VOL. 117 - NO. 26 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 28, 2013 $.30 A COPY CARMELITA BELLO Elected State President Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Order Sons of Italy in America Happy Birthday Carmelita Bello of Worces- ter, Massachusetts was elected State President of the Grand Lodge of Massa- America! chusetts Order Sons of Italy in America at the 99th Annual Convention held at the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center in Calicoon, NY. Over the last four years Carmelita has served as the state first vice president, she has worked with the grand council filial lodges and commissioners to lead the organization into the fu- Taking the Oath of Office are the newly-elected officers ture. Carmelita’s priorities of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, L-R: Immediate include thoughtful review of Past President James DiStefano, State 2nd Vice President events, programs and offer- Ron Hill, State 1st Vice President Antonio Sestito, State ings, focus on heritage, dis- President Carmelia Bello and State Orator Denise Furnari. tribution of meetings and (Photo by Dom Campochiaro, D&S Video) events throughout the grand lodge geographic area, mem- vention. She served for two award at the 2009 state con- from the bership and funding. years as the Chairperson of vention. Her sister Mary Carmelita has been a the Grand Lodge Member- Ann Bello is currently a com- Post-Gazette member of the Order of Sons ship Commission and was missioner on the Benefit of Italy since 1982 and has a National Delegate to the Insurance Commission af- held local offices of Presi- 1999 through 2011 conven- ter serving as state Trustee, dent, Vice President, Orator tions. Lodge President and many Lessons Learned or Not and Trustee for the Worces- Carmelita is proud of the other filial offices. by David Trumbull ter Lodge #168. fact that the Sons of Italy is Carmelita has a Master State offices held by a family commitment. Her degree in Business Admin- the Commonwealth, but in Carmelita include: State grandfather Salvatore Bello istration from Anna Maria my neighborhood I wit- Orator, State Recording served on the first Massa- College, certificate in Non- nessed very little interest in Secretary, elected State chusetts grand council as Profit Management from either man, outside of few Trustee for District 2. trustee. Her Aunt Gladys Clark University and a persons who are passionate Carmelita was elected Na- has been active in all as- Bachelor Degree in Manage- about every election. Was tional Recording Secretary pects of Sons of Italy and re- ment from Worcester State there insufficient difference at the 2007 National Con- ceived the Golden Lion College. between the candidates on issues that matter to voters that nearly three-quarters Third Annual St. Padre Pio Procession simply didn’t care which one won? Or did large numbers On Sunday, June 23rd, of registered voters accept the streets of the North the conventional wisdom End came alive as the that Markey was going to Third Annual St. Padre Senator Ed Markey win anyway, so there was not Pio Procession took much point in bothering to place. I write in the morning, vote? We’ll probably never Devotees of St. Padre having awakened to find, not know which answer, or com- Pio attended a Mass surprisingly, that Represen- bination of answers is cor- in Italian at Saint tative Ed Markey, the Demo- rect. I have one bit of advice Leoonard Church fol- crat, defeated Gabriel E. for my Republican friends: lowed by the procession Gomez, the Republican, 55% Don’t believe anyone who throughout the streets to 45%. It was a special elec- claims to have THE answer of the North End ac- tion, held on a stifling hot day to why Gomez lost. All you companied by the North End Marching Band. in June with 27% turnout. are getting today and for the Pius of Pietrelcina (1887-1968) was a That means that 15% of reg- next several days is people’s Capuchin Catholic priest from Italy, born as istered voters cast a ballot speculation. Francesco Forgione and given the name for Senator-elect Markey, In that spirit, let me offer Pius (Italian: Pio) when he joined the Capu- and 73% of the registered my speculation, carefully chins, thus known popularly as Padre Pio. voters didn’t bother with the worded to sound like brilliant He became famous for bearing the stigmata. election. Nevertheless, a insight, yet consisting of little Saint Pio, was canonized by Pope John win is a win. more than my personal bias. Paul II on June 16, in 2002. An estimated It would be interesting to 1. The more experienced 300,000 people attended the canonization poll registered voters who did man, Mr. Markey, who had ceremony. not participate in the elec- run for and won a seat in On July 1, 2004, Pope John Paul II dedi- tion and try to determine the state legislature, fol- cated the Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in why they were not inter- lowed by a seat in the na- San Giovanni Rotondo to the memory of ested. Were they just two tional legislature, continued Saint Pio. A statue of Saint Pio in Messina, See additional photos on pg. 14 uninspiring candidates? I Sicily attracted attention in 2002 when it (Photo by Rosario Scabin, can’t speak for the rest of (Continued on Page 15) wept tears of blood. See more photos on pg.10 Ross Photography) TO OUR READERS - DUE TO THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY THE POST-GAZETTE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD THE POST-GAZETTE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4TH AND 5TH - ENJOY THE HOLIDAY! Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, JUNE 28, 2013 Frank Addivinola Announces Candidacy Stirpe by Prof. Edmund th Nostra Turiello for U.S. Congress, 5 Distict Following the unfortunate candidates on the ballot back A weekly column highlighting some outcome for Massachusetts in February and I am ask- of the more interesting aspects of our Republicans, I am officially ing you to help us collect sig- ancestry...our lineage...our roots. announcing my candidacy natures within the next few for the upcoming special weeks. JAMES BUCHANAN election for Congress in the To help with signatures, 5th District to fill the seat please contact us at that will be vacated by Ed [email protected]. I Markey. hope you can spare some The special election in time to participate in the District 5 will have a large signature drive and I would field of Democrats in the Pri- be honored and grateful to mary. My goal is to connect have your support in the with the voters in the district election. and clearly communicate to Frank was born and raised them that the Republican in Malden, MA and gradu- Party is the party of working ated from Williams College. people, that the Republican He earned his ALM (Master Party is the party that will your time, your involvement of Liberal Arts) from the protect the middle class, that and any financial help you Harvard Extension School, DATE OF BIRTH: April 23, 1791 the Republican Party is the can offer to make it possible MBA & MS from the Univer- PLACE OF BIRTH: Cove Gap, PA party that cares about the for me to spread our mes- sity of Maryland and MS in DATE OF DEATH: June 1, 1868 needy and disadvantaged sage. Biotechnology from Johns PLACE OF DEATH: Lancaster, PA and has better solutions to The first and foremost task Hopkins University. For six PRESIDENT: March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1861 help people improve their will be to collect signatures years, Frank worked and lives. We all know that our to get me on the ballot. Many taught in biomedical re- The only Pennsylvanian and bachelor to become President, image has been distorted of you know that I am a hard search as a doctoral candi- His name was Buchanan and to the White House he went; and demonized by the efforts working candidate and in date and fellow in Molecular Elected to this office by quite a majority, of many liberal groups, but the past I collected the ma- and Cell Biology with disser- Preserving the Union was his highest priority. now, more than ever, it is jority of my signatures. How- tation advisor Nobel laureate The split over slavery was his job number one, time to take our identity back ever, this time I need your Marshall Nirenberg at the But like others before it just couldn’t be done; and educate Massachusetts help because we will need to National Institutes of His foreign policy became energetic, voters about who we really collect the 2,000 required Health. But with the North vs. South he was just not kinetic. are and what we stand for. signatures in a very short He graduated from Suffolk In his inaugural address his plan was revealed, I am willing to go out there period of time (about three University Law School To first form his Cabinet then leave nothing concealed; to bring this message to the weeks), in the middle of the where he received his JD If the slavery problem should get too difficult or hot, people, but I need you to back summer. I know many of and then Master of Laws in Just dump it on the courts as in the Dred-Scott. my efforts and assist in any you put together tremen- way you can. We will need dous efforts to get three GOP (Continued on Page 15) He tried to deflect national attention, From domestic problems to foreign intervention; If you don’t think that history always repeats itself, You’re as dense as those bookends sitting on your shelf.