âIâll see you in heaven.â
It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life.
Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday.
Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization.
Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation.
May Day Moscow by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, 1928. MoMA, fair use.
CHICAGO Celebrate International Workers Day with a HotHouse special online cultural program featuring Jon Langford & Sally Timms, Marvin Tate, and Bill MacKay, plus shout-outs from activists in the labor movement.
Jon Langford and Sally Timms have been performing together in and around U.K. Punk Rock band the Mekons since the early 1980s. This acoustic duo situation is most likely born of pandemic necessity because they prize collaboration above all else and love to work with other writers, artists, and musicians like Vito Acconci, Kathy Acker, Roger Knox, The Sadies, Will Oldham, Greil Marcus, Johnny Dowd, Lee Scratch Perry, Freakwater, The Magnetic Fields, Handsome Family, and many more.
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The New Jersey Laborers Union enthusiastically endorses Ravi Bhalla for mayor. We have seen first-hand how his leadership and commitment to the residents of Hoboken have made a difference,” LIUNA International Vice President and Eastern Regional Manager Ray Pacino said in a statement.
“From protecting vulnerable residents and workers from COVID-19, supporting local business, and upgrading and modernizing Hoboken’s aging infrastructure, Ravi has shown that local government matters and experience and the ability to find practical solutions to the challenges facing Hoboken matters even more.”
Bhalla, seeking a second term in November, is currently running unopposed and raised $43,168 in the first quarter of 2021, with about $114,036 cash on hand, according to an April 15th report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 Endorses Barberio for Mayor in Parsippany-Troy Hills By Insider NJ | April 27, 2021, 11:13 am | in City Confidential
Today, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 825 announced its endorsement of James Barberio for Mayor, Frank Neglia and Deborah Orme for Township Council in the upcoming Republican primary election.
Greg Lalevee, Business Manager of IUOE Local 825 released the following statement:
“Jamie Barberio was one of the strongest local development and infrastructure champions the members of 825 had in New Jersey during his time as Mayor. He made great strides in putting Parsippany Troy-Hills on the map as one of our states great places to live, work and raise a family. We have no doubt in the type of municipal leader he will be once again. We are proud to support his effort in the upcoming primary election.