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[jbeneat]

Hi Laurie, what a beautiful job you have done here. I feel so proud that all my Godchildren are so smart. (What did I have to do with it?) Ha.

I lived across the street from Totowa which was called the Totowa section of Paterson after moving from Hawthorne. I ventured into Totowa to hang out with your Mom. We had a great time and we have been friends since grammer school.

I love you and miss you. Love Aunt Jeanette

[son of J]

laurie, Hi it's mark Mauro. Son of Joseph Mauro. The owner of the Boro Lock Shop. I would like to post pictures of my father shop, along with a few word to put next to the pictures. My father store was from 1960-1987, he was the owner. I would like to see, if you could post them next to doc's pictures, in another cube. Since I spend a good part of my childhood in the building of doc's pharmancy. It would be a great horno, to be part of your this site. Also, I don't have a good photo of the building 290 Union Boulevard. Doc's pharmacy. Is ther any possibility you could make me a photo of the building, and enlargment. I would be more than happy to pay for it. Let me know.

Thanks Yours

Mark J. Mauro

[watchitg]

Hi Laurie,

Your website is pretty amazing and your pictures are unreal. I found your website when searching your dads name, I am your uncle russ' grandson so i guess we are cousins. I miss your dad alot and wish i could have gotten to spend more time with him. I dont have many memories of kim but I know she was an amazing person too. I hope you are doing well and maybe one day we will see each other in the future.

craig scandone

[Laurie]

Thanks for the kind words. Tell your mom and dad I said, "Hi." What's going on in your life? I'm sure its all good! Send me an email.
Laurie

[babu]

Excellent Website and Guest book.. I LIKE IT.
Babu

[Jenny]

Hi!

Growing up in Totowa, I ended up moving to Florida. What ever happened to the Totowa Mountain? Was it ever developed?

[lulu]

Dear Laurie,
I was turned on to your site by Peg Aulino. What a wonderful job you have done.
I moved to Totowa to live with my Dad's sister and husband and my grandparents
after my brother, dad, and mother all passed away. My brother died first in 67, my dad 2 months later, and my mom the following year in 69. So I know the pain of death...It was very hard for me at the time just loosing my family and having to start a new life in a new place. I grew up in Lambertville. So my 2 younger brothers and myself came to be a part of Totowa. I started 7th grade in Totowa. We lived on Lincoln Ave on the Upper End. I knew so many faces here. I would walk every day to school up the hill to meet friends up above and we would take the stairs down
and our stop would be Cozy's in the morning. Then Cozy's after school and sometimes we would walk up to Pappy's for lunch. All the hang outs at the Park,
the mountain, the Bank lot, Murphy's, were all part of my high school years. I am a little older than you. I graduated in 75...But so many. And what a tribute to all those that we lost. I guess you didn't remember John Hill. He hung himself when I was in 8th grade, very sad. I have just recently connect with so many friends from 7th grad through 12th as I had moved away from Totowa in 1977. I moved back to
Lambertville, NJ. Got involved in a religious cult, looking for answers to Life's big questions. Coming from the free love movement and looking for Nirvana and with loosing my family I guess it was easy for me to get hooked with the Jehovah's Witnesses. I had a family of my own and then in the late 90's we moved to CA.
Very different, but beautiful. I got away from the cult a little over 4 years ago and my life has opened up in wonderful ways. In Nov. I came back to Totowa for a visit and met with about 27 of the old gang. It was great. My how it has changed....But that is the circle of Life....Great pictures, great walk down memory lane thank you
for the memories. Luanne Ferragine

[JustmeJu]

I was introduced to your "Book" a number of years ago and am so very impressed. I moved from Paterson to Totowa, Echo Glen, when I was in 8th Grade. I'm still here in Echo Glen! Was so sad and sorry to hear of Bonnie. She and I were very good friends in 8th through early high school (PV '76). We lost close touch and I only saw her a few times in the years to follow. So sorry for your losses and all those gone. Julie O'N

[poncho]

still got a photo when you and the guys came out to L.A. great site

[Lscoop]

I spent most of my childhood growing up in Fair Lawn--about 2 blocks from Paterson-- (1st Grade thru HS in 1970), but all of my summers were spent in Totowa at Hickory Hill Country Club. My mother's brother (Sol Kimelheim) and wife Mabel built it in the late 50's/early 60's to the best of my recollection. Before it opened while it was being built I remember wandering around the grounds collecting arrowheads. How many of you growing up there used to find arrowheads in Totowa? Years later I used to have dreams of what I believe were glimpses of a past life as an Indian male growing up in Totowa in some distant past.....swimming in rivers in the area--living outdoors--mostly very pleasant dreams.
My parents and aunts and uncles have all passed away over the past 20-25 years, but those memories will never leave me. When I went online seeing what I could find on Google I found some prom pictures taken at Hickory Hill in the 70s, new large Pulte homes which must have been built on the site after my aunt and uncle retired (they retired in the 70's....I'm not sure when the homes were built) and sold the club with the land.
Laurie, my name is also Laurie. Glad I found your site and wonder if any of you also spent your summers at Hickory Hill in the 60's/70's......

[Darlene]

Hi Laurie,
I just discovered your website. Your pictures are beautiful and you did a fantastic job of displaying them.
I grew up in Totowa on Hillside Dr....graduated from PV in 1972. I hung out at all the usual haunts...Cozys, Dairy, Pappy's and the Lantern. I also spent quite a lot of time hanging out in Frank Ramundo's basement.
It's great looking through the portraits....a few of them were really close friends of mine. Thanks!

Darlene LeoGrande (Yennie)
dleogrande@live.com

[fisher]

Hello Laurie,

I am 'little fish' from the fisher clan, and this site brings back so many memories of my family's time in Totowa. Seeing the old pics of Muskerelli, and my brother Glenn makes it all the more vivid. I was the younger crowd, or next generation, but watched all the drinking and drug use that surrounded my family and friends. I was so young, since my eldest brother is 16 years older than I. Somehow, we all managed to survive, all seven of us, and our mother is doing well. Thankyou for preserving a unique, small 70's town.

Jill

[don m]

fond memories,

[hoot]

Great job on the site!!!! Once I found it , I was hooked!!
I was sorry to see all the people that have passed away.
To this day I still tell stories of mountain parties, Cozy's, Pappy's, Washington Park school (when they gave it to us to hang at), hitching to Fl with Jody C.
Once again, great site!!!

[pappy557]

i live in hibbing mn.its good to see interest in bob d.also the small city in which he is from.good luck to you keep up the good work.terry e.

[Michele]

Great site brought back tons of memories some good some bad. Thanks
Michele ( Avolio)