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 MARRIAGES
Jeanine Usiak ('93) married Matt Thompson (Valhalla HS '92) on Oct 12, 2003. Here is a picture of them on their Honeymoon. Jeanine recently accepted a position with Marist College as the Director of Annual Giving.
Bonnie M. Page (1972) married Troy H. Lemay of Ashburnham, MA. on July 26.2003. They are now residing in Wakefield, MA. Bonnie teaches Kindergarten and Troy teaches 8th grade history.
Cristina Corcoran ('96) announces her marriage to Alan Goscicki of Highland Falls, NY on May 31, 2003. The two have bought a house and are now residing in Meriden, Connecticut.
  Ally McArthur ('97) will wed Matthew Ramsey on May 22, 2004. The two met in Boston in 2001. Ally works for EF Education in Cambridge and Matt is working on his doctorate in genetics at UNC Chapel Hill.

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 ENGAGEMENTS
  Allison Badolato (94) announces her engagement to Trevor Urban (Lakeland 90) on August 11, 2003.  The two have been dating for two and a half years and are living in Florida.  A wedding is being planned for June 17, 2005 in New York.  The two will marry at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Bronx with the reception being held at The Fountainhead in New Rochelle.
Grazia Lo Bello '97 announces her engagement to Matthew Yaeger '94.  Their wedding date is set for October 3, 2004.  Grazia recently completed her MBA in Management at Iona College and Matthew is working on his doctorate in Sociology at the University at Albany.
Kelly Desens ('95) was engaged to Kevin G. McGrath on Skatet Beach in Orleans, MA (Cape Cod) on July 11, 2003. The two met while attending Bryant College in Rhode Island. A September 2004 wedding is planned.
  Daniel Lowy ('92) announces his engagement to Erin Crimmins (JFK '92). The two will be wed on September 20, 2003 and will reside in their new home in Mount Kisco, NY.
  Rebecca Berkwits ('95) announces her engagement to Allen Quiles of the Bronx on July 17, 2003.  They have been together for 6 years and are currently living together in their own home in the Bronx.  A wedding is planned for October 2004.
  Chrissy Spinelli ('94) announces her engagement to Craig Kuczynski. A Wedding date has been set for October 18, 2003. Chrissy is currently working as a design engineer for Wenzel Associates in Austin, Texas.
  Deana McLees ('94) announces her engagement to Scott Gertzen.  A wedding date has been set for April 16, 2004. Deana is currently working as a Regional Loss Prevention Manager for Ann Taylor.
  Heather O'Leary ('97) announces her engagement to Joshua Boltz, whom she met at Messiah College. An August 16, 2003 wedding is planned. Heather is the Assistant Editor for Journal Publications in Harrisburg, PA; her fiancé is a business manager for Enterprise.
  Joy Marshall ('95) and Whitney Myke (Mt. Vernon '95) announce their engagement. A wedding date has been set for August 23, 2003.

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 BIRTHS
  Charles Pinedo ('95) and his wife proudly announce the birth of their first child. Leylani Aliza Pinedo was born April 08, 2003 at 6lbs 9oz. Parents and baby are doing fine.
  Melanie (Hess) Sessa ('86) gave birth to a son, Lorenzo Michael on February 16, 2003. She and her husband Ralph now have two boys; Antonio is 3 years old.

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 MOVING
  Matthew McDonald ('98) and Shannon Kienzle ('98) will be moving to the island of Oahu, Hawaii on July 21, 2003. Shannon has accepted a first grade teaching position at Nankuli Elementary in Waianae.

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 PROMOTIONS, NEW JOBS, HONORS, ACHIEVEMENTS
Keith Axelrod (class of '73) - Married to Colleen and with 3 children - David (11), Danielle (8) and Christopher (7) has been an avid runner for the last 2 years and completed his 2nd Marathon (26.2 miles) at the New Jersey Shore Marathon in 4:11:00. His goal is to run another at the beginning of 2004 at a time of 3:45:00. Keith's  wife and all  3 kids are now running and will be competing together in September in the Dutchess County Classic 5k. Keith is the owner of an advertising design firm in Fishkill and resides in Lagrangeville.
  Ariane Burckhard ('95) was recently promoted to Associate Buyer for accessories at Henri Bendel. She will be buying for the jewelry, handbag, and travel departments. She has been working at Henri Bendel for four years and is thrilled with her job.
  Maxine Oland ('96) was recently awarded a $12,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to complete her archeological fieldwork for her dissertation in Belize, Central America. She will be working in Belize and Mexico from April through August 2003.

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 OTHER
  Caryl Stern-LaRosa (74) & Naomi Genis-Mazin (74) are still hanging out together, working for the Anti-Defamation League in NYC, and causing their usual amount of trouble.  Naomi married Harold Mazin (Lakeland, 71) and is Mom to two children - Brittany, 18 & Ryan, 20.  Caryl married Donald LaRosa and is Mom to two sons, Lee, 8 & James, 3 as well as adopted Mom to Brian, 31.  Naomi & Harold are living in Brewster, NY.  Caryl & Donald are living in Bayside, NY.

 

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