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The mayor of North Haledon NJ took some time out of his busy day to share his journey with us from growing up in neighboring Hawthorne to marrying, raising 4 daughters and being mayor for 26 years. Please subscribe and help support the Towncast.

Local resident shares her journey from building model airplanes as a child, to working on jets for Boeing and eventually putting in 25 years in NYC as a member of the IBEw Local #3. She encourages young people to consider the trades and consider joining the brotherhood of the unions. Please subscribe and help the Towncast going strong.

In this third installment of Guys Talking Sports, the guys talk about the baseball season at the All Star break. They make their predictions for the Home Run derby, the All Star break and, with the upcoming football season, they gave early predictions for the Jets and Giants' season. Make sure you subscribe and keep the Towncast going strong.

Sheri shares this incredible true story of what her and her family had to go through to help their son Christopher as he had to deal with medical mayhem and how their friends, church and their community rallied to help them through it. Please make sure you subscribe and help us keep the Towncast going strong.

Local resident Alessandra Curcio shared her journey from guessing puzzles when she was a little girl, to being on the 7,000th Wheel of Fortune show to being the big winner in June 2024 on The Price is Right. Congratulations Alessandra!! Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast going strong!!

What a great time with Jersey born and raised stand up comic Mike Marino. He shares his journey growing up in NJ, getting into stand up comedy and touring the country and other parts of the world. Not to mention his campaign to MAKE AMERICA ITALIAN AGAIN. There are some curse words in the short clip of his stand up at the end of the episode. Please subscribe and help keep The Towncast going strong...

On May 18, 2024, at 10:00 am, Passaic County dedicated the new Vietnam War Memorial Wall to everyone who served. All 58,479 soldiers who died during the are etched into the wall for eternity. Thank you to all who served in Vietnam, and the soldiers who served around the world and sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. God bless you all. Please subscribe and help support the Towncast.

Hawthorne (NJ) High School 2013 graduate, Ethan Ramos, talks about growing up wrestling and having the dream to make the Olympics. After achieving amazing success, Ethan will be going to the 2024 Olympics in Paris France. You can donate to Ethan Ramos and his family here, https://www.spotfund.com/story/3d928b1f-9645-48cc-a7c8-382cf8a871f7 Please subscribe to The Towncast and help keep us going str...

These three doctors are working together to support and help us to live healthy, active lives well into our 70s and 80s. Dr. Jan Kasprowicz, Dr. Steven Geanopulos and Dr. John Puzio share their specialities and their focus and between the three of them, should put us on the path to a healthy long life! Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast going strong!

County Commissioner, Sandi Lazzara, shares her journey from growing up in Passaic County, her family's bread business in Paterson, to running for office and most recently developing the Vietnam War Memorial in Wayne NJ. Make sure you don't miss the dedication on May 18, 2024. Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast growing strong!

This episode contains mature subject matter. Gina shares her incredible story of being caught up in the world of human trafficking and how she ultimately found freedom from the feelings of worthlessness. She is now the VP of the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking. www.ginacavallo.org If you need help go to www.safernj.org Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast going strong.

What a great event with Italians and people who love the Italian culture, coming together to celebrate the heritage. There was entertainment each day, celebrities, vendors and beautiful accordion music. If you missed it this year, make plans to attend in 2025!! www.paisancon.com Please subscribe and help the Towncast keep going strong!

Jim shares his journey from learning his only son has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy to running 10 marathons including running over 300 miles from Massachusetts to New Jersey, doing push up around the world and climbing Mt Everest, all to bring awareness to and helping find a cure for this terminal disease. www.jarofhope.org Please subscribe and help keep the Towncast going strong.

The executive director of the GSFF, Lauren Concar, joined me in the beautiful podcast studio at Brookdale College in Lincroft NJ to discuss this upcoming festival. She talks about some the great films that were selected from over 2000 submissions, including my friend Dan DeLuca's new film. Make sure you get your tickets very soon as they always sell out. Please subscribe and help keep The Town...

Catching up with Dustin Scully, who performed with Sesame Street, The Musical, in addition to developing the Four's a Crowd production company is now working with Ricky Wood in the new live show, Mr. Wood's Safe Space. Had so much fun with these guys!! Please subscribe and help the Towncast keep going strong!

In this second part of a 2 part series, John Gray talks about the mountains he had to climb, literally and figuratively, to finally summit Mt Everest. Please subscribe and help the Towncast going strong!

This is part 1 of a 2 part series. John Gray shares his story of how he got into mountain climbing as well as the mountains he climbed before tackling Mt. Everest. He shares some amazing pictures of his journey. Please subscribe and keep the Towncast going strong!

With pulmonary fibrosis and one lung, Adam Faatz achieved the impossible and created a new world record by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in 9 days. He shares his story about why he decided to climb and the experience itself. Please subscribe and keep the Towncast going!

The new GM of the NJ Jackals shares his journey from working as a radio disc jockey at 15 years old, to owning his own station, surviving a heart transplant and becoming the new general managers of the NJ Jackals. They have a lot of exciting things planned for 2024!Please subscribe and help the Towncast keep going strong! For the video version of this episode, visit our You Tube channel, @thetownc...

Publicist Kathleen Carter shares her journey from Suffern New York to becoming a leading publicist in the NY tristate area, working on some great books that are being released over the next few months. She talks about what the job of a publicist is for the author and for the publisher. For the video version of this interview, visit our You Tube channel @thetowncast Please subscribe to this channel...

This is a brief episode to say thank you to all of our viewers and highlight some of the episodes in 2023. We are excited about the future of the Towncast and look forward to everyone being a part of it! You can view all of our episodes on our You Tube channel @thetowncast. Have a happy, healthy and blessed 2024. Please subscribe, spread the word and help the Towncast grow.

In our Christmas episode, we want to thank Patricia Rodriguez for the work she does in our community. What an amazing testimony to selfless giving, not only during the holidays but year round. Thank you Patricia for all you do for the children in our communities. Check out our You Tube channel for the video version of the podcast. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

We have had Adam Faatz on the podcast 3 times in the past year and a half and in 2 weeks he is going to climb the highest free-standing mountain and the fourth highest mountain in the world. At 19,340 feet, Adam is going to climb the mountain with 1 lung (and a little bit of his second one). This final episode before his ascent highlights the preparation and equipment necessary to make this histor...

What a great conversation with New Jersey Senator Kristin Corrado. We forget sometimes that they are moms, friends and neighbors. She shares growing up in Totowa NJ, working with her dad in their law office and ultimately winning her re-election as senator of the Legislative District 40 in northern NJ. To see the video version visit our You Tube channel, @thetowncast. Make sure to subscribe, like...

Author Ben Purkert takes us on his journey from growing up in Bergen County NJ to graduating Harvard and NYU and publishing his first novel. You can find him at www.benpurkert.com You can watch the video episode on You Tube @thetowncast Please subscribe and help support the Towncast.