Buccino Will Honor D-Day Heros at 'Nutley At War' Film Screening

Nutley at War Film Screening & Discussion
7 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2019

NUTLEY NJ -- Township historians John Demmer and David Wilson will host a screening of Nutley at War, a 1942 film by the Nutley Defense Council that has not been shown in public since 2002. 

Recently restored footage in this forty-minute film will take you back in time when Nutley organized its citizens to prepare for enemy attacks. 

Scenes filmed throughout Nutley, familiar family names, interior and exterior views of old Nutley buildings, and a celebratory parade document the hard work and dedication of Nutley neighbors. Recently discovered material relating to the making and marketing of the film will also be shown.

Local author and historian Anthony Buccino will speak briefly about Nutley servicemen in the Normandy Invasion of Fortress Europe on the 75^th anniversary of the D-Day landing.

Buccino will add background to 100 year old parade film

Nutley 1918 - First Memorial Day Parade

Nutley author Anthony Buccino will provide home front and overseas background on WWI

NUTLEY, NJ -- Mayor Dr. Joseph P. Scarpelli and the Board of Commissioners announced plans for the Township’s 100th Anniversary Memorial Day Parade.  The parade will be held on Monday, May 27, 2019.

Weather permitting, the Nutley War Memorials Remembrance Ceremony will start at 7:30 am at the VFW Post 493.  Following the Remembrance Ceremony, the Township will gather to honor Nutley’s fallen firefighters at the Public Safety Building at 10:30 am.  

The Memorial Day Parade opening ceremonies and welcome will begin at 11 am at the Park Oval.

The parade route is the same as previous years – Chestnut Street to Passaic Avenue to Centre Street to Franklin Avenue, with the reviewing stage in front of JHW Middle School.  Rev. Jill Fenske will offer the prayer at the opening ceremonies and this year’s Grand Marshall is Edward Joseph Bennett.

“The Memorial Day Parade serves as a tribute to honor all of our U.S. service men and women who selflessly and valiantly gave their lives to protect our freedom and liberty,” said Mayor Scarpelli.

THURSDAY FILM PREMIER

The 100th Anniversary Memorial Weekend activities begin with the showing of  the 1918 Memorial Day Parade movie at 7 p.m. on Thursday May 23, at the Nutley Public Library.  

“Nutley 1918” is the earliest known motion picture shot in Nutley.  The film’s director and producer as one of America’s first female filmmakers, Katherine Russell Bleecker.

In addition to playing the film at the library NutleyHistorian John Demmer will provided insight into the making of the film.  Nutley author Anthony Buccino will provide home front and overseas background on WWI, which ended in November of 1918.

“Nutley 1918” was found in 1960 after having been buried in an abandoned barn.

Following its discovery, the former Nutley township historian at the time, Ann Troy, sought out its restoration, and gave the decomposed film stock to Bob Lee, president of the Essex Film Club.

“This film is a part of our history.  Viewing what most likely is Nutley’s first Memorial Day Parade on the week of our 100th parade is so fitting,” said the Mayor.

HISTORIC WALK IN THE PARK ON MONDAY

Also on Monday May 27th the Nutley Historical Society will sponsor “A Walk in the Park”.  The tour, led by Nutley Museum director John Simko, begins at 9 a.m. at the Mud Hole (near the intersection of Passaic Avenue and Vreeland Avenue) and travels along the Third River.  

Simko will discuss the river’s role in Nutley’s history as a source for early industry, as inspiration for world-renowned artists, as a symbol of civic pride, as an important boundary marker, and as a fitting memorial to our war veterans.

Visit the sites of three former mills, tour the pre-Revolutionary War Van Giesen homestead, find out why the Third River splits in two, learn about the beginnings of our hundred-year-old Carnegie Library and even older Town Hall, and walk through one of Nutley’s oldest cemeteries.  

“A Walk in the Park” ends at eleven o’clock inside Nutley’s first brick schoolhouse (now the Nutley Historical Society and Museum) where refreshments will be served. The museum will be open and tour-related pieces from our archives will be on display.

“A Walk in the Park” is free, but is limited to 30 people and requires registration.  You can register for the tour by emailing johnsimko1014@gmail.com or by calling 973-752-8984 and leaving a message with your phone number or e-mail address.  You will receive confirmation via e-mail or a phone call.

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ON MONDAY

The Nutley Board of Commissioners will be inviting family members of soldiers, both past and present, to march in the parade, and is collecting names of those in our community who are currently serving.  These names will be added to an already existing banner which will proudly be carried throughout the parade, and then displayed on the Nutley Park Oval fence outside of the Town Hall.  

Special thanks to the Patriots Club for placing American Flags on the veteran’s gravestones at the cemeteries in town and to Nutley High School’s students and faculty for their Wall of Honor which salutes our fallen heroes.

“Memorial Day is a day we put aside to honor our fallen heroes and pray that no heroes will ever again have to make the ultimate sacrifice protecting our nation,” concluded Scarpelli.

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Anthony Buccino to lead Walk & Talk in Nutley Parks

NUTLEY, N.J. -- Leaving his keyboard and camera for a brisk morning walk, local author Anthony Buccino will lead the Walk & Talk through Nutley parks on Sunday, 8:15 a.m., Aug. 12, 2018.

Enjoy a refreshing three-mile round-trip walk from the pre-opening Nutley Farmers Market through Nutley parks along the Third River to Kingsland Park and back.

A Nutley resident for four decades, Buccino and will talk at brief intervals about Nutley history, the Nutley Sons honored throughout the Memorial Parks, Nutley notables, the Kingsland Manor, the Vreeland House, and growing up near these parks in the good old days he’s written about in several of his books.

Folks who want to only walk are encouraged to do so at the risk of missing out on historic tidbits.

The author has published his fifth book about town, Nutley Snapshots In Plain View, volume one of nearly 200 photos around the township. His other books include Nutley Notables, Nutley Sons Honor Roll, Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War and Yountakah Country. Copies are available online. Bring along your copies of his book for him to sign at the end of the walk.

Formed in 2008, GreeNutley is the Township of Nutley’s Go Green Committee comprised of the Mayor and Board of Commissioners, representatives from all five township departments and community members. The committee is currently under the auspices of Commissioner Dr. Joseph P. Scarpelli and the Department of Public Works.

Through education, events, and activities, Greenutley is raising awareness of the importance of green choices in our everyday lives and providing simple, effective ways for each of us to contribute to the sustainability of our community and our planet, including saving energy, recycling and reducing waste, eating local/organic food, and reducing pollution.

The Nutley Farmers Market has moved! 

Visit us in our NEW downtown location in Muni Lot 9 (537 Franklin Avenue). Parking is available in Lot 7 and Lot 9 (enter behind Bella Luce).

Anthony Buccino, Preserving Nutley’s Place in History

Anthony Buccino has made a name for himself chronicling the history of Nutley and the people who have lived in this town through books, photography and even social media. Hear more about his story and in this week’s Voices of Nutley! 

Read the rest of the interview here.

TapIntoNutley: ''The Good Old Days' Nutley Farmer’s Market Walk & Talk with Anthony Buccino

Nutley's hyper-local news outlet TapIntoNutley tagged along for Anthony Buccino's walk through the park on Sunday, Aug. 20.

Buccino talked about the history of the Third River, the 19th Century Enclosure Artists Colony and much more during the three-mile walk.

The author recently published his fifth book about town, Nutley Snapshots In Plain View, volume one of nearly 200 photos around the township. His other books include Nutley Notables, Nutley Sons Honor Roll, Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War and Yountakah Country.

Sponsored by the Township of Nutley through Greenutley, the Walk and Talk ties in the with the Nutley Farmers Market. Greenutley is raising awareness of the importance of green choices in our everyday lives and providing simple, effective ways for each of us to contribute to the sustainability of our community and our planet, including saving energy, recycling and reducing waste, eating local/organic food, and reducing pollution.

TapIntoNutley: “The Good Old Days” Nutley Farmer’s Market Walk & Talk with Anthony Buccino

Did you make it to the Walk & Talk?

Anthony Buccino led the Walk & Talk through Nutley parks on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. 

About 20 walkers enjoyed a refreshing three-mile roundtrip walk from the pre-opening Nutley Farmers Market, Municipal Parking Lot 1, William St. and Franklin Ave., through Nutley parks along the Third River to Kingsland Park and back. 

Anthony's World - Summer 2017

Summer 2017

1.    Belleville Sons Honor Roll

July wraps up our individual sign dedications to the Belleville servicemen who died while in service. Please join us at one or both of these scheduled events in Belleville, N.J:

JULY 8, 2017; 

Edward J. Zuczek, 11 a.m., Gless Ave. at Meacham St., Killed in Peacetime; 

Raymond DeLuca, 11:30 a.m., Meacham St. at Memphis Ave., KIA Vietnam.

JULY 15, 2017; 

Giavanni Bocchino, 10 a.m., Lake St., KIA WWII; 

Nicholas Del Grosso, 10:30 a.m., Mt. Prospect Ave. at Belleville Ave., KIA WWII; 

Frank H. Metzler, 11 a.m., Joralemon St. at Reservoir Place, KIA WWII

The project that began more than 15 years ago, to identify and remember the fallen soldiers from Belleville, N.J., is having long-term effects. In nearly two years, Belleville has dedicated more than two dozen street signs to fallen soldiers from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War and the Cold War.

Our research continues as we learn more about these Belleville Sons from their families at street sign dedications. Order your updated Belleville Sons Honor Roll.

2.   Walk and Talk with the Author

Sunday, 8:30 a.m., Aug. 20, 2017 – Anthony will lead the Walk & Talk through Nutley parks. 

Enjoy a refreshing walk from the pre-opening Nutley Farmers Market through Nutley parks along the Third River to Kingsland Park and back while Anthony discusses Nutley history, the Nutley Sons Honor Roll, and growing up near these parks in the 1960s and the good old days he’s written about in Greetings From Belleville, and his other books. Bring along your copies for him to sign. Some books will be available for purchase on site.

3.    Nutley Sons Honor Roll

Our research continues on 140 fallen Nutley Sons. Check out the latest in edition of Nutley Sons Honor Roll.

4.    Book Projects

Anthony is juggling book projects. One project is Nutley Notables Volume 2, the follow up to Nutley Notables. Another project involves research into murder, mayhem and major crime in a safe Jersey town.

5.    Other Stuff

Anthony continues to shoot photographs around town during his walks. There’s a Facebook page for that. He also created a Facebook group for Nutley photos, old and new. He also moderates Belleville and Nutley groups.

Well, that’s it for this issue of Anthony’s World Update. Follow Anthony’s World on Facebook and Twitter. For anyone who’s read this far, check out this page of links where you can read many of Anthony’s online pieces.

Don’t forget, Anthony’s books are all available on Amazon.