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PA NEWS
Published weekly for Port Authority and PATH employees
Staff Update
James Starace named
Deputy Chief Engineer/
Deputy Director of
Engineering; formerly
Deputy Director –
Construction.
Thomas Bosco
named General Manager,
LaGuardia Airport; formerly
Deputy General Manager.
Lysa Scully named
Deputy General Manager,
LaGuardia Airport; formerly
Assistant Director of
Aviation.
Toys for Tots
The Port Authority Police Marine
Corps Association’s annual “Toys for Tots”
campaign runs through December 15.
Collection boxes have been placed at
all agency facilities. Please donate an
unwrapped toy or game.
Jazz in Rutherford
Retiree Joe Frame will perform as
part of the Prospect Music Series
tomorrow, December 3, 7 p.m., at
Rutherford Congregational Church,
251 Union Avenue.
Contact him at [email protected]
for more details.
Trading Post
P
ort Authority employees
know all about generosity.
They have proven it over
the years with their contributions to
a number of good causes, not
least of which is the Port Authority
Employees Charitable Contributions
Campaign.
In this year’s holiday season, the
need is greater than ever. Please
contribute as much as you can.
The campaign ends December 10.
Delta Expansion Under Way at JFK
Port Authority, Delta Air
Lines, and JFKIAT officials
broke ground November 19
for the $1.2 billion expansion
of JFK’s Terminal 4. The new
space in Terminal 4 will
replace Delta’s international
terminal, Terminal 3, and
will boast nine new gates on
the B Concourse, enhanced
baggage claim areas, and
an expanded Customs and Border Protection area.
Whence It Came
Retiree Peter Rinaldi displays
the piece of Carrara marble that
he recovered at the World Trade
Center after 9/11 and later sent
on behalf of the Port Authority
to the City of Carrara, Italy, for
its 9/11 memorial. Mr. Rinaldi
visited in October to see the
memorial and meet the city
officials who were involved,
including Carrara Mayor Angelo
Zubbani and Cultural Affairs
Counselor Giovanna Bernardini
(also pictured). The marble,
which was used to line the
WTC lobbies, came from the
mountains behind them.
Tom Rinaldi
Looking for Devils-Red Wings tickets?
In the market for a one-way bus ticket to
Albany? How about some living room
furniture, a classic car, a Kawasaki motorcycle, or an Xbox? Visit Trading Post on
EmployeeNet.
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly
as love and generosity and devotion exist…”
Rendering courtesy of newscast
Calendar
December 2, 2010/Volume 9/Number 48
Record SIB Giving
Achievements
‘Commitment to
Excellence’
Associate Traffic
Engineer John Biront was
elected Treasurer of the
Institute of Transportation
Engineers – Metropolitan
Section, the first step of a
seven-year commitment
that also includes service as Secretary, Vice
President, President, and Past President.
Port Authority employees at the Staten
Island Bridges delivered their largest food
donation ever to Project Hospitality on
Staten Island last week, a couple of days
before Thanksgiving. The private nonprofit
organization provides services for the
hungry and homeless. With some of the
175 pounds of food SIB provided are SIB
General Manager Roger Prince (2nd from
right) and (from left) Tunnel and Bridge
Agent John McColgan, Supervising Office
Assistant and Project Coordinator Dawn
Montella, Project Hospitality’s Gena Ryan,
and SIB Tour Manager Bob Swaney.
Nancy Farrell
New ITE Treasurer
Project Hospitality
Port Authority Police Lieutenant
Henry Borawski (2nd from left)
receives the Federal Law
Enforcement Foundation’s
Investigator of the Year Award
on November 12 in Manhattan.
He is joined by Director of Public
Safety/Superintendent of Police
Michael Fedorko (left) and PAPD
Captain Norma Hardy (right). The
award is presented for “professional
contributions and commitment to excellence.”
The PA & You
Flu Shots Available
The Port Authority is providing
employees with seasonal flu vaccinations
at its four clinics. There is no need for
an appointment; just walk in during the
hours below.
No Disguising It:
Sheila Retired
• PATC – 241 Erie Street, Room 224,
Monday to Friday, 8 to 9 a.m. and
1 to 2 p.m.
Retirement News
level, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and
2 to 3 p.m.
Ricky McCall
Who’s gonna keep the terminals warm?
Ken Jones, Jim McGaughran, and
Carmine Luongo of EWR’s Central Heating
& Refrigeration Plant won’t have to worry
about it. They’re celebrating their retirements
on Thursday December 9, 5 to 9 p.m.,
at Iberia Peninsula Restaurant in Newark.
See Employee Bulletins for details.
• JSTC – 1 PATH Plaza, Concourse
• PAS – 233 Park Ave. South, 8th floor,
Monday to Friday, 10 to 11 a.m. and
2 to 3 p.m.
At her retirement celebration on October
29 at the Chandelier Restaurant in
Bayonne are Sheila McCall (3rd from
right) and (from left) Madaline Bowie,
Gwendolyn Archie, Al Anton, Esselyn
Thomas, Julie Lomba, and Ken Green.
The masquerade party culminated a
33-year career.
• JFK – Bldg. 22A, Monday to Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Closed
Wednesdays.
Celebrating the Corps
PA News / December 2, 2010
Ann Wise
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Jazz in Brooklyn
Nancy Farrell
On hand for the U.S.
Marine Corps’ 235th
Birthday Celebration at
Police Headquarters on
November 10 are the
members of the association’s Executive Board,
(from left) Police Officer
Roberto Reyes, Sgt. Erick
Torres, Police Officer
Patrick Cardone, USMC
1st Sgt. William Bodette,
Lt. Geraldo Silva, Police
Officer Edgar Villanueva,
and Detective Adil
Almontaser.
At the jazz club Two Steps Down in
Brooklyn on November 21 are retirees
(from left) Steve Cromity, Joe Frame,
and Tom Lee. “It was a good night,”
Mr. Cromity said. “You would have
enjoyed it. Joe added a dimension to the
group and we all enjoyed each other.”