October 2016
in Review
Say Hello to Your Neighbors and celebrate diversity was the message as we helped to promote the Oct. 15 International Cultural & Food Festival. With some 80 languages spoken in our neighborhoods, according to Mayor Jim Anzaldi, our hometown has much to offer in the areas of culture, dining, and religion. Our magazine introduced dozens of Cliftonites who hailed from across the globe and have come to this little corner of the Garden State to create a better life for themselves and their families.
Drum Major Michele Zerelik led the Marching Mustangs in the Oct. 10 NYC Columbus Day parade. At top left, Larry Torres of Barilla Pasta brought a mobile kitchen to the Paulison Ave. ShopRite to address hunger and nutrition. Joe Zak wore the Polonia Sash and led a contingent from Clifton and Passaic in the Oct. 2 Pulaski Day Parade in NYC. Deacon Hector Casillas, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Deacon Joseph Puskas, Father Leonardo Jaramillo, and Father Vidal Gonzales. Archbishop Auza, who holds the diplomatic rank of Apostolic Nuncio, is permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations; he visited St. Paul Church Oct. 1 to celebrate St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint. Sohail Mohammed, who became New Jersey’s second Muslim Superior Court judge. Val Bogattchouk, CEO of Nova UA Federal Credit Union, told of plans to rebrand the organization and demolish and renovate its Allwood Ave. headquarters.
58 January 2017 • Cliftonmagazine.com