Belleville High School Class of 72

Class Reunion - 2012

2011-12-04T19:51:00.000-05:00

Steve Rovell would like to have a meeting about our 40th reunion between Christmas and new year's if anybody is going to be around please let us know. Please forward this link to classmates if they are not on this list.

Steve has been asked by a number of people to target an October time frame. He is trying to keep it in Bellville as well. We have three places we can possible use. Let him know what you think.

If you have not received an email from Steve Rovell, write to me and I'll forward your info to him and we'll keep you up to date on the reunion.

Anthony Buccino
anthonybuccino@gmail.com

Frank R. Carnevale, 57

2011-05-19T11:31:00.000-04:00

Thursday, May 19, 2011
Belleville Times

Frank R. Carnevale, 57, of Port St. Lucie, Fla. and formerly of Belleville died on May 3, 2011 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.

Born in Newark, he was raised and Belleville and lived there before moving to Florida 30 years ago. He was a registered nurse at Martin Memorial for 25 years.

He is survived by his daughters, Frances Smith and Cali Carnevale and his three grandchildren. He also leaves his parents, Jerry and Rosemary (Nottage) Carnevale of Nutley, his brother Gary Carnevale and his sister, Marie Ferinde.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated the Mother Cabrini Chapel at Holy Family Church in Nutley on Saturday, June 4 at 11 a.m.

Where were you in '92

2011-04-07T06:46:00.000-04:00

Click on photo to enlarge - 20-year reunion photos

More yearbook photos

2011-01-01T16:23:00.003-05:00

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Yearbook photos

2010-12-31T16:20:00.000-05:00

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Meet the Class of 1962

2010-08-27T13:39:00.000-04:00

Do to the wonder of modern scanning technology and the Internet, now we can travel in time to visit the BHS class of 62 - and make fun of their haircuts and names!

Not to mention keep track of how many of them became our teachers! Whew! Quite a few if you scan through the yearbook.

Here's the link

PS - Don't let your older brothers or sisters let know you found this.... LOL

Find Mr. K in this photo:

Belleville Sons Honor Roll - second edition

2010-06-27T00:26:00.000-04:00

Belleville Sons Honor Roll, second edition
is now available in print or as a download.

Biographies of the men of Belleville, N.J., who died while in service. Remembering the men who paid for our freedom. These Belleville sons proved that freedom is not free. These sons, brothers, fathers, friends and uncles walked, played, worked and died for our little township. In the last century, 156 Belleville sons died while in service to their country.

The 174-page second edition updates information from the 106-page original printing, including more information on Belleville actions in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and peacetime casualties.

Hero Way and Hamilton Street

Sgt. William Hamilton was killed in action in Germany on April 2, 1945. He served with the 7th Army. Hamilton grew up in Newark but lived on Arthur Street for years before he entered the service in 1942.

His nephew and namesake was our classmate.

American Boy: Pushing Sixty

2009-10-12T21:44:00.007-04:00

Anthony Buccino published his third poetry collection AMERICAN BOY: Pushing Sixty. Working class verse about life and growing up in New Jersey.

From the center of the Baby Boom, this working class verse is about life and growing up in Belleville and Nutley in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and growing older in the 1980s, 1990s and the oughts.

BUCCINO has published seven books including three poetry collections AMERICAN BOY: Pushing Sixty, Voices On The Bus and One Morning In Jersey City. His poem Hands In Socks was named Editor’s Choice in the 2008 Allen Ginsberg Awards. His poem Ten Minutes was named honorable mention in the 2009 Allen Ginsberg Awards.

BHS Class of 72 on Facebook

2009-07-26T08:48:00.008-04:00

We're all taking our 10-transistor AM/FM radios down to the shore at Facebook. If you're on Facebook then check out your BHS classmates.

We'll be hanging around talking about you until you show up!

It's free.

Ancient communication device

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Sherman Goon, 55

2008-12-22T11:22:00.001-05:00

Sherman Lee Goon
of Belleville, 55

Sherman Lee Goon, 55, a lifelong resident of Belleville, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.

Services will be in the Irvine-Cozzarelli Memorial Home, P.A., 276 Washington Ave., Belleville (973-759-1114) on Wed., Dec. 24, at 10 a.m, followed by interment in Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield.

Visitation will be Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Complimentary valet parking is available. Sherman was born in New York City, and became a lifelong resident of Belleville.

He graduated from Belleville High School. He was employed by Northeast Automotive, Belleville, as a parts salesman. Prior to that, he was employed by the Belleville American Gas Station as a mechanic.

He was the loving son of Yuen Yung Goon and the late Tom Hop Goon; cherished brother of Lily Zuccarelli, Lauman, Betty, Ruth, and the late Julie Collett; dear brother-in-law of Edward and Jamie; treasured uncle of Danielle, Steven, and Shannon.

Star-Ledger

Brookdale Soda ... remember?

2008-05-22T22:55:00.007-04:00

"I never drank milk except in coffee when I was a kid. That was back in the days when milkmen made house calls...

"When I was a kid, I called the fruit punch flavor 'blood' and the cherry pit flavor tickled and chilled my chest after a hard day of play...."

Continue reading

Brookdale Soda Blog

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Yellow Crackers and the School Cafeteria

2008-02-27T08:00:00.001-05:00

"As one who brown bagged it 99 percent of the time, I often pitied the bus kids who had to buy the hot lunch in the school cafeteria. Theirs was an endless stream of mystery meat in brown gravy with vegetables no one could identify. Plus Jell-o, of course. Surely, at that price, it was a bargain, but what it was, was anybody's guess.

"School cafeterias always had the greatest food accessories. My favorite cafeteria snacks were the yellow crackers with the peanut butter filling. In the old days, a school cafeteria was the only place you could buy those six-pack crackers. For variety, they had orange crackers with yellow filling. These treats were held together with preservatives and red dye number three."

Yellow crackers

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Jan's Pics - One

2007-12-23T20:21:00.002-05:00

Photos courtesy of Jan Bonkowski Votaw, used with permission.

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Jan's Pics - 2

2007-12-23T20:21:00.001-05:00

Donna, Jerry, Rosanne and Jan

Jan and Sherman (who does not have a computer!)

Sherman, Janet & George

George & Jan

Janet & Sherman

Photos courtesy of Jan Bonkowski Votaw

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Jan's Pics - 3

2007-12-23T20:17:00.000-05:00

Jan wins the table prize!

Jacquie & Lou

Ron, who thought to bring his 72 Monad!

Mike & Lou

Photos courtesy of Jan Bonkowski Votaw

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Retro Food

2007-12-17T05:13:00.000-05:00

Those were the days, my friend. Those were the days.

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Did Dan Graduate With Us?

2007-12-14T05:42:00.000-05:00

Met my old lover in a grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
Stole behind her in the frozen foods
and I touched her on the sleeve
She didn't recognize the face at first
but then her eyes flew open wide
Tried to hug me and she spilled her purse
and we laughed until we cried

Took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totaled up and bagged
stood there lost in our embarrassment
as the conversation dragged
Went to have ourselves a drink or two
but couldn't find an open bar
Bought a six-pack at the liquor store
and we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now
Tried to reach beyond the emptiness
but neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect
Kept her warm and safe and dry
She said she'd like to say she loved the man
but she didn't like to lie
I said the years had been a friend to her
and that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if
I saw doubt or gratitude
She said she saw me in the record store
and that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
but the traveling was hell
We drank a toast to innocence we drank a toast to time
We're living in our eloquence, another old lang syne

The beers were empty and our tongues grew tired
and running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
and I watched her drive away
Just for a moment I was back in school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
the snow turned into rain

Dan Fogelberg: Same Auld Lang Syne
[ Lyrics provided by www.mp3lyrics.org ]

Dan Fogelberg - Official Site

See also Misheard Lyrics: http://www.amiright.com/misheard/song/anotherauldlangsyne.shtml

Edited: 12/17/07

For Your Amusement

2007-12-14T04:46:00.000-05:00

At the end of November, my plain, normal, ordinary English teaching wife went mad.

She whistled tunes about a fat guy, deer that stand in the rain and told me not to be naughty because I was being watched.

She cluttered the breakfast table with holly until I could not find my cereal bowl.

Eggnog filled each and every shelf in the refrigerator and all my root beer had been banished to the pantry. I awakened to smell the chestnuts.

It was too late to change her or find a cure, I married a Christmas Nut!

Continue reading Married to a Christmas Nut

... for a limited time

Linda's Photos!

2007-12-05T23:20:00.000-05:00

Photos courtesy of Linda Costanza:

Photos courtesy of Linda Costanza, used by permission.

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More Linda Photos

2007-12-05T23:15:00.000-05:00

More Photos?

2007-11-25T20:37:00.000-05:00

If you've got them, email them and we'll post them with credit.
Also, if you can ID the people in these photos, email us the photo and caption or add the names in the comments section.

By the way, you can click on most images and it will open in a new window in a larger format.

Questions, comments welcome.

Thanks.

Anthony Buccino

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Random Photos

2007-11-25T18:08:00.000-05:00

Debbie & Mary Ellen

Steve and George (or is it Lloyd, here? )

Jerry Price

Roseanne Tanzola

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Table Shots

2007-11-25T18:05:00.000-05:00

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Dancing Along Memory Lane

2007-11-25T18:00:00.000-05:00

More Chatting

2007-11-25T17:58:00.000-05:00

Chatting Photos

2007-11-25T17:55:00.000-05:00

Mike Ombalski and ...

Lou, Lou, Ron, Dom

Mary Ellen & Augie

Mike Petronaci and John Mustacchio

Jan Bonkowski, Donna Moller and John Mustacchio; Back row, Lou Scaltrito and Roseanne Tanzola

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School Seven

2007-11-25T17:49:00.000-05:00

Carl Lupo, Henry DeFrance, Joyce Cancelosi, George Mozieka, Mary Ellen Soprano, Debra Motacki, Mike Egidio, Dom Palamara, Frank Repusheski, Sue Antolini

School Five

2007-11-25T17:48:00.001-05:00

Darlene Wisneski, George Villano, John Mustacchio, Dolores Sorroche, Rich Villano, Mario Malfitano, Anthony Pigninelli

Wisneski, Villano, Mustachio, Augie LaLuna, Sorroche, Villano, Pigninelli

Holy Family

2007-11-25T17:46:00.000-05:00

Joe DiGangi, Anthony Buccino, Steve Risimini, Lou Scaltrito, Diane Gierla, Linda Tirico, Donna and Debra Corda.

Mrs. Morgan's Kindergarten

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School Ten

2007-11-25T17:29:00.000-05:00

From left, Jerry Price, Lou Pallante, Anthony Buccino and Michael Olivieri.

Grade 5

Bellwood Crier

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Belleville High School Class of 1972

2007-11-25T09:28:00.001-05:00

The Belleville High School graduating class of 1972 held its 35th annual reunion at the Chandelier Restaurant on November 24, 2007.

Here will you will find photos and recollections from that reunion and other sources.

Air Raid Drill Memories From Under The Desk

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Roll Call - In Memory

2007-11-24T00:35:00.000-05:00

Donna Gammarro (Fede)
William Hamilton
Anthony Palumbo

Mary Ann Brindisi
Joseph De Bacco
Diane De Benedictis
Bernice De Falco
Robert Duffy
Pat Dunn
Diane Keyes
Kenny Langlands
Salvatore Melillo
Robert Missaggia
David Ottalagano
Darlene Pekrol
Andrew Pravata
Susan Reda
Mike Rogers
Patti Tortorello
Rexford Willet

Updated Dec. 2, 2007