The Towncast

Great conversation with the Boneyard creator, Dominick Czyzewski, as he takes us through his journey from childhood to creating one of the coolest Halloween displays in town.  Don't let Halloween go by without seeing his creative work.

I learned a lot about what the Rotary Club does.  It's amazing how much they give to this town and most people aren't even aware of it. Fred takes us through his journey from growing up in Hawthorne, becoming an attorney in town and eventually taking over as the president of the club.  And make sure you get your tickets to come and enjoy an incredible evening at the Taste of Hawthorne, o...

Getting closer to Halloween, only makes sense to bring the Summit Ave Cemetary to the Towncast.  Sal Latrenta shares his journey to Hawthorne and how he got started developing his amazing characters.  Make sure to drive past this house!!!  

There is so much to talk to this guy about, it would take 50 podcasts.  What an amazing talent and great personality. Willie shares his journey from orphaned and living in a car as a teenager, to being the front man of Willie Wilson and the Willies on ESPN.

As the new school year started, it was good to chat with Abbey Goff to learn more about the role the BOE plays in our children's lives. She shares her journey from Greenwich CT., to Hawthorne NJ and eventually to the BOE. They have meetings, open to the public, the third Tuesday of each month.  We encourage everyone with children in the school system to attend or at least watch the stream or archi...

Great conversation with the Lieutenant about his journey to becoming a police officer, serving our community and heading up their social media including the upcoming Citizen's Police Academy.  A personal thanks to all of the police officers in Hawthorne.  Thank you for all that you do in keeping us safe.

PAPPY'S IS BACK!!! Had the chance to chat with Jesus (Jay), his wife and children in this amazing Vegan restaurant in Hawthorne! This is so much more than just juice and everything I tried was outstanding, including their burger and empanada!! He shares his journey and a great offer on their juices, blends and extracts.

Great chat (and oysters) with Keith Hansen, HHS graduate class of 1985 and owner of Hansen Drywall and Painting. He takes us on his journey from his high school days to painting half my house and everything in between.  He also offers a great 10% discount to any of our listeners so spread the word!! Full disclosure, I did not get the discount, we recorded this after the work was completed. &n...

Great conversation with Travis Lodder, Captain of Hawthorne's Firehouse #2 as he shares his journey growing up in a family of firemen to running the firehouse as well as all social media for the department.  Should out to his father who served 30 years as a volunteer on the Hawthorne Fire Department.  Thank you to all of our volunteers!!

As we enter our second year of the Hawthorne Towncast, we just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who listens to our Towncast. We hope you enjoy the episodes, continue supporting our businesses and each other. Can't thank you enough!

As we reach our 1 year anniversary, we celebrate by chatting with 1980 graduate Ron Verderame as he takes us through his journey from HHS to SS2. Ron shares his experience working on Richard Branson's SS2 project which launched into space a few weeks ago. The video version will be available on our You Tube Channel. Make sure and subscribe!!

Enjoyable episode talking to Anna Marie Terraglia Sasso (that's a mouth full) as she shares her story of her growing up in Hawthorne, marrying the man of her dreams, starting a real estate business and losing him to cancer.  From there she started an amazing foundation in Mark's name and the upcoming Mark Sasso Softball Tournament! Make sure you come out July 31st!!

Great conversation with this young man who moved from Queens right to Hawthorne! Incredible marathon runner and physical therapist for Valley, he shares his journey and his PT company right here in Hawthorne. Such a nice guy!

What a fun episode listening to HHS class of 1964 graduate and owner of Olssen's Pharmacy, Tony Taibi and his daughter Sharon Gurriell.  As they celebrate their 40 year as owners of Olssen's, Tony shares his story of how he grew up in Hawthorne, bought Olssen's Pharmacy and never left his favorite town and the people who live here.  Happy 40th Olssen's!!

Hawthorne resident and entrepreneur Dorothy Mae Morton shares her journey from growing up and leaving Hawthorne to returning and starting her own business.  And she has a great offer to get your creative spirit going!!

Great conversation with the former chef of Justin's and the new owner and head chef of Due Fratelli, Chef Rene Ceron. Chef shares his journey from a dishwasher to head chef and owner of the newest Italian restaurant in Hawthorne NJ. Buon appetito!!

Great conversation with the very inspiring HHS teacher, John DiLonardo.  I do wish we had more teachers like this (as well as the incredible resources they have) when I was in school.  It's no wonder his classes are always full!!   You can see the video version on our Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCap9MJ3JsGlW84qRT36fXNg   Please subscribe to our Youtube cha...

Great conversation with a great guy! The town Fire Chief shares his journey from growing up in a family of fire fighters to 44 years serving Hawthorne. We even had a scare as a storm ripped through Hawthorne while we were recording.

Julie Edelman has been on The View, Today, The Dr.s and many more, sharing her home hacks, beauty hacks and life hacks. She is a friend to Hawthorne and a friend of the Towncast and helps us get ready for summer!!  More of her tips at www.juliestips.com (apologizing in advance for the audio issues)

Met with the owner of the new East Coast Crust on Lincoln Ave, Johnnie Centrella aka Johnnie Presto!!  He shares his journey from growing up in his dad's pizzeria to running several of his own, to his steak house and now, Hawthorne's newest pizza joint! A definite contender for next year's Pizza Madness Tournament.

Caught up with Ron Bender, co-owner of Stella and Danny's and Proof 142 and talk about his journey from Hoboken to Hawthorne, owning Benders for over 30 years and moving up to Goffle Road at Stella and Danny's.

What a great chat with my 8th grade teacher, former owner of the Front Porch and long time friend, Vinnie Dicosmo.  We talk about his days teaching, owning the iconic Front Porch and cycling around the world.

What a great conversation with Carmen Ruta.  He shared his journey from Italy to Hawthorne and how he got involved in his family's business.  He was also kind enough to offer the listeners a generous discount for any work you need done.  Enjoy the episode!

Had a great chat with Rei about his journey to America and how he came to open the Mexican restaurant, El Gallo right on Diamond Bridge Avenue in Hawthorne.  He also offers the best discount to listerners that we've had so far on the Towncast!!! Shop Local, Eat Local, Support Local!

Talking to HHS graduate class of 1986 and owner of Fifth Avenue Landscaping, Tom Mayurnik.  He talks about growing up in Hawthorne and how he started his business.  Also offers a nice discount to any of our listeners.  AND...he's hiring for this spring/summer season. Fun conversation with Tom.  Enjoy!