Stories, News

Nicole Madden and the Tooth Fairie. Here's another great story from Martine (Mollica) Madden - this time about her daughter Nicole's experience with the Tooth Fairie. What a hoot!

Donner (Zimmer) Mollica - Yankees or Red Sox Fan? Donna' father Don is the Bench Manager for the New York Yankees. Here's an article from the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune about Donna's allegiance during the 1999 American League Baseball Play-Offs.

Family Reunions and Vacations

My clan of Mollicas had our 1999 reunion at Mark and Kim's house at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. PICTURES

Here is a whole series of pages from our Mollica Family Reunion in Washington DC over the July 4th holiday week in 1998. My brothers and sisters, their wives and girlfriends, and most of our kids visited DC for four great days. Please join us!

The McKees Rocks clan of Mollicas have a big reunion every summer. Here are pictures of their reunions in 1997 and 1998.

Most of the New England clan spent a week in the Dominican Republic during April 1997. We get a glimpse of their vacation in the e-mails they sent during the weeks after their return.

Bob and Dorie wrote a couple of great travelogues about their trips to the Napa Valley. Like wine? Read these stories.

Laura's Great Adventure (Or was it Mom's?) My sister Marcia's daughter is Robin (de Sousa) Speake. Robin has a 5-year old named Laura who provided quite an adventure on October 3, 1999. Every parent can identify with this story! (October 1999)

My oldest brother Bob testified as an expert before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in April 1999 - take a look at his testimony. (October 1999)

Have you seen Birgitte yet? She was an exchange student from Denmark who stayed with Dave and Donna Mollica in New Hampshire during the 1998-1999 school year.

I thought you might get a kick out of a letter to the editor that my then-13 year old son Joey sent to our local newspaper.Good ole Joe made the point that the community could do a better job of sponsoring activities for kids. I love the line, "...I am a kid of Olney, have been for 13 years..." (September 1998)

Dear Editors of The Olney Gazette,

My name is Joe Mollica. I have a good idea for an event that could be held annually and would bring the community together in yet another way. Soapbox Derby..... that would be my idea. Bring a soapbox derby into this town to give the kids some entertainment, as well as bring in economic support. And of course should the idea be accepted by, I don't know, the chamber of commerce?, then more businesses (Including the gazette) could get more advertising space. All they have to do is sponsor somebody's car for the race (Paying for the shell, and parts), and poof, instant exposure. (Provided that a decal is created). I know the gazette doesn't have much say in what goes on in Olney, but if you can get this idea into the gazette, and many people read it, we could send all the voters for it into the chamber of commerce, creating the potential for a derby. Now, I would like to add that I am a kid of Olney, have been for thirteen years, and I can tell you that there isn't much for a kid to do other than get into trouble.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. And if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at: jmollica@hotmail.com Thanks a million, -Joe Mollica

Martine Mollica Madden is a great young Mom - want to bring back some memories of your own parenthood? Read about Tine's daughter Nicole's going to kindergarten for the first time, and about Nicole's losing her first tooth. (September 1998)

Read this poem entitled "No Longer" that Joey Mollica wrote for extra credit in school - pretty good for a 12-year old, if a proud Dad may say so. (August 1998)

Do you want to see what a well-mannered 12-year old boy does while waiting for the main course in a high class French restaurant? (January 1998)

My Uncle John Mollica said that my great grandfather Canale was a Major with Garibaldi's 1000 Redshirts. He might have been, but I found a certified list of the 1089 people who landed at Marsala in 1860 with Garibaldi, and unfortunately, there's no Canale on the list at that point in the revolution - but maybe another one of your ancestors was there? [Scroll down the page when you get there.] (January 1998)

You have to see the expression on my son Joey's face when a hidden camera took our picture while we were on the Tower of Terror ride at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. This is too funny! (January 1998)

Here's a poem written by my then-7th grade son Joey about the American Civil War. (November 1997)

USA Today picture of Mollicas at the Museum of Science in Washington, D.C. in 1991.(October 1997)

Cousin Tom "Ted" Sutton is the Washington based Admiral in Demi Moore's movie, G.I. Jane. (September 1997)

Nikki Mollica's First Recital. That first recital can be a real doozy - for kids and parents alike! Kim provides a great description of 4-year old Nikki's first recital. (May 31, 1997)

Hawkins - The Final Chapter. Read Jim de Sousa's sad tale of Hawkins, the family dog and Trusted Companion. Find out how Hawkins really died! (May 17, 1997)

Phil Mollica Jr's First Love? A young boy's first love can be a trying experience...not necessarily for the young boy, but definitely for the young boy's father! (May 2, 1997)

Dave de Sousa's Winter Parenting Advice. How can those kids you "labored over" all those years help you out when you're on the road...several hundred miles from home...when a blizzard strikes? (April 1997)

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