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leaD Guitarist DoNalD Melchione, of Stewart Manor, vocalist Jackie Vadala, of Seaford, and bass guitarist Mark Nygren of the cover band Jackie and the Rippers.
“Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you/Tomorrow I’ll miss you/ Remember I’ll always be true.” The famous lyrics of the Beatles’ 1963 hit “All My Loving,” sung by Seaford resident Jackie Vadala, echoed across Forest Hills Center Community Park in Wantagh last Saturday at the second performance ever by cover band Jackie and the Rippers. The South Shore-based rock group is the joint effort of vocalist Vadala and her uncle, drummer Charlie Steinert, of
Massapequa. For about four years, the pair have been working to find the right members to create a cohesive group. Now the band is ready to rock the local music scene, performing covers of songs from the 1960s through today. Playing rock ’n’ roll, rockabilly and some country tracks, Jackie and Rippers made their debut at the Family Street Festival at the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Station last month. “We’ve tried to fine-tune it and get the right fit,” Vadala said. “Over the last couple of months, we’ve really perfected Continued on page 9
Former Seafordite dedicated his life to preserving history by Mallory WilsoN mwilson@liherald.com
Given all he has done for the Seaford community, there is no questioning Stanton Bahr’s dedication to the hamlet. Bahr, a former Seaford resident, died of natural causes on Sept. 21. He was 95. Bahr was known in the community for founding the Seaford Historical Society and the Seaford Historical Museum in 1976, which he described as “a 10-year labor of love,” according to Historical Society President Judy Bongiovi. Bahr served as the society’s president from 1970 to 1976.
Described as a Seafordite through and through by Bongiovi, Bahr was raised in Seaford by Vera Harriet (Smith) Bahr and Albert William Bahr Sr. He also had a brother, Albert William Bahr Jr. Stanton, known to many as Stan, completed his elementary education in Seaford schools and graduated from W.C. Mepham High School in North Bellmore in 1943, when Seaford High School had not yet been established. During school vacations and summers, Bahr worked at the Seaford post office as a mail carrier. In 1955 he went to work for his father’s moving and storage business, on Sunrise Highway in
Seaford. He was also the secretary and treasurer of the Long Island Moving and Storage Association. “He was a very active man — and he loved to sing,” Bongiovi said. “He had wonderful stories of Seaford, and was just an allaround wonderful person. He would talk to everyone, no matter what their walk of life was.” Bahr served in the Navy during and after World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He served in Guam under Admiral Chester A. Nimitz, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and sang in the Navy’s Boot Camp Choir. After being discharged, he earned a degree from Centre
College in Danville, Ky. While there he sang in Centre’s Tour Choir and was a member of numerous clubs and organizations. Bahr took great pride in his hometown of Seaford, and in preserving its history. In 1968 it celebrated the 325th anniversary of its founding, and he wrote a book on its history that is still
on sale in the museum. “He loved Seaford because he was born and bred here, and Seaford is such a wonderful, small, tight-knit community to this day,” said Bongiovi, who became the society’s president in 2015. “We are blessed in this community, because people like Stan loved it so much, to have Continued on page 13