Happy Birthday To Norwood's Gene Michael
NORWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to former baseball player, coach, manager and scout Gene Michael, who lived in Norwood during much of his career with the Yankees. He turns 79 this Friday, June 2.
Michael earned the nickname "Stick" early on, for his skinniness. He played basketball and baseball for Kent State. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but only played for them one year. He played basketball that winter, then was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He would stay with the Dodgers for only one season as well, then going to the Yankees, where he would fill various roles …
Arabs, Israelis Break Bread In New Fair Lawn Deli
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Shortly after opening his new Fair Lawn deli, Mohammad "Mo" Awawdeh found himself talking to a customer that had recently completed his service in the Israeli Defense Forces.
Awawdeh, 25, was born in Palestaine and visits Israel often, so naturally, they began speaking about everything they loved about the country.
The thing is, though, it would've been an unlikely conversation had they met in the Middle East.
"If we ran into each other over there we never would've said a word to each other," said Awawdeh of Fairview. "But now that we come to a di…
