Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Joe B. and Larry join Phil to read some Fan Mail which leads them to a discussion on Palisades Amusement Park and then onto other amusement parks in the area they visited back in the day. They also start up a discussion on their experiences of when they moved into our community and how they met…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this Podcast, Tom Valledolmo interviews John O'Reilly, a Baymen Men's Club member and a former Chairman of our Pool and Clubhouse Commitee in our community. During the mid-70's, John started his career as the Director of Marketing for the NY Cosmos Soccer Team in the old NASL Soccer League. …

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Joe B. and Jay join Phil for another discussion on trucks that use to drive up the block back in the day selling rides and services. It's mid-summer with the 33rd Summer Olympics, Paris 2024 coming up the end of July. And Bob Hrabel, our Baymen Men's Club Social Committee Chairman joins us to t…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Summer is here! Remember those days when you heard the sound of the ice cream truck coming down your street? Phil, Jay, and Larry reminisce about those days. What was your favorite? Bob Golomb starts up a new series on New Jersey with a segment titled "Two States-Two Languages", comparing the d…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, Phil Hessemer sits with Ray "Seadawg" Mann, a fellow Baymen Men’s Club member, who spent a career at sea in the Merchant Marines. Now, Gordon Lightfoot wrote and sang the song “The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald” but Ray was there that fateful day on the SS Arthur Anderson foll…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. We're back with a full episode. Phil is joined by Joe Bartolo and Larry Thomas to discuss 'Is a Strawberry a Berry?' and a game of 'Name that Sound'. Joe B. introduces two new segments called 'Did You Know?' and 'Just in Case'. And Paul DeBaylo introduces his new segment on 'Investing IN Retire…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, Phil talks with Frank Johnson, a fellow Baymen Men’s Club member and the Pioneer and Ambassador of Pickleball in our Community. Frank talks about the origins of Pickleball in general and how it got started in our community over 14 years ago. Phil and Frank discuss how “newbies”…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, Bob Masciangelo sits down with Angelo Corbo, a fellow Baymen Men’s Club member, Musical Director for the Chorus and a contributor to the Performing Arts Group. Bob gets Angelo talking about growing up with his music influencers, his career including teaching, playing accordion …

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. "Take me out to the ballgame ... root, root, root for the home team." That's what this podcast is all about. Phil goes down to Port St. Lucie Florida, Clover Park, home of the Port St. Lucie Mets Spring Training Facility to see a few Met games and to visit an old family friend, Jimmy Fertitta, …

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this Podcast Tom Valledolomo talks with Bob Golon, the Lead Editor of our community newsletter The Breeze and a Baseball\Sports Historian. Bob has written a book on New Jersey Baseball and published numerous articles on the topic of Baseball and Sports in general. Do you know who hit the fir…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode Jay and Larry join Phil to reply to a few emails received on our Winter Games segment last month. Joe B. talks with our friends at the Coastal Financial Group on Guaranteed Lifetime Income Plans. Phil, Jay, and Larry recap the recent Baymen Karaoke Party and look forward to the …

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Happy New Year to all of our listeners. In this episode Jay and Larry join Phil to talk about snow days as kids, playing outside in the snow, and later come back to talk about lunches they ate when came in from the cold. Tommy V. hosts another game of Fact or Crap with Bob and our guests Kathy …

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, Phil talks with Doug Rattazzi to discuss the beginnings of Toys for Tots, his involvement over the years, and how you can continue to donate toys and volunteer your time. For the past 21 years, Doug has been actively involved with Toys for Tots campaigns, an organization set up…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. As we enter the month of December, we wish all of our listeners and sponsors a Happy Holidays from all of us here at Happenings 'Round the Neighborhood. This episode Phil, Bob, and Jay start off talking about some End of Year Scams we've experienced and warn you all about. Our friend Sue Sielic…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. This month Jay joins Phil and Bob to reminisce about Thanksgiving celebrations from years past. Peter Reimann, our community Webmaster, joins Phil for a discussion on QR Codes, what are they, where do we already see them, and how we can easily implement them around our community. Bob brings us …

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Phil is joined by Jay and Larry to reminisce what it was like Trick or Treating as kids. Tom hosts a fun game of Fact or Crap with Phil, Bob, and Denise. Joe B. interviews two NY Life Insurance Agents who provide Medicare services. Bob brings us What's Happening 'Round our neighborhood in the c…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. We start this episode by thanking many of those who made it possible for us to reach our 6th month and 7th Podcast. And where are our listeners coming from? Bob remembers 9/11, Our Two Guys Talking Sports, Tommy V. and Jay, give their predictions on our local Pro Football teams for the upcoming…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. This episode we introduce a new sponsor and some new segments including Scam Alert with Joe and Linda B who discuss a scam phone call they received with some warning. Pat L and John T stop in to discuss the upcoming Annual Baymen Golf Classic and Dinner open to all residents in our community. A…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. In this episode, Phil interviews Ed Mahlstadt and discusses his long singing career, his various bands, the people he met and played with along the way, his radio jingles and interviews, the band's philanthropy, and his development of the Performing Arts Workshop in our community that will be p…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Phil and Bob are joined by Jay and Larry to discuss many of the games they played as kids growing up in the city and the suburbs. Tom hosts a fun game of Fact or Crap with Phil, Bob, and Harris. Joe B. interviews two of our local sponsors including Elliott Garcia of Elliott's Barber Shop and Ba…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. Larry and Jay join Phil to discuss breakfast cereals and a new game in town. Bob with 'Round the Neighborhood, significant dates in the month of June, and his Pet Peeve. Danielle from Manasquan Bank returns to talk about Elder Financial Abuse. Jeannie and Phil perform a Famous Movie Scene, our …

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. We had listeners to our first podcast episode and some of them wrote in to tell us what they thought. This episode opens up with our Mailbag segment where we read their comments. Phil and Bob discuss why the delay from the Podcast announcement in January and waiting to April to publish. Joe Bar…

Click to send us your feedback on our Podcast. Thanks. This Podcast is our first episode with Phil, Bob, and Friends discussing how our Podcast went from concept to reality, upcoming events from our Men's and Women's Clubs, a segment on Bank and Check fraud from our sponsor Manasquan Bank, the origin of April Fools Day, our Famous Movie Scene, our …