Editor’s Note: As we approach year-end, here are some of the stories we couldn’t get to earlier this year, with our sincere apologies for the delay.

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosted “A Celebration of Italian Heritage ” at Fordham University’s McShane Campus Center in honor of Italian Heritage Month on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The annual event recognized what Gibson said is the “enduring cultural, civic, and economic contributions of the Italian American Community to The Bronx.”

The evening, emceed by Marissa Santorelli, reporter for News 12 The Bronx, featured musical selections by Luigi Trombetta, and remarks from Amanda Caputo, assistant director of community affairs at Fordham University, deputy consul Alessandra Oliva of the consulate general of Italy in New Yo

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