The Towncast

We had the opportunity to go into the Hawthorne Theater and talk to George and Joanne, children and no managers of the theater.  They are offering us a way to get back into the theater and watch a movie with family and friends!!!  Then we have a special guest, waiting for their confirmation, and look forward to sharing their story with you.  

Great episode where we chat with some new Hawthornites, Matt (mjcreativityguy.com) and Nicole (nicoleelizabeth.myportfolio.com). Then we move to Central and Forest where we talk to the owner of the new SaltPepperKetchup, Rey Dela Cruz and yes, it is one word!  He offers a nice treat for all of our listeners.

On the next episode, we talk to this great couple who moved to Hawthorne a few years ago and we get their thoughts on the town.  Then we move to Central and Forest and talk to Rey Dela Cruz, owner of Salt Pepper Ketchup.  He offers a TASTEY free offer at the end!!

You heard from Craig Cayetano in episode 9, now we feature the remaining 2 candidates for Ward 3, Kimberly Maciejewski and the Mike Sciarra.  Good conversations with all of the candidates.  If you haven't voted yet, make sure you get out and vote on November 3.

We talk to Sam Nygard, graffiti artist, author and owner of The Gallery Recording Studio on Lafayette Avenue.  Then we move next door and talk to Moe of Moe's Guitars on the corner of Lafayette and Van Winkle.  Sam will "tag" copies of his book and make sure you try some of Moe's Hot Sauce!!  Join me in wishing the HHS Bears success tonight (October 23, 2020) as they take on Glen Ro...

Loved talking to Sam Nygard of The Gallery Recording Studio about his life as an artist, his books and his new recording studio.  Then over moved next door to talk to Moe of Moe's Guitar, whose wife just happens to be a HHS graduate. 

I personally wanted to send my condolences on the Hawthorne Towncast to the Meola family as they grieve the loss of their son.  As a classmate of Margaret I wanted to take advantage of this platform to share my prayers for the family.  God bless you and your family Margaret.

In this episode we talk to two non-profit organizations in Hawthorne.  Johanna Burke of Fight 4 Autism shares her journey and the great work her organization does.  Then we go to Lafayette Ave where we talk to Debbie (Hazen) Provencher, executive director at Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center.  They offer tremendous services for women, men and teens at-risk for, or facing, an unpl...

We will be talking to Johanna Burke, founder of Fight4Autism and learn about their organization. Then over to Lighthouse Pregnancy Center and talk to HHS Class of 1981 graduate Debbie Provencher, formally Debbie Hazen, and learn about the work they are doing at Lighthouse.  

In this episode we talk to Craig Cayetano who is running for one of the town council seats so you want to hear what he's thinking and next we talk to Johnny Manganiotis, better known as MR. CUPCAKES!!  Listen to the end because Johnny Cupcakes makes you an offer you can't refuse!!

We had the chance to talk to Craig Cayetano who is running for Town Council in Ward 3 as he shares his vision for Hawthorne.  And we recorded the episode in Ward 3 at Mr. Cupcakes.  Johnny, the owner of Mr. Cupcakes, shares his story and offers a "sweet" deal to everyone listening.

A great episode where we talk to the 1978 Bears State Championship quarterback and new principal of the Hawthorne High School, Tom DeMaio.  Then we go down to Wagaraw Road and talk to Mike Fierro, owner of Fierro Auto Service...and he offers you listeners a little freebie at the end!!!

We will be talking to the new principal of HHS and 1979 graduate Tom DeMaio as well as the owner of local business Fierro Auto Service, Mike Fierro. If you have any questions you'd like us to ask, send them to hawthornepodcast@gmail.com.

What a great episode! Mike talks about everything from living across the street from Debby Harry to working at the Golden Steer to being the boro attorney.  Dr. Putsis (putsis.com) takes his years of knowledge and big business consulting and brings them to any town USA. As co-founder of Brij Community (brijcommunity.com) he talks about how his passion for small business led him to this new co...

We're going to be talking to our borough attorney, Mike Pasquale Esq.  He talks about his past present and future as the town attorney, head of the bandshell and shares some stories about his younger days being babysat by Debby Harry in the 60s.  Also, we are going to talk to a great company Brij Community, doing what they can to help build up the local businesses that have been dying du...

We sit with Brendan Anthony at the Celtic Corner and talk about his journey, his music and a special live version of Hometown. Check out the studio version here,   https://soundcloud.com/user-295961150/hometown-acoustic-demo-1 Then we travel back in time to the awesome store Then and Now, on Lafayette Avenue, and talk to the owner Joe Bartoldus who has a special discount ONLY for Hawthorne To...

This episode will feature a LIVE version of the song written about Hawthorne by the very talented musician, singer and songwriter Brendan Anthony.  We visit the awesome store Then and Now and talk to the owner, Joe Bartoldus.  He offers something special exclusively to our listeners.

Please welcome Mayor Richard Goldberg to our podcast.  He was a great guest, open and honest.  You can tell he loves this town.  We end up at Shortways and get the chance to talk to a couple of Shortways about the past and present in their fine establishment.

Great episode coming up where we talk to the mayor of Hawthorne, Mayor Richard Goldberg.  We asked him about his past, everything going on with the town and whether he's going to run for mayor again next year!!  Don't miss it. Future episode is going to feature a very special musical guest, you'll hear a sample of their song.  See if you can guess who it is.

This episode we talk to 1980 HHS graduate Greg Perler on the phone from Paris.  Greg is a gifted film editor and long time friend of Hawthorne!  Movie theaters are opening  this week (9/4/20) so get out there and support the Hawthorne Theater!!! 

We have a GREAT conversation with HHS class of 1980 graduate, professional film editor and Hawthorne's own Gregory Perler.  We have a great conversation about what an editor does (I think I get it now).  We also discuss the movies he has worked on as well as his current project, Sing 2!!

In this episode we talk to one of the Hawthorne Board of Education candidates in the upcoming election and Aleksey, co-owner of The Other Tales where he gives us an insight into Escape Rooms AND...and special discount for our listeners.  Enjoy!!!

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A great conversation with long time Hawthorne resident Fulvio Cecere, Class of 1978 and Billy Smith, Class of 1990, of Billy's Midway Arcade.   A lot of fun talking to these two guys!!

We will be live at the Celtic Corner this week for Episode 2.  Special guest and Hawthorne resident, Fulvio Cecere.