tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47731160359844540352024-03-13T13:56:30.758-04:00Richard ZampellaRead the Latest Entertainment News from Richard Zampella, who is the Managing Partner of Transmultimedia Entertainment. He is the owner of Idylease in the Newfoundland Section of West Milford, NJ and The Food Mill in Point Lookout. NY.Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-73881607518649982912023-10-24T18:20:00.003-04:002023-10-24T18:23:49.659-04:00Idylease Tree Farm in West Milford , New Jersey<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://idyleasetreefarm.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Idylease Tree Farm" border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="2488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0CyItKTkvbIJjl5o8PDDo-ebk6jGGgL8rPNu9_BdFnAs8B_uO1QbSYWr_IkbZtnUkPbB6PKN2ZUDag6i2MzTPF73eXa82lY2UErR7ln7k0hpYSLeAFtVjCVvlHh4QXprMs6T_IeVbfwPwcTENbOk05NVnUQEU3DF6koSWFZY32sID8I29prUcdh3G7Q/w346-h400/Idylease-Tree-Farm-Website.jpg" title="Richard Zampella Owns and Operates Idylease Tree Farm" width="346" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://idyleasetreefarm.com" target="_blank">Richard Zampella Manages Idylease Tree Farm Farm </a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Idylease Manages our 100 acre property in cooperation with professional consulting foresters so as to ensure the long term sustainability of the forest for this generation and generations to come. <a href="https://idyleasetreefarm.com">Idylease Tree Farm</a> is owned and operated by Richard Zampella who has oversite of the forest which has been managed for over 40 years. The previous Woodland Management Plan (WMP) was developed by Dennis Galway for the landowner in 2010. The plan expired at the end of 2020; A new plan has been certified which continues with the forest management under the guidance of Ridge and Valley Forest Management.</p><p>Thousands of trees stand majestically at the Idylease Tree Farm Farm in West Milford, NJ. Owner Richard Zampella helped plant the first trees in 1972 and has watched them grow into the present. “They were just seedlings an less than foot tall,” Zampella said “The Norwegian Spruce and Scott Pines are now over 70 feet tall.”</p><p>Zampella’s father started the farm and was awarded the Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year in 1991 for his efforts. Now, it has become a 2nd generation stewardship of the forest. “Forests like this are important,” said Andy Bennett who is the consulting Forester for Idylease. “Forests are like timber engines, they’re strong and they are growing a lot of cubic feet per acre per year.”</p><p>Bennett has worked in forestry for more than 15 years. He operates Ridge and Valley Foresty. He said the industry has undergone significant change and that Idylease Tree Farm should remain successful for several more decades. This is the farm’s third thinning in 50 years. He estimates the farm should still be in operation for at least another 50 years.</p><p>Visit Idylease Tree Farm Website for more information: <a href="https://idyleasetreefarm.com">https://idyleasetreefarm.com</a></p>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-65595037553178711892023-10-01T20:37:00.008-04:002023-10-01T20:39:46.197-04:00Idylease Heliport <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6eQt5GA2n-vI7yKjgK9f_H0Sg23ysIIl4UXEm3iLbblT1dC1V-30Le3skkzZiZueXpUEVN8zLd0cMLIgqeY70S3DSaWOepoCDobQye8h4GrgOOWQIfDHlEuKvLHZT_RNC2dFvV0lSiPE85kosR4QitR5bqwHzGLy4VxdPkXrowdFtrSDm_7dd-LdhCQ/s1280/idylease-richard-zampella.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6eQt5GA2n-vI7yKjgK9f_H0Sg23ysIIl4UXEm3iLbblT1dC1V-30Le3skkzZiZueXpUEVN8zLd0cMLIgqeY70S3DSaWOepoCDobQye8h4GrgOOWQIfDHlEuKvLHZT_RNC2dFvV0lSiPE85kosR4QitR5bqwHzGLy4VxdPkXrowdFtrSDm_7dd-LdhCQ/w576-h324/idylease-richard-zampella.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><p>IDYLEASE: SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1902</p><p>Idylease Helistop/Heliport. FAA Identifier: 1NJ6.</p><p>The heliport is utilized by the Emergency Services Departments for West Milford and Jefferson Townships. The New Jersey State Police regularly utilize the landing field when critical patients require transport to the nearest trauma center. Idylease Helistop was established in 1973 by Dr. Arthur Zampella, a prominent physician, public servant and FAA Flight Examiner whose practice was located in West Milford, New Jersey. Licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration, the facility is privately owned and operated by Richard Zampella. Visit our website at: <a href="https://njhelistop.com">https://njhelistop.com</a></p>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.432476412.743478763821152 -109.5887264 69.36394643617885 -39.2762264tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-78339792374117456572023-03-25T20:56:00.002-04:002023-03-25T20:56:26.814-04:00Idylease’s Owner Plots its Future<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqj61pt_B1yvB9v4dzbZAMAndTscre-xfwSln9cssVjB0V6pdAtjPKbndAIvMlBS0je-EJOPxk4pTJ8CZQcJnmldo-I6ZNSQbCuP1UypDFFWawaAtKzVfqWTLuxQg9dRk6S6qR6hHGBYN11AK4S_wrymORAL8p4BmW9fIJHw2lExqynlNyUp7Tsl0/s2592/richard-zampella-pr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqj61pt_B1yvB9v4dzbZAMAndTscre-xfwSln9cssVjB0V6pdAtjPKbndAIvMlBS0je-EJOPxk4pTJ8CZQcJnmldo-I6ZNSQbCuP1UypDFFWawaAtKzVfqWTLuxQg9dRk6S6qR6hHGBYN11AK4S_wrymORAL8p4BmW9fIJHw2lExqynlNyUp7Tsl0/w640-h426/richard-zampella-pr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">WEST MILFORD. Richard Zampella is planning a restaurant and guest house at the historic landmark. –––RICH ADAMONIS WEST MILFORD / | 25 MAR 2023 | 01:47</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>The next chapter in the 120-year history of Idylease, West Milford’s first historic landmark building and estate, is taking shape.</div><div><br /></div><div>Owner Richard Zampella is aiming for New Year’s Day 2025, which would be 122 years after Idylease opened its doors.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Idylease will reopen a guest house and retreat for visiting guests,” he said. “We’ll have a full-service restaurant with a classic dining room and sun porch to accommodate over 60 guests and bar service.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Idylease will be a cultural and social center, venue for the arts and theater, special events, weddings, and holiday and country get-aways - not a bed-and-breakfast, as I don’t like to apply the term to our unique environment.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Zampella said he’s making progress toward those goals and is “in a position to be ready for the public despite the many challenges and heavy workload that comes with restoring a place that is more than a century old and on several occasions was dormant.”</div><div><br /></div><div>He continues his effort to place Idylease on the National Register of Historic Places.</div><div><br /></div><div>To win that designation, a property must meet criteria related to its age, significance and integrity.</div><div><br /></div><div>New Jersey’s Historic Preservation Office has offered its support to Zampella, who is weighing a final submission based on his holistic plan for Idylease.</div><div><br /></div><div>“The historic designation would help preserve and protect Idylease for future generations,” he noted.</div><div><br /></div><div>A public open house at Idylease is planned in September.</div><div><br /></div><div>Temporary steward</div><div><br /></div><div>Zampella, 57, is the son of Dr. Arthur Zampella, the estate’s third owner, who purchased the property in 1954 and operated his medical practice there until he died in 1992.</div><div><br /></div><div>Richard, who was born in West Milford, bought the estate in 2016 from his family trust. He has focused on preserving Idylease and sustaining its value for future generations.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Like my father and the owners before him, I’m only a temporary steward of Idylease,” he said.</div><div><br /></div><div>“As a preservationist, I am a proponent that the past can educate. Architecture, as an example, is a direct and substantial representation of history and places that can teach us about our collective past. By preserving historic structures - whether related to someone famous or recognizably dramatic - we share the very spaces and environments in which the generations before us lived. Strangers can witness the aesthetic and cultural history of an area.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Old buildings maintain a sense of permanency and heritage. You can’t renovate or save a historic site once gone. And we can never be certain what will be valued in the future.”</div><div><br /></div><div>To that end, Zampella embraces adaptive reuse, or finding a new purpose for the structure and land to be preserved.</div><div><br /></div><div>“There are inherent risks to an old structure as it can’t be replaced,” he said. “Adaptive reuse ensures that it can be sustainable, financially and more, to both protect the past and ensure a valued future.”</div><div><br /></div><div>He embraces the journey with his long-time life partner, Shannon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Film on Idylease</div><div><br /></div><div>Zampella grew up at Idylease and graduated from West Milford High School in 1984. At Rutgers University, he earned a degree from the Mason Gross School of Arts and produced an award-winning film on Idylease.</div><div><br /></div><div>After four years of active-duty military service in the Intelligence Corps and during 12 years in the Army Reserves, he lived in New York City as he pursued a multifaceted career as a documentary film maker and cameo actor (credits include “The Guiding Light” and “The Thomas Crowne Affair”) and as a professional in the food and beverage and hotel industries.</div><div><br /></div><div>His company, Transmultimedia Entertainment, has produced and aired film documentaries on PBS and elsewhere.</div><div><br /></div><div>He worked at several well-known restaurants and hotels, including the Essex House and the Plaza Hotel’s Oak Room. For 15 years, he worked at Rockefeller Plaza’s Rainbow Room for renowned restaurateur Joe Baum.</div><div><br /></div><div>Baum urged Zampella to create a business plan for Idylease.</div><div><br /></div><div>Zampella also engaged famed architect Hugh Hardy, who provided valuable insights now being applied in the restoration.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Hugh wondered how we could express an urbane concept and idea into a rural setting. He left me in awe and along with Joe (Baum) and others influenced my life and work at Idylease.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Combination of old and new</div><div><br /></div><div>Located on the western end of Union Valley Road just a quarter-mile from Route 23 in Newfoundland, Idylease boasts an iconic four-story 50-room Dutch revival main house with neo-classical elements.</div><div><br /></div><div>Its spacious porch with 40-feet-wide steps and distinctive columns, which Zampella has restored personally, is 100 feet long with two 50-foot sections on the north and south sides of the house.</div><div><br /></div><div>“One of my favorite pastimes, both today and as a youngster, is sitting on the porch with a cold drink and taking in the surrounding beauty,” he said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Atop a 30-foot pole mounted on the front lawn flies an American flag - in part recognizing the military service of the Zampellas father and son.</div><div><br /></div><div>The building’s interior is a throwback in time.</div><div><br /></div><div>The entrance’s large foyer, with ornate dark oak trim, paneling and floors, gives way to a sizeable dining room, sewing and sitting rooms, and private alcoves as well as a double-wide wooden stairway to the floors above. Original paintings and photos adorn the hallways and rooms.</div><div><br /></div><div>The 100-acre property has five other last-century buildings, a heliport used by West Milford and local area emergency services, and well-manicured lawns, gardens and stately trees that include lines of Evergreens planted by young Rick at his father’s behest.</div><div><br /></div><div>The house’s 24 guest rooms serve 17 long-term tenants who by design are largely creative types, including artists who help make Idylease a reinfusing place, Zampella said.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Idylease offers a rural and historic living opportunity, so our tenants need to be the right fit for our house and our community, people who have a reverence for Idylease and its history.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Edward Karas, 62, occupies a newly renovated room on the second floor.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Richard and Shannon are kind and welcoming very intelligent people who care about Idylease and everyone here as well as this town - its history and its future,” he said.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Richard has done a beautiful job in renovating and preserving the house, including the floors and woodwork, furniture and artwork, plumbing and electric - things are original as original could be,” he added. “When you care about something and put your heart and life into it like Richard does, that’s what you get: something very special.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Inspired by his father</div><div><br /></div><div>During its first 50 years, Idylease served as a resort for those who sought a country getaway and a hostel for individuals seeking restorative health and medical services, including those suffering from autism, tuberculosis and other conditions.</div><div><br /></div><div>“My father saw the unique setting and opportunity in Idylease,” Zampella said. “Very important to dad was creating a distinctive environment for his family and medical practice, and building on the foundational work of his physician predecessors at Idylease.”</div><div><br /></div><div>He proudly describes his father as a Jersey City kid who became a country doctor, a dedicated public servant, a lover of the arts and culture, and an innovator who augmented his on-site medical practice with a nursing home for the infirmed elderly that operated until 1972. At any given time, there were more than 70 staff, patients and guests at Idylease.</div><div><br /></div><div>“My father believed that art and culture need to be essential in our daily lives and can teach us about ourselves. He thought that the arts can be transformative, take us out of our normal lives and change our thinking. He felt sometimes medicine was more art than science. That it wasn’t always about what you prescribe but how you prescribed it.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Idylease was built by New York City physician Edgar Day in 1902 as a tribute to his daughter, who died in Newfoundland at the age of 16. After Day’s death in 1906, his mission continued with Dr. Drake, who took ownership of Idylease until his death in 1952.</div><div><br /></div><div>“When railroad service ended in 1930s, effectively, too, did the area’s robust tourism business,” Zampella said. “Most other hotels and inns closed, and Idylease was unoccupied and dormant for many years. Further proof that change is a constant, and you must adapt to thrive, grow and succeed.”</div><div><br /></div><div>A quintessential do-it-yourselfer when it comes to the restoration, he looks to the estate’s future with confidence and optimism. Yet the past often drives his work, passion and commitment to Idylease.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Every day I think about my dad, Doctors Day and Drake, and those who have passed through Idylease,” he said. “They would be proud. When my hands run down the stairway banister, I smile knowing that their hands, along with Thomas Edison and other luminaries, have also touched them. We have a great past and look forward to a great future here.”</div></div>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.432476412.743478763821152 -109.5887264 69.36394643617885 -39.2762264tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-90028595416045606812022-10-12T18:16:00.004-04:002022-10-12T18:19:43.291-04:00Official Trailer for Inside High Noon for Public Television: Narrated by Matthew Rhys<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5drjIkeeVjA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Inside High Noon is the second documentary this year that I produced and edited for American Public Television. It will premiere this fall on all major Public Television Stations around the country. I dug deep this past summer to incorporate into the documentary, the themes and messages that are universal to us all. I have many people within my inner circle to thank. They know who they are and they know their contributions. Most of all to John Mulholland who wrote and directed the documentary. The 1952 movie High Noon is John’s favorite film. I hope that my contribution has done justice to his vision and his love of this masterpiece of American Cinema. He was with me every step of the way. Always available and lending his ear by patiently listening to my thought process. Thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/matthewrhys?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX4s_KkEohz2VlH5TX_QULMhNlS3WMpgNZKyIi3RX_DUqc52cT6ITvdxbAE0Xm-YltQjx1CHNLWlp3PCiWw9gQL26AK-qp7j7GKAq6DA7wll_uR93-U_7xzoxETicmCLRMO1llh-ePHEaoKX8M8RvsXCtIPKVM0Ja6MUmE193-FiA&__tn__=*NK-R">#MatthewRhys</a> who took time from his busy schedule to record his narration in London. Thanks to Carl Foreman who wrote the original screenplay of High Noon. He left us a roadmap to dissect the multi-faceted themes which are explored in the documentary. What occurred over the course of the original production were crazy times indeed. This film represents some of my best work to date. Check local listings on your local Public Television stations for times and air dates near you. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/pbs?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX4s_KkEohz2VlH5TX_QULMhNlS3WMpgNZKyIi3RX_DUqc52cT6ITvdxbAE0Xm-YltQjx1CHNLWlp3PCiWw9gQL26AK-qp7j7GKAq6DA7wll_uR93-U_7xzoxETicmCLRMO1llh-ePHEaoKX8M8RvsXCtIPKVM0Ja6MUmE193-FiA&__tn__=*NK-R">#PBS</a>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-77980224566871297142022-07-25T11:44:00.003-04:002023-10-01T20:46:19.681-04:00Elmore Leonard Documentary Airing Nationally on Public Television<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/50ZFSB14RtY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>A documentary about renowned author Elmore Leonard, But Don’t Try to Write, will be airing first on July 7th at 2 p.m. on public television in the cities across the United States. The documentary was written and directed by John Mulholland and Produced and Edited by Richard Zampella.</p><p></p><p>But Don’t Try to Write explores the author’s legacy and his influence on generations of writers and will be narrated by Campbell Scott. It will first premiere on July 7th, 2022 at 2 p.m. in cities like Memphis, Jackson, Columbus-Tupelo, Biloxi-Gulfport, Meridian, and Greenwood-Greenville. At 9 p.m. the documentary will premiere in San Francisco and Monterey-Salinas. In the days following the initial premiers, the film will be broadcasted across the country in cities like Cleveland, Portland, Bend, Tucson, Eugene, Meridian, and Youngstown. But Don’t Try to Write is a produced by Richard Zampella and Shannon Mulholland, executive produced by Craig Gilbert, a production of Dutch Films, LLC and distributed by American Public Television (APT).</p><p>The film features interviews with Jim Born, Mike Lupica, Wendy Calhoun, Neely Tucker, Graham Yost, and many others. Through these conversations, the film paints a portrait of an artist who has profoundly impacted our culture and our language. It also includes 30 minutes of original, unreleased interview footage with Elmore Leonard.</p>
<br />Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-24331567659534971662022-01-02T13:06:00.011-05:002022-01-02T14:02:16.269-05:00The 2021 Holiday Season at Idylease<h3 style="text-align: left;">Idylease Turns 119 Years Old on New Year's Day 2022</h3><div><br /></div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="314" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fidylease%2Fvideos%2F336409354738666%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe>
<div><br /></div><div>Idylease first opened its doors to the public on New Year's Day 1903. On this New Year's Day 2022 -- We celebrate our 119th Anniversary. #happynewyear2022</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Season's Greeting from Idylease </h3><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="314" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fidylease%2Fvideos%2F611453239930255%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Holidays from #Idylease: A Historic Landmark. Celebrating Our 118th Christmas Season. #historicpreservation #happyholidays #westmilfordnj</div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br /><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizozKl-xob9nBac-ypSXNNTWrdtcZse41B93BJx7dqNZbcwTJ_rQ36OpYweLqxTGG6RlQ0b_ULF8Q3cSXtYh3aIhbhNKU0aqtS_QLhjDhoo0XFicZVSlTvOvmmhF1RfMjs7jqAnNYUDMdCjHKJR-uM9p51PjsC98-DM0K-NS4JlHhVJykMcQzPo8O-=s2016" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dr Arthur Zampella" border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizozKl-xob9nBac-ypSXNNTWrdtcZse41B93BJx7dqNZbcwTJ_rQ36OpYweLqxTGG6RlQ0b_ULF8Q3cSXtYh3aIhbhNKU0aqtS_QLhjDhoo0XFicZVSlTvOvmmhF1RfMjs7jqAnNYUDMdCjHKJR-uM9p51PjsC98-DM0K-NS4JlHhVJykMcQzPo8O-=w240-h320" title="Arthur Zampella Gravesite" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><h3 style="text-align: left;">Idylease Tree Farm</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br />My dad was proud that in 1991 his tree farm at Idylease was selected as the Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year by the US Dept. of Agriculture and the State of New Jersey. He was attuned to the environment his entire life and saw the tree farm at Idylease as his contribution to preservation efforts. On this Christmas Day, his gravesite is adorned with a grave blanket made of branches from the trees he loved so. Merry Christmas Dad. Thank you to Andy Bennett at Ridge & Valley Forest Management for helping me maintain the 100 acre forest for generations to come.</div>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-10386588557399630872021-04-01T15:44:00.006-04:002021-04-01T15:48:06.642-04:00Dr Arthur Zampella's Bond with Ernest Hemingway<p><span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4JygKyTuaDx_haKvPive3Ex4j5aUUUNgNTWq0lPZFwxDZRb8plj92Oy6yl0rJD45__jZDnbjJ2IftZAo8Nc-O21uPCrmJ2LMygituayzwhLdQpYzzlgQ6hxMvhp9qDNBA_i8T5t-cZg/s1177/dr-arthur-zampella-and-enest-hemingway.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dr Arthur Zampella" border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1177" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4JygKyTuaDx_haKvPive3Ex4j5aUUUNgNTWq0lPZFwxDZRb8plj92Oy6yl0rJD45__jZDnbjJ2IftZAo8Nc-O21uPCrmJ2LMygituayzwhLdQpYzzlgQ6hxMvhp9qDNBA_i8T5t-cZg/w640-h382/dr-arthur-zampella-and-enest-hemingway.jpg" title="Ernest Hemingway" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr Arthur Zampella purchased the sister ship of Ernest Hemingway's La Bella Jolla in 1947. </td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span><span> </span>There was a bond my father had with Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway had re-shaped the definition of masculinity of American males in the 1940s and 1950s. A large segment of these men fashioned themselves after Hemingway, taking their cues from his sense of adventurism. <p><span> </span>Dr. Arthur Zampella was not immune from the influences of Hemingway's works as a writer. So much was that influence, that he purchased the sister ship of La Bella Lola that was built for Hemingway in the Cayman Islands in 1947. </p><p><span> </span>In 1948, may dad took the schooner on a Hemingway inspired deep sea fishing trip and landed a 12 foot sailfish off the coast of Venezuela. That fish hangs on the wall of the indoor pool at Idylease to this very day: A relic connected to Ernest Hemingway hanging on walls of Idylease. How cool is that?</p><p><span> </span>The boat was moored in the Long Island Sound for many years before it tore loose in a hurricane and ended up on the rocks at Atlantic Highlands in New Jersey. The vessel was unable to be salvaged. A sad ending to a vibrant period of my dads life.</p><p><span> </span>At my dads funeral in 1992, his best friend Andy Bertone, laughed about a drunken night in the 50s when they attempted to board the schooner and impress their dates with a stolen row boat. They all gave up because they simply couldn't find the boat in the pitch dark.</p><p><span> </span>Little would my father know that many years later, the connection with Hemingway would culminate with a documentary I produced on Ernest Hemingway with John Mulholland and his daughter Shannon. The film received a Critics Pic from the New York Times in 2013. Post production work was completed at Idylease, with my father being a constant inspiration to tell the story. Patrick Hemingway; Ernest's last surviving son, was fascinated by the connection between these two men when discussing it over dinner at the Yale Club a few years ago.</p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.432476412.743478763821152 -109.5887264 69.36394643617885 -39.2762264tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-75564297342151080442021-01-03T23:24:00.001-05:002021-01-03T23:27:05.211-05:00Idylease Guests of the 20th Century<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/496611296" title="vimeo-player" width="640"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div>THOMAS EDISON</div><div><br /></div><div>Thomas Edison’s most noteworthy contribution to the Franklin-Ogdensburg mining district was to serve as a innovator in mining and milling methods, including new techniques in blasting, conveying, crushing, and magnetic separation. His renowned electrical and telephone systems were employed in Franklin and Ogdensburg at an early time.</div><div><br /></div><div>F. Fichter Hoagan, the facilities manager at Idyleaase for Dr. Daniel Drake often reminisced of the days when Edison would spend the evening at Idylease while working on a magnetic ore extracting device at the Franklin/Ogdensberg Mine. Newfoundland served as the half-way point between Edison’s lab in West Orange, NJ and he would stop to have his car serviced at a garage in Newfoundland. He would spend the night at Idylease before proceeding on to the Franklin mines. Edison was no stranger to Newfoundland. He had filmed scenes from “The Great Train Robbery” in Echo Lake.</div><div><br /></div><div>CONGRESSWOMAN MARY T. NORTON</div><div><br /></div><div>Mary Teresa Norton (March 7, 1875 – August 2, 1959) was an American politician. The sixth woman in the United States Congress, she was the first from an Eastern state (New Jersey), and the first non-Republican (she was a Democrat). She went on to serve an unprecedented 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951, and chaired four committees. She was a labor advocate and a supporter of women’s rights. During the late 1920’s Ms.Norton was a regular guest at Idylease.</div><div><br /></div><div>HORATIO COLLINS KING</div><div><br /></div><div>American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient: Guest at Idylease in 1913 – Horatio Collins King (December 22, 1837 – November 15, 1918) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S. lawyer, politician and author and was admitted to the bar in New York City in 1861. He served in the armies of the Potomac and Shenandoah during the Civil War from August 1862 until May 1865, when he resigned with the rank of brevet colonel. King earned the Medal of Honor for service near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Virginia, on March 31, 1865. King was the son of the Postmaster General of the United States under President James Buchanan.</div><div><br /></div><div>WILLIAM B. HANNA</div><div><br /></div><div>Although familiar with virtually all games in the realm of sports, William B. Hanna (1862–1930) specialized in sports writing in baseball and football. He was brought up in Kansas City and began his newspaper career with the Kansas “Star” but came to New York in 1888, joining the staff of the New York, “Herald.” He is widely considered one of the most noted sports writers of the period.</div><div><br /></div><div>His style was noted for his eschewing of slang such as “swat, pill, horsehide”, etc. His choice of words were those less chosen, terse, precise, kind. His style was succinct, his knowledge encyclopedic. He always signed his copy, William B. Hanna, and became upset if anyone changed it.</div><div><br /></div><div>DAVID BANKS SICKELS</div><div><br /></div><div>David Banks Sickels (1837-1918) was a Civil War Correspondent, Fiscal Agent for the State of Arkansas, a Diplomatic Representative of Siam and Acting Consul of The Netherlands. With Lyman W. Griggs he founded the American Surety Company and upon his retirement, focused on literary work. He authored a prolific amount of poems, many of which were published in “Leaves of the Lotos” and “Flowers from the Wayside”</div></div>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.432476412.743478763821152 -109.5887264 69.36394643617885 -39.2762264tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-12868255258843085012020-12-31T22:51:00.001-05:002020-12-31T22:53:17.595-05:00Idylease Turns 118 Years Old<p>At the stroke of midnight on December 31, 2020, Idylease will turn 118 years old. Happy New Year from Idylease: A Historic Landmark in the Newfoundland section of West Milford, NJ #happynewyear2021 #health #happiness</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4hn_3KRmq7_dQEYk55jGYUdlJWY3iQK1_vQGIfPUh4MWZnr2oYWnl8y-zTRMLYTEYLcJSdVdTOPpeMZ0PbQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.432476412.743478763821152 -109.5887264 69.36394643617885 -39.2762264tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-23609128508620831222020-07-14T22:04:00.000-04:002020-07-14T22:04:58.805-04:00HD Versions of Inside High Noon & Sergeant York: Of God & Country<br />
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Film Trailer: Inside High Noon<br />
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INSIDE HIGH NOON, a documentary explores both the remarkable 1952 film and the gripping story behind its troubled production. The real-life events behind the making of HIGH NOON make for rich drama, indeed.When released, HIGH NOON was seen as an attack on HUAC. However, this means little to an audience today. INSIDE HIGH NOON examines with fresh insight what makes HIGH NOON timeless, and why it works so powerfully still, over 65 years after its release. Introduction by President Bill Clinton. #princealbertmonaco #billclinton #highnoon #garycooper #gracekelly<br />
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Sergeant York: Of God and Country<br />
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Sergeant York: Of God and Country chronicles how Medal of Honor winner Alvin York’s story was brought to the screen in the 1941 film starring Gary Cooper. The documentary explores casting decisions, script development, performances, characters, shooting topics, and production problems. It also examines the complex political environment in America, in which isolationism, anti-Semitism, and the war in Europe almost derailed the film. Gary Cooper won his first Best Actor Oscar for his performance #garycooper #alvinyork #liamneeson #medalofhonor #joanleslie #walterbrennan #junelockhart<br />
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<br />Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-58810014062375063802020-04-10T22:31:00.000-04:002020-04-10T22:31:45.724-04:00Filmmaker Craig Gilbert Dies at 94 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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APRIL 10, 2020 -- NEW YORK CITY -- Craig Gilbert, a writer and director of documentaries, has died at the age of 94 in New York City. Among Mr. Gilbert’s documentaries are: <i>Margaret Mead’s New Guinea Journal</i>, <i>The Triumph of Christy Brown</i>, and the controversial and highly regarded <i>An American Family</i>, each for PBS.<br />
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Mr. Gilbert died of natural causes after a brief illness, a spokeswoman announced. Mr. Gilbert was raised in New York City and Woodmere, Long Island. He attended Phillips Academy and Harvard University. He served in the Red Cross Field Service during World War Two. Among the first to arrive at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in the Spring of 1945, Mr. Gilbert said it was a moment which had stayed with him every day since.<br />
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The late James Gandolfini portrayed Mr. Gilbert in the 2011 HBO film, <i>Cinema Verite</i>, which dramatized the making of <i>An American Family</i>. He bristled whenever he would hear or read that An American Family was the first reality show: “<i>No, no, no! Not a chance.</i>”<br />
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Most recently, Mr. Gilbert had served as executive producer for <i>Cooper & Hemingway: The True Gen</i>, and the yet-to-be-released documentary, <i>Elmore Leonard: But Don’t Try To Write</i>.Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY 10023, USA40.7769059 -73.980064540.7528574 -74.020405 40.8009544 -73.939724tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-69513565708048110682020-02-04T20:45:00.000-05:002020-02-04T20:47:42.355-05:00Idylease: It’s Role in Tourism at the Turn of the Century in West Milford, NJ. A Multimedia Presentation at The West Milford Township Public Library on March 12, 2020 at 7PM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, West Milford township was a major resort destination in New Jersey. At its height, the area had over forty hotels and boarding houses that catered to the tourists that flocked to the area for its magnificent scenery and healthful climate. Since the turn-of-the-century, West Milford also attracted visitors for its rustic beauty and natural resources. It’s approximately eighty square miles of mountains and lakes have delighted visitors for more than a century. In the mid-1800s, renowned Hudson River School painter Jasper F. Cropsey, captured many West Milford landscapes in their autumnal splendor. He married West Milford resident Maria Cooley at the WM Presbyterian Church in 1847.<br />
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many resorts opened in the township and railroads brought wealthy vacationers from New York City to enjoy the countryside. The transportation revolution of the mid 1920’s, caused tourism to decline in this part of New Jersey, with other, more distant locations rising in popularity. Around the turn of the century, the City of Newark, NJ systematically acquired large parcels of land until it owned close to a third of West Milford. The City’s Master Plan called for the razing of buildings that were on the watershed preserve, including most of the hotels and resorts. It was their goal to ensure there would be no development or contamination of the many reservoirs in the area that supply the drinking water for resident of the city.<br />
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Of all the hotels that once graced the region, only one, the resort hotel know as Idylease remains standing as proof of a once thriving tourism industry. Opened on New Years’s Day in 1903, Idylease thrived during the Ragtime Era. The inn was a short trip from the Newfoundland Train station on the way to tourist-filled Greenwood Lake. Promoted as a health retreat, it sits amid pastoral country in the foot hills of the Kittatinny Mountains in the Highlands Region of NJ.<br />
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Idylease, with its prominent central gable, was opened in 1902 by Brooklyn doctor Edgar Arthur Day who billed the Inn as “<i>a modern health resort, delightful in autumn</i>.” Visitors described it as a “<i>haven of rest</i>” whose “<i>masseuses are among the best in the country</i>” and where fine meals were served in the 46 room hotel’s main dining room. Idylease attracted a variety of prominent guests, including Thomas Edison. Based in West Orange, Edison opened a self-named mine near Sussex County’s Franklin-Ogdensburg mining district in 1889. When making the trip across North Jersey, Idylease marked the half-way point to the mine from his lab in the Oranges. Edison would have his car serviced at a local garage and spend the night at Idylease before continuing onto the mine the following morning. His plan was to harvest a previously overlooked pocket of lower-quality ore on Sparta Mountain, break up the rock on conveyor belts and suck out the iron with electromagnets.<br />
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Other noted guests include: Joseph French Johnson, Dean of New York University’s School of Commerce, who hoped to salve his ill health but died there on January 19, 1925. Sports writer William B. Hanna, Civil War correspondent David Banks Sickels, and Grace Abbott, the head of the United States Children’s Bureau from 1921 to 1934. The Inn’s guestbook reveals the names of famous politicians, including New Jersey’s first female congresswoman, Mary T. Norton.<br />
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At the peak of the once thriving tourism industry in West Milford, NJ, tourists could board a ferry at Debrosses Street in New York City and catch a train from Hackensack to Newfoundland to escape the confines of the city. As Early as 1857, tourists accessed the area by stagecoach when Browns Hotel in Newfoundland instituted coach service to from Paterson with a stop in Newfoundland. The Paterson and Deckertown stage got off to an auspicious start and operated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Agent John P. Brown advertised “<i>Good coaches, fine horses and careful drivers</i>”. The approximately 40-mile trip from Paterson to Deckertown was a bumpy ride along the old Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike. Individuals who wanted to make the trip left Paterson about 10 a.m. Nearly four hours later, they reached Brown’s Hotel in Newfoundland. An untold number of North Jersey residents considered a trip from the Highlands to Paterson something equivalent to a trip across the continent.<br />
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A tourists account of his visit to West Milford was recorded by E. Hewitt, an English traveler from London in 1819. It tells of his visit to Brown’s Hotel, two years after its completion:<br />
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<i>“This afternoon, completely drenched with rain, we stayed at a tavern newly erected, in a village called Newfoundland. Here we procured a small private room and a good fire, dried our clothes, and got tea very comfortably. Our landlord, a very intelligent man, spent the evening with us, and related several interesting anecdotes of General Washington, with whom he was personally acquainted. I observed he was always addressed with the title of Squire, being a magistrate.</i><br />
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<i>Bears, deer, and wolves are very numerous in this neighborhood in the fall. A barn not exceeding 60 feet by 30 costs here about $125.00; shingles or wood tiles,15 to 20 dollars per thousand. The whip-poor-will we heard for the first time at this place, repeating its plaintive notes through the whole night.</i><br />
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<i>Our accommodations at this place were very comfortable. and our charge, including hay, one peck of Indian corn, our room, fuel, liquor, one pound of butter, what milk we chose and tar and tallow for our wagon, three quarters of a dollar. I gave our kind host one dollar, which he accepted with reluctance; and at our setting off, he prepared us a quantity of egg-nog, a mixture of apple spirits, eggs and milk. Terrible roads still, and the bridges over the small streams nothing more than poles laid across”.</i><br />
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Although many brave tourists did access the the natural resources of West Milford by coach, by the turn of the century, the railroad became the preferred method to frequent the many resorts that adorned the area. Destinations such as Brown’s Hotel, Idylease, The Hotel Bel Air and the Green Pond Hotel catered to the burgeoning tourists that flocked to the area for its scenic beauty and healthy climate. The 1920’s also marked the height of passenger service provided by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway to the Newfoundland Station. Thirteen passenger trains in each direction stopped at Newfoundland Station on a daily basis. The Great depression struck in October 1929 and lasted well into the late 1930’s and the growth of tourism began to decline. In 1937, the NYS&W declared bankruptcy and shortly thereafter was spun off from its parent, the Erie Railroad, which had controlled it since 1898. Also, the mass production of the automobile by Henry Ford in the 1930s rendered the passenger railroad obsolete, making more distant locales such as the Poconos and the Adirondack accessible by car. Passenger service ceased completely by 1966.<br />
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The great lawns at the Idylease, once a place where bonneted ladies and jacketed gentlemen relaxed and played croquet, now serves as a landing pad for medivac helicopters under the supervision of the West Milford Office of Emergency Management. Idylease was the first property named on West Milford Township’s list of historic sites, and the last of more than a dozen similar facilities that stood in town during the tourism heyday of the early-20th century.<br />
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Idylease was initially advertised in 1908 as a modern health resort, offering “<i>All Forms of Hydro-Therapy and Massage</i>.” Idylease was a “<i>quiet, homelike place for Semi-Invalids, Convalescents, Neurasthenics, and Mild Cases of Cardiac, Nephritic and Stomachic Troubles, and for those desiring change of environment. No Tubercular or Objectionable Cases</i>.” The resident physician and superintendent from 1906 until 1943 was Dr. D.E. Drake. A brochure published in about 1930 stressed the round-the-clock availability of staff physicians, Norwegian-trained massage therapists, and the “<i>most approved scientific apparatus for administering baths, sprays, and douches</i>.” Potential guests, in the accepted social order of the day, were reassured by the policy boldly stated on the first page of the brochure: “<i>Hebrew Patronage Not Solicited</i>.”<br />
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By the late 1930s Dr. Drake understood that declining tourism required the facility to adapt to advances in medical science in order to ensure the future of Idylease. Idylease’s initial prohibition of tubercular cases reflected modern understanding of tuberculosis as a transmissible infection caused by bacteria. Robert Koch in Germany first isolated the tubercle bacillus in 1882, although it took some years for the medical community to fully accept the infectious nature of the disease.<br />
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By 1940, Drake conceded to accept guests suffering from Tuberculosis. With this change, Idylease would established itself as one of the most prominent Tubercular Sanitoriums on the East Coast. With the subsequent development of the TB vaccine around 1927, Dr Drake treated patient that had already been infected prior to the vaccine. Throughout the 1940s the number of tubercular patients slowly began to decline and Idylease would face an uncertain future.<br />
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Dr. Drake would shutter Idylease in 1943 and he would pass away in 1951. Idylease would sit vacant for a period of thirteen years with the windows boarded up and its plumbing shattered.<br />
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Dr Arthur Zampella had graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1943. He had always had an interest in geriatric care and the elderly. It was his wish to find a facility where he could practice medicine and serve the needs of an aging population. As a lifelong scholar, Zampella’s interest in this area were reflected in his authorship of many published medical articles, chapters and books on various aspects of aging, care of the elderly, as well as ethical, socio-economic and philosophic discussion in these fields. In an article entitled, “<i>Sampling of the Attitudes of the Aged</i>,” Zampella explored the dilemma of the aging process whereby the elderly are striped of their social identities after being admitted to a nursing home. He felt that a sterile environment, devoid of a homelike atmosphere reduced life expectancy. For many years Zampella had searched for a facility suitable to realize his vision for extended geriatric care and in 1954, he was introduced to Idylease. Dr. Zampella purchased Idylease from the Estate of Dr. Daniel Drake and and converted Idylease into a Nursing Home. The renovated facility maintained a staff of 11 doctors and employed 65 people. Idylease Nursing home closed in 1972. #westmilford #history #tourism #public #library<br />
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<br />Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.43247639999998515.531678099999997 -115.74107039999998 66.5757471 -33.123882399999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-14785482145307120062019-08-23T11:56:00.000-04:002019-08-23T11:58:27.269-04:00Idylease: West Milford's 1903 Inn, Where Thomas Edison was a Guest, Seeks Historic Listing on National Register of Historic Places.<br />
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WEST MILFORD — (August 22, 2019) Idylease Inn, a turn-of-the-century health resort that counted inventor Thomas Edison among its famous guests, may soon make its bid for the National Register of Historic Places.<br />
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The inn, the first property named on the town’s list of historic sites, is a five-floor Dutch Colonial hotel and the last of more than a dozen similar facilities that stood in town during the tourism heyday of the early-20th century. Its guestbook contains the names of many famous visitors, including New Jersey’s first female congresswoman, Mary Norton.<br />
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“<i>It has a tremendous history</i>,” said Richard Zampella, the property owner. <i>“There used to be dozens of these resort hotels around northern New Jersey, nearly all of them were lost to fire or neglect.”</i><br />
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Opened in 1903, Idylease thrived in the Ragtime Era. The inn was a short trip from the Newfoundland Train station on the way to tourist-filled Greenwood Lake. Promoted as a health retreat, it sat amid pastoral country on the hilly border of New Jersey’s iron belt.<br />
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<b>Its location is what drew Edison.</b><br />
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Then based in West Orange, Edison opened a self-named mine near Sussex County’s Franklin-Ogdensburg mining district in 1889. His plan was to harvest a previously overlooked pocket of lower quality ore on Sparta Mountain, break the rock up on conveyor belts and suck out the iron with electromagnets.<br />
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Plagued by problems with the machinery and undercut by the discovery of the massive Mesabi Iron Range in Minnesota, the mine closed a decade later. Perhaps as it was for the phonograph, which Edison thought would be better used for stenography than playing music, he may have misjudged the best use for his mining innovations.<br />
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Edison later applied his rock-crushing technology to aid in the creation of the durable cement used in the original Yankee Stadium and help the New Jersey Zinc Company process minerals at Sterling Mine in Ogdensburg.<br />
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When making the trip across North Jersey, Edison spent nights at Idylease, the inn's guest logs show. The Newfoundland area was a favorite of Edison’s, Zampella noted. Scenes from 1903’s "The Great Train Robbery" were filmed nearby, including at Echo Lake.<br />
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The main entry at Idylease Inn on Union Valley Road in West Milford features a dual staircase made of local oak. The inn's former owner, Arthur Zampella, wanted to relocate the staircase when he considered demolishing the inn in the late 1980s.<br />
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Idylease, named for Alfred Tennyson’s epic poem of King Arthur of Camelot, “Idylls of the King,” was built in 1902 by local carpenters lured by newspaper ads offering $2.50 for a nine-hour shift. Designed by John Boylston of John B. Snook & Sons, the inn gained prestige early on for its design and amenities. It was billed in June 1903 by The Montclair Times as <i>“a hostelry of which New Jersey may well be proud.”</i><br />
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<b>More than a place to stay, Idylease was a place to renew.</b><br />
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The inn was conceived by a group of 11 investors collectively called The Newfoundland Health Association. Headed by New York City doctors – first Edgar Day, then Daniel Drake – the group brought city dwellers to receive treatment at their country sanitarium for the cost of $10 to $20 a week, Zampella said.<br />
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Among the early visitors was H. Montague Vickers, a prominent member of the New York Stock Exchange. A guest in 1906, Vickers later sat on the board of directors for Rahway Valley Railroad and purchased his own farm in the Newfoundland section.<br />
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Idylease was known for its expansive open-air veranda, marble hydrotherapy pools and ability to entrench guests in purportedly therapeutic wilderness. The self-sustaining sanitarium had its own ice house, blacksmith shop and farm complex.<br />
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The township’s Historic Preservation Commission named Idylease, the Newark watershed’s New City and the Town Hall Annex the first three properties on its list of local historic landmarks in 1988. Only 10 more historic sites have since been named to the local list, records show. Only one, Long Pond Ironworks, is on the national register.<br />
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Zampella said he believes the inn is deserving of the designation, due to its architecture, guests and contribution to American history, and plans to soon file an application with the federal government.<br />
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The 53-year-old film and multimedia producer who also works in the hospitality industry has been blogging about the site’s history since April 2016. He has collected old records and photos, including the guest books that he said have been eye-opening.<br />
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Guests included sports writer William B. Hanna, Civil War correspondent David Banks Sickels, and Grace Abbott, the head of the United States Children's Bureau from 1921 to 1934.<br />
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Towards the end of the age of the area’s railroad-driven tourism in the late 1920s, Idylease welcomed Victor Harrison-Berlitz, who managed 410 of the Berlitz Corporation’s language centers, Joseph French Johnson, the founding dean of the Alexander Hamilton Institute, and Congresswoman Norton, the sixth woman in the United States Congress but the first to hail from the East and win as a Democrat.<br />
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Richard Zampella’s knowledge of the site goes beyond his recent findings, having grown up on the grounds. His father, Dr. Arthur Zampella, owned the property for nearly 40 years starting in 1954. Since Zampella acquired the property in 2016, he said he has been attempting to complete the site's history.<br />
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<i>“Researching the history of Idylease has been a lifelong endeavor,”</i> he said.<br />
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When Zampella was young, and the tourism boom that established North Jersey’s lake communities was long over, his father operated the inn as a nursing home until 1972. His father's vision was to create a community clinic with a nearby research center and senior village.<br />
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Proposed in 1962, the medical complex concept became known as Lakecrest General Hospital. There were multiple attempts by various groups to raise funds and obtain state certification. In 1976, voters approved a township-led project via non-binding referendum. Lakecrest<br />
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Zampella's father continued to chase his dream and by 1986 had joined with developers to pitch a $110 million long-term care center with residential cottages and on-site services.<br />
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By 1987, Idylease was slated for demolition. In response, elected officials established the township's Historic Preservation Commission later that year. Its members moved in 1988 to have the home designated as historic and preserved from unapproved alterations. Issues that year at the local planning and zoning board later doomed the overarching effort.<br />
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The site today still operates as a boarding house for long-term occupants. Period furnishings adorn the rooms and guests have use of the large country kitchen and other common spaces in a congregate living setup.<br />
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Mostly preserved as it was designed, Zampella said it makes sense to use the inn to provide people a place to stay. Monthly rentals start at $800, including utilities, for rooms with basic furnishings and a half-bath.<br />
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<i>“It really is a magical place,”</i> he said. <i>“The Newfoundland area and West Milford have such a rich history and Idylease stands as a daily reminder.”</i><br />
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<i>This article originally appeared in north jersey.com at: <a href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/west-milford/2019/08/22/west-milfords-1903-inn-where-thomas-edison-was-a-guest-seeks-historic-listing/2064469001/">https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/west-milford/2019/08/22/west-milfords-1903-inn-where-thomas-edison-was-a-guest-seeks-historic-listing/2064469001/</a></i>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.43247639999998516.761357599999997 -115.74107039999998 65.3460676 -33.123882399999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-90864571109059482342019-07-28T05:55:00.000-04:002019-07-28T05:55:34.941-04:00Transmultimedia Entertainment<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Transmultimedia is a boutique creative services agency located in the Newfoundland section of West Milford, New Jersey. We are a group of experienced internet designers and developers that set new standards in marketing & branding. Our team of professionals at Transmultimedia can create the perfect website solution for your business or organization. From graphic design, to corporate videos, to Google Adword campaigns and custom application programming, Transmultimedia in West Milford, NJ can meet all of your website and corporate media needs. Visit us on the web at : <a href="http://newfoundlandnj.com/">http://newfoundlandnj.com</a>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.43247639999998516.761356599999996 -115.74107039999998 65.3460686 -33.123882399999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-80444731039749088672019-07-07T16:48:00.000-04:002019-07-07T16:48:39.315-04:00Idylease Facebook RetrospectiveApril of 2019 marked the three year anniversary since Richard Zampella assumed management of Idylease: A Historic Landmark in Newfoundland, NJ. He produced this 3 minute retrospective from media created for the Inns Facebook page. <a href="http://www.idylease.org/">http://www.idylease.org</a> #idylease #historic #landmark #westmilford<br />
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<br />Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-45989478619029165022019-04-23T08:53:00.000-04:002019-04-23T08:54:26.988-04:00Idylease Helistop and Jungle Habitat<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In 1972, executives from Warner Brother’s had a problem with one of the most popular attractions at Jungle Junction. The reptile house had an hourly show that featured highly poisonous snakes. The issue was that the handler was allergic to the anti-venom if he was bitten. Park management needed a find a method to quickly transport the handler to a medical treatment facility.<br />
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Warner Brothers contacted local physician Dr. Arthur Zampella and together, application was made to the Federal Aviation Administration for a heliport at Idylease. In the off possibility of a snake bite, the handler would be transported to Idylease and then flown by air to a trauma center where he would be treated by alternative methods.<br />
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The Idylease Helistop is a remnant of Jungle Habitat from 40 years ago and still maintains the FAA license. The heliport is currently used by the NJ State Police if major accidents occur in the area. Patients are transported to Idylease and flown to the nearest trauma center from the landing field.<br />
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For more information visit the Idylease Helistop Website at: <a href="http://njhelistop.com/">http://njhelistop.com</a>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0124 Union Valley Rd, Newfoundland, NJ 07435, USA41.0537126 -74.43247639999998516.6115896 -115.74107039999998 65.495835599999992 -33.123882399999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-38295975310791882592019-04-15T19:06:00.000-04:002019-04-15T19:07:28.225-04:00Michael Karp Composes Score for Elmore Leonard Documentary<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />NEW YORK, NY -- Michael has received two Emmys and one Emmy nomination for his work and is an eleven-time recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' prestigious "Most Performed Television Theme" award and the winner of the "Special Distinction" award for "Affirmation for Strings", a work for the concert stage. From works for large orchestra to solo instruments - such diverse music as rock, pop, rhythm and blues, alternative, punk, rap, hip-hop, jazz, world and classical - Michael's music transcends all styles and genres.<br /><br />Whether enhancing the beauty or majesty of the Olympics, or adding excitement, drama and raw energy to New York Yankees Baseball, Major League Baseball's, World Series, International, or HBO's, Greatest Sports Upsets, Michael Karp's music excites. Whether underscoring the humor, emotions and cultural differences in National Geographic's, Worlds Apart, or providing the musical identity for Dateline NBC, NBC News' Presidential Election Coverage, or Operation: Freedom, Michael Karp's music inspires. <br /><br />Having created music for all the major broadcast networks as well as many of the national cable networks, independent and affiliated stations and major broadcast syndicators, Michael brings a unique blend of experience, creativity, vision and understanding to his work - always striving for that perfect complement - when music and visuals combine to create a truly magical experience.Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-71033444329997323452019-02-23T11:45:00.000-05:002019-02-23T11:45:29.712-05:00Elmore Leonard: But Don't Try to Write<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's Literature... There's Genre... and then there's Elmore Leonard - A Documentary Coming Spring 2019.<br />
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Elmore Leonard, one of the most popular and admired authors of his time, wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. Among his many NY Times bestsellers: Tishomingo Blues, Glitz, Get Shorty, Maximum Bob, and Rum Punch. Unlike most (so-called) genre writers, however, Leonard is taken seriously, indeed, by those in the literary arena. This documentary film from Transmultimedia Entertainment is Produced/Edited by Richard Zampella and Written/Directed by John Mulholland. Craig Gilbert is Executive Producer and Campbell Scott Narrates.<br />
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Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-56228603063008347592019-01-23T20:57:00.000-05:002019-01-23T20:57:23.941-05:00The Food Mill in Point Lookout NY<div>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Zampella">Richard Zampella</a> has worked in all areas of the hospitality and food service industry for over 30 years. He has managed the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel and served as Food and Beverage Manager of the The Essex House Hotel on Central Park South. For 15 years he worked 65 floors high atop Rockefeller Center at the Rainbow Room under legendary restauranteur Joe Baum. In 2010, he created the concept and design for <a href="http://www.skipperdees.com/">Skipperdee’s</a> Ice Cream Shop in the seaside hamlet of Point Lookout, NY.<span id="goog_1419661952"></span></div>
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As a restaurant designer he executed designs for <a href="https://www.heneghanstavern.com/">Heneghan’s Tavern</a> in Point Lookout, NY and <a href="https://www.brixxandbarley.com/">Brixx & Barley</a> in Long Beach, NY.<br />
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In 2018, he designed, built and re-opened the market Nicholas and Carmela Merola opened in 1930 in the tiny Long Island hamlet of Point Lookout, NY at 40 Lido Boulevard. <a href="http://www.foodmillny.com/">The Food Mill</a> continues the tradition of operating a community market recalling an era celebrating value and quality.<br />
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Richard Zampella is the Managing Partner of <a href="http://www.trans-multimedia.com/">Transmultimedia</a>. He produced <a href="http://cooperhemingway.com/">Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen</a> which is narrated by Sam Waterston. Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen was reviewed by The New York Times film critic Andy Webster on October 11, 2013 and was named an NY Times Critics’ Pic by Manohla Dargis, A. O. Scott and Stephen Holden. Webster said the picture was proof that the work of these two men "endures and so does what they stood for". Other producer credits include; <a href="http://ofgodandcountry.com/">Sergeant York: Of God and Country</a> for Warner Home Video which was narrated by Liam Neeson and <a href="http://insidehighnoon.com/">Inside High Noon</a> for Paramount Pictures which was narrated by Frank Langella with an introduction by President Bill Clinton. Zampella is currently working on a documentary about American writer Elmore Leonard entitled <a href="http://dickensofdetroit.com/">'But Don't Try to Write'</a>.<br />
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Richard is the proprietor of <a href="http://www.idylease.org/">Idylease</a>, A Historic Landmark located in Newfoundland, NJ.Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-71832979672885099342019-01-06T17:26:00.000-05:002019-01-06T17:27:26.864-05:00The Food Mill in Point Lookout, NY<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qe3eHTTtpFE" width="560"></iframe><br />
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The Food Mill in Point Lookout, NY is open 7 days a week from 6am-10pm. We feature products from Sail Away Coffee Company, Tom Cat Bakery and Boar's Head. We are located at 40 Lido Boulevard in Point Lookout, NY.Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-77270642666703744052018-12-20T16:29:00.000-05:002018-12-20T16:29:48.627-05:00Idylease Christmas 2018<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ljxF8UOlk-k" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Season's Greeting from Idylease: A Historic Landmark located in Newfoundland, NJ -- Wishing you all the best this holiday season and throughout the coming year. Celebrating our 115th Christmas Season #historic #landmark #idylease #christmas #greetings #video #christmascard<br />
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http://www.idylease.orgRichard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-66470493343498585342018-12-13T00:35:00.001-05:002018-12-13T00:37:08.874-05:00Happy 102nd Birthday to Kirk Douglas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Kirk Douglas, several years ago, happened to hear that we were putting together a documentary on the friendship between Ernest Hemingway and Gary Cooper, he got in touch and told us about a letter he had written to Gary Cooper.<br />
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Gracious and modest gentleman that he is, Mr. Douglas enquired if we had any interest in the letter. When we responded immediately in the affirmative, he then offered to read the letter on camera for the documentary.<br />
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What appears in The True Gen is an edited version. Here, in our tribute to Mr. Kirk Douglas on his 102nd birthday, is Mr. Douglas reading the letter in full, unedited.<br />
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From all of us at Transmultimedia, Happy Birthday, Kirk Douglas.<br />
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We shan't soon see your like again.<br />
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Cooper & Hemingway: The True Gen is Available on DVD and in a Collector's Edition Blu-Ray DVD Box Set! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=dgLIvm-N0UCauYQq-GTztKHiByt8MTU0NDc2NTM5MkAxNTQ0Njc4OTky&v=10bYOb4vS3c&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chiptaylor.com%2Fcooper_hemingway_the_true_gen2.html&event=video_description">http://www.chiptaylor.com/cooper_hemi...</a><br />
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Cooper & Hemingway: The True Gen is written/directed by John Mulholland. Narrated by Sam Waterston with Len Cariou as the voice of Ernest Hemingway. Produced by Richard Zampella<br />
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Learn more at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=dgLIvm-N0UCauYQq-GTztKHiByt8MTU0NDc2NTM5MkAxNTQ0Njc4OTky&v=10bYOb4vS3c&q=http%3A%2F%2Fcooperhemingway.com&event=video_description">http://cooperhemingway.com</a>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY 10017, USA40.7519846 -73.96977950000001640.7399561 -73.989949500000009 40.7640131 -73.949609500000022tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-42957873623926254902018-06-18T20:16:00.000-04:002018-06-18T20:17:28.191-04:00The Food Mill in Point Lookout Opens its Doors<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The market that Nicholas and Carmela Merola opened in 1930 in the tiny Long Island hamlet of Point Lookout, NY recently re-opened its doors at 40 Lido Boulevard. The New Market is named the Food Mill and will continue to operate from the same location on Lido Boulevard, is something of a throwback, like Point Lookout itself.<br />
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The village, surrounded on three sides by water, is a seaside Wobegon within commuting distance of New York City. The speed limit is 15 mph. You have to pick up your own mail at the post office. And celebrity residents have been more on the order of Charles Atlas or Marlene Dietrich than Madonna or Lady Gaga.<br />
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Proprietors Richard Zampella and Shannon Mulholland know what it takes to run a business in Point Lookout. Their Ice Cream Store, Skipperdees has been voted as the Best Ice Cream Shop on Long Island for 2017 & 2018 and has been serving up sweets to the young and young at heart since 2007.Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0Point Lookout, NY 11569, USA40.6031326 -73.56235749999996240.554903100000004 -73.64303849999996 40.6513621 -73.481676499999963tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773116035984454035.post-52844066427395240592018-04-20T00:30:00.001-04:002018-04-22T07:17:09.137-04:00Idylease Article Appears in northjersey.com <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks to Ann Genader for her April 19, 2018 article on Idylease. Ann was a tireless supporter of my father, Dr Arthur Zampella. She served as public relations director at Idylease when it was a nursing home for the elderly from 1954-1972.<br />
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Read Article at: <a href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/west-milford/2018/04/19/west-milford-nj-jefferson-nj-remembering-idylease-arthur-dante-louis-zampella/529633002/">https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/west-milford/2018/04/19/west-milford-nj-jefferson-nj-remembering-idylease-arthur-dante-louis-zampella/529633002/</a>Richard Zampellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736621019562517209noreply@blogger.com0