the 30 days are complete, Muslims celebrate Eid by attending morning prayer services, donning festive clothes and visiting friends and family.

At Riker Hill, Collins, and Harrison Elementary Schools, parents put up decorations, presented slideshows and facilitated lantern themed crafts for students. “We believe, by sharing our faith and

Students at Sanskriti school learn how to make star and moon sugar cookies. Credit: Khusbu Kazi.

Community members gather to apply decorative henna and attend morning prayers on Eid. Photo credit: (L) Noreen Shaikh (R) Saba Khan.

cultures we can help counter discriminatory stereotypes and allow students to be empathetic to the experiences of others,” said Zainab Quadria, a parent at Harrison Elementary.

been forcibly displaced to a foreign land after trauma.

Celebrating Ramadan together in their new home was incredibly centering,” said Jill Segulin, Executive Director of Refugee

In the spirit of the holiday’s charitable component Hillside parents also organized a toy drive for newly resettled refugee families in partnership with Refugee Assistance

Partners, a local 501c3 organization. Ten families with children ranging in age from under 1 to 17 received over 80 gifts.

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Assistance Partners NJ. “Receiving these gifts for their first Eid here provided an incredibly comforting touchstone for both the parents and their kids.” continued on page 5

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Celebrating Eid in Livingston... continued from page 4 Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair, Saba Khan, organized a cake drop off to Livingston Police Department Chief, Gary Marshuetz.

Sanskriti Indian School hosted an Eid Cookie baking and decorating class.

Students were taught how to roll out sugar cookie dough in star and moon shapes and decorate them with marbled royal icing.

“We believe, by sharing our faith and cultures we can help counter discriminatory stereotypes and allow students to be

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empathetic to the experiences of others,” said Zainab Quadriai, one of the parent organizers who has been working to get the Eid holiday recognized by Livingston Public Schools. This year marked the first year the holiday was noted on the official school calendar, when Board Member Pamela Chirls and several public school parents asked for the recognition at an October 2021 school board meeting. The parents observing the holiday are hopeful they will get the day off for students in the near future.

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St. Raphael Parishioner Pops the Question on Easter Sunday – and She Says “Yes!”

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By Steve Sears n Easter Sunday 2022, Matt Pizzano was a wee bit concerned.

“I was a little nervous at first,” Pizzano says. “You just want to make sure everything goes smoothly, that nothing unexpected happens. I wanted to make sure I didn’t give her the wrong egg, of course, or end up having a kid give it to their parents. That would have been a disaster!” he adds while laughing.

Pizzano was going to ask his girlfriend, Kristen Carrotto, to be his wife, and the stage was set. Easter is her favorite holiday, and an Bunny Breakfast egg hunt was being set up on the grounds of Livingston’s Saint Raphael Parish.

All Carrotto had to do was open the feigned, “hard to crack” egg in the hands of her boyfriend.

Carrotto, 38, is a member of the Parish Pastoral Council, and she and Pizzano, 39, are both choir members and lectors, and both as well volunteer for the Samaritans Always Care parish outreach group. The couple met through a mutual friend in April of 2018. Their first date was actually the Saturday after Easter that year.

Pizzano had bought the engagement ring late last year, was thinking of a special way to pop the big question, but options were wracking his brain. He first planned of presenting it at the couple’s first date spot, La Strada Nuova Ristorante in Millburn. “I made the reservation, and lo and behold, during the Omicron outbreak - it was around January or February – the owner called up and they said they had an outbreak in the restaurant, and the kitchen staff had to be out of work,” Pizzano says. “They had to shut down the restaurant for a period of time, so that took that option away.” His next thought was a walk around Verona Park, a place the couple

had strolled together many times, he hopeful of getting a friend to the same spot that day to take pictures.

Pizzano then had another idea. “It dawned on me that Easter was coming up, and Easter is her favorite holiday.

We had our first date right around Easter four years ago, so I said to myself, ‘This might be special.’ I knew we were volunteering to help out with the Easter egg hunt, and we’re always there at the church doing things, and I got an idea that this would really hold a lot of meaning for both of us, so that’s what I decided to do.”

A few minutes prior to the big moment on Sunday April 17, as 10 a.m. Mass was coming to a close, Pizzano pulled aside a fellow parishioner, Mary Soriano, told her of his plan, and asked her to be the on-the-spot photographer to capture the moment. She agreed. A few minutes later, Pizzano was on his knees, placing different colored plastic eggs on the ground for the eager kids, and called Carrotto over. “I said, ‘Kris, can you come over here? I’m just having a hard time with this egg.’ And so she came over and I handed it to her.”

Pizzano told her to be careful with it, and with those words, and with a photographer camera-ready nearby, it started to dawn on Carrotto a little bit that something was going to happen. “My heart was pounding,” she says, describing her emotion as she opened the egg and saw a gorgeous engagement ring. “I was completely overwhelmed.

I was not expecting it at all, but I was so overjoyed and so happy because we are so much on the same page. We just kind of have the same mindset about things, and I knew that this is the person I want to spend my life with. I was really excited.”

News traveled fast, and fellow Saint Raphael Parish churchgoers started to offer the couple congratulations.

The future Mr. and Mrs. Pizzano with Saint Raphael Parish pastor, Rev. Jose Erlito Ebron. Photo credit: Mary Soriano.

The future Mr. and Mrs. Pizzano are planning for their wedding date, but they’re also enjoying the moment.

“We’ve kicked around general times that we want to have it (the wedding), and we know we probably don’t want to do it in the winter and have a snowstorm on that day,” Pizzano says. “Fall might be a nice time, but we still have to do the Pre-Cana at church.”

“Everyone from the church was so excited, all of our friends there,” Carrotto says. “I feel like everyone’s been waiting for this moment. Father (Rev. Jose Erlito Ebron) announced it at the end of the (12:00) mass, and everybody was clapping. That was really nice.”

She then adds, “God brought us together.”

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Livingston High Grad Earns Spot on New Maccabi USA Media Crew

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By Steve Sears ivingston High School grad and current Indiana University student, Evan Kamikow, was awarded one of just 14 journalist opportunities to cover the 21st Maccabi Games in Israel from July 12 – 26, 2022. Kamikow, who gained his spot after competing against over 50 students nationwide, will join the inaugural Maccabi USA media team.

Evan learned of the contest from his mom.

“My mom got an email from a friend that said, ‘I know your son is doing broadcasting in Indiana. Is your son interested in doing this? It could be a really cool opportunity.” “I was interested in it. Immediately it caught my eye. I mean, a trip to Israel to cover the games - I mean, how could I not try to apply for it?!” In December, he submitted his application which included his demo reel and resume, and was contacted 10 days later for an 8 a.m. Tuesday morning interview. Two weeks after that, he got the email that he was selected.

Kamikow, majoring in Sports Media with a concentration in broadcast journalism and sports reporting, is elated at his upcoming opportunity. And there is a unique parallel for the college senior. He is studying his future career at a university that is known for sports achievements and great tradition, and he was raised in a town and came from a high school where there was a storied sports history as well, and its high school the home of a fine television studio and complementing realm of study.

Kamikow, who runs the television station and its 26 reporters at Indiana University, got interested in TV broadcasting early on in his freshman year at Livingston High School. While there, he

Evan Kamikow. Photo courtesy of Keegan Nickoson.

studied Visual Arts and TV Production under Jason Daily and Steve Milano. “I had TV-1 when I was 15-yearsold with Steve Milano. I still text him, and I just texted him yesterday. I didn’t know about the studios. I didn’t know about anything at the time. So going into it, I was not nervous, but I was excited, but didn’t know what I would get out of it.

I just really originally fell in love with the directing side, because Mr. Milano was a very technical guy. He knows a lot about directing and knows a lot about all of the TV background.” When studying TV-1 and TV-2 under Milano, Kamikow was indeed heading into directing, but then he auditioned for the morning show, A.M. Wired, got the part, and had a suggestion.

“Because nobody ever really covered Livingston sports through A.M. Wired a lot, and we had a five-minute show, I pitched an idea (to Daily) and said, ‘Hey, I’d love to jump on camera.’ I’d done some hosting of the A.M. Wired show, but I never did a minute monologue in front of the entire school.

And when I did one, I said to myself, ‘This is what I want to do.’”

There were the times, however, that Kamikow, a member of the Livingston Lancer 2018 Greater Newark Tournament winning baseball team, would have to hop on camera right after being on the field. “It

felt cool after performing in a game, and then turning around to go to the studio to report on it,” he recalls.

“All my teammates loved it because I made sure to mention other players (ironically enough, I don’t think I ever mentioned myself). It was always cool to see the team’s reaction to my segment along with coaches’ reaction.”

From there, he started during his senior year to do play-by-play of Lancer sporting events and even started doing talk shows.

Kamikow feels it’s his energy and being willing to go an extra step that secured him his Maccabi USA media spot. “I’m just myself, and I really try to embrace that and really try to bring myself out as best as I can. Whether that’s doing an interview on camera or even just talking to somebody, I think that it’s really important to just really be myself. I think that’s something that really stood out.” And maybe it was the fact that, for his 8 a.m. Zoom interview that day, he was dressed in a suit, alert, and prepared. “What really stood out is just my attention to detail and my willingness to be energetic about something. They asked me, ‘Why are you so energized this morning?’ I said, ‘Well, if I can’t be here and have a smile on my face about getting an interview to do something I love over in Israel for the summer, what can I be energized about?”

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Newark Academy Alum Named 2021 Leukemia Lymphoma Society Los Angeles Man of the Year

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By Steve Sears he painful memory has haunted Jade-Addon Hall.

“I lost my first friend at eight-yearsold to leukemia, and then I have a lot of family that have dealt with different forms of cancer,” Hall says. “And when they asked me to help, I was actually projecting out that it was going to be sort of the busiest time of my year. But I think when you’re called to help, you have to help. And for me, it is a personal fight.”

The request came from the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, and fight was so much a part of Hall that he raised almost a quarter of a million dollars to fight leukemia lymphoma and other types of cancer. For his caring and good will efforts, Hall was named the 2021 Leukemia Lymphoma Society Los Angeles Man of the Year.

Hall, a 1998 graduate of Newark Academy in Livingston, who is Vice-President of Current Programming for Lionsgate, raised $243,466 during the LLS Man\Woman of the Year campaign. He is quick to add that he had a lot of help. “It really was through the strength and generosity of a lot of people,” he says. Hall put together a large team, raised money through ads and corporate donations, created online experiences that

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talk about, the access that you have to different people, and the access to sort of understanding money to be honest with you, and what money can do. I had a couple of friends growing up whose parents were very philanthropic, and I always sort of kept that in mind, ‘Okay, when I make money and I’m able to give back, what do I want to do?’

That’s something that became important for me to think about. This isn’t something that you hoard. This is something that you share.’”

He’s done that well as he helps LLS, and the entire process for him has been very rewarding. “We were able to fund five research grants, so there’s a lot of lives that are going to be impacted positively and saved through that research,” Hall says. The secondary benefit of his effort was the fire it kindled in his network for others to embark on their own quests of helping. “I think that was a real benefit to me, and knowing that the work that I did not only benefitted my individual campaign, but then had sort of sparked something within my network and my friends groups and the people that I knew to get involved and want to do more, whether it’s LLS, cancer research, or whatever they’re passionate about.”

Hall sums up what is always his push.

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“I would just love for us all to look at each other as people that are deserving and rightful of healthcare. I think that’s the really hard part in this country. I don’t know that we’ve all agreed on the individual sort of human right to have access to health care, and I think if we can all agree on that, then how we do it we can sort of work out. But I think every person - no matter your religion, creed, or political beliefs - you are within your rights to have healthcare and to have that with dignity.”

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“The other thing that really pushed me, besides the personal aspects of it, was just the inequities in healthcare that we see continually and widening,” Hall says.

“Working with someone or an organization like LLS, for me it was really about helping people get the care and resources they need, but then also the information that they need and LLS provides. Not only information, but also oncology professionals that can help you and sort of navigate you through recovery.” And for Hall, it gets personal again.

“In the middle of my campaign, I actually had a cousin come down with leukemia in Northern California. And it was great, because LLS was able to connect her directly to some folks up there, and she was able to get the information that she needed, and then eventually the care, and she’s working towards remission.”

Hall proudly calls himself a Newark Academy “lifer.” “I was sixth grade to 12th grade (at the school). I had the opportunity to get a better education, and it changed the trajectory of my life. Just in terms of the things that you think about, that you

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HOME ZONE with Andrea Hoffmann Answers to your home and real estate questions.

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happy to see some new trends emerging and it seems they’re focused on a more eclectic aesthetic. I’m seeing 1920’s-era style floor mosaics mixed with luxurious, modern bathtubs. I’m seeing gray walls give way to white walls, wallpaper, and even [gasp!] black accent walls, which can be amazing if done correctly. I’m also thrilled to see fewer people putting pot-fillers into their kitchen walls––I never understood the allure: I need a pot DRAINER so I don’t have to lug the boiling pot to the sink, not a pot filler! Trends come, trends go. Make your

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Livingston Author Receives National Attention for Animated Children’s Series

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By Evan Wechman ivingston resident and entrepreneur Barry Farber is getting more attention from local residents lately. However, he is also attracting praise and support from national celebrities such as Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary. Joining O’ Leary are many other national figures who have joined hands with Farber to make sure children can see his new animated television series based on his children’s book “The Adventures of Little Billy: In Search of the Magic Tree.”

The book which uses animals to show children the essential positive traits to succeed in life has taken off in the last year. Farber, who has been a sales consultant, radio-show host, and author during the last few decades has always believed in bringing value to his projects.

The new television series premiered on April 9 of this year on many local cable channels, but more importantly, can be viewed for free on YouTube.

The free presentation on YouTube is something the Livingston native is very proud of. “I want everyone to see it so kids can watch it and enjoy it.”

Farber who has always had a passion for animals and teaching others’ thinks that the book is perfect for television. “The music, the voices, the inflections is what transfers to television in a unique way,” Farber said.

Farber has written approximately 15 books, but this is his first children’s book. The origins of “The Adventures of Little Billy” can be traced back to one of the author’s other

works, “Diamond In The Rough,” which was released nearly 30 years ago.

In that work, Farber covers what traits make adults successful in their professional life such as having a positive attitude and recovering from failure. Since then, he has wanted to share these traits with children using animals to convey all the important lessons Farber wrote about in “Diamond In The Rough.”

The television series which incorporates these values has allowed many celebrities to chip in and assist with the production. For instance, comedian Bobby Collins who got his start in New York City loved everything about the project and shares his unique voice and spirit as Bosco the Bear.

Also, former New York Giant Super Bowl Winner Ottis Anderson fell in love with the story and provides the voice of Sherman the Turtle. Farber picked the famous football running back because of the many setbacks he overcame in his young life, including the loss of his brother.

The list of celebrity endorsements can take up several pages, but Farber believes that there is an easy explanation for all the support and testimonials. “They see themselves in it. It’s a simple message,” he said.

Despite such great praise the Livingston resident has remained humble. He said when he initially wrote the children’s book, there were struggles. But, due to his belief in the value of the book he stayed motivated.

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Farber is now dedicating himself to reaching as many children as possible about the positive lessons in his book. He is planning a podcast to be released soon as well as having other stories created based on the animals involved in the Little Billy series.

However, when we reached Farber, he said he was in the early stages of a great and unique plan for the animated series to reach many students throughout the nation. Though he had kept this part of the project hidden from other publications, he wanted to give us an exclusive glimpse into what was taking place.

Since Schools have gone digital nationwide, Farber has teamed up with leaders in the education field to ensure all kids have

access to the great characters in his Little Billy series.

He is now working with School Bell Partners as their Chief Content Officer and issued an exclusive statement regarding Little Billy and his own YouTube Channel.

“With millions of moms and educators communicating online like this every day, it’s a new and exciting way for young students to learn about Billy, and for sponsors of his adventures to be appreciated for giving back to local education in communities across the country. This is all made possible through my being a partner in a company called School Bell Partners. We’ve built a custom technology platform that networks school websites into a national digital sponsorship channel.”

The series is available to view on YouTube.com.

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he Board of Trustees of Employment Horizons is very pleased to announce that Lisa Montalbano has been named as the Chief Executive Officer of the organization.

Lisa began her career with Employment Horizons in July 1998. Over the years Lisa held various roles at Employment Horizons including Job Coaching and Development, overseeing the agency’s Career Development Services Department.

In 2012, the organization moved Lisa into the all-important role as our Director of Business Development. For the last several years, Lisa has held the dual responsibilities of business development and managing fundraising and events as our Director of Development.

Lisa’s most recent appointment was to the position of Chief Operating Officer.

Lisa holds a BA in Psychology from Liberty

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Jack Cox, the president of the Board of Trustees said “The Members of the Board of Trustees are thrilled to be able to elevate Lisa into the role of CEO. She has broad institutional knowledge and is very well known and appreciated by all our constituents. With her familiarity with our past, support by all constituents and understanding of the organization’s opportunities, Lisa is poised to lead Employment Horizons into the future.”

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Essex County Man a Bodyguard for the Famous and Inspiration to All

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By Steve Sears driano “Bubba” Almony remembers as a child being bullied and disrespected. Instead of responding in anger, he channeled that challenging childhood into a career as a celebrity bodyguard.

One of those he protects is Dr. Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the wife of four-time heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, and her children for about five years. “He’s amazing. A wonderful, wonderful person,” Dr. Ali says.

“We have so much fun around this guy. We’re honored to be around such an outstanding individual. It seems we just can’t get enough of him.”

Almony, who owns and runs Bubba Almony Security Services LLC, says prospective clients are introduced to him and his team by word of mouth. “We do exceptionally well, go above and beyond with a client, and they refer me or they’ll post me on their social media,” he says. “Also, at different events, people come up to either the client or myself and ask about services. I also have a strong social media presence; I’m on Bing, Yelp, Google, all those different platforms, and I’m graded five stars on all those apps.”

Almony, 27, who lives in Fairfield, has an extensive martial arts background of 18 years, and is experienced in Ninjuism (the study of the Ninja), American Kenpo, Taekwondo, and was also a three-time national champion in

sparring, weaponry, and forms in national tournaments.

He also has an 11-year background in security, and that includes bodyguarding for some of the top events and protecting some of the top names in the real world. In addition to Dr. Ali, Almony lists real estate tycoon Grant Cardone and his wife, Elena Lyons Cardone, P. Diddy’s children, and many others as clients.

In addition to his bodyguard services, Almony also heads into all types of communities and tries to make things better, and has actually worked with Dr. Ali in doing the same. “He’s accomplished a lot more than a lot of people his age,” she says.

“Dr. Ali has also helped me tremendously with support and speaking, and just being a listening ear and being an advocate for bullying and mental health and things of that nature, so I really appreciate her support,” Almony adds of the ninth-degree black belt who studied under Bruce Lee. “We did this one thing at a martial arts studio, and she got on FaceTime and spoke to the children. For her to speak to those kids - she’s a martial arts idol and icon to them.

And when she spoke – and you know, I can speak until I’m blue in the face – Dr. Ali in just a few words changed those kid’s lives forever.”

“You see how he is?” Dr. Ali asks. “You’re talking to him Dr. Khalilah Camacho-Ali (l) with Adriano “Bubba” Almony (r) at continued on page 18 a community event. Photo courtesy of Adriano “Bubba” Almony.

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Bodyguard for the Famous... continued from page 17 about him and he switches over to me.

That’s one of the things that he does. He is such a humble and grateful person. You would think this guy is at least 40 years old with his accomplishments because he’s done so much. This is what we’re trying to get our youth to do: to get involved and try to career build yourself at a young age.”

She then adds, “And deal with this man.

Look at what he’s accomplished at age 27!”

The affable and friendly Almony has done much work domestically as well as abroad. “In India,” Almony says, “I’ve helped in feeding the less fortunate. My friend has a mission over there with the homeless, providing quality food. But over here in the United States, I’ve had the privilege of speaking to tens of thousands of

children at martial arts studios, schools public and private, sports teams, ‘National Night Out’ events, and a lot of different community events like ‘First Friday’ events in different cities. I’ve had a chance to talk to these children about respect, discipline, being focused, and striving for their goals and their biggest dreams in life, and never to limit your dreams. If you want to be the next President, the next Governor, or the next Dr. Ali or the next ‘Bubba,’ you can be anything you want to be in life. Surround yourself with beautiful people that believe in you, that sacrifice with you, whatever it is. You need that circle. It’s so important to have a team and to trust people.”

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Blast from the Past: Step Aboard USS New Jersey

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By Henry M. Holden ou can see her massive armament from across the river in Philadelphia. Those guns tell stories of American history in times of war. A visit to the USS New Jersey can teach you more than just military history, but all about those who called her home.

Docked in Camden, USS New Jersey weighs in at 43,000 tons and measures 888 feet from bow to stern. She is a massive awe-inspiring colossal warship.

The USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class battleship. Iowa-class battleships were larger, faster and delivered more fire power than other class battleships. Six were ordered by the Navy, but only four were delivered (Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and New Jersey).

New Jersey is the most decorated battleship in Navy history, earning distinctions in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and conflicts in the Middle East. The New Jersey’s history spanned over half the 20th century, from her design in 1938 until her decommission in 1991.

She was launched on the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and went on to steam more miles, fight in more battles, and fire more shells than any other battleship in history.

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“The ship’s crew size varied over her career,” said Ryan Szimanski, Curator and Executive Director of the Historic Naval Ships Association. “It was designed to hold about 2,000 sailors. The maximum crew ended up to be about 2,700 during World War II because there was an admiral and his staff on board, and some new anti-aircraft guns had been added. By the 1980s it was down to 1,600 because all the old analog guns had been removed (it was now mostly pushbutton warfare, missiles etc.) By the 1980s we had also shifted to a smaller all-voluntary military.”

“The four Iowa-class were the only battleships fast enough to keep up with the fast carriers in World War II,” said Szimanski. The Iowa class battleships were designed for a top speed of 33 knots (37.97 mph) but New Jersey on at least one occasion reached 35.2 knots, (40.50 mph), making New Jersey the fastest battleship ever built.

“I’ve been told that the ship vibrated at that speed and that it would sink down with

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Blast from the Past... continued from page 20 house where the gun captain oversaw the reloading procedures, explore the magazines where one-ton shells and thousands of powder bags were stored. Visitors can even pull the triggers in the plotting room where primitive but effective computers aimed the guns over the horizon. It includes many hands-on elements that let you see and feel what it was like for a World War II crewmen to fire the ships guns.

“There are 12 stories in the superstructure, but we limit the tour to five,” said Szimanski. Visitors can tour eight of the ships 19 decks. As they get higher in the superstructure or below decks, the stairs become vertical and difficult for some people to climb.

“Remarkably, only one sailor died of enemy action on board,” said Szimanski. “The ship’s armor protected her from just about everything. The sailor who died on board was on the main deck and was killed by shrapnel when a shell hit the armor and bounced off. There was one sailor who died of enemy action while he was on dry land. He happened to be in the Marine Corps barracks building in Beirut when it was bombed back in 1983.”

The Battleship New Jersey has the last working fire control computer working on a battleship caliber gun. Guests can see it when they take the guided tour. It’s called a Mk (Mark) 8 rangekeeper. The Mk 1 Ballistic Computer was the first rangekeeper that was referred to as a computer.

New Jersey has the longest tour route of any battleship.

It’s a mile and a half long but that is spread out over eight decks.

No Iowa-class battleship gave more distinguished service than USS New Jersey. She earned 19 Battle and Campaign stars, making her the most decorated battleship in

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USS New Jersey was in active service for over 21.5 years – 2.5 years more than Iowa, 5 years more than Missouri, and 8.5 years more than Wisconsin.

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Never Give Up, Never Ever Give Up! day, rain or shine. Lou was an eternal, dogmatic, staunch realist. Lou was a most practical man. There was no room for idealistic thinking in Lou’s universe.

I remember one time, sitting at the Roy Rogers restaurant with Lou, chopping down a roast beef sandwich, and sharing my dream to work as a writer in the Public Relations Department. Lou would frown, take a sip of his soda, eat one of his French fries, then say to me, “forget it kid! You’ll be entering numbers down on that old computer screen for the rest of your life. Ya’ gotta face facts kid, ya’ gotta accept your fate. I know I have.

I tell my wife all the time, I’m never gonna get ahead in life. Just accept your fate, kid!”

Lou was only about five years older than me, but he took on this older brother rapport with me, that he felt gave him license to call him “kid” as if it were my name. I never really liked it all that much, but it was all part of Lou’s big brother rapport with me.

For one year of my life, I endured the drudgery of plugging numbers into little boxes on my computer screen. Five minutes would seem like an hour. I remember how much I dreaded Monday mornings. But, as Lou would often tell me, “hey, at least ya’ got a job, kid! That’s how I look at it.” It was the world according to Lou. Lou was the ultimate

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By Richard Mabey Jr. n 1983, I began working at AT&T in the Waterview Plaza Building, located near Route 287 in Parsippany. When I would step outside of my cubicle, I could see a most beautiful, panoramic view of the Jersey City Reservoir. I worked in the Billing Department. It was very meticulous work, I would spend long hours sitting in front of a computer screen, entering billing data.

It’s funny the things that you remember.

There was a fellow Lou, who worked in the cubicle next to mine. He was a few years older than me. I was just 29 years old back in the Spring of 1983. It seemed as though Lou took a bath in cologne in every morning.

I have yet to meet an individual that had the overpowering scent of cologne or perfume on them as Lou did. I remember that just before entering Lou’s cubicle, I would take a deep breath, fill my lungs with air that wasn’t filled with the vapors of cologne and then I would try not to breathe too deeply in the short time that I was in Lou’s cubicle.

I remember that there was a Roy Rogers roast beef restaurant, on Route 46, just a stone’s throw from the Waterview Plaza Building. It was where Route 46 met Route 202. I think that it’s a Wendy’s now. Well, Lou and I would go to lunch there, every Fri-

realist.

Then something happened that changed my life. In the Spring of 1984, I came down with a sore throat that led to strep throat, that unfortunately led to Rheumatic Fever. It was my second bout with the dreadful disease. My doctor got the results of the lab work for my sedimentation rate, and had me go to the hospital right away. I knew the drill all so well, back from when I was but 12 years old. It meant 24 hours of intravenous penicillin.

For one year of my life, I was in and out of the hospital. And, for one year of my life, my feet never touched the ground. Something very special happened in that year. I read Claude Bristol’s book, “The Magic of Believing” three or four times. I read the Holy Bible, cover to cover. And, I read Napoleon Hill’s book, “Think and Grow Rich” a couple of times. Lou’s philosophy of “accept your fate, kid” was rapidly fading from the fibers of my heart and evaporating from my consciousness.

About three or four times a day, I would close my eyes and for a good half-hour, I would repeat to myself, “I’m going to work in Public Relations. I’m going to work as a writer in Public Relations.” Then, after saying my prayers at night, I would close my eyes

Yours truly at my desk at AT&T in Morristown, back in 1989.

and as I fell asleep, I would keep saying the same thing to myself that no matter what, I was going to work as a writer in the Public Relations Department.

In that year, I wrote and submitted well over a hundred articles to local newspapers.

A lot of them reflected and focused on the hidden potential that lies dormant in each and every living soul. I also wrote articles about social events in my church, from spaghetti dinners to rummage sales. None of which I attended, but based my articles on continued on page 23

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continued from page 22 reflections that my minister shared with me, when he would visit me in the hospital or at home. And, the same was true with dozens of articles that I wrote and were published in local newspapers, about the events of Boy Scout Troop 170. These were based upon the stories that my dad, who was the Scoutmaster of Troop 170 at the time, shared with me.

Here’s the amazing thing. A modern miracle, if you will. After one full year of battling Rheumatic Fever, my doctor gave me the okay to literally put my feet back on the ground. I typed up my resume and made an appointment to see a Personnel Agent in Parsippany. As if the odds were a million to one, this lady lived in Lincoln Park. Her son had been in Boy Scout Troop 170. And, she had read mostly every one of the articles that I had recently written, in the past year, that were published in local newspapers.

I shall never forget the words of that kind lady, as she looked at my resume and told me that her son was in Troop 170 and that she enjoyed reading my articles. “I think you might be a fit for a Public Relations Department. There’s an opening in the P. R. Department at AT&T in Morristown. Do you mind the commute?” I remember telling her that I didn’t mind the commute at all.

This kind lady faxed my resume with some

of my writing samples to the Personnel Department at the AT&T office in Morristown.

I got an appointment for an interview. My Guardian Angel blessed me with a miracle.

I did get the job! I was destined to work in the Public Relations Department of AT&T, for well over a decade.

Yes, you will meet plenty of people like Lou in your journey in life. Yes, you will have moments where you’ll have doubts about your talents and skills. But, first and foremost, you absolutely must believe that you are capable of accomplishing great things in life. That you have real talent. That you can climb any mountain, not halfway up, but all the way to the tippy-top and wave your own flag of success. You must believe it’s possible.

Read every book you can find on positive thinking. Read books of spiritual insight, read and reread the books of your faith or the religion that you follow. Constantly tell yourself that doors are opening for you, doors leading to greater success in your life. And never, never, never give up! Never ever give up!!!!!!!

Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hotmail. com. Please put on the subject line: “Never Give Up.”

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The Cokeville Miracle: A Must Watch

What is the Cokeville Miracle? Amazon Prime recently ran a movie on the miracle in Cokeville. This is a true story and very inspiring. If you have not seen it, I would recommend you do.

This article was reproduced with permission from www.wyohistory.org. Credits can be found at https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/cokeville-elementary-school-bombing.

By Jessica Clark Published: November 8, 2014 ay 16, 1986, will never be forgotten by the residents of Cokeville, Wyo. On that Friday afternoon in their quiet, rural town, a deranged couple entered the community’s elementary school, took those inside hostage and detonated a bomb in a first grade classroom. .At that time, about 500 people lived in Cokeville, and there were slightly more than 100 students attending the elementary school. Located in Lincoln County and nestled between the towns of Star Valley and Kemmerer on the Wyoming-Idaho border, Cokeville, many residents believed, was a safe place to rear children. “[T]rust is big here … youngsters grow up knowing they can turn to many other members of the community with confidence,” write Hartt and Judene Wixom in Trial by Terror: The Child-hostage Crisis in Cokeville, Wyoming. The first chapter is titled “A Town of Trust.”

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Jamie Buckley pledges allegiance to the flag the week after the Cokeville bombing. Bill Wilcox photo, Casper Star-Tribune Collection, Casper College Western History Center.

Thus, when David and Doris Young entered the town’s only elementary school with an arsenal of weapons and a gasoline bomb in a grocery cart, no one saw it coming. David Young’s journals and writings

Ryan Taylor, 7, at the Montpelier, Idaho hospital after the Cokeville bombing. Casper Star-Tribune Collection, Casper College Western History Center.

reveal that he was a troubled man who spent many years grappling with deep philosophical questions–about man’s existence, the afterlife and spirituality.

Educated at Chadron State College in Nebraska, he had earned a degree in crim-

George Moore helps his son on the boy’s first day back at school, the week after the bombing.

Bill Wilcox photo, Casper Star-Tribune Collection, Casper College Western History Center

inal justice, and was hired as Cokeville’s town marshal in the 1970s. He was dismissed, however, from this position shortly after his six-month probationary period.

Young met his second wife, Doris Waters, while in Cokeville. She was a divorcée who earned money working as a waitress and continued on page 25

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During their time in Tucson, according to Doris’ daughter Bernie Petersen, David became increasingly reclusive, focusing on his philosophical readings and writings.

While he was writing his philosophy, Zero Equals Infinity, Doris took part-time jobs including housekeeping and waitressing to support their meager lifestyle. They lived in a mobile home with Princess, David’s youngest daughter from his first marriage. He was the father of two, but was estranged from his elder daughter.

It was in their Tucson home that David came up with what he considered “the Biggie,” a plan to get rich quick and create a “Brave New World.” This plan involved David’s longtime friends, Gerald Deppe and Doyle Mendenhall, who believed by investing in David’s scheme they would get rich. But David refused to reveal his plans entirely until moments before they unfolded.

David’s friends did not know that “the Biggie” was a plan to take over Cokeville

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Elementary School, hold each of the children hostage for $2 million dollars apiece and then detonate the bomb, transporting the money and children to his “Brave New World,” where he would be God. While David and Doris Young were not involved in an organized religion, both were deeply spiritual. They believed in reincarnation, which probably led, in part, to the creation of David’s “Brave New World” idea. David’s writings reveal that he hoped life would be better for him and Cokeville’s children in this imaginary place.

When Deppe and Mendenhall finally got wind of his plans moments before the hostage crisis unfolded, they refused to participate. David, who dared not risk their reporting him to the authorities, responded by holding them at gunpoint. He instructed Doris and Princess, by now a young adult, to handcuff them inside his van.

David, Doris and Princess proceeded to the elementary school and entered the building shortly after 1 p.m. that Friday.

David had the makeshift bomb attached to his body and housed inside a grocery cart, while Doris and Princess carried an arse-

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nal of rifles, handguns and ammunition, as well as the Zero Equals Infinity handouts.

But shortly after entering the school, Princess decided to rebel. She fled the building and drove the Youngs’ van—with Deppe and Mendenhall still inside—to the town hall, where she reported her father’s plan. Because they refused to participate, Princess, Deppe, and Mendenhall were never charged in relation to this crime.

In the meantime, David and Doris Young gathered children, teachers, staff and visitors in the elementary school into one central location. They attempted to crowd 154 people into one of the two first grade classrooms, a room with a total capacity of 30 students and a teacher. David set himself near the center of the room with the grocery cart bomb nearby, as Doris went from room to room rounding up people.

According to survivor accounts, Doris enticed many into the first grade room by announcing that their presence was required for a school assembly. Of course, most children were elated by the prospects of an assembly. Upon entering the classroom, children saw an arsenal of weapons, a grocery cart and an unfamiliar man—Da-

vid Young. Some of them believed the assembly was about weapons; others began realizing something was seriously wrong.

Once all the hostages were contained in the first grade classroom, David Young informed them that they were leading a revolution and distributed copies of his philosophy Zero Equals Infinity to everyone present. Just before implementing “the Biggie,” David Young had also sent a copy of the document to President Ronald Reagan, the president of Chadron State College and numerous media outlets.

Cokeville Elementary School teachers and staff tried to keep kindergarteners through sixth graders calm and entertained. In the tiny classroom, they watched movies, played games, prayed. And, then, shortly after 4 p.m., the bomb exploded.

Witnesses later testified that just before the explosion David Young had connected the explosive to his wife. Then he went to the restroom, which was attached to the classroom. Doris accidently triggered the bomb by motioning to her hostages with her arms. The explosion engulfed her in flames and burned many nearby children. continued on page 26

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The Cokeville Miracle... continued from page 25 Chaos ensued. David emerged from the bathroom to find his wife in excruciating pain. He shot and killed her. Students, teachers, staff and visitors frantically exited the building, with teachers helping many of the children escape through the windows. David saw John Miller, the music teacher, trying to escape and shot him in the back. David returned to the restroom and killed himself, ending the hostage crisis. The only two fatalities were David and Doris Young. Everyone else survived, including the injured John Miller.

Reporters from all the regional news outlets were on the scene by the time of the explosion or shortly thereafter. In addition, national reporters began arriving within hours of the explosion. Students, teachers, visitors, staff who survived the ordeal and bystanders began recounting their memories of this event as it was still unfolding.

Following the explosion, 79 children were taken to area hospitals, most of which were located more than an hour’s drive from Cokeville, for treatment for

burns and smoke inhalation. Survivors shared their stories with each other, investigators, family members, and hospital personnel. In the days and weeks immediately after this event, most accounts focused on the horrors of the day.

As time progressed, however, a different story emerged in this highly religious and largely Mormon community. It became a story of a miracle rather than a tragedy. Oral histories, memoirs and drawings began to reveal a narrative of fortune rather than misfortune. Survivors began to tell their stories through a spiritual lens. They increasingly spoke about their memories in public with professional psychologists, church officials and community counselors.

Many recalled praying silently, forming prayer circles and seeing angels during the crisis. This narrative was perpetuated in many publications and productions.

For instance, The Cokeville Miracle Foundation’s 2005 book Witness to Miracles: Remembering the Cokeville Elementary School Bombing and the Wyoming State

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