By Rev. Austin H. Armitstead
“What’s on your mind this March?”

RICKY CASTRO “I love where I live and for the last six years have been driving a truck after having served in the Armed Forces for years. My family lived here for 34 years before they moved upstate and I decided to return here because it’s pleasurable here and I consider it my home. It’s fun to drive a truck in a job that I like very much serving all five boroughs.” JAMES PATRICK MALONEY “I’ve had a most enjoyable time since I’ve lived in this area the last few months. A group of men and women get together on Thursday mornings to have a good meal at a local restaurant and talk about subjects like baseball, parades and lots of fun subjects.” JOSEPH WILLIAM RICEVUTO “I like spring training because that means baseball is coming. That means New York is going to have sunny weather, the Yankees and the Mets and I love them both. We will see beautiful flowers and good times are coming.” SONNY “B” “A group of us had breakfast together on St. Patrick’s Day and enjoyed the fellowship. We weren’t the best singers and missed a few words of ‘When Irish Eyes Are Smiling’, however, we all gave thanks for our health and good wishes for all assembled.”CHARLES J. RENDA “I wore my trusty green ‘Manhattan Track and Field’ jacket on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day and felt very much at home with my good friends at our weekly breakfast . The pleasure is ours as we approach springtime.” TROY GEBORDE “In our area in Queens, I’ve been called the ‘Hot Dog Man’ because I’ve been serving people here for nine years, listening and talking with children, teenagers and adults. They talk about baseball, school, religious institutions and everything about our part of Queens. Spring is now here!”