A Blog about the Chambersburg area of Trenton NJ. The Burg we all loved and miss. If you were from the Burg I hope many of the pictures and lists and comments under them from good folks bring back some nice memories. Villa Park, Franklin Park, South Trenton, and nearby Hamilton also mentioned. Use the search box atop the blog to find schools,churches,streets,stores,bars etc that you remember. Over 4000 posts and 3000 pics. Enjoy:)
Mike had a picture of the old Trenton 2nd Precent Station that covered Chambersburg.
It brought back memories I like to share. In thinking of Chambersburg, growing, I remember well, as kid growing up and going to Immaculate Conception church during the war years in Chambersburg, there was another group of great men and women that came into Chambersburg to help us boys while many of our fathers and men we looked up to were far away in other countries fighting for us. I see no one else remembering this group and I want to since I know sincerely that they had a great effect on me. These folks were members of the Trenton Police Athletic League known was PAL.
I hope that others will remember also. I remember them taking us to all types of sports functions, to see the old Philadelphia Athletics' seeing Connie Mack, Joe D, Ted Williams all the other hero's of us kids. The took us to see the Harlem Globetrotters, Boxing matches are the area on Stockton Street, first time I saw Ike Williams, remember Gorgeous George and Argentina Rocco. They got us membership to the YMCA and the Boys Club. They took many of us kids from the burg on our very first long bus rides, and the bought us hats, soda's and stuff. They made us laugh.
Yes, these cops had a love for us kids when we needed them, they had a belief that us kids here in the burg and everywhere, if reached early enough, could and would develop a strong, positive, attitude towards police officers in their journey through life towards the goal of adulthood and citizenship. Like the church, the (PAL) is a recreation oriented juvenile crime prevention program that relies heavily on athletics and recreational activities to tighten the bond between police officers and kids in the community. They wanted to help us kids, all of us to develop a strong, positive, attitude towards police officers in their journey through life towards the goal of adulthood and citizenship.
They had a great show, an every at the Trenton War Memorial very year called "Anything could Happen" they would bring in a top star and the all of the Trenton Police themselves would act, sing, dance and do crazy stuff to entertain us. This was a fund raiser. Does anyone else remember this, was the untiring devotion these father figures a benefit to the youngsters and to the neighborhood and business community. I remember and I tell you, in my life this was virtually unmeasurable
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I knew many of these policeman, however, sorry my age stops me from remembering their names.
I think the tall officer, 2nd row left was stationed at State & Broad Streets.
Mike had a picture of the old Trenton 2nd Precent Station that covered Chambersburg.
It brought back memories I like to share. In thinking of Chambersburg, growing, I remember well, as kid growing up and going to Immaculate Conception church during the war years in Chambersburg, there was another group of great men and women that came into Chambersburg to help us boys while many of our fathers and men we looked up to were far away in other countries fighting for us. I see no one else remembering this group and I want to since I know sincerely that they had a great effect on me. These folks were members of the Trenton Police Athletic League known was PAL.
I hope that others will remember also. I remember them taking us to all types of sports functions, to see the old Philadelphia Athletics' seeing Connie Mack, Joe D, Ted Williams all the other hero's of us kids. The took us to see the Harlem Globetrotters, Boxing matches are the area on Stockton Street, first time I saw Ike Williams, remember Gorgeous George and Argentina Rocco. They got us membership to the YMCA and the Boys Club. They took many of us kids from the burg on our very first long bus rides, and the bought us hats, soda's and stuff. They made us laugh.
Yes, these cops had a love for us kids when we needed them, they had a belief that us kids here in the burg and everywhere, if reached early enough, could and would develop a strong, positive, attitude towards police officers in their journey through life towards the goal of adulthood and citizenship. Like the church, the (PAL) is a recreation oriented juvenile crime prevention program that relies heavily on athletics and recreational activities to tighten the bond between police officers and kids in the community. They wanted to help us kids, all of us to develop a strong, positive, attitude towards police officers in their journey through life towards the goal of adulthood and citizenship.
They had a great show, an every at the Trenton War Memorial very year called "Anything could Happen" they would bring in a top star and the all of the Trenton Police themselves would act, sing, dance and do crazy stuff to entertain us. This was a fund raiser. Does anyone else remember this, was the untiring devotion these father figures a benefit to the youngsters and to the neighborhood and business community. I remember and I tell you, in my life this was virtually unmeasurable
great picture, couldn't help notice what great shape these officers are in. Not one pot belly among them!
The tall officer, to whom Ed MacNicoll is referring, is Dick Foley, who lived on the 300 block of Garfield Avenue, two houses down from my first home.
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