VOL. 117 - NO. 40 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER 4, 2013 $.30 A COPY RICCIO FAMILY Italian Heritage Month Kicks Off at the State House Does it Again ... Front row, L-R: Sal Bramante, Stephen Maio, Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney, Donato Frattaroli, Consul General of Italy Giuseppe Pastorelli, Antonio Mastromattei, Alessandro Golkar, OSIA State President Carmelita Bello. Back row, L-R: Maurizio Pasquale, Kevin Caira, Anna Quadri, Mirisa DiPietro, James DiStefano, Lino Rullo, Luigi Munno, Lilla Pastorelli, Stefano Marchese, Judge Peter Agnes, Judge Joseph Ferrino (Ret.), Enrico D’Alfonso. (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) This past Monday kicked The opening invocation since it began back in the off the fifteenth year that was given by Father Wayne, 18th century. Italian American Heritage pastor at Sacred Heart Parish Also participating in the Fall comes to the North End through the generosity of month has been observed. in East Boston. Among the festivities were the Boston st Linda and Jerry Riccio. Many of the street lamps on On October 1 the Italian many speakers at this event Police Color Guard, members Hanover Street and North Square are decorated with American community gath- was the Consul General of of the members of the Asso- beautiful corn stalks and colorful ribbons for fall. ered at the State House Italy, Giuseppe Pastorelli. ciazione Nazionale Marinai Grand Staircase for the read- Judge Joseph Ferrino, re- D’Italia and the Coro-Dante, ing of the Governor’s Procla- tired from the East Boston the Dante Alighieri Society mation which, acknowledged Court was acknowledged as chorus conducted by music News Briefs October as Italian Heritage one of the founding fathers director Kevin Galie. by Sal Giarratani Month. Numerous awards of Italian Heritage Month and October will be filled with were given. Mayor Thomas Carmelita Bello, the newly a variety of events and M. Menino, the first Italian elected State President of the programs all honoring Italian What to Do About Obamacare? American ever elected to that Grand Lodge, Order of Sons heritage. Many of these As a conservative-minded Democrat, I have office received this year’s, of Italy in Massachusetts. events are free and open to major reservations about the immediate imple- Public Service Award for his Among the elected officials the public thanks to the mentation of the president’s affordable health act 20 years of service as Boston present who addressed the Italian Consulate, organiza- better known as Obamacare. I still remember Mayor. Alessandro Golkar State House celebration were tions, businesses, libraries, four years ago when Democrats rammed this received the, Rising Young Speaker Robert DeLeo and colleges and individuals. For through Congress without a single Republican Professional Award. Donato Senator Sal DiDomenico. further information and a vote and remember Speaker Nancy Pelosi say- Frattaroli presented Anna Governor’s Councilor Marilyn complete listing of events and ing that Congress had to pass it before knowing Yang, a student from Lexing- M. Petitto Devaney, spoke programs, please log on to exactly what was in it. Recently, polls have ton High School, a scholar- about her Italian pride and www.italianheritagemonth.com. showed that upwards of 70 percent of Americans ship awarded for one of the how proud she was of the his- If you wish to be added to are nervous about how Obamacare will affect highest achievements scored torical fact that she was the the mailing list or e-mail dis- their lives and healthcare. The presidency over on the standardized national first Italian American ever tribution list, go to www.info and over has stated that if you like the present Italian Language test. elected to this elected body @italianheritagemonth.com. healthcare plan, you can keep it under Obamacare, but that simply isn’t a truthful statement. Even (See Additional Photos on Page 8) the NY Times disagrees. On page one of that lib- eral newspaper a headline stated that under st Obamacare, there would be lower premiums but Who Shutdown Government on October 1 ? fewer choices in medical coverage or doctors. by Sal Giarratani Recently, Republicans were talking about If one listens to the main- tally responsible for the lack constitutional too. defunding Obamacare and the response from stream media or cable net- of willingness to move on I wonder though does this Democrats was about as knee-jerking as one works like CNN or rather than fight battles that really mean all debate on its could get. The latest line out of the Democratic MS(LEFT)BC, it was those have ended. Reid states that implementation stop or de- playbook is the fact that both the U.S. Supreme mean old Republicans. the American people have bate about certain aspects of Court said that Obamacare was constitutional President Obama, former spoken twice on Obamacare the plan ceases? The Repub- and that the president got re-elected last Novem- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and by two victories for the presi- licans after seeing the presi- ber. Therefore, get onboard the Obamacare train. Senate Majority Leader dent in 2008 and again in dent amend the law on his (Continued on Page 14) Harry Reid all believe one 2012. He also adds that the own like delaying the em- wing of one party of one U.S. Supreme Court has de- branch of government is to- clared the health reform as (Continued on Page 15) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 4, 2013 Stirpe by Prof. Edmund Turiello Res Publica Nostra by David Trumbull A weekly column highlighting some of the more interesting aspects of our ancestry...our lineage...our roots. THE GOVERNMENT: What’s Open, What’s Closed, and What It Tells You About Our Priorities HERBERT C. HOOVER Unless you work for the tion from apparel with mis- the Commerce Depart- United States government a leading labeling. In my two ment’s 46,420 employees, shutdown of a few days, or decades’ experience han- 40,234 will be furloughed. even weeks, is unlikely to dling FTC apparel labeling The bulk of the non-fur- affect you. Retirees and the issues, I have seen that loughed employees are at disabled will still get their mislabeling which defrauds the National Oceanic and Social Security checks. The America consumers is more Atmospheric Administra- Department of Defense will likely in the case of imported tion, where 5,368 of the remain in readiness when- apparel. The FTC is closed agency’s 12,001 workers will ever and wherever needed. for the shutdown. remain on the job preparing Air traffic controllers are on The Consumer Product weather, shipping and other the job facilitating travel. It Safety Commission protects reports important for public has been said that if the consumers from unsafe safety and the economy.” radio, television, and news- products. A quick perusal of Apparently the offices at papers closed down along CPSC’s database of unsafe Commerce with assist U.S. DATE OF BIRTH: with the government, most product recalls reveals that industry are closed. August 10, 1874 Americans wouldn’t even the bulk of unsafe products Customs and Border Pro- PLACE OF BIRTH: know there was a govern- are imported. CPSC is closed tection facilitates imports West Branch, IA ment shutdown. Oh, yes, for the shutdown. of foreign-origin merchan- DATE OF DEATH: and one other thing, the The United States Inter- dise. As of July 31, 2013, CBP Internal Revenue Service national Trade Commission had 59,561 on-board employ- October 20, 1964 cannot audit you during the investigates allegations of ees. CBP estimates 52,673 PLACE OF DEATH: shutdown. unfair trade practices relat- employees as the total num- New York, NY I’m one of the small num- ing to imports and maintains ber to be retained during the SPOUSE: ber of non-government an online database of im- shutdown. CBP will continue Lou Henry Hoover employees affected by the ports so that trends in im- passenger processing and PRESIDENT: shutdown. I have scheduled ports can be followed. The cargo inspection functions March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933 meetings in Washington USITC is closed for the shut- at ports of entry. Herbert C. Hoover, engineer of renown, with the Federal Trade down and even access to the There you have it! The With an office in New York and in old London Town; Commission on behalf of a online database has been agencies that assist Amer- As a Quaker he could not carry a gun, client. Those meetings are blocked. ica consumers and manu- In the first World War he helped everyone. canceled. The Department of Com- facturers are closed. The The Federal Trade Com- merce, which includes agency which facilitates for- During his Presidential fight against Alfred E. Smith, mission protects American the Office of Textiles and eign competitors to get into He promised that poverty would soon be a myth; consumers from fraud in Apparel, assists U.S. manu- the U.S. market is open for And there’ll be two chickens in every pot, many forms. Of interest to factures to be competitive in business and nearly fully But more Depression is all that we got. my clients in the textile and the world market. According staffed. Such are the priori- Thousands of doughboys so hungry and blue, apparel industries is protec- to the Washington Post, “Of ties in Washington.