Notable Deeds (for which we have digital evidence)
1776 - George Washington (no relation) crossed the Delaware
2010 - Jim Caldarella, with help from local contractor Andres Brugal and financial partners Gerry Beitel, Jose Lopez, Sankar Aiyar, and Adrian Kamalodeen, built a $6 million beachfront condominium in the Dominican Republic. The condo has 18 luxurious beach-front apartments that sold for $300,000 to $450,000 between 2008 and 2018.
2012 - Tony Barone wrote a play called "Casanova in Jail" then produced a podcast by the same name.
2016 - Jim Caldarella wrote a 136-page book with help from Kate Simmons and Alex Kelly entitled "Blackjack Truth." The book, which is a practical guide to playing the game based on the game's underlying math, was published online and in hardcopy.
2019 - Alex Kelly graduated from Milton High School with honors. During her time there, she was on the rowing and basketball teams. In both sports, the teams' players elected her captain.
2019 - Tony Barone wrote a play called "Letters From Versaillesl" then produced a webcast by the same name.
2020 - Tony Barone wrote a movie script called "The Lion of Verdun." He and Jim Caldarella then produced a full-length movie by the same name. The film was set in a Union City mansion; the cast consisted of 11 professional actors; and the crew included a director, a writer (Tony), videogrpher, and a sound engineer.
2023 - Morgan Caldarella danced on the nationally acclaimed Wagner HS dance team and competed nationally. In her senior year, the NDA voted the Wagner team one of the "Best US dance teams" in the country.
2022 - Tony Barone wrote a play called "Blackwells Island" then produced an dramatic reading which appeared online.
2022 - Mitchel Caldarella wrestled in high school in 2021, competing against other NYC teams.
2023 - Tony Barone wrote a play called "Whispers" then produced a live version for the stage which played off-Broadway.
2022 - Max Kelly was a member of the BC High School Ski Team and competed throughout the Northeast.
Photo: William Frederking
2022 - Paige Cunningham Caldarella became an Assistant Professor at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago.

She is a graduate of Juilliard (BFA) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MFA); she studied at Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts and danced for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Paige has performed with The Seldoms, Colleen Halloran Performance Group, Linda Lehovec, and Darrell Jones and Sara Hook.

Her choreography has appeared at Chicago's Cultural Center, the Krannert Center, Links Hall, the Aronoff Center, and Summer Stages Dance in Concord, Massachusetts.
2022 - Gabby Barone, graduated from Columbia University with a masters degree in information technology.
Richard Barone at Carnegie Hall, NYC, 2008
2022 - Richard (Ricky) Barone released his book "Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s".

Ricky (Yvonne's 1st cousin) is an American rock musician who first gained attention as frontman for the Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and record producer. He has several albums as a solo artist, he tours, and he has produced concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, SXSW, and New York's Central Park. He now teaches the course "Music + Revolution" at The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.

Serving on the Board of Governors of The Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), the Advisory Board of Anthology Film Archives, and hosting the "Folk Radio" show on WBAI New York allows his voice to continue to be heard.
2024 - Boston College awarded Max the "Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program" scholarship, after he graduated from BC High School with all of the school's high honors, including "Top Ten Students."

The scholarship includes four-years tuition, room, board, summer internships, and on-site visits to foreign businesses. BC only awards this scholarship to 18 students out of the 35,000 who apply to BC each year.
2024 - Marin Caldarella performed her second solo dance and her first duo at a national competition.
2024 - Mitchel Caldarella was admitted to Fordam's "Gabelli School of Business Honors Program" after graduating with honors from Staten Island Technical HS and attaining a perfect score on his ACT college admissions test.

(SI Tech is often ranked the #2 magnet school in NYC after Stuyvesant HS.)
2025 - Jim Caldarella was honored at CrimsonRise's annual "Turn Up" event for "Extraordinary dedication and service to the autistic community."
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