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News and we began having them
print our newspapers as we still
do to this day.
He introduced us to the
leadership at Newsday.
Aft er several months of
negotiations we came to
an agreement — they
would be concentrating
Island and we would be
extending our weekly
borowide reach.
I’m so grateful that
our talented editor Robert
Pozarycki — who fi rst ran the
editorial offi ce at the Ridgewood
Times that we acquired, then
became editor of Th e Queens
Courier and eventually the
TimesLedger group — will now
take the reins of our amNY editorial
Robert is a trusted, experienced,
passionate person devoted
to building our online presence
and our local news coverage
in print.
Our motto is “we’re all about
you.” And that will be extended
to our newest acquisition.
Fighting
for a cause
A highlight of the summer
was my invitation from BNB
Bank to the Hampton Classic in
Bridgehampton, Long Island.
It turned out that my dear friend
Manda Kalimian, the founder of
the Cana Foundation, asked me to
host some women at the event.
I was happy to bring BNB
Bank President Kevin O’Connor
to meet my guests, including
Assemblywoman Rebecca
Seawright.
Manda has made it her life’s mission
to save the wild horses that
Judge Lawrence Knipel
(l.), Attorney General
Letitia James, and Judge
David Vaughan.
Howard Fensterman (l.)
and Frank Seddio.
Joe Addabbo and his wife with Frank Carrone.
roam our western plains — saving
the environment they live in drives
her every day.
To help her raise money for the
cause, she created a line of skin
care products and sold it at a booth
at the Classic’s Merchandise Mart.
A bonus for me was her honey
that is gleaned from her own bee
hives! I took that home with me and
learned that honey is healthier if I
don’t put it in my drink, but rather
if I eat it separately! Who knew?!
Go, Manda, go!
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Power parties!
As my family celebrated
the Jewish new year of
Rosh Hashanah and the
holy day Yom Kippur, it gave me
time for refl ection. Quiet thinking
time is rare for me.
One of the prayer books
had a powerful message I’d
like to share, written by Allan
Chalmers:
“Th e grand essentials of happiness
are: something to do, something
to love and something to
hope for.”
Here’s to a great year with
these blessings.
As I looked back on these last
few weeks, I’m so grateful for my
family and for the friendships I
have gained.
Our acquisition of amNY is
game-changing for our company,
taking us into the daily
newspaper world. And it was
all made possible by my friend
Marc Kramer, who I fi rst met
when he was CEO of the Daily
Kevin O’Connor and Manda
Kalimian with supporters.
Congressman
Hakeem Jeff ries.
Tarhaka Robinson (l.), Frank
Seddio, Joyce Seddio, Tommy
Torres, and Craig Montalbano
on coverage of Long
staff .
Laura Curran and Jay Jacobs
Donovan
Richards and
his wife.
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