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Staten Island’s Debi Rose leads City Hall rally for Mount Manresa – SI Advance, February 26, 2014

Mount Manresa issue to be brought before the mayor and City Council – SI Advance, February 24, 2014

After Mount Manresa: With the fight to save it lost, what happens next? – SI Advance, February 23, 2014

Staten Island Residents Fighting To Save Mount Manresa From Developer – CBS New York, February 22, 2014

Demolition begins at Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House – SI Advance, February 19, 2014

Committee to appeal pending sale of Mount Manresa to a private developer – SI Advance, February 03, 2014

Committee to Save Mount Manresa continues fight; reaches out at Community Board 1 meeting – SI Advance, January 15, 2014

Judge Signs Off on Mount Manresa Sale – NY1, January 10, 2014

Sale of Mount Manresa to private developers has been approved – SI Advance, January 08, 2014

Staten Islanders flock to Borough Hall for BP James Oddo’s open house (with photos) – SI Advance, January 05, 2014

On Staten Island, the New Year is welcomed with a walk on the beach at Crooke’s Point (with photos/video) – SI Advance, January 01, 2014 video

Staten Island’s 2013 in review: Editors and readers select year’s top stories (with photos) – SI Advance, December 29, 2013

Inside out photos 12-24-2013 – SI Advance, December 24, 2013 photos

Top legal stories on Staten Island in 2013 – SI Advance, December 13, 2013

Rally shines a light on potential sale of Mount Manresa on Staten Island – SI Advance, December 05, 2013

Group Blasts Ruling To Put Mount Manresa Up For Sale – NY1, December 04, 2013

Staten Island committe to save Mount Manresa protest after ruling – SI Advance, December 03, 2013 video

Staten Island committe to save Mount Manresa protest after judges ruling – SI Advance, December 03, 2013 photos

Judge Approves Mount Manresa Sale – NY1, December 03, 2013

The latest Manresa protest has Staten Islanders dancing to the tune of nature – SI Advance, December 03, 2013

Artists’ protest planned for Tuesday at Mount Manresa on Staten Island – SI Advance, December 02, 2013

Judge rules sale of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa will go forward – SI Advance, December 02, 2013 photos

Judge rules that sale of Mount Manresa is allowed; Jesuits won’t fell trees or buildings – SI Advance, December 02, 2013

New York State possible savior for Staten Island’s Mount Manresa – SI Advance, November 22, 2013

Els defensors del Mount Manresa de Nova York demanen ajuda al Papa(Defenders of Mount Manresa New York ask for help to Pope) – regio7.cat, November 11, 2013

Cardinal Dolan won’t stand in the way of Mount Manresa sale – SI Advance, November 07, 2013

Elected officials: Jesuits are stonewalling Staten Island on Mount Manresa – SI Advance, November 05, 2013 By State Sen. DIANE SAVINO,
Assemblywoman NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS
and Councilman JAMES ODDO

Campaign to halt sale of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa seeks global attention with tweets to celebrities – SI Advance, November 04, 2013

Mid-Island Council candidate Mancuso calls for halt to wetlands development – SI Advance, November 02, 2013

Oddo challenges Mount Manresa priest: ‘Stop hiding behind your collar and return my phone call’ – SI Advance, October 30, 2013

Dear Pope Francis: The Committee to Save Mount Manresa wants you to halt the sale to a developer – SI Advance, October 29, 2013

Foes of Mount Manresa sale have done little but protest it – SI Advance, October 28, 2013

The Manresa sticking point: Preservationists have ideas, but no money – SI Advance, October 28, 2013

Paying guests would save Staten Island’s Mount Manresa, community board tells city – SI Advance, October 25, 2013

Paradise lost: Jesuits sell oldest retreat house, pristine forest to developers – National Catholic Reporter, October 23, 2013

Staten Island South Shore civic holds candidates night at Mount Loretto (photos) – SI Advance, October 21, 2013

Save Mount Manresa Car Rally Taking Place on Narrows Road North – SI Advance, October 19, 2013 photos

Rally to save Staten Island’s Mount Manresa focuses on traffic issues – SI Advance, October 19, 2013

Video: Candidates for Staten Island Council seat spar at the JCC – SI Advance, October 16, 2013 video

Committee to Save Mount Manresa responds to false alarm of tree removal – SI Advance, October 09, 2013

Advance legal columnist: Mount Manresa’s champions are already too late – SI Advance, October 08, 2013

Work with the community: Jesuits won’t budge on Mount Manresa sale – SI Advance, October 04, 2013

Attorney general clears way for the sale of Mount Manresa but asks that money be returned to donors – SI Advance, October 03, 2013

Judge Extends Temporary Restraining Order Preventing Sale Of Mount Manresa – NY1, October 02, 2013

Staten Island judge extends temporary restraining order on Mount Manresa sale (photos/video) – SI Advance, October 01, 2013

Photos, video: Push for Staten Island’s Mount Manresa to become haven for developmentally disabled – SI Advance, October 01, 2013

Supporters at Mt. Manresa now ready to block builders – SI Advance, October 01, 2013 video

Supporters at Mt. Manresa now ready to block builders – SI Advance, October 01, 2013 photos

Black Tupelo tree at Mount Manresa could be more than 400 years old – SI Advance, September 29, 2013

Treasure trove of trees at Manresa site; will it make a difference in suit to block development? – SI Advance, September 29, 2013

Staten Island conservationists ID 300-year-old trees rooted in Mount Manresa – SI Advance, September 27, 2013 photos

Staten Island conservationists ID 300-year-old trees rooted in Mount Manresa – SI Advance, September 25, 2013 photos

Longtime Staten Island conservationist Ellen Pratt joins fight to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, September 25, 2013

Staten Islanders try everything to halt sale of Mount Manresa – SI Advance, September 09, 2013

NY environmental officials asked to block sale of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa – SI Advance, September 03, 2013

Candlelight Vigil By the Supporters to Save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, August 28, 2013

Staten Island artist Scott LoBaido to lead vigil Wednesday night to Save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, August 28, 2013

Judge Extends Development Stay At Former SI Retreat Site – NY1, August 23, 2013

SIers Fighting To Save Mount Manresa Take Cause To Steps Of City Hall – NY1, August 22, 2013

Staten Island justice keeps restraining order in place forestalling Mount Manresa sale – SI Advance, August 22, 2013

Photos: Staten Islanders at City Hall ask Mayor Bloomberg to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, August 21, 2013

Staten Island’s Committee to Save Mount Manresa to rally at City Hall – SI Advance, August 21, 2013

Jesuits offer to return donations that were earmarked for Staten Island’s Mount Manresa (video and photos) – SI Advance, August 16, 2013

Staten Island’s Mt. Manresa is sold, not dead, say responsibles – SI Advance, August 15, 2013 video

Judge To Decide Mount Manresa’s Fate – NY1, August 15, 2013

With Mount Manresa in mind, Dem BP candidate Liedy wants charitable groups to pay taxes if land is sold to developers – SI Advance, August 14, 2013

Fundraising at Staten Island’s Mount Manresa Retreat House called into question – SI Advance, August 13, 2013

There’s still hope on Staten Island for Mount Manresa – SI Advance, August 11, 2013

Mount Manresa supporters continue quest for landmark status – SI Advance, August 10, 2013

Temporary restraining order blocks sale or demolition of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa – SI Advance, August 08, 2013

Staten Island’s Committee to Save Mount Manresa takes legal action to prevent sale of Jesuit retreat to developers – SI Advance, August 08, 2013

SI Lawmakers File Suit To Prevent Sale Of Mount Manresa – NY1, August 07, 2013

Elected officials sue to block impending sale of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa – SI Advance, August 07, 2013

Can last-minute legal magic save Staten Island’s Mount Manresa? – SI Advance, August 06, 2013

Religious items from Mount Manresa being moved to other Jesuit sites – SI Advance, August 06, 2013

Rally to Save Mt. Manresa Held at Narrows Rd. North – SI Advance, August 03, 2013 photos

Calling all contributors to Staten Island’s Mount Manresa: the pols want to hear your story – SI Advance, August 03, 2013

Photos: Preservation group decries removal of Catholic religious items from Staten Island Jesuit retreat house for sale – SI Advance, August 03, 2013

Photos: State attorney general looking at Manresa sale on Staten Island – SI Advance, August 01, 2013

Photos: Bell atop chapel at Staten Island’s Mount Manresa being removed – SI Advance, July 31, 2013

Mount Manresa bell tower and statues removed – SI Advance, July 31, 2013 photos

Nun joins Staten Island officials in seeking probe of Jesuits’ Mount Manresa accounting (photos) – SI Advance, July 27, 2013

3,000 signatures on petition to save Staten Island’s Mount Manresa from townhouse development – SI Advance, June 26, 2013

Group Rallies To Preserve S.I. Jesuit Retreat – NY1, July 21, 2013

Preservation League fully supports the campaign to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, July 03, 2013

Staten Islanders react to Mount Manresa closing with sadness, resignation – SI Advance, June 23, 2013

Staten Island activists hold vigil for Mount Manresa (photos) – SI Advance, June 18, 2013

Staten Islander’s hold candlelight vigil for Mt Manresa – SI Advance, June 17, 2013 photos

Vigil to save Staten Island’s Mount Manresa is planned for Monday – SI Advance, June 15, 2013

A done deal: The sale of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa is well beyond the petition stage – SI Advance, June 03, 2013

Rally for Staten Island’s Mount Manresa Retreat House – SI Advance, June 01, 2013

Photos: Staten Islanders rally to change the fate of Mount Manresa Retreat House – SI Advance, June 01, 2013

Local Residents Protest Sale Of Mount Manresa – NY1, June 01, 2013

Local Catholic Retreat Sold To Real Estate Developers Prepares To Close – NY1, May 29, 2013

At least save Mount Manresa’s chapel – SI Advance, May 26, 2013

Rosary leader rues the demise of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa (photos) – SI Advance, May 21, 2013

Staten Island group prays for open doors at Mount Manresa – SI Advance, May 20, 2013

No word yet on what will be built at site of Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House (photos) – SI Advance, May 09, 2013

Mount Manresa To Be Sold To Development Comany – NY1, May 09, 2013

Secret buyer revealed: Staten Island firm moves to acquire Mount Manresa (photos) – SI Advance, May 09, 2013

The end of Mount Manresa: Beloved Staten Island retreat house in contract with mystery buyer (photos) – SI Advance, May 07, 2013

Photos: Mystery buyer closing in on a little bit of heaven called Mount Manresa on Staten Island – SI Advance, May 03, 2013

Sale nears of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa – SI Advance, May 02, 2013 photos

Staten Island Memories: Mount Manresa: A heritage of caring and service to the community – SI Advance, April 14, 2013

Mount Manresa aerial – SI Advance, October 18, 2012 photos

Nation’s Oldest Jesuit Retreat House Up For Sale – NY1, October 19, 2012

Staten Island’s Mount Manresa property on the market for $15.9 million – SI Advance, October 19, 2012

1910 Mount Manresa – SI Advance, October 18, 2012 photos

Now, Staten Island’s Mount Manresa property is vulnerable to development – SI Advance, July 17, 2012

‘Concern’ over fate of Staten Island’s Mount Manresa property – SI Advance, June 22, 2012

Staten Island’s Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House to close – SI Advance, June 22, 2012

Opinions:

Builder should consider Mount Manresa options – SI Advance, February 26, 2014 KATHLEEN VORWICK

Manresa’s irreplaceable old trees must be saved – SI Advance, February 25, 2014 CLIFF HAGEN

Mount Manresa is a pillar of our spiritual foundation – SI Advance, February 24, 2014 ART SIEGEL

How can the city allow Mount Manresa’s development? – SI Advance, February 23, 2014 JERRY MULNICK

As builder readies Manresa demolition, pols fiddle – SI Advance, February 20, 2014 JOSE SANCHEZ

Mount Manresa sale betrays community – SI Advance, February 19, 2014 CAROLINE SALERNO LABITA

Mount Manresa: 15 pristine acres – SI Advance, February 19, 2014 DOLORES CELENTANO

Sale of Mount Manresa is a tragedy – SI Advance, February 19, 2014 MARY HANNA FARAG

Lack of advocacy hinders Mount Manresa – SI Advance, February 19, 2014 HUGH MCGUIRE

Mount Manresa is the site of ‘old-growth’ trees – SI Advance, February 19, 2014 ELLEN O’FLAHERTY PRATT

Mount Manresa is an oasis for Staten Islanders – SI Advance, February 19, 2014 DOROTHY SHAY

Join the campaign to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, February 17, 2014 CAROLYN PINTO

Eminent domain can save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, February 10, 2014 NATALIE PERMIKOVA

To preserve beauty, save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, February 07, 2014 PATRICIA FOSTER

Save Mount Manresa and its pretty statues – SI Advance, February 06, 2014 CHRISTINA WILBER

To preserve beauty, save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, February 03, 2014 CHRISTINA WILBER

Mount Manresa can still be preserved – SI Advance, February 02, 2014 MELISSA WEST

We must not lose scenic Mount Manresa – SI Advance, February 02, 2014 CHRISTINA WILBER

Take a stand on Mount Manresa crisis – SI Advance, February 02, 2014 STEVEN TEPPER

Mount Manresa got break on property tax – SI Advance, February 02, 2014 ANNA HALL

May God forgive the Jesuits and Savos – SI Advance, February 02, 2014 LOUISE MODICA

Join campaign to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, January 31, 2014 KATHRYN PEDUTO

Heed pope’s example: Save mount manresa – SI Advance, January 20, 2014 JOSE SANCHEZ

Use eminent domain for Mount Manresa – SI Advance, January 17, 2014 NATALIE PERMIKOVA

Keep Mount Manresa for use as a public park – SI Advance, January 16, 2014 CAROL DONOVAN

Save Mount Manresa through eminent domain – SI Advance, January 08, 2014 WILLIAM E. WINTER

Islanders should fight to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, January 07, 2014 HUGH MC GUIRE

What townhomes would bring to Mount Manresa – SI Advance, December 28, 2013 WILLIAM EMERSON WINTER

Save Mount Manresa – NY Daily News, December 28, 2013 Elizabeth Malone

Save Mount Manresa as place of contemplation – SI Advance, December 16, 2013 BETTY WINSCH

Mount Manresa deal must not go through – SI Advance, December 15, 2013 GLENN CRONICK

Not on my hillside – NY Daily News, December 10, 2013 Betty Winsch

Ways can be found to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, December 10, 2013 ARMAND CRISPINO

Save Mount Manresa through eminent domain – SI Advance, December 03, 2013 RICHARD J. VERARDI

Mount Manresa legacy remains ours to lose – SI Advance, November 24, 2013 KATHRYN PEDUTO

Save Mount Manresa to protect the trees – SI Advance, November 23, 2013 JOSE L. SANCHEZ

Developer’s track record doesn’t bode well for Manresa – SI Advance, November 17, 2013 THOMAS WM. HAMILTON

Manresa activists should be grateful to the Jesuits – SI Advance, November 11, 2013 JOHN RYAN

Would Jesus sell Mount Manresa to Savo Bros.? – SI Advance, November 03, 2013 PETE SELLITTO

Support the effort to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, October 31, 2013 KATHRYN PEDUTO

Saving Mount Manresa would be Bloomberg’s greatest legacy – SI Advance, October 22, 2013 ANNA HALL

Mount Manresa, sacred ground that it is, must be saved – SI Advance, October 06, 2013 BETH MALONE

Mount Manresa should be saved as a community resource – SI Advance, October 06, 2013 JEAN SANCHEZ

Parks Department should save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, October 01, 2013 JOSE L. SANCHEZ

Enlist in the fight to save Mount Manresa – SI Advance, September 27, 2013 GLORIA TEPPER

Mount Manresa, a unique treasure, must be preserved – SI Advance, September 23, 2013 SUSANNAH ABBATE

There should be no question that Mount Manresa must be saved – SI Advance, September 23, 2013 CAROL ANN SALERNO LABITA

Preserve lovely Mount Manresa as a park for all the people – SI Advance, September 13, 2013 DOROTHY SHAY

When Mount Manresa is gone, it will be lost to us forever – SI Advance, September 12, 2013 KATHRYN PEDUTO

Islanders of different viewpoints agree Mount Manresa must be saved – SI Advance, July 31, 2013 RICH FLORENTINO

Buyers should back out of Mount Manresa deal – SI Advance, May 30, 2013 ARMAND CRISPINO

Blame the Jesuits first for Mount Manresa sale – SI Advance, May 30, 2013 LOUISE GOLERO

Mount Manresa is a treasure that must be saved – SI Advance, May 21, 2013 JACK BOLEMBACH

History:

Mount Manresa Retreat House closes to Staten Island’s Hurricane Sandy victims (photo gallery) – SI Advance, January 16, 2013

Top Reformed Church official visits Staten Island – SI Advance, December 08, 2012

FEMA reduces hours at Disaster Recovery Centers on Staten Island and elsewhere; moves borough field office – SI Advance, December 03, 2012

Staten Islanders displaced by Hurricane Sandy are moved to Bayley Seton, Mount Manresa – SI Advance, November 07, 2012

Save Staten Island’s Mount Manresa – SI Advance, October 21, 2012

Mount Manresa lights up season with two events – SI Advance, November 20, 2011

Mount Manresa celebrates 100 years – SI Advance, November 12, 2011

Mount Manresa marks 100 years of retreats – SI Advance, August 27, 2011

Bogus Pope’ author to visit Mount Manresa on July 31 – SI Advance, July 16, 2011

South Beach Civic Association Holds Annual Picnic – NY1, June 12, 2011

It’s Mount Manresa’s centennial year – SI Advance, January 27, 2011

S.I. Medical Fund Expands Efforts To Help Haitian Kids – NY1, January 14, 2011

The land deal of the century – SI Advance, January 02, 2011

Mount Manresa rings in season with joyful events – SI Advance, November 28, 2010

Jesuits see benefit in teamwork on Staten Island – SI Advance, February 06, 2009

Local Non-Profit Helps Young Iraqi Amputee Walk Again – NY1, December 03, 2007

Local Charity Helps Give Young Iraqi War Victim Hope – NY1, September 07, 2007

Iraqi Man Granted Asylum Wants To Live On Staten Island – NY1, May 18, 2007

Global Medical Relief Fund Gets New Home On Staten Island – NY1, July 06, 2006

Prayer Group – Helping Staten Island Heal – NY1, August 09, 2002

Jesuit Retreat Helps Recovery Workers At Fresh Kills Landfill – NY1, January 14, 2002

Mount Manresa – SI Advance, photos