Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application who inspired students as an educator and touched many lives as an ordained minister passed away suddenly on November 5th with family at his side The longtime Harford County resident was 84 years old Over a career that spanned 33 years Victor taught social studies courses at Bel Air High the same year he was ordained a Catholic deacon and assigned to St Margaret Parish where he and his wife of 62 years were members since moving to Bel Air in 1964 He graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1958 In 2014 he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame.  In 1959 Victor received an appointment to the United States Military Academy West Point he suffered a serious neck injury during Plebe Summer that ended his enrollment earning a BS degree in history from Towson State College a MA on a Fellowship from Ohio State University where he and Carol became faithful Buckeye fans and subsequently a Master’s in education from Towson Victor was named Harford County Teacher of the Year for 1993-94 His style of teaching was unique as he would act out historic figures and sometimes dress the part “His students would initially think he might be a little out of sorts,” Carol said “But it gave them a different perspective It certainly made class interesting.” “He just stands out as someone with an intense interest in the subject matter an undying enthusiasm and a genuine love for kids.” During the end of his career as an educator Victor studied at Mt Mary’s Seminary to prepare for his Diaconal ministry He was a popular homilist who often would sprinkle his homilies with historical perspective I like to put content into context,” he once said “When one has an understanding of the historical milieu customs and traditions of the times in which events actions and teachings of Scripture and Church Tradition take place one gains a deeper insight into what was experienced This allows us to take the timeless and universal truths given to us in the past and relate to and live them in the present.” Deacon Vic was a familiar figure in the community-at-large “I remember growing up reading a children’s book about a little engine that could do the impossible,” said St “That is what I think about when I think of Deacon Vic This little Italian person had a big heart and used it to serve the people of God visiting the sick and comforting families who lost loved ones Vic was that little engine that made Christ visible to all that he served An Auxiliary member of the Legion of Mary and a Third Order Franciscan Deacon Vic was the chaplain for the Harford County Committee for Veteran Affairs He routinely visited local nursing homes and assisted living facilities providing spiritual services to the residents He served as the chaplain-on-call for the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air and Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace and previously at the defunct Fallston Hospital gentle Franciscan soul,” said the Rev Director of Spiritual Care Services at UM UCH Deacon Vic is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to St Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors who brought imaginative lessons and communications skills he learned as a public school educator to his diaconal ministry at St Deacon Petrosino was ordained at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 26 after retiring from a 33-year career teaching social studies at Bel Air High School He was named Harford County Teacher of the Year for 1993-94 Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg to prepare for his diaconal ministry he grew up in Havre de Grace and graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1958 but his hopes for a military career ended when he sustained a serious neck injury during plebe summer earning a bachelor’s degree from what is now Towson University and master’s degrees from both Ohio State University and Towson he just had a way of listening to people and bringing out maybe what the other person did not see within himself – that they had special gifts,” said Deacon Herman Wilkins who was ordained with Deacon Petrosino.  and he wanted to do more about bringing Christ’s message to people Deacon Petrosino occasionally dressed up as the historic figures he was discussing Francis for the annual blessing of the animals “Whatever it would take to tell the story,” Deacon Patrick Goles His teaching career gave him confidence as a homilist who could delve into historical perspectives and he also was beloved as a regular presence for families “at the time of their greatest need,” particularly funerals Deacon Petrosino’s decades in public schools also provided him with a seemingly endless supply of two-line jokes “He always had a joke,” Deacon Wilkins said he had one: ‘Why did the ghost go into a bar Deacon Wilkins thought that teaching school gave Deacon Petrosino “a calm center and demeanor “I remember growing up reading a children’s book about a little engine that could do the impossible,” St “That is what I think about when I think of Deacon Vic Vic was that little engine that made Christ visible to all that he served.” Deacon Petrosino was also an auxiliary member of the Legion of Mary and a Third Order Franciscan As the chaplain for the Harford County Committee for Veteran Affairs he was a regular presence at area nursing homes and assisted living facilities He also was the chaplain-on-call for the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air and Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace director of spiritual care services at the medical center Deacon Petrosino’s survivors include his son The family will receive friends at a visitation Nov at the Abingdon-McComas Family Funeral Home at 1317 Cokesbury Road in Abingdon Copyright © 2024 Catholic Review Media  Print Catholic Review Media communicates the Gospel and its impact on people’s lives in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond Catholic Review Media provides intergenerational communications that inform inspire and engage Catholics and all of good will in the mission of Christ through diverse forms of media Catholic Media Assocation Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association The Associated Church Press Debra Gynn demonstrated various methods to escape an attacker her assailant was actually her self-defense instructor who pretended to choke Gynn and used fake weapons in some of the scenarios Gynn repeatedly took Petrosino down to the ground and then yelled a 50-year-old teacher in the Akron Public Schools District has been taking classes for a few years at Petrosino Personal Protection Training Center in Akron's North Hill neighborhood she has been writing letters to media outlets urging safety and community awareness following recent attacks on women "I need help getting the word out to the community," Gynn said who has been teaching self-defense for about 35 years teaches what he calls the "Street Protect Principle." "We're not here at the school trying to have somebody be a RoboCop feeling that they're able to do something for themselves," Petrosino said Gynn and Petrosino pointed to a number of recent Northeast Ohio high-profile crimes as they discussed the ongoing need for situational awareness 3-year-old Julian Wood was stabbed to death and his mother was injured during a random attack outside of a Giant Eagle in North Olmsted Bionca Ellis is facing charges in the case a woman running on the Towpath Trail in Akron was strangled by a stranger Akron detectives are still working to identify a suspect was shot and killed at her home in the Summit Lake neighborhood Two people have been charged in that murder there is little a victim can do to react if they are targeted Gynn said there is something she wants to stress if someone is facing an attacker Your response happens in a matter of seconds Petrosino teaches his students what he calls a "stun and run" technique be able to protect themselves and get out of there Petrosino stressed there are certain instances where fighting back shouldn't always be the first option He said complying — to prevent being hurt or killed — may be the best course of action in some situations involving weapons "Do I comply because I have to give them something Both the instructor and the student emphasized a point that police often say to avoid potentially becoming a victim: Be aware of your surroundings "We can't be the best version of ourselves without being safe and secure," Gynn said winter coaches are usually ready to hang up the clipboard for a minute and enjoy a moment of rest But not Sean Petrosino. And who could blame him? The Plymouth South graduate and second-year Scituate High wrestling coach led his team to the program’s first league title since 2012 placed four wrestlers on the Patriot League All-Star team (including the Keenan Division MVP) finished second as a team at the Division 3 South Sectional and in the top 10 at the D3 finals The Sailors also qualified three grapplers for the All-State championship and sent their senior captain Liam Holden into competition at the New England Championship And then there was Petrosino's induction into the Mass Wrestling Hall of Fame “This was a special year with a special group of kids I’ve been lucky enough to coach seven league championship teams There were so many different levels to what went on this season,” said Petrosino whose team put together a 21-5 season and finally broke a stranglehold that Plymouth South had on the Keenan Division title since 2013 I guess it’s best to be done by a team coached by someone who wrestled and coached there,” Petrosino said with a laugh “We lost to South by one point last season but this year we came out on top in another really close match.” Scituate finally ended the season over the weekend at the New England Championship in Providence Holden lost two matches in the 165-pound weight class to finish with 104 career wins “Liam fought to the end and I couldn’t be prouder of the work he put into improving as a wrestler,” said Petrosino “Champions are made in the off-season and Liam is a perfect example of that He has an amazing work ethic and is such a great person.” Holden and fellow captain Wyllys Ames are the lone seniors in the growing program They were joined by junior Grayson Loeffell at All-States Holden was picked as the Keenan Division MVP and the league all-stars were Loeffel Brady Standridge won the Patriot League Sportsmanship award and Ames won the Scholar-Athlete award Holden and Ames were the only seniors on the team this season The roster is stacked with talented underclassmen including six freshmen who worked their way into the starting lineup “We’re building for the future with a ton of talented wrestlers,” said Petrosino We got a little taste of success and now we need to keep on moving forward.” Two days before the All-State championship Petrosino got a call from a man he called his “mentor,” Scituate High principal Marc Loranger “Marc said he had some news about All-States That’s when he told me that during the weekend I would be inducted into the Massachusetts Interscholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame,” said Petrosino “It’s a great honor and to hear the news from Marc was incredibly special for me He has always been a father figure and a mentor The friendship between the two men goes back nearly 25 years Loranger was Petrosino’s high school coach when he wrestled for Plymouth South and then a co-head coach with Loranger for the Panthers “I graduated from South in 2004 and the next season I came back as an assistant coach,” Petrosino remembered “So there I am an 18-year-old kid and Marc decided to let me coach a match Petrosino quickly earned that trust with Loranger “Sean was a captain for me at South and I always told him that he would make a great coach someday,” said Loranger “Sean is a motivator and he understands how to coach and make adjustments as the match is going on “He is well-deserved for the induction and it was my honor to present Sean with the Hall of Fame award In addition to Scituate and Plymouth South Petrosino has also been a head coach with the  Bridgewater-Raynham and Walpole wrestling programs He said it was special for him to have former wrestlers from all of those schools present at the induction ceremony A New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with defrauding an elderly investor out of more than $880,000, according to information released by the U.S. Department of Justice.Acting U.S Attorney Vikas Khanna announced that Antonio Petrosino faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering Petrosino is accused of orchestrating a scheme between March 2018 and March 2024 in which he falsely claimed he would invest funds on behalf of the victim he misused the money for personal expenses Prosecutors allege that Petrosino convinced the victim to transfer approximately $916,000 to him under the guise of investing the money in brokerage accounts and other financial products Petrosino reportedly provided the victim with falsified investment statements showing significant balances in her name He also issued payments ranging from $4,000 to $8,000 to the victim falsely claiming they were interest earned from her investments none of the funds were invested as promised Investigators allege that Petrosino not only misappropriated the money but also transferred funds from the victim’s bank account without her knowledge including payments directly to his landlord He also reportedly convinced the victim to send him $40,000 for purported tax obligations Petrosino’s actions resulted in a total theft of more than $888,000 from the victim He is scheduled to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer in Newark federal court.The wire fraud charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison while the money laundering charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years Both charges also carry fines of up to $250,000 Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance Linda Petrosino '77 It is with mixed emotions that I announce to the campus community that Linda Petrosino ’77 ’78 has let us know that the current academic year will be her last as dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance A holder of both undergraduate and graduate degrees in speech-language pathology from the school she has provided tremendous service to Ithaca College over the past 11 years Linda had a distinguished career as a teacher and administrator in the College of Health and Human Services at Bowling Green State University before returning to her alma mater in 2012 as dean of HSHP and professor of speech-language pathology Linda prioritized the infusion of interprofessional education and practice throughout the school’s programs and student experiences; conducted a strategic realignment of academic programs with an emphasis on future sustainability; and focused on diversity Among her many significant accomplishments Linda consolidated the physical therapy program onto the IC campus and facilitated development of a doctoral degree program in occupational therapy master’s degree programs in physician assistant studies and athletic training a fully online part-time graduate program in speech-language pathology and a 3+4 articulation agreement with the Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences She also developed and implemented the school strategic plan; led the renovation of key facilities including the additions of human cadaver anatomy and patient simulation labs; provided oversight of program reviews including for 10 different accrediting bodies; and created the Dean’s Board of Advocates and the Interprofessional Student Advisory Board Linda stepped in to serve the college as interim provost and vice president for educational affairs during which times she facilitated two presidential transitions and Middle States reaccreditation co-chaired the Institutional Effectiveness Budget Committee Her institutional service has also included membership on search committees for a variety of academic and administrative leadership positions co-chairing the Council on Diversity and Inclusion and the Campus Climate Survey and serving on the Shared Governance Task Force She has served the local community as a board member and president of Longview Linda’s contributions to her profession have included serving as president of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions and holding leadership positions within the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders She was named an Exemplar of Women in Science I have been particularly grateful for Linda’s steady collaboration and support since even before my arrival at Ithaca College in 2019 Her institutional knowledge and mentoring have been so important to me personally as I navigated transitions into and within the college and this year she again brought her calming and consummately professional demeanor to the dean team Her help with onboarding her three new dean colleagues has been deeply appreciated by the whole academic affairs leadership team but we know that thanks to her many contributions she is leaving us all I am pleased to announce that Christina Moylan associate provost for graduate and professional studies has agreed to serve as the interim dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance for the 2023-24 academic year She brings significant experience and expertise to this position having served for three years as associate dean in the School of HSHP and in 2020-21 as the college’s director of public health emergency preparedness helping the institution successfully navigate the COVID pandemic Christina’s wealth of knowledge has prepared her well to lead the school through this transition and I am grateful for her willingness to serve the college in this capacity as we conduct a national search for the next dean We are all tremendously thankful to Linda for her countless contributions to this institution and I hope that you will join me in showing your appreciation as she prepares to conclude her time at Ithaca College he'd earned both EMT certification and Firefighter 1 certifications He's worked as a part-time EMT at Station 9 Indian Neck/ Pine Orchard as well as Rescue 1 based out of Headquarters in Branford since all those years while earning his undergraduate degree from UConn and then medical school at the Frank H Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University he was a research assistant at Yale School of Medicine and was a clinical researcher at the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation the Branford Fire department celebrated now-Dr Joseph Petrosino’s last day working as a fire department EMT Petrosino begins his emergency medicine residency at Yale New Haven Hospital next week," Branford fire shared on its Facebook page Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Kiki Petrosino explores her connections as a UVA alumna to her ancestral roots in Virginia and teaches students that archival research can lead to poetry connecting with the humanity of people in the past who teaches in the University of Virginia’s Creative Writing Program chose a specific way to remember her great-great grandfather and family legacy every day It reminds her that this is the earliest evidence of literacy she has found thus far while researching her black heritage Petrosino previously found his name in a 19th-century census Then she found the later legal document where he had signed his own name and returned to the Grounds last year as an English professor she received a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship that enabled her to conduct archival research on her African American ancestors and the legacy of slavery The fruit of that labor fills her new book of poetry “White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia,” published by Sarabande Books last month “White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia,” was published by Sarabande Books in May In addition to her father’s Italian heritage Petrosino’s African American mother’s family came from Virginia Her grandmother’s family is from Louisa County – the subject of several poems in the new book – and her grandfather is from Manassas The generations that followed that great-great grandfather have included doctors and teachers she wasn’t ready to incorporate political views or her own life with America’s racial history and it’s only been more recently that she has written essays and poems involving her heritage stage of adulthood: I have no more surviving grandparents,” Petrosino said “Contemplating my grandmother’s powerful legacy within my family made me wonder about all my ancestors in Louisa and that brought me back to my own memories of being a UVA student.” She bought a DNA testing kit and then returned to this area to look for genealogical documents “I was already researching and writing poems towards this embryonic project when the events of Aug The sonnet crown in ’White Blood’ is very much a record of my emotional response to those violent days the project expanded beyond my personal history to embrace the larger historical moment.” “Happineſs,” she meditates on her years as a UVA student in a sequence of sonnets called a double crown sonnet in which 15 sonnets are linked by last and first lines from one poem to the next the writer connects getting an education at Jefferson’s University to her ancestors: Gold look of the airgathered between mountains mine toothat graduation in mud beforethe Rotunda’s bare belfry.Who knew me then yolk-in-shell?In whose wagons did I ride safein my straw nest “White Blood”is Petrosino’s fourth volume of poetry Her previous collections include “Witch Wife,” “Hymn for the Black Terrific” and “Fort Red Border.” Petrosino would’ve been spending time in Charlottesville and traveling to give readings; nevertheless The New York Times included it in its June 9 list of “New and Noteworthy Poetry.” Publisher’s Weekly the Academy of American Poets and more have praised the collection of poems and included it on their reading lists – of 2020 books of books about women’s history and also as anti-racist poetry The title “White Blood” comes from a line in one of the poems it’s sort of a meditation on the complicated legacies of race in Virginia whether we talk about one’s personal genealogy or about our collective history in Virginia and in the U.S. a history which involves various types of discrimination on the basis of race.” she wrote that she hoped her new book would reach “the intersection of public and private history It is at such crossroads that poetry begins.” “I hope my poems hold space to contemplate what ties us together as an American family I mean ‘family’ in every sense of that word.” “As I have developed this project,” she wrote “the very fact of my own literacy – which I practice each day in my career as a black artist and teacher – has been my great mystery to unravel a marvelous gift my ancestors passed down to me through generations of effort.” so she had to decide how to deal with what she didn’t know The collection expands into public history – about slavery and racism The timing of the book’s publication prompted her to make a connection between her work and the present time of protests against police brutality and racism “In this time of strife and division,” Petrosino wrote in email “I hope my poems hold space to contemplate what ties us together as an American family I mean ‘family’ in every sense of that word Researching and writing ‘White Blood’ showed me that we all belong to one another and are responsible for one another’s well-being.” In many ways, NEA Creative Writing Fellow Kiki Petrosino’s latest book exploring the genealogy and legacy of her African-American ancestors in Virginia she grapples with the messy history of slavery and discrimination in America often abiding choices that families of every stripe have to make It’s part of Petrosino’s unique ability as a poet to capture the expansive within the intimate which will be published on May 5 by Sarabande Press Petrosino consulted with historians and archivists giving her a rich background to imagine and honor her ancestors It marks the fourth full-length book for Petrosino who also teaches poetry at the University of Virginia We recently spoke with Petrosino about White Blood and how writing helps her make sense of her world NEA: How did you first fall in love with poetry KIKI PETROSINO: I think that it happened during my early childhood during a time when my mom was a stay-at-home mom My parents were both public school teachers but in my early childhood my mom took a break from teaching and she stayed home with my sister and me That meant that my dad had to take on extra teaching so he would teach in the public schools in Baltimore for the whole instructional day and then at night he would adjunct at different community colleges But the other quirk about our family is that only my mom drove—she was the only one who had a driver's license So that meant that my dad would have to be picked up and dropped off at his various teaching jobs I definitely remember leaving the house at night to go get my dad from one of the community college campuses in the Baltimore area We would be in our pajamas and she would bundle us up into our coats and put us in the car Music was a huge part of my upbringing because of my mother's great love of all kinds of music we would often be listening to top 40 stations The music at that time was a lot of '80s pop a lot of George Michael and Prince and Dire Straits We would have little conversations in the car about what the songs were about what kind of emotion was imparted through the music and what was the storyline I really credit those times of active listening with the beginnings of me forming a sensibility as a poet NEA: Do you still consider music to be an influence on your work I'm more of a music enthusiast at this point than a performer myself although I did spend several years as a choir nerd in high school and also in my undergraduate days so singing was important to me during my coming of age I think that I write as much by ear as by sight or as by intellect I've been interested in the properties of sound that a word may have and when I'm writing a new piece I do read the piece aloud to myself until it sounds right So there's something about the musicality of poetry that keeps me in that genre and I know it explores ancestors of yours who were slaves You've talked about literacy before regarding the book and I was wondering what it was like to bring your ancestors to life using this tool—literacy—that they weren't permitted to have PETROSINO: When I talk about those ancestors I talk about them as being enslaved rather than slaves I talk about them being enslaved since they each had identities beyond the circumstances of their enslavement I also talk about them being enslaved and free because I have ancestors that had both circumstances in their lives There are also ancestors who might have been "free" and thus not enslaved by any particular estate but they may have been married to a person who was enslaved So the whole complex fabric of that period of American history became clearer to me in one sense in researching the book but then it also became so much more complex to understand the kind of ways that enslavement and white supremacy attempted to proscribe their lives Because I was sensitive to the fact that my ancestors in large part didn't have the skills that I have of reading and writing am attempting to speak on their behalf or to speak as them I really wanted to preserve the silences that I found in the historical record rather than create a voice for them I felt like that was my job—to point out the fact that we don't have these voices directly It made me think too about what my definition of literacy is I thought about literacy as the ability to read and write maybe even also to enjoy those processes of reading and writing But the more that I researched my ancestors' lives I realized that they didn't have that literacy as I defined it but they were very literate of the landscape that they worked as farmers and laborers they were literate of the social and political environments around them They took great pains to keep their families together at a time when it was quite common for families to be separated through sale or gift and through war I realized that my ancestors had left plenty for me to read: they left the land that they had owned they left the burial grounds where they had buried their loved ones That was a lot in itself even though at the beginning of the project I came to an understanding of it by the end NEA: You mentioned that when you started researching and writing White Blood I was wondering whether it's more typical for you that writing brings you closer to some sort of understanding of a topic or whether it unlocks new intellectual and artistic paths that you need to explore PETROSINO: I think it's a combination of both What poetry allows and affords is the ability to express and explore a theme I needed to identify a suite of forms that I thought would effectively convey my sense of the theme I use different aspects of documentary poetry and there are even a couple of villanelles in there you're learning something about the subject itself But then there's the poet sensibility that comes in and says How does this knowledge actually feel in the mind?" Sometimes the knowledge feels circular—something like a villanelle that has a repeated structure can help express that Or sometimes the knowledge feels very spiky and incomplete and therefore a form with visual and sonic silence might be the way that you would want to go NEA: Do you find that experimenting with different forms pushes you creatively as well to new places Part of the joy of writing poetry for me is the joy of experimenting with forms that I've never tried before You can also invent forms in poetry—you can come up with something that works for the occasion of that poem Form—that container—paradoxically is generative it makes you innovate with language and get away from your habitual way of describing things and that's what I want to pursue in my writing NEA: Is there a particular form that you love best I would say that I am a pretty prolific lover of all different kinds of forms if I started to develop a preference for one type of poem or another I would take that as a sign that maybe I should start trying to use a different form NEA: White Blood is in many ways a personal book about your heritage and your history I was wondering how the writing and research process for the book has helped you make sense of your world and yourself PETROSINO: The book starts with the personal but I hope that it opens out into a larger consideration of the ways that the history of this country continues to impact our current day When I think about my own life as a professor at a wonderful university and all the privileges that I enjoy the reason that I enjoy those is because of the literacy that I've been able to develop through my education That becomes a multigenerational story that's about my parents and what they insisted upon having for me as far as an education who was from a rural county in central Virginia but who left home at the age of 12 because her Negro-only school only went to sixth grade so she left home and moved to DC by herself so that she could continue her education These decisions and choices that were made multiple generations ago have an impact on where I am So I understand myself much better now as the product of a lot of really hard choices that my ancestors made and a lot of hard work that they performed in order to keep the family together and to move the family forward in America My story is not atypical for many families—not just African American families but immigrant families The other side of my family is all from Italy and their story has some resonance with the African-American side of my family They worked hard to get educations and good jobs [The book] is more about the kinds of journeys that families and individuals have taken in this country you’re also a professor at the University of Virginia What’s the most important thing you try and teach your students PETROSINO: It comes back to this issue of literacy I spent the first nine years of my professor career teaching at the University of Louisville in Louisville and my students there came from a variety of backgrounds It wasn't always as racially diverse as other places but there was a lot of social and economic diversity among my students The kinds of knowledge that my students had was knowledge that wasn't always validated by academia they knew about their families and their family history some of them were young parents or they were veterans they were working full-time and trying to get an education I wanted to emphasize to them that they already know many things and that their knowledge is valuable we need them to engage in research practices but to create work that is meaningful for them because I haven't read all of these canonical works I must be lacking something and I won't be able to write my poems until I know enough about literature with a capital L." My take is quite different those things are very enriching for a creative practice NEA: Can you walk me through your creative process PETROSINO: I write multiple drafts using a laptop I might write three to five poems in a week and then there might be a month where I'm not writing anything in addition to the research that I was delving into I also took some trips to Virginia with my mom So as we were looking over all these ancestral material those personal interactions [at historical sites] led us to have certain experiences which then led to poems I've been lucky to travel to many countries in the world I have climbed up the Great Wall of China on two different occasions; I've been to Europe many times I hope that some day I'll be able to put that passport in my luggage again and embark on a new experience Ideally what I like to do is experience a new place and then in time that becomes the basis for a possible new piece NEA: This is obviously a very strange and unsettling time I was wondering if you've been reading or writing anything in particular that might be bringing you comfort PETROSINO: I'm in the middle of teaching my spring classes One of the books that I had ordered for this semester is Katie Ford's Colosseum It's an elegy for New Orleans that she wrote post-Hurricane Katrina The poems therefore are poems about disaster and poems about ruin but there's also this wonderful redemptive glimmer in that book about the persistence of relationships about the persistence of love among people even in the face of great disaster and the fact that the things that we experience now are part of a larger history that then becomes part of a shared heritage among humans That has been reassuring to know—that the pain that we feel is pain that is shared not just among us ourselves now NEA: Is there anything else that you wish I had asked PETROSINO: I very much took the opportunity of writing [White Blood] as a chance to learn something and to sort of relearn things that I already knew There is a double sonnet crown in the beginning of White Blood that talks about my undergraduate time at the University of Virginia I started writing that sonnet sequence after the events in Charlottesville in 2017 I wanted to remember what it felt like to be a student of color at UVA in the late '90s but there was also stuff that I didn't let myself think about as far as race goes I felt like it was urgent for me to write about Charlottesville and the questions that the place asks of itself I started writing that work even before I knew that there would be a job here to apply to Now it's become even more urgent to have artists with connections to places like Charlottesville be part of those overarching discussions NEA: That raises another question—how you do view the role of artists in terms of national social conversations PETROSINO: Artists are public intellectuals and we can have an important place in these larger social discussions I think that poetry out of all the literary genres is the one most misunderstood as a solitary pursuit as some kind of weird word game between the poet and the page the poet does have to sit down by themselves to write A poet writes poetry because they are longing to be understood and that search for mutual understanding is essential to the larger discussions that we need to have as a society we've seen a really exciting group of young American poets many of immigrant identity come to the fore Their books of poetry have become bestsellers among audiences because young people want to read about those experiences and share those experiences I just am here to participate to the extent that I can and to cheer on all of my poet colleagues who are writing right now about hard things Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block 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as they take on these new leadership roles,” said Dr professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation has served as interim chair of the department since March of 2018 Lee will manage the department across Baylor St Rizzo Distinguished Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lee is currently a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine the American Association for Physician Leadership and the International Society of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine Petrosino has served as interim chair of the department since January 2017 He is a professor of molecular virology and microbiology and director of the Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research The Center is an international hub for the development and implementation of advanced technologies for the understanding of how the microbiome 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UVA English professor and poet Kiko Petrosino is the winner of the $10,000 Rilke Prize Poet and University of Virginia English professor Kiki Petrosino has been named the winner of the University of North Texas’s 2021 Rilke Prize worth $10,000, for a poetry collection she penned about what it means to be Black in America and to search for one’s ancestors In 2015, following the death of her maternal grandmother, Petrosino embarked on a journey to understand more about her ancestors She took a DNA test and combed through archival documents in search for answers “White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia” is a culmination of that ancestral research Petrosino weaves together a variety of poetic forms – villanelles a heroic crown and erasure – to explore her Black heritage and larger societal issues with the legacy of slavery and race relations in America “I’m thrilled by this recognition,” she said “I wrote ‘White Blood’ for my family and the fact that readers are holding this book close to their hearts means more to me than I can say I’m filled with wonder and gratitude for this chance to connect.” “White Blood” is Petrosino’s fourth book Her previous works include “Witch Wife” (2017), “Hymn for the Black Terrific” (2013) and “Fort Red Border” (2009) Petrosino is also the recipient of a Pushcart Prize a Fellowship in Creative Writing from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Al Smith Fellowship Award from the Kentucky Arts Council the University of North Texas’s Department of English has awarded the annual Rilke Prize to recognize exceptional artistry and vision by a mid-career poet The prize is named after the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) a writer whose work embodies the qualities of ambition Ten members of the UVA faculty have been named to the 2021 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings which recognize the 200 faculty members at U.S universities “who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy.” The 11th annual rankings – compiled by former UVA faculty member Rick Hess now a member of the American Enterprise Institute – were published in Hess’ Education Week blog “Rick Hess Straight Up.” According to Hess more than 20,000 scholars would qualify for ranking consideration Commonwealth Professor of Education at the School of Education and Human Development professor and director of the school’s Center for Race and Public Education in the South professor emeritus at the School of Education and Human Development a professor of psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences and a scholar affiliated with the School of Education’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning Daniel Willingham and Bob Pianta; bottom row jumped 15 spots in this year’s ranking and was rated the 40th-most influential university-based scholar professor of higher education and sociology Returning influential scholars also include a host from the EdPolicyWorks research center a collaboration between the School of Education and the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Education policy professor Sarah Turner (No 173); associate professor Ben Castleman (No 184); and associate professor Daphna Bassok (No Hess employs a variety of measures to compile his rankings New additions to the list were nominated by members of a selection committee all of whom had already qualified for the 2021 rankings Tomlinson and Pianta served on this year’s committee Sloan Foundation has named Robert Gilliard The two-year fellowships are awarded annually to 126 early-career scientists who represent the most promising scientific researchers working today Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S Gilliard’s work focuses on the synthesis of chemicals for energy storage and optoelectronics and his research could contribute to innovations in a wide range of fields including light-emitting materials for display technologies and reducing greenhouse gases Chemistry professor Robert Gilliard has collected several notable accolades in the last year alone Gilliard has won an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grant a Negative Emissions Science Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant and an NSF CAREER award – all in the last year alone He was also honored as one of Chemical and Engineering News’ “Talented Twelve,” an elite international group of rising stars Despite the windfall of accolades bearing his name Gilliard is quick to give credit for that recognition to the graduate students and postdocs he works with and to shift the spotlight to the impact of his work as an educator “A major part of my mission here at UVA is undergraduate education and undergraduate research,” Gilliard said “My group has trained five undergraduates so far They are doing excellent work and have really contributed to the success of our group Of the 20-plus papers that we’ve published seven of those have had undergraduate co-authors “The most important thing for me is the impact on other people’s lives,” he added the undergraduates and the postdocs are doing well I think being able to change the world in that way – training folks to have them go on to the careers that they want – makes me very happy.” which makes important recommendations on screenings and other preventive health care measures to help Americans live healthier lives UVA’s executive vice president for health affairs “represents our very best.” (UVA Health photo) “We’re fortunate to have some of the world’s foremost medical experts at UVA Health “I’m confident that his expertise in primary care population health and clinical translational research will be invaluable to this prestigious group which sets standards for clinicians around the country.”  volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine Preventive measures reviewed and recommended by the Task Force have included colorectal cancer screening for patients ages 50 to 75 and mammograms to screen for breast cancer for women ages 50 to 74 Members come from primary care and prevention-related fields Li is a board-certified family physician and the Walter M Seward Professor and chair of family medicine at the School of Medicine He is also director of population health at UVA Health and leader of the Cancer Control and Population Health program at UVA Cancer Center The UVA Medical Center is among the top maternity hospitals in America according to Newsweek and the Leapfrog Group Newsweek has honored the UVA Medical Center UVA Women’s Services and UVA Children’s on its “Best Maternity Hospitals 2021” list for providing safe high-quality care for mothers and newborns “This award would not be possible without the tireless effort of our teams across the health system physician assistants and the entire team in Women’s Services and UVA Children’s to provide the highest-quality care for our newborns and new moms,” said Dr chair of UVA’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitals were recognized based on the results of the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Survey an independent nonprofit that monitors the quality and safety of hospitals.  To be recognized as a Best Maternity Hospital health care organizations had to meet several standards that include: A $20,000 grant from the NEA will help the show go on for the 2021 Virginia Film Festival The Virginia Film Festival has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects Award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support this year’s event The festival is among 1,073 arts projects from across America selected during the first round of fiscal year 2021 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects category.  “The Virginia Film Festival is among the arts organizations across the country that have demonstrated creativity excellence and resilience during this very challenging year,” NEA Acting Chair Ann Eilers said “While this year has obviously been difficult for all of us in the arts it has only served to once again highlight the importance and impact of the festival to our community and has strengthened our resolve to continue our efforts to showcase the power of film to entertain provoke and teach us about ourselves and the world we live in.” The Virginia Film Festival is a program of the University and the Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for the Arts Plans for the 2021 Virginia Film Festival are currently underway and will be announced at a later date a professor in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment and associate director of UVA’s Environmental Resilience Institute is one of 21 fellows from North American academic institutions chosen to participate in the 2021-22 Earth Leadership Program Formerly called the Leopold Leadership Program for conservationist Aldo Leopold known as the “father of wildlife ecology,” the program gained prestige over two decades for its cohort-based training model which includes a collective leadership framework emphasizing collaboration and crossing boundaries between stakeholders Engineering professor Andres Clarens’ research deals with the management of carbon emissions Applicants come from a cross-section of disciplines as high-performing mid-career environmental researchers who want the tools to turn their research into policies and applied technologies that will move the needle on environmental issues important to them a prolific and widely published researcher in engineering for management of carbon emissions that drive climate change worries that traditional modes of translating science into practice are not getting through “To avoid the worst impacts of climate change we must decarbonize rapidly across the economy and that can only happen with new technologies and new tools for assessing our progress,” he said “I want to develop the skills to most effectively partner with decision-makers I believe that the research questions we are asking in our lab will also be more robust and more impactful if they are formulated with an understanding of the fundamental gaps in our knowledge but also with input from the users of that knowledge.” Already an outspoken advocate of action on climate change Clarens will use the fellowship to amplify his message as well as his research in new technologies and assessment methodologies for managing carbon emissions from developing a new concrete that requires significantly less energy and carbon dioxide to produce than conventional materials to systems engineering modeling and analysis tools for studying industrial decarbonization Nine School of Law students and alumni will join the Department of Justice as attorneys in the fall through the Attorney General’s Honors Program The new hires for the selective program are third-year law students Elizabeth Bagwell and recent alumni Astrid Cevallos (Class of 2020) Will Slusher (Class of 2020) and Amanda Swanson (Class of 2020) Ryan will be a trial attorney with the Criminal Division and could focus on federal crimes as varied as public integrity “My experiences with the Innocence Project the Criminal Defense Clinic and summer internships at the DOJ have helped prepare me for this next step,” he said Bagwell will be an asset forfeiture fellow in the Criminal Division specifically those who engage in money laundering she will be involved in recovering illegally gained assets or those used for illegal purposes “I hope to establish and grow my skills as a white-collar prosecutor and to develop expertise in the money-laundering and asset recovery fields,” she said Ward will work in the Civil Rights Division and he hopes to be assigned to the Criminal Section federal hate crimes and other criminal offenses involving interference with constitutional rights hate groups and other civil rights issues all in the national spotlight right now it’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining the division,” he said “Defending the individual rights of all Americans whether it be from abuse at the hands of state agents or violence at the hands of domestic extremists is one of the federal government’s most important roles and I’m looking forward to the chance to join those efforts.” UVA Law’s assistant dean for public service said the Honors Program has been a springboard for alumni with notable Department of Justice careers Carpenter will work at the Executive Office of Immigration Appeals and will be clerking for members of the appellate judge panel “I worked in Consular Affairs at the State Department before law school so immigration and nationality law is something I’ve always been passionate about,” she said During the summer after her first year in law school Carpenter interned with the Department of Homeland Security and this year participated in UVA’s Immigration Law Clinic “I’m looking forward to getting more appellate review experience at the board and building on my work in immigration so far.” Giovanniello will work in the Tax Division investigating and prosecuting federal tax crimes alongside other Tax Division attorneys “Holding individuals accountable for tax evasion ensures that vital government institutions and social services have the funds they need to function effectively,” he said “I am very excited to help further this work develop my white-collar prosecution skills and to learn from the DOJ’s subject matter experts on tax crimes.” said the Honors Program is one of the most competitive in the country and has been a springboard for alumni with notable DOJ careers “Our students have always been extremely successful in landing internships and externships at DOJ Main Justice and in U.S “They do excellent jobs in these positions and make important connections with attorneys who The Honors Program attracts candidates from hundreds of law schools across the country representing a broad cross-section of experiences and interests Selections are made based on many elements of a candidate’s background including a demonstrated commitment to government service; academic achievement; leadership moot court and mock trial experience; clinical experience; past employment; and extracurricular activities that relate to the work of the Justice Department and the relevant component Dan Heuchert /content/accolades-white-blood-poet-earns-10000-rilke-prize UVA Breaks Ground on Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology Kiki Petrosino’s poetry began as a child in the backseat of her mother’s car the family would drive to and from Catonsville Community College near Baltimore to pick up Petrosino’s father a public school teacher who taught evening classes on the side Petrosino’s mother would play Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 Countdown and ask her and her sister: What’s happening in this song and what happened to them to make them write the song “I think about that experience when I think about the beginning of my own life as a poet — because poems are songs the first poems were songs,” she said “That’s where I’m coming from.” Petrosino asks those same questions using poetry to deconstruct memory time and the changes that have taken place in her life “I think that I’m always contemplating the key question of And I really still don’t know the answer,” she said it seems very apparent to me that people can change and people do change all the time I think no — people are fundamentally who they are and what we perceive as change is just us discovering new things about ourselves and the people around us It’s a mystery that my poetry helps me investigate.” Petrosino grew up in north Baltimore before her family moved 45 minutes away from the city While working toward a degree from the University of Virginia she spent a semester in Florence — an experience that she said encouraged her to live in Switzerland after college teaching English and Italian at The American School in Switzerland Her poem “Pastoral” began as a meditation on her time in Europe “It’s me looking back and thinking to what extent [am] I the same person that I was at that time and to what extent am I a completely different person?” she said was a starting point for the rhythm of the poem which moves back and forth between variations on similar images and sounds Serving as an anchor for those images is a question: Where did it start Petrosino is still asking that question herself “It can have a different answer every time,” she said “And even though it can be uncertain to have a multitude of answers I think it’s an authentic response to the question.” Kiki Petrosino is the author of two books of poetry: Hymn for the Black Terrific (2013) and Fort Red Border (2009) Her poems have appeared in “Best American Poetry,” “The New York Times,” “FENCE,” “Gulf Coast,” “Jubilat,” “Tin House” and elsewhere She is founder and co-editor of “Transom,” an independent on-line poetry journal She is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Louisville where she directs the Creative Writing program Corinne is the Senior Multimedia Web Editor for NewsHour Weekend She serves on the advisory board for VIDA: Women in Literary Arts © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins Fresno State will award honorary doctorates to acclaimed artist Judy Chicago and longtime local educator Antonio “Tony” Petrosino as part of Fresno State’s 111th commencement season Honorary doctorates are awarded on behalf of the California State University system and Fresno State in recognition of excellence and extraordinary achievement in significant areas of human endeavor that embody the objectives and ideals of the CSU system Both will be recognized during the College of Arts and Humanities commencement ceremony Chicago will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts Petrosino will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters Internationally renowned artist Judy Chicago founded the nation’s first feminist art program as a member of the Fresno State College art faculty in 1970 The program brought together female art students to overcome prevailing views at that time that women could not produce great art The success of the program later prompted the California Institute of the Arts to invite Chicago to create a similar program for its university Chicago’s innovative artwork and large-scale collaborative projects include her most well-known work called “The Dinner Party,” a multimedia representation of women’s contributions to western culture completed in 1979 (CBS Sunday Morning featured Chicago in a segment highlighting her as the “founding mother of feminist art” in January) Subsequent bodies of work have addressed issues of birth and creation in the “Birth Project”; the construct of masculinity in “PowerPlay”; the horrors of genocide in the “Holocaust Project,” on which she collaborated with her husband photographer Donald Woodman; and most recently mortality and humankind’s relationship to and destruction of the Earth in “The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction.”  her viewing public and the communities where she taught Her creative spirit and dedication to social justice continue to motivate her to make art that speaks to a global audience Antonio “Tony” Petrosino came to Clovis as a teen in 1947 from Coperchia He graduated from Fresno State in 1953 with bachelor of arts degrees in Spanish and education; he also received a teaching credential He worked as an educator for the Fresno Unified School District for 40 years Valley Children’s Healthcare and Clovis Unified School District Paul Newman Center to serve Fresno State’s Catholic community he started and taught Fresno State’s first Italian language courses and recently helped establish the Italian studies program In 2021, Petrosino established the Antonio and Louise Petrosino Family Italian Studies Endowment and the Antonio and Louise Petrosino Family Italian Studies Endowed Scholarship.  Fresno State News Hub 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Send help right to the people and causes you care about Your donation is protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money The family of Sherry Petrosino Hayes created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories © 2025 Cavin-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory Made with love by funeralOne Lists are tricky things for magazines: Top 10 this and Power 50 that are minefields most editors in chief avoid at all costs When we decided to celebrate saratoga living’s 20th anniversary I knew we wanted to commemorate the occasion in a truly special way; hence the birth of “The Saratoga 20.” Unlike lists based on marital status (singles) looks (sexiest) or influence (40 Under 40) our list consists of the ten men and ten women in Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region who not only excel in their chosen field but also undeniably paint outside the lines and deeply contribute to the palpable mix that makes our home nothing short of magical philanthropists—even high school students—ended up on our list and help make Saratoga one of the most important small towns in the world we could have chosen to do “The Saratoga 100” there are so many worthy candidates; but we narrowed our select list to the extraordinary individuals that follow ELIZABETH SOBOL reigns over Saratoga’s cultural landscape the President and CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and attending college in nearby Winston-Salem then splitting time between Manhattan and Miami Beach—where she held management positions at IMG Artists and Universal Music Group—Sobol fell hard for Saratoga Springs the first time she set foot here—and the adoration hasn’t waned in the two years since she and her husband Whether it be launching the immersive “SPAC on Stage” series which brings audience members within feet of performing artists or landing the Cuban National Ballet this summer (SPAC is just one of four venues in North America to do so) Sobol has helped transform Saratoga from a horse racing-centric town to one that takes its arts and entertainment very seriously find out why Saratogians are taking notice that this creative force of nature loves it right where she is On Her Introduction To Saratoga My husband and I had an apartment in Miami Beach after I left Universal and I was planning on taking some time off I was three days into it when the phone rang and this person said “We’re conducting the search for the new president of SPAC “I’m going to go out on my balcony here in Miami Beach and describe the view to you and you’re going to tell me why in the world I would move to Saratoga Springs.” They convinced me to come up there where I’d never been before—this after all these years of running a talent agency and a record company I walked into town and saw the Lyrical Ballad and Northshire Bookstores I had an amazing meal at Mio Posto and walked past Congress Park I had this presentiment that I’d experienced everything in this small city that made me happy dedicated people who loved Saratoga and SPAC my mind was spinning with ideas and possibilities And then when they brought me back up for a second interview and basically told me that they were going to offer me the job I was taken for a more in-depth tour of the Spa State Park On What Makes Saratoga So Special People who grow up here know how magical it is but the minute you get outside of Saratoga I’d spent all those years working in Manhattan in the music and culture business I’d end up going to the Berkshires—even though I don’t particularly like the Berkshires when I pitch Saratoga to people who don’t know it—the same way that I didn’t know it—I talk to them about the best-in-class venue that has the DNA of Eugene Ormandy and George Balanchine in it in a 24,000-acre park that spans from these incredible architectural beauties from the ’20s and ’30s to these exquisite woodland walks to curative mineral springs adjacent to a culturally vibrant small downtown with lots of beautiful buildings and green space—and it’s 45 minutes from 6 million acres of Adirondack parkland and 32 miles of Lake George People don’t realize that there’s literally nothing else like this in North America On Her Personal Playlist There’s very little that most people will recognize on it I’m probably listening to either somebody like Joni Mitchell or some of the young crop of female singer-songwriters like Becca Stevens or Michelle Willis I listen to Indian or Middle Eastern music I listen to that group of composer-performers who create hypnotic Probably my favorite band to listen to right now is Darlingside On Her Best Quality As An Executive And Manager When I was studying piano I had a teacher who was a literature person The quote begins: “Only connect.” That phrase has really been the inspiration for my whole professional life I see connections where they’re not necessarily obvious Claim To Fame: Member of the NYRA and CDTA boards On Saratoga: “Saratoga’s a culmination of individuals with institutional knowledge of how we got to where we are now and a diverse group of individuals who are forward-thinking and wanting to grow in a manner that’s consistent with our vision.” Lewis quote: ‘Integrity is doing what’s right when no one is watching.’ But over the past few years and everything that’s going on where more people are being outspoken there’s another quote—Evil befalls the world when no one speaks up; when the time is right was wearing an impressive horse necklace when she showed up for her photo shoot with an advanced degree in Environmental Science and Engineering She doubles as a member of the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and Capital District Transit Authority (CDTA) boards She’s described herself as American by birth Saratoga Springs will add more fast-casual food options.” He Says: “I’m usually at the food court meeting a lot of people and making sure everybody’s having a good time.” If you’re interested in opening a restaurant but not quite ready to commit to a brick-and-mortar location bar/lounge and entertainment venue in a 7000-square-foot building in Downtown Troy “It’s essentially a business incubator to help small restaurants get their start,” says Cory Nelson “We help them grow their business into a standalone location.” Nelson and it has quickly become an affordable takeout delivery or eat-in option for college students (There are DJ/dance nights with drink specials too.) Troy Kitchen’s current lineup of food vendors represents a wide swath of the world: There are Middle Eastern Just ask Troy Kitchen veterans K-Plate Korean BBQ and Bespoki Bowl which now have their own locations in Downtown Troy On Saratoga: “Only in Saratoga Springs can you actually pet a horse at Starbucks.” She Says: “I’ve never been in another town where there are so many people willing to give back to their community.” What nonprofit in Saratoga hasn’t been impacted by the generosity of Stephanie Collins The reserved yet poised stay-at-home mom serves on the boards of Wellspring and the Incredible Teddy Foundation while also sitting on the Saratoga Hospital Annual Summer Gala and Jake’s Help From Heaven planning committees Collins most recently taught at Shenendehowa High School whether it be at our church or through our schools or coaching,” Collins says Claim To Fame: Founder and Publisher of ExploreSaratoga.com On Saratoga: “Only in Saratoga do you find multimillionaires and billionaires walking side-by-side with the guy from down the street in his shorts and flip-flops He Says: “It’s my mission to highlight the best of Saratoga and is the Founder and Publisher of ExploreSaratoga.com a website that curates the best things to do in and around Saratoga Springs We can’t help but think Hopper’s cut from the same cloth as saratoga living: “I’m committed to producing the best lifestyle and tourism content Saratoga has ever seen,” he says “People love what we’ve been doing with ExploreSaratoga.com Claim To Fame: President of Turf Hotels and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce On Saratoga: “Saratoga’s easily the best community in Upstate New York.” He Says: “I’m always willing to jump in and help my team in any way possible.” It’s been a busy couple of years for Brian Straughter father and Saratoga Springs’ man of the people which manages five hotels in the Capital Region including the Hampton Inn & Suites in Saratoga the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce named him its new Chair of the Board of Directors so I enjoy being able to walk to the local restaurants and retail shops,” he says But maybe his most important role is the one he gave himself: He and his wife cofounded Jake’s Help From Heaven—a local nonprofit that assists children and their families affected by debilitating illnesses—following the tragic death of their son Claim To Fame: Senior Community Development Manager at the American Cancer Society On Saratoga: “It never ceases to amaze me how everyone in Saratoga comes together to make a difference.” She Says: “I love my job because I get to go to work every day knowing that I’m making a difference I love working with all of our volunteers and donors many of whom have become friends that I’ll have for the rest of my life and planning parties with the sole purpose of having fun and raising money to fight cancer If you haven’t been to an event put on by Lizzie Hunter Hunter’s the woman behind the celebrated galas for the American Cancer Society (ACS) and it’s clear that it’s not just any old job to her: “It’s hard to put into words how grateful I am for ACS,” she says community leaders and enthusiastic children—who’ll never know how much they inspired me to do more.” When you throw amazing parties that raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for an organization that does so much good all you can say is “wow.” He’s one of very few high school juniors who seemingly has life all figured out extremely grateful and unbelievably generous Tracy founded his first nonprofit—TJ’s Turkeys which provides local families in need with holiday meals—when he was nine a corporate start-up that runs errands for people who can’t easily get out and do them (a sort of Task Rabbit for Saratoga) On Saratoga’s Uniqueness Only in Saratoga can you find a perfect balance of everything I feel like Saratoga has everything anyone could really need Growing up in Saratoga has been an incredible experience Our downtown area is priceless and being able to hang out with friends downtown has been really fun To be able to become a part of the community has been such an honor for me and the generosity of the Saratoga residents has been overwhelming Only in Saratoga are you going to find so many people who want to be a part of the community and who really want to be here because they love it That’s really shown with the growth of TJ’s Turkeys and how generous the community has been in getting involved with our efforts On What He’s Most Passionate About I do what I love better than anyone in Saratoga I feel like a lot of people have this ideology that you can’t really do what you love as a kid but I’ve been able to find what I’m most passionate about I’ve been able to really do what I love to do and that’s a really big part of TJ’s Turkeys: kids helping kids We’re here to prove that just because you’re young doesn’t mean you can’t do what you’re passionate about and you can’t start taking steps in the direction of what you really love to do On Saratoga’s Next Five Years Saratoga will be a city everyone’s talking about it’s so much fun seeing bigger and bigger names coming to SPAC—even just things like that And even little things like getting more burger places because I don’t have to drive to Five Guys Saratoga has been heading in the right direction It’s already a place that everyone’s talking about but will become even more so in the next five years On Saratoga’s Greatest Asset Saratoga is involved I’ve grown up with my mom [interior designer Beverly Tracy] always attending charitable events in this community where everyone is always out and involved and really wants to be here And I feel like that’s led to such an involved community and downtown area Claim To Fame: Saratoga Springs City Court Judge I think it will continue to provide a great sense of community for the people and younger generations to come and hopefully attract more people and a diverse population to this area.” I was a lawyer and became very active in the Women’s Bar Association but also to be a part of this community and be a part of the local bar Francine Vero is the first woman to serve as City Court Judge in Saratoga Springs Appointed to the position by former Saratoga Mayor Joanne Yepsen in December 2016 she successfully ran for reelection the following year presiding over everything from eviction proceedings to cases of domestic violence—a topic she’s worked tirelessly on throughout her career “I truly believe that I wouldn’t have been appointed and ultimately elected judge if it wasn’t for my connections in the community,” she says “I’ve been active in the community not to further my career but because I enjoy working with these people who are so devoted to the community and giving back.” Claim To Fame: Founder and President of Mind Genomics Advisors On Saratoga: “Only in Saratoga do you meet interesting He Says: “I was somewhat bored in retirement—and had a veterinary degree and an MBA I was fortunate to retire at a young enough age to know that I wanted to do something else So I combined my business and medical backgrounds to form this new company.” After a successful career as a veterinarian Rotondo went on to found Mind Genomics Advisors a company that uses machine learning to identify consumer preferences Mind Genomics numbers industry leaders such as Amazon IBM and H&R Block among its top clients Rotondo is the city’s self-described biggest fan: “I probably enjoy Saratoga more than anybody,” he says Says Rotondo: “If you can’t enjoy Saratoga I don’t think there’s anyplace you can enjoy.” Claim To Fame: Owner of Saratoga Dog Walkers On Saratoga: “Only in Saratoga Springs would you have a dog guy being featured in a magazine in a horse city.” He Says: “I walk packs of dogs better than anyone else in Saratoga.” If you live in the Capital Region and love dogs you’re likely already obsessed with the Saratoga Dog Walkers Instagram account you’re bound to be entertained—or at least impressed—by the feats of owner Tim Pink Pink’s known for his uncanny ability to walk sizeable packs of dogs around Downtown Saratoga—and after making 20 or more sit perfectly still Claim To Fame: Award-winning Thoroughbred trainer Saratoga Springs will still maintain its historic charm despite the ever-changing world we live in.” there’s no place that has a picnic area or backyard like Saratoga’s.” Mechanicville native Chad Brown has reached superstar status in the Capital Region as a Thoroughbred trainer—thanks he won with the first horse he entered in the first race on opening day he also won the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita He’d end up winning a 2016 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer—and since then winning the 2017 Preakness and just missing the Winner’s Circle at this year’s Kentucky Derby with runner-up (and saratoga living pick) Good Magic On Saratoga: “I make a fool of myself to put my clients at ease better than anyone else in Saratoga.” She Says: “I think my connection to people and animals drives my business and I’d say that a majority of my clients have animals I think what you put out to the world is what you get back I’m also a big believer in paying it forward I think it’s your duty to give back to others.” Photographer Tracey Buyce’s website has two photos on its home page: one of a woman riding a horse through a beautiful field a bride and groom grimacing because the chicken they’re holding is trying to make a run for it It’s not exactly the photo most people would frame on their mantel It’s a testament to Buyce’s sense of humor and love of animals Buyce volunteers for New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program where she takes “glamour shots” of retired racehorses to help them get adopted These aren’t the first phrases that spring to mind while admiring the hulking turn-of-the-century mansions that line North Broadway in Saratoga Springs But one local architect wants to change that; he’s revolutionizing the way the Spa City and its residents look at architecture and design and he’s doing it one passion project at a time principal architect at Saratoga’s Phinney Design Group Born in Glens Falls and a graduate of Lake George High School Phinney attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) prestigious five-year architecture program Phinney was ahead of his time in his field writing his thesis on and becoming passionate about green building when a former boss contacted him about a high-profile green building project in Albany “I was made project designer and eventually for a new headquarters for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation which is the large building on Broadway against the river in Albany with the green glass dome on top,” he says “That became the first certified green building in New York State he runs the multiple-award-winning Phinney Design Group which has put its Midas touch on innumerable iconic locations The firm has completed projects for the Saratoga Race Course The Sagamore Hotel and Resort and Mohonk Mountain House The firm also does offices and houses—Phinney built his family’s own green home from the ground up just outside of Saratoga in Greenfield—and Phinney’s particularly passionate about old buildings and adaptive reuse and historic preservation On Why He’s Not A Fan Of Big Egos Especially when it comes to design and construction “This is a big problem!” This guy pulled me aside and said I really appreciate what you’re doing here and your passion They’re just situations that aren’t resolved yet.” That struck a chord with me This is not a perfect process; you’re dealing with hundreds of people and weather and things happen One of the things I’ve learned working in architecture for 25 years is that nothing ever goes perfectly We have a philosophy at the design firm that the best ideas rise to the surface get to work on projects and be in meetings and voice their opinions On Saratoga’s Top-Notch Architectural Profile I think Saratoga’s much more advanced than most small cities The land-use boards and the fact that they have a Design Review Commission—those things are really great It also has a really active preservation foundation I think it balances well with honoring the past and embracing the future I’d like to see greater diversity in the architecture but you want to strike that balance where you’re not messing up the historic fabric too much On Why Saratoga’s A City Of Big Thinkers I think the city’s always been full of people with big ideas such as Jim Morrissey and the Canfield Casino and then all the grand hotels that used to be here There were always these big thinkers and visionaries that did big projects and it’s interesting to see now that people are so afraid to add or change anything some of the largest and most incredible things that were here are actually lost now The Grand Union Hotel and The United States Hotel had massive ballrooms and meeting spaces These were Renaissance men—the golden age of the Victorian Age and I think Saratoga needs to think big again Claim To Fame: General Manager of Osteria Danny On Saratoga: “Only in Saratoga Springs is it the weekend every day.” For being the Hostess/General/Manager/Receptionist/Bookkeeper of an authentic Italian restaurant Patti Petrosino’s style is markedly rock ’n’ roll she almost gives off a Patti Smith vibe—if Patti Smith smiled more own Osteria Danny on Henry Street in Saratoga Springs—Danny runs the kitchen The restaurant’s about as close to Italy as you’ll get in Saratoga the Italian mom everyone needs in their life Claim To Fame: Chief Financial Officer of Prime Companies when contrasted with Albany and the rest of the Capital Region I think that serves as a huge asset to and selling point for Saratoga.” which owns the Pavilion Grand and Fresh Market The instrumental people were really our partners who envisioned what Saratoga would become.” Prime Companies checks a lot of boxes: residential and commercial real estate development (They own and manage Saratoga staples such as the Pavilion Grand Hotel and The Fresh Market.) Enter its Chief Financial Officer Mike’s most certainly instrumental in everything big that happens at Prime He’s quick to give credit to others who’ve played a role in the success of Prime Companies and the development of Saratoga and the Capital Region Claim To Fame: Owner and Cofounder of Rad Soap Co On Saratoga: “Saratoga is full of adventure You can meet people here from all around the world I don’t think there are a lot of places besides major cities where you can do that.” She Says: “I make the best soap in the world.” Sue Kerber lights up any room she walks into and even if you’re meeting her for the first time which she and her sons cofounded in Cohoes in 2009 It all started when Kerber sought out an organic treatment for her son’s eczema the company’s products are sold in more than 180 locations across the country including a Rad Soap storefront in Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany and Healthy Living Market & Café in Wilton which Kerber says is one of their top retail locations To get a sense of the type of person Kerber is all you need to do is listen to her voicemail Claim To Fame: Member of the US House of Representatives from New York’s 21st Congressional District (and the youngest Congresswoman ever elected) On Saratoga: “Saratoga Springs is the place I got married She Says: “I feel very confident going into the midterm elections this November I logged 100,000 miles driving around this district in a year and a half I have a very strong record of delivering results.” When Albany native Elise Stefanik ran for Congress in 2014 she’d become the youngest woman ever elected at the age of 30 and has been representing New York’s 21st Congressional District—the state’s largest which includes parts of Saratoga County—for the last four years Stefanik (R-NY) tells us that some of her fondest childhood memories are of summers in Saratoga with her family the Republican Congresswoman sees herself as part of a new one that isn’t afraid to teach her congressional elders how to use Instagram—or cross the aisle Stefanik: “Regardless of where one is on the political spectrum I think both parties agree that we need more people working together to deliver results for the American public.” Claim To Fame: Campaign Director for Universal Preservation Hall On Saratoga: “Saratoga is the best place in the world to live and it was a wonderful place for them to grow up.” If you’ve been to a social event in Saratoga Springs chances are you’ve crossed paths with Teddy Foster greeting everyone and just having a genuinely good time As Campaign Director for Universal Preservation Hall (UPH) a performing arts education and entertainment venue located in a historic church on Washington Street Foster’s been tasked with raising $5.5 million for the renovation of the facility Though Foster’s job requires her to be all-in about UPH you can tell her enthusiasm isn’t just an act: It’s real passion Claim To Fame: Co-owner of Caroline Street Pub and The Horseshoe Inn On Saratoga: “Only in Saratoga Springs can you find a music venue all in walking distance from one another.” He Says: “I wear flannels and bathing suits better than anyone else in Saratoga.” “I would like you to know that I am a blue-eyed sweetheart.” That’s what Brandon Drellos—the hilarious bushy-bearded co-owner of Caroline Street Pub and The Horseshoe Inn has to say moments after greeting us came after a several-minute-long monologue about how he makes the best bombs—vodka bombs But underneath Drellos’ larger-than-life personality Metrics details Ambient noise polarizes inside fault zones yet the spatial and temporal resolution of polarized noise on gas-bearing fluids migrating through stressed volcanic systems is unknown Here we show that high polarization marks a transfer structure connecting the deforming centre of the caldera to open hydrothermal vents and extensional caldera-bounding faults during periods of low seismic release at Campi Flegrei caldera (Southern Italy) Fluids pressurize the Campi Flegrei hydrothermal system The loss of polarization (depolarization) of the transfer and extensional structures maps pressurized fluids detecting fluid migrations after seismic sequences After recent intense seismicity (December 2019-April 2020) the transfer structure appears sealed while fluids stored in the east caldera have moved further east Our findings show that depolarized noise has the potential to monitor fluid migrations and earthquakes at stressed volcanoes quasi-instantaneously and with minimum processing The loss of polarization (depolarization) has never been employed to monitor deep fluid-induced dynamics Once applied to stressed volcanic structures depolarization could provide a new way to monitor volcanic activity and associated earthquakes The white dotted line contours the extensional faults when visible and continuous b The olarization parameters were computed using three hours of noise on a single day This study measures and maps noise polarization attributes at Campi Flegrei using data recorded across years separating periods of lower and higher seismic release Our results show that polarized noise detects both the extensional faults and the transfer structure at the caldera during periods of low seismic release The depolarization of the transfer structure marks both injections at the start of seismic unrest and lateral fluid migrations leading to earthquakes The results detect structures and processes leading to hazard at Campi Flegrei caldera offering a new technique to monitor fluid-derived processes across highly-stressed volcanoes in real time the semi-circular east and north borders of a reservoir that was expanding in 2011–2013 (Fig. 2b); the lobe-shaped maxima of horizontal stresses observed using InSAR methods;31 In 2019–2020, the pre-seismic (Fig. 1c) and post-seismic (Fig. 1d) patterns show the progressive depolarization induced by fluids migrating from the injection location to: These spatial and temporal relations confirm that depolarized noise can monitor deep sub-caprock migrations of fluids preceding and following higher-magnitude earthquakes Both the caprock and associated high lateral stress at the caldera seem crucial for monitoring volcanoes with noise depolarization Discriminating depolarization from processing uncertainties would be difficult without the persistent high polarization across the structures that bear most of this stress While this could be an important limitation at volcanoes that release stress frequently and that present different lithological contrasts the technique seems ideally suited to image and monitor volcanoes with long periods of repose horizontal noise polarization can achieve similar results using hours of noise and minimal processing and by 4 additional broadband stations (3 mobile and 1 permanent installation) that were in operation in 2009 but no longer in 2017 due to the short period of acquisition (the Unrest campaign lasted from 9 to 26 March) we extracted samples of three hours (00:00-03:00 UTC) from the continuous recordings performed during the experiment obtaining (on average) about 45 h of signal/station The complete data set of 2009 and 2017comprises a total of 47 sites (Fig. 1a) Data recorded in 2019 (September-December) and 2020 (January-June) at a higher sampling level to test the monitoring potential before and after earthquakes (Figs. 1c, d and 3) The samples were extracted after selecting 9 days/month we selected 12 days to sample periods immediately before and after the earthquakes we always select the same 3 h (01:00–04:00 UTC) We obtained 117 h (for 2019) and 171 h (for 2020) of signal/station at 20 broadband stations of the mobile and permanent network of the INGV-OV seismic network The Matlab© data processing software necessary to obtain polarization parameters is available at the Open Science Framework link provided in the Code Availability section over 47 stations recording in these periods 41 present minimal changes in R ( < 0.1) minimal variations are observed across the extensional trend The strains are obtained from their relationship with displacements using a spatial derivative operator of fourth-order The discretization of the memory-variable equations is performed using the central differences operator for the time derivative and the mean value operator for the memory variable Two sponges attenuate boundary propagation To consider the variations induced by anelasticity and grid dispersion we reduced the time step to Δt=1 ms for noise signals lasting 100 s The polarization parameters are retrieved with a blind test where synthetic seismograms are processed without inputs on the original source polarization The results for the homogeneous cases are shown in panel a) and are compared with real azimuths in panel c The square residuals between azimuths in the two source configurations indicate that a far-field source is on average more likely to reproduce results (a line residual of 208 against 294) This gives us a threshold to interpret if the sole existence of velocity contrasts can reduce R at the levels observed in the data as 0.31 is the average R-value over the 2009 and 2017 datasets we restricted the area of change to within the extensional faults The results of the blind tests show a strong reduction of R at station ACL2 (R~0.5) the only station both inside the waveguide and within one wavelength from noise sources Without waveguide and with the same source configuration no near-field trapped and scattered wave responsible for decreasing polarization can develop This explains lower R values as due to a combination of medium heterogeneity and extended near-field sources The azimuths slightly rotate parallel to the extensional trend (NW-SE) in the eastern caldera independently of the starting source polarization (Supplementary Fig. 8b); yet only near-field coastline sources reproduce azimuths perpendicular to the primary direction of the transfer structure The lowest residuals are produced by the heterogeneous case with far line sources (residuals of 202 against 295) at least for the simulated isotropic case for this frequency band the sole existence of high-velocity heterogeneity as observed at Campi Flegrei has only minor effects on azimuths: these are primarily controlled by the location of noise sources we observe a progressive low-frequency increase of R indicative of pressurization of the deeper systems The final figure layouts were prepared using Photoshop CS© Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures 3‐D surface wave tomography of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano using seismic noise correlations A large magmatic sill complex beneath the Toba caldera Mapping pressurized volcanic fluids from induced crustal seismic velocity drops Ambient seismic noise image of the structurally controlled heat and fluid feeder pathway at Campi Flegrei caldera Body and surface wave reconstruction from 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staff at the INGV-Sezione di Napoli the routine locations of volcano-tectonic earthquakes Giuseppe Vilardo and Agata Siniscalchi provided the shapefiles used to plot faults and fractures and the resistivity model TeMaS - Terrestrial Magmatic Systems Research Area of the Johannes Gutenberg University (Landesinitiative des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz) has funded L.D.S Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Napoli - Osservatorio Vesuviano TeMaS - Terrestrial Magmatic Systems Research Area conceived the initial idea to use the resultant length of polarization vector as a tool to image the medium properties and performed all the measurements of seismic polarization from ambient noise through years created the tools for the generation of Figures to interpret polarization with existing geophysical models The authors completed the manuscript together The authors declare no competing interests Peer review information Nature Communications thanks Simone Puel Thomas Lecocq and the anonymous reviewer(s) for their contribution to the peer review of this work Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26954-w Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gary Petrosino has joined Lockton as Chief Operating Officer of the global insurance broker's Pacific operations in the US effective April 1 He will be responsible for leading a team of more than 500 Associates in Los Angeles Lockton is the world's largest privately held "Gary brings a tremendous understanding of our clients and our culture since he has worked closely with our teams for many years," said Glenn Spencer 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Fodemski has been promoted to a new role as an Executive Vice President in Lockton's holding company He will serve as a business advisor to Lockton operations across the US Fodemski has served as Chief Operating Officer for Lockton's Los Angeles and now Pacific businesses for the past 20 years the business has grown from one office and a team of 30 people to six offices and more than 500 people today He has led branch offices for Chubb and been the Senior Vice President for the Latin American Zone creating a business that covered seven major countries He is also deeply involved in community service serving as board chairman of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation in 2014-15 He was President of The City of Hope National Insurance Council in 2010-11 and as a council member for the past 11 years and is on the board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles He is a graduate of Williams College in Williamstown Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160404/350976 Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prn/20090415/CG99351LOGO http://www.lockton.com the world's largest privately held insurance brokerage is pleased to announce a new leadership appointment the world's largest privately held independent insurance brokerage Banking & Financial Services Insurance Personnel Announcements Do not sell or share my personal information: Kiki Petrosino’s book of poetry White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia (Sarabande Books, 2020) was selected for The Poetry Center Book Award by Tongo Eisen-Martin as both poets read from their work and engage in conversation with one another and their online audience London Pinkney kindly joins the poets as emcee for this online-only event He was the inaugural Mazza Writer in Residence for The Poetry Center at SF State and is currently Poet Laureate of San Francisco Video from recent Poetry Center Book Award readings: jayy dodd and Lourdes Figueroa: October 28, 2021 Ashley Toliver and Jason Bayani: September 17, 2020 Lauren Levin and Melissa Mack: February 21, 2019 Bao Phi and Sarah Menefee: November 14, 2019 Orlando White and Patrick James Dunagan: April 27, 2017 Kiki Petrosino has published four collections and received the Pushcart Prize and the Rilke Prize and she will give a reading from it on Friday Kiki Petrosino: I consider this to be a really exciting expansion of my writing practice I became really intrigued by how difficult it is to write an essay I can anticipate how it will feel to write a poem; I couldn’t anticipate how it would feel to write an essay but I wanted very much to write sentences and paragraphs and hear how my voice would sound in that form.  I realized that I had more to say on the topics of racial identity and background and upbringing And I wondered if I could take some of the additional things I wanted to say and the additional stories I wanted to tell I’m interested in different ways of making meaning and poetry has been a set of forms that is capacious and expansive and allows me to investigate a number of different kinds of questions and to think about language in a particular way have been able to tell stories that also evoke emotion in the sense that I want my poems to evoke an emotion Sometimes I tell stories but the stories are meant to make the reader feel what I am hoping that they will feel I’ve become interested in the actual stories themselves and prose might be a place where I can actually say what happened and also find language for talking about how it felt to be in that story or to guide the reader toward some kind of emotional impact And that’s why some of the tools of lyric essay writing such as juxtaposition or contrast or braiding—placing two stories next to each other so that the reader can understand the relationship between those two stories without the essayist having to explain it—are the kinds of prose forms that I’m interested in because they actually link back to things that happen in poetry I am interested in the way that fairy tales are allegorical of my own life living as a Black American of interracial background And because my external appearance announces that fact is that I can tell that there is a story about me that they’re telling themselves And those stories may or may not match up with my lived reality the optical marker of race has been so determinative of someone’s experience I wanted there to be a place where I talk about how I came to be but also how it feels to be this self And so the language of fairy tales seemed to overlay quite well onto the kind of investigation I was making I also just really enjoyed writing one- or two-sentence fairy tales to be able to piece together a fairy tale where some parts of the story are told and a lot of the rest of the story is submerged into silence writing is not necessarily about explaining everything so that the reader can draw a map to where I want them to get I wanted the reader to understand the term “brightness,” and that it is both a physical description of someone’s appearance but that it also has these other meanings It’s a superficial term that doesn’t speak to the interior life of the person being described I wanted to ask what does it mean to me to have this descriptor applied to me and what relationship do I have to the term … to see if the memoir could allow me to claim that term in a way that is resonant for me and doesn’t necessarily connect to what other people say brightness is. As a person moving through the world I want time to think about what I mean to myself Being able to think explicitly about what my journey through the world has been was really rewarding because I went down some paths of inquiry that I wouldn’t have predicted I continue to approach Jefferson with fascination and curiosity That doesn’t mean I take an uncritical view of him that I don’t see what his vision excluded as much as what it included It means that I walk a line between those two modalities the generative place—the place where writing can happen—is in the space between absolutes To read him solely as a hero or solely as a villain excludes other things we could be learning And I always want to be in a position of learning and so much of his archive is right here in Virginia and at UVA that his legacy also becomes an opportunity to explore what an archive can contain and exclude an archive may “stand in” for or represent the legacy of a person who is no longer here in a physical sense so I don’t feel that Jefferson is static in terms of his legacy My relationship to that legacy continues to gain complexity I have a sonnet sequence that talks about my student days at UVA and my grandfather completed suicide during my second year at UVA So that material is in those poems but I approach it in the way of poetry—it’s built and braided into this sonnet form.  I wanted to talk about how I would observe my Italian grandfather’s relationship with nature In thinking about his influence on my life I couldn’t not also talk about his death and how that affected me I was majoring in English but minoring in Italian which I had started studying because I wanted to learn his language while I’m trying to learn this language and read the literature—encountering Dante’s Wood of the Suicides—in my memory that corresponded to that particular moment of my grandfather’s death and so it also points to how my literacy was shaped It isn’t only the high points that have gone into making you who you are All of those things are marbled into experience and so I could not leave that out of the memoir What’s interesting is that when I wrote my last poetry book I found myself pretending to be a kind of scholar—in the sense that I’m not a trained historian—and going into the archive learning what the techniques of documentary poetry are I was putting this together during the height of the pandemic and all the archives were closed So what I had was my memory of what works of literature were in my personal lexicon I encountered Dante at a pivotal point in my literary education so that work became entwined with my literacy So I wove together the memoir not having to do but thinking about the tangle of literacy that I could tell Being able to attend the reading that Seamus Heaney gave in 2012 was one of the most wonderful moments that I experienced as a poet Being in a London audience listening to Seamus Heaney “Digging,” that’s probably his signal poem They’re just these moments of luminous attention that have stayed with me writing becomes complete when it’s shared with other people To be able to share this work that I was putting together during a time of really close quarantine and lockdown and all the isolation that many artists felt it’s going to be meaningful to actually bring that out into the world and speak it in words And the audiences at New Dominion are always so wonderful It’s going to be an honor to read there for the community the third annual VeryAsian VA Celebration returns to Charlottesville this May to 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Site design by GRIN tech Design plans for the $4.5 million rehabilitation and reconstruction of Bensonhurst’s Lt A plan that heavily weighed on the opinions of community members the park’s new design – which will feature new basketball courts sidewalk and green infrastructure – has been unanimously supported by Community Board 11 Included in the Mayor’s Community Parks Initiative (CPI) – the goals of which are to “create a park system that is fairer to the needs of all New Yorkers and to engage members of the community with the development and care of their parks,” according to the city’s Parks Department – the proposed design for Lt Petrosino Playground was presented by Parks to the board in early September “A public scoping meeting was held last April which was well attended,” said Elias-Pavia “The proposed design reflects many of the suggestions heard at the scoping meeting The board unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the design.” The April 19 meeting saw attendance from a wide variety of residents ranging from local elected officials to parents to their (very enthusiastic) children Ideas including the relocation of the basketball courts to fit more on site were heard along with the introduction of more appealing features for youngsters and shady seating for others near the water fountain The requests were representative of the wide range of residents in the area Joseph Petrosino Park is truly astounding,” said Councilmember Vincent Gentile it will be almost unrecognizable with its vast improvements across the board playground equipment and  picnic tables among other changes “I was extremely pleased to see the park included in the initial phase of the Community Parks Initiative after advocating for its reconstruction for a number of years,” he continued “The redesign is the culmination of community input and a commitment to the betterment of community parks from the Parks Department and the mayor’s office I look forward to the groundbreaking in the near future and I am ecstatic that residents in Bensonhurst will be able to enjoy this state-of-the-art park for years to come.” Open since 1935 and renamed in ‘99 for New York City’s first Italian-American police detective Joseph Petrosino Park last saw major renovations in 1993 when $700,000 was spent to renovate the park’s handball courts the renovations will hit almost every square inch of the Bensonhurst park and are scheduled to be completed in April of 2017 now that the schematic design has gone through the review process internally at Parks and through the community board it will go through “external regulatory agencies for comment and approval.” Inside Edition Digital By IE Staff7:12 AM PST, January 22, 2024 Joe Petrosino was an immigrant who believed in the American dream and worked up the ranks in the NYPD, becoming the first Italian detective and redefining the position, with many calling him the 'Italian Sherlock Holmes.” He led the special task force called the Italian Squad, which was hellbent on defeating the secret society known as the Black Hand as well as the mafia. In March 1909 while on a secret mission in Palermo, Sicily, he was murdered. Over 100 years later, his death remains unsolved. His brave detective work and how he transformed the NYPD shows that his legacy still looms large. The 1800s saw change in America as scores of immigrants arrived from Europe, including the Irish, Germans and eventually Italians, as the young nation struggled to keep itself together amidst the Civil War, the end of slavery, the assassination of a president and Reconstruction. Many immigrants arrived at New York's Ellis Island. In the late 1800s, Italian immigrants arrived on America's shores in droves, with many of them ending up in major cities like Boston, New Orleans, Philadelphia and New York City. Typical Italian families arriving in America didn't have much aside from the clothes on their back and what they could fit into a pillowcase. These were the tired and the poor all yearning for freedom. Upon arrival to New York Harbor from Europe, this was the typical first view of the new world for many immigrants. How immigrants coming off the ships to America often looked if they had a little bit of money to their name. Italian immigrants faced lynching in the South, primarily in Louisiana, as the city of New Orleans at the time was home to more Italian immigrants than any other Southern state, according to the History Channel. Between 1884 and 1924, nearly 300,000 Italian immigrants, most of them Sicilian, moved to New Orleans, earning the French Quarter the nickname “Little Palermo,” according to the History Channel. New Orleans was also home to one of the largest mass lynchings in American history, when 11 Italian men were hanged in 1891 after a cop was killed. Citizens believed it was done by Italians using so-called mob justice, as they killed the men without any evidence of their guilt, according to the History Channel. Among the huddled masses yearning for a better life was Joseph Petrosino, who arrived in America as a little boy from Padula, Italy, to live with his grandfather and cousin. It was NYPD's Clubber Williams who recognized Petrosino's potenial and brought him on the police force to help with crimes in the Italian communities. While working as a shoe shiner in front of NYPD headquarters, Joseph Petrosino would ultimately get a job working for the NYC Department of Sanitation, which in those days was run by the NYPD. Petrosino would soon go from cleaning the streets to cleaning up the streets, according to historian and "Italian Squad" author Paul Moses. Because he was fluent in many Italian dialects, Petrosino aided the police by working undercover as an informer. He officially joined the police department in 1883, and in 1895, then-Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt personally promoted Petrosino to Sergeant of Detectives. mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> Throughout his career, Petrosino was close friends and a confidant of Theodore Roosevelt. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Italian immigrants who were making a decent wage or finding ways to set up their own stores started getting threatening letters in the mail. Some of these letters were written in Italian, some in English, but all threatened to kidnap the recipients’ children or blow up their business if they didn’t hand over a large sum of money. All the letters were signed with the same insignia, which would later be known as the "Black Hand.” Pictured here are members of the Black Hand, many of whom were arrested and convicted for various crimes. Geoff Schumacher, vice president of Exhibitions and Programs at the Mob Museum, tells Inside Edition Digital how the Black Hand operated:  A wanted poster from the NYPD shows how Black Hand members would kidnap and extort Italian immigrants. As children of Italian immigrants began getting kidnapped in broad daylight and women started getting attacked at night, the NYPD and the press could no longer ignore what was happening. It reached fever pitch when famed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso and his family became the target of the Black Hand. Joe Petrosino leads the Italian Squad in the streets of New York without disguise. Petrosino would use disguises like fake mustaches and blue-collar clothing in order to blend in to help solve some of the crimes of the Black Hand. Petrosino and his men in the Italian Squad would become the nation’s first undercover detectives, earning their leader the nickname, “The Italian Sherlock Holmes.” Schumacher also says that it “was Petrosino who created the bomb squad for NYPD, the first-ever bomb squad in America. And today, it's still operating, obviously. And so, he was really involved, he and his team were involved in learning about the techniques of and how to investigate bombings.” Petrosino found himself at a crossroads: He needed to take down the Black Hand as well as stop the mafia from gaining traction in America, while making sure hard-working Italian immigrants were treated with dignity and respect. In 1909, Petrosino and the NYPD’s top brass concocted an idea for the cunning detective to go overseas and gather intel on Italian criminals in order to prevent them from entering America. While the plan proved decent in theory, it would be anything but. Petrosino’s plan to go to Italy and Sicily was supposed to be classified. Only top NYPD members and the Italian Squad were to know about his travels abroad. However, word leaked out to the press and newspapers ran with the story that the fearless crime fighter was overseas. As word got out that the world’s most-famous living detective was in Sicily, members of Palermo’s infamous underworld got some ideas. While away in Italy, Joe Petrosino would write to his wife, Adelina, who was back home in New York City with their infant daughter, Adelina. After having dinner in Palermo on March 9, 1909, Petrosino went for a walk and was approached by two men, according to reports. One of them pulled a gun and shot and killed the detective. The two assailants fled the scene and were never found. Joseph Petrosino was 48 years old when he was killed. He was survived by his wife and baby girl. Petrosino’s funeral was flooded with a sea of humanity, as 200,000 people tried to pack in St. Patrick's Cathedral. All of them later walked in a procession from Manhattan to his grave at Calvary Cemetery in Queens. His death is the only murder in NYPD history to have occurred overseas. Despite his high-profile murder, it has never been solved. Following the death of Petrosino, the Italian Squad continued under the guidance of Antonio Vachris. The Italian Squad was over just at the dawn of the Roaring '20s and Prohibition. As bootleggers and members of organized crime families began making and selling liquor illegally, the help of the Italian Squad could have put an end to criminals running amok in cities across the country. Authorities would bust up speakeasys as well as people making their own alcohol and dump the booze. Petrosino’s legacy is on display at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. As for the Black Hand, many of its members were sent to trial and convicted in the famous Black Hand trials of the early 1910s. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and then Prohibition, the Black Hand began to weaken and eventually dim. On display at the Mob Museum are headlines of how the Black Hand fell. “In theory, Petrosino could have been a little looser with his morals, and he could have gone the mafia route. He probably would've been a really good enforcer for the Mafia,” Schumacher says. “He was super tough and fearless and all of that stuff. But fortunately, he took the other route and became tough and fearless and smart on the side of the law. And there were many others like him.” Joe Petrosino's grave in Calvary Cemetery, in Queens, New York. Joe Petrosino's great-grand nephew, Joseph (left), and his son, Joseph Jr. (right), in front of Joe Petrosino Square in the Little Italy neighborhood of Manhattan. Season 9 Episode 7 | 27m 26sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Poet Kiki Petrosino discusses her latest collection of poems a creative writing professor at the University of Louisville discusses her body of work and her latest collection of poems Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback Connections is a local public television program presented by KET You give every Kentuckian the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through KET Link Copied to ClipboardHow to Watch ConnectionsConnections is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio. Copyright © 2025 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Sign in with EmailNew to PBS? Create an account Are you sure you want to remove null from My List Exciting news for New York history buffs, ghosts, and the very, very old: The Italian police have announced that they finally solved the murder of Joe Petrosino a brief explainer for everyone else: Petrosino was an NYPD detective who specialized in fighting organized crime he was sent to Sicily to investigate the Sicilian Mafia’s ties to its counterparts in the United States Though a newspaper leaked the details of his trip which is how he ended up getting shot to death as he waited for an informant in Palermo Though the murder was heavily covered and investigated in the United States and in Italy, it still took a century and a careless mob scion to crack the case. Over the weekend, the Palermo police arrested 95 suspected Mafia members, including 29-year-old Domenico Palazzoto, who, according to the New York Post was responsible for the first policeman killed in Palermo … He killed Joe Petrosino.” That proxy confession was good enough for the authorities in Italy especially because Palazzoto is not around to defend himself It was also good enough for Petrosino’s 67-year-old great-nephew who said that he was “happy that the Italian police and the NYPD never gave up searching for the killer.” (After 105 years the difference between searching for a thing and not forgetting about it entirely can get a little blurry.) Good work Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.