Hi everyone. I've been lurking for about a year and a half and this is my first post on TOTV. I love this site. And it took ' Bronx Tale' to get me to become active.
I grew up on Manhattan's West Side but went to All Hallows High School up near Yankee Stadium at 164th between Walton and the Concourse. I had the Irish Christian Brothers and it was a magnificent experience.
We had end of year boat trips on the old and venerable 'City of Keansburg' to Rye Beach. Girls schools were always invited, including variously Aquinas, St. Simon Stock, I think Preston and once at least, Dominican Academy from the east 60's in Manhattan.
After college, I taught for two years at St. Catharine Academy, an all girls Catholic hs on Williamsbridge and just off Pelham Parkway. As a wet behind the ears teacher, I seemed to be the only one concerned and alarmed about the occasional bomb threats called in. I relaxed after many of the students explained that there was no need for concern and did I notice the threats were called in only in the mid afternoon? I was told the boyfriends down a few blocks at Columbus were the culprits and were trying to see if they could gain additional time with their girls after school. The nuns generally foiled this by making the girls return to the school without the hoped for early dismissal. LOL.
I moved with my beloved to beautiful Woodbury up north in December 2012 and love the Villages. It's still a 'pinch me I'm dreaming' kind of feeling!
I'll try to introduced myself in the traditional way on the newbies' thread soon.
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