THE EVERETT ADVOCATE–Friday, October 11, 2019 Page 5 Italian American Association Banquet – Oct. 19 P resident Vin Panzini and the Board of Directors of the Italian American Association of Everett are pleased to announce that their Annual Dinner will be held on Saturday evening, October 19. This year’s event will be at Spinelli’s Tuscany Ballroom on Route 1 in Lynnfield. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail and social hour, which will be followed by a four-course dinner at 7:30 p.m. Music and dancing will accompany the dinner. This event is held annually to celebrate the Italian heritage and honor outstanding scholars. This year the Association will be awarding $19,000 in scholarships to outstanding students. These students will continue their education at colleges in Massachusetts and throughout the country. This celebration has been continuing for over 50 years and is always attended by a capacity crowd that contributes to the success of the organization. The organization was created in 1962 to promote the Italian American culture and heritage in our community and to recognize students for their hard work and scholastic achievement. With Supt. Search Committee settles on top 10 By Christopher Roberson T he search for a new superintendent of schools produced an initial pool of more than 20 applicants following the month-long application period that ended on September 27. Following a week of deliberations, that number was reduced to 10 applicants who will be interviewed in executive session by the 15-member Search Committee. “I’m very impressed with my Search Committee; they did an outstanding job,” said School Committee Chairman Thomas Abruzzese. “There were numerous outstanding candidates.” In addition to Massachusetts, he said, the search attracted applicants from Florida, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Once the 10 interviews have been completed, Abruzzese said, he expects “three to four” finalists will be interviewed by the School Committee. According to the applicant COMMITTEE | SEE PAGE 22 this year’s celebration the Association will have granted over 500 scholarships since its inception. It is an evening to enjoy a fantastic meal and old friends and, most importantly, celebrate the success of our young scholars. The Board of Directors looks forward to celebrating the evening and seeing many of the past scholarship recipients who have gone on to achieve success in their careers. To purchase tickets or contribute to our dinner program, please contact Vin Panzini at 781-883-3435, Fred Capone at 617-387-1232 or Art Berardino at 617-389-1200.
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