By Tom Kane
A ‘Golden’ Moment … On Wednesday, April 30, State Senator Marty Golden, a member of the Senate Committee on Education, hosted the sixth annual “If I Were A State Senator For A Day” contest for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders in his district. I had the honor of being a judge on a panel of four during the contest at the Knights of Columbus on 13th Avenue and, let me tell you, it was one of the toughest decisions I’ve had to make in a long while. These kids were brilliant and quite inspiring. Congratulations to winners Marie Frolich, OLG; Justin Lang, I.S. 238; and Amy Elsayed, McKinley Jr. High. See more on this story on page 5.
And Another Golden Moment … Congratulations to Brendan Michael Grady and Kelly Anne Dolan, who were engaged on May 3 after dinner at Chadwick’s. The big man had the ring brought out on a dessert plate with ‘Will you marry me?’ written in chocolate sauce. Happily, Kelly said ‘yes.’ They celebrated down at Pippin’s Pub where they were joined by Brendan’s mom Rita, sister Deirdre, his brother Patrick with his wife Lindsay, Kelly’s dad and her sister Patricia. Hosts Stephen Oliver and Anthony Bartholomeo bought drinks along with friends, John Chell, Patty O’Donnell and numerous others. Nicely done, B-man.
Happy Belated Birthday to my favorite Poly Prep basketball back-up center/right-handed pitcher, Sam Hasty, who turned 18 on May 4. After his Poly graduation, Hasty plans to be pitching for Rutgers University, which won the Division I championship last season. For more on Hasty, see Benchside Seats on page 10.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of Shoreview Golf Club… Paul J. Strafaci is the newly appointed president of the Shoreview Golf Club of the Dyker Beach Golf Course. Paul graduated from Bishop Ford, and has been playing golf since age four. In fact, he led Ford to a championship in his senior year. He is currently a detective second class in the NYPD. Congratulations, pal.

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