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APRIL 2016
Email: troylittleitaly@gmail.com
Join us, Sunday, May 1, 2016, for our Annual Stickball Tournament fundraiser for local
food pantries and Josephs House. Enjoy stickball, music, and food from noon to 5 PM.
Tickets $48 per person Deadline April 6, 2016 For reservations or details
contact: Vince Mamone (518) 225-0380 or Mike Cazzato (518) 542-6599
Mayor Patrick Madden will address the joint South Troy/South Central
Neighborhoods Meeting on Wednesday April 20, 2016
Topic - Future State of the Neighborhoods in South and South Central Troy
Agenda:
6-6:30 - General comments related to current and future state of the
neighborhoods in South Troy / South Central Troy - Mayor Madden
6:30-6:45 - General Q & A All
6:45 -7 - Networking - All
Location - Italian Community Center, 1450 Fifth Avenue - Second floor
Enter at the south entrance and take the stairs or elevator to the second floor
Parking is available at the ICC
Hope to see you at the meeting ---- bring a friend!
Know when your streets will be cleaned. A schedule has been published and will be available on
the website at www.troyny.gov. The schedule will also will be shared through the Citys social media sites
and available in City Hall.
Please move your vehicles so that the street sweeper and DPW staff can access the complete street
area.
Sweep or wash your sidewalks and rake your lawns BEFORE the sweepers come onto your streets
and, also sweep the dirt along the curbs and out of the gutters into small piles to help make pick up
easier.
Bulk trash will not be collected at this time. Bulk trash pickup for residents is available by
contacting DPW directly at (518) 270-4579. Please note that bulk trash may be subject to additional
charges.
During the days posted, any uncooperative vehicle owners will have their vehicles towed at the
owners expense. All streets that will be part of that days cleanup will be posted for No Parking. Please
notify DPW at (518) 270-4579 in advance if you know of any abandoned, unregistered or inoperative
vehicles in your neighborhood.
This is a great time to clean your alley, back yards and cut down any weeds or brush. Please place
the material in a biodegradable bag or bundle the brush and branches together for easier collection.
Our love, our prayers, and kind thoughts are sent to Marion.
Frank Merola heads annual CYO campaign
Rensselaer County Clerk Frank Merola, born and raised in Little Italys Fourth Street neighborhood is the
campaign chair for this years CYO campaign to raise funds for the Fourth Street non-profit. Established in
1952 as the Troy Catholic Youth Organization, the CYO is housed in the former LaSalle Institute Gym.
Ray Piscitelli has managed the group for nearly 45 years. Its mission is to foster and develop the cultural,
moral and physical well-being of youth and adults and to nurture and aid sound programs in developing
character.
Since the inception of our neighborhood group, the CYO has been supportive and assisted us in cosponsoring several events. Like Josephs House and the Italian Community Center, the CYO is a beacon of
light in our neighborhood. Recent funding cuts have placed many of their programs at risk. We urge your
continued support of the CYO. For more information or to call to donate to the campaign, call 275-2630 or
mail a contribution to the Troy Youth Association Inc., P.O. Box 867, Troy, NY 12181. The group also has
a GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/troy cyocenter. This notice is a summary of the fine reporting of
Mark Robarge of The Record.
Keeping youngsters safe and busy at the CYO, 237 Fourth Street, Troy, NY
THE RECORDS BEST OF THE BEST 2016: Special congratulations to our neighborhood businesses,
De Fazios Pizzeria and The Old Brick Furniture, voted best in their class by readers of The Record.
Congratulations to all who were voted Best including LaSalle Institute!
Troy City Council President & City Council Announce 2016 Neighborhood Improvement Grant
Program as part of the Council's NEIGHBORHOOD FIRST INITIATIVE
March 16, 2016 - Troy City Council President Carmella Mantello and the Troy City Council today
announced that the City Council will award $9,000 in grants through the 2016 Neighborhood Improvement
Program (NIP).
We are pleased to announce this funding for beautification projects throughout our city neighborhoods,
Mantello stated. While the grants are small in dollar amounts, the results are immense improving the
quality of life on our streets. We thank the volunteers and neighborhood organizations for all their hard
work and dedication!
This year, Mantello and the city council are encouraging neighborhood organizations and volunteers to
focus on entrances in and out of the city. As mentioned in my Annual Legislative Address, a first
impression is a lasting impression for people, tourists and businesses visiting our community, Mantello
added.
Funding for NIP has been allocated in the 2016 Troy budget. Grants are available to neighborhood-based
organizations and homeowner associations, as well as other neighborhood groups.
Councilman John Donohue (District 6) and Councilman Jim Gulli (District 1), whose districts include
major entrances into our city, concluded, These projects snowball into other major projects in our
neighborhoods and our major entrances into our city. We thank our dedicated volunteers.
Applicants must provide detailed plans with a view toward creating aesthetic improvements and
community impact in neighborhoods throughout the city. Grants will be awarded based on the strength of
each application, the need for the funding, and the proposed project impact on the particular
neighborhood. The maximum awarded amount is up to $1000 per organization.
Application forms are available at the City Clerks Office, 5 th Floor of City Hall, 433 River Street, and will
be accepted through 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2016 at the City Clerks Office. Applications must be
submitted in writing.
To download an application, please visit www.troyny.gov and click on the link for the City Council page.
There is no application fee.
For information, please contact the City Clerks office at (518) 279-7134.
Please Note: In the March 2016 issue I neglected to give the extension number at TAP, Inc. for
School 10 Apartment rentals. Barbara Fama does the intake at TAP for apartments. Call 274-3050,
Extension 12.
From left to right are Bill Sage, his grandson Cody and son Kevin
Frank and Nellie Mancini (second row, left) join family and friends at their son Johns wedding. Mancini
established a funeral home on Fourth Street in 1911. The Mancini sons, Vincent Jim, John, and Frank Jr.
and daughter Angela continued for more than 70 years in several family businesses located on Fourth Street.
(Photo courtesy of Nick Cristiano)
Gennaro and Giovanina Riggione were the parents of five children: (seated) Mildred Ionata; (standing) Mary
Casale, Anna Gross, and Nicholas and Louis Riggione. The Riggiones are among the earliest business
entrepreneurs in the Troy Little Italy neighborhood and were longtime residents of Hill Street. Among their
businesses were Jerrys Tavern and the Bowl-O-Torium Bowling Lanes. (Photo courtesy of Anna Riggione
Gross)
Adriana and Angelo (seated) celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with their daughter Josephine (Frank)
Hemion, and sons Anthony (Catherine), Frank (Mary), Patrick, Ralph (Antoinette), John (Mary), and Charles
(Charlene). The Rennas were originally longtime residents of Adams Street at the corner of Fifth Avenue.
(Photo courtesy of Anne Renna Riley)
Salvatore J. Sgarlata and Carmella DAmico Sgarlata celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary with five of
their six children. From left to right are Millie, Vicki, Jo, Rose, and Peggy. Salvatores produce store was
located on Liberty Street (Troy) across from the old public market. Rose is the mother of Prof./Cav. Philip
DiNovo, President and founder of the American Italian Heritage Association, located at 1227 Central
Avenue, Albany, NY 12205. AIHA features a museum of treasured items from the past, a library, and a gift
shop. It is well worth a visit with family and friends. The association maintains a Facebook site. (Photo
courtesy of Philip DiNovo)