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Mainland takes the island
Some local residents enjoyed a private tour of the island of Sicily, Italy during a recent nine-day visit. The hiked the volcanic cones, "found" some relatives and enjoyed their warm Sicilian hospitality. From left are Carmen and Nancy Marotta of Egg Harbor Township, Teri Magrann of Northfield, Keith Hull of Northfield, Giorgio Butrusi of Linwood and his father, George Butrusi Sr., of Mays Landing. Teri, Carmen and Giorgio were classmates at Mainland Regional High School.

Visit to the land of the gladiators
Brendan Salmon and Kristen Wolfe of Egg Harbor Township pose at the Coliseum in Rome during a recent trip to Italy.

Enjoying the trip of a lifetime

Barbara TenEyck of Galloway Township and her friend Susie Simms of Greensboro, Ga., visited the Trevi Fountain in Rome in June. They spent three weeks in Italy visiting Lake Como, Venice (their favorite), Pisa, Florence, Tuscany, Amalfi, Capri, Ana Capri, Naples and Rome. They said it was the trip of a lifetime.

Tim Green and Stefanie Migioia of Ocean City traveled to Italy for two weeks in August. Venice, where the picture is taken on the Grand Canal was one of their amazing stops, which was accompanied by the Gazette.

The U-14 Upper Cyclones soccer team took the Gazette with them on a trip to Italy in July. The girls played in the San Marino Cup. They place third in their age group. They toured Venice, Florence and Riccione, Italy. Here the team the girls and coaches are shown atop San Marino castle.

Bob and Jane Fetterman of Eagleville, Pa. and Ocean City traveled to Italy in May for a wedding in Tuscany and brought the Gazette along for the ride to Pisa to visit its famous leaning tower.

Mary Ann Brown from the city clerk’s office vacationed in Italy in May with her nieces. Three generations went to the family roots and brought the Gazette with them. Here they are visiting the Fountain of Trevi.

 The Boland family of Ocean City, Bill, Carol, Michael and Grace, Frank and Ruth and John and Nancy, enjoy the Isle of Capri, Italy during their Mediterranean cruise to Greece and Italy. The Gazette, of course, was in tow.

Ladies of the lake

This picture of Elaine Barbiero of Linwood and Lorraine Osmun, her daughter-in-law’s mother, was taken at Lake Maggiore, Italy, facing the Borromean Islands in Northern Italy. They had an enjoyable trip starting in Rome and going to Florence, Pisa, Turin, Lake Maggiore, Milan (home of the Opera House) and Verona (Juliet’s balcony). They said they found the lake and all of Italy beautiful.

The Gazette traveled to Florence in November of last year with (back row) Phil Costello, Joyce Powers, Marci Costello and (front row) Leon and Jen Costello, Carmela Rosch (holding the Gazette), Mary Ann Coggins, Drew Coggins and Lee Costello.

The Gazette traveled to Sicily and then to Vietri sul Mare on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. Pictured are Phyllis Martinelli, Lou Desiderio, Rita D'Ambrosio, Josephine Turley, Ann Marcelli, Salvatore Irace, tour guide, Bill D'Ambrosio, Mario Marcelli and Bud Turley.

Coasting through Amalfi

Barbara Coles of Mays Landing and her sister Mary took their annual trip abroad this year to Sorrento, Italy, and the magnificent Amalfi Coast. They especially loved Positano, a seaside village perched on the cliffs south of Naples.

Appreciating the art of Florence

 Terri Horner of Northfield and Barbara de Mauriac of Ocean City vacationed in Florence, Italy, famous for art such as Michelangelo's statue of David. Their 14-day Mediterranean cruise in September took them to Italy, Greece, Croatia, France and Spain.

Pictured here in Sorrento, Italy, along the Amalfi Coast are Barb and Mike Caldwell, Phil and Isabel Duca, of Wildwood Crest, Pat and Joe Duca, of West Wildwood, and Joanne and Dave Ellison. Barb, Phil, Joe and Joanne are siblings and enjoyed their first visit to Italy together.

Friends explore Italy

Friends Stephanie Withers of Galloway Township and Donna Perri of Northfield visited Italy in October 2006. They traveled to Rome, Pisa, Florence and Venice where they snapped this photo in front of St. Marks Basilica.

Italy

Ab and Elaine Vallese, of Seaville, and June and John Bogushefsky, of Wildwood and Maryland, took the Gazette to the Ancient Roman Forum in October on their vacation in Italy.

Real volcanic eruptions

 Richard and Irene Barsotti and Angie and Jim Grillo, left to right, of Mays Landing toured Sicily in October. They are pictured here at Mount Etna, which can be seen erupting in the far background. Just behind them is the hardened lava from the eruption of 2002.

Dot Wood, of South Seaville, and Harriett Reardon Bailey, of Ocean View, took a three-week tour with Grand Circle of the Lake District in Italy, Switzerland and Austria. Here they are with the Gazette at Kleine Scheidegg with the gorgeous Jungfrau Mountain behind them.

Sheri and Bob Friedenberg of the Smithville section of Galloway Township vacationed in Sardinia, Italy, in November, taking The Current along for the ride.

Let’s talk Italian
Rose Marchionni & Marie Condo of Galloway Twp. brought The Current on their visit to the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Condo was able to put her Italian language skills to good use in Italy, finalmente!

Leader in Rome

Al Braun Sr. and son Tommy Braun on vacation in Rome with The Wildwood Leader.

ROME

Jaon Yurescko, of West Wildwood, took along The Wildwood Leader on her vacation to Rome.

Celebrity sighting in Rome

Anne Marie and Denny Sher of Margate, pictured here at the Coliseum, spent a fabulous eight days in Rome in November. Highlights of the week were the papal audience and the privilege of kissing the pope’s feet. They reported that while Anne Marie was shopping at Hermes, she chanced upon Brooke Shields, who chatted with her and helped her choose a scarf. The two said they also joined the paparazzi on the Spanish Steps in front of Tom Cruise’s hotel and spoke with Franco Harris at dinner and discovered they had mutual acquaintances.

Leaning toward Florence as their favorite

 George and Tina Austin of Absecon took a 12-day cruise to the Mediterranean Sea on the Millennium. They are shown here with their copy of The Current in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Florence, Italy.

From Florence, with love

Pictured in front of the famous Duomo in Florence, Italy, Lisa and Drew McCrosson of Somers Point, formerly of Upper Township, took The Current along as they celebrated their marriage while cruising the Mediterranean Sea.

Gondola ride was Italy highlight

Samantha Florio and Maura Bakley of Northfield are pictured in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa during their spring break trip to Italy. They saw many famous Italian attractions including the Coliseum, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain and the canals of Venice. They also took an unforgettable boat trip to the Blue Grotto in Capri. They enjoyed walking around the cities, and eating gelato, margarita pizzas and ravioli. Their favorite part was the gondola ride in Venice.

Seasoned cruisers

On Sept. 23 a group of locals set sail on a tour of the Mediterranean that included Venice, Croatia, Athens, Santorini, Naples, Isle of Capri, Rome, Pisa, Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

Pictured at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, from left to right, are Lee Lichtenberger and Dorothy Silipigni, Bill and Sue Fitzpatrick, Helen and Frank Havlick, and Claudia and Charles McQuinty. Not pictured, but members of the group, were Dick and Barbara Ackley of Florida and Kathy and Jay Bevins of Maryland. The group, which has been on several cruises together, is planning its next cruise to New Zealand and Australia in the spring of 2008.

The Peck Family, Bob, RJ, Christine and Matthew took their favorite paper, the Middle Township Gazette to Rome in March of 2007. They spent an amazing 11 days touring Italy. They spent time in Rome, Venice, Florence, Sorrento, and Pompeii.

Pious pilgrimage

Yolanda Stacchini of Smithville, her daughter Amy Strawder (center) of Galloway Township, and cousin Beatrix Emich of Austria went on a St. Pio of Pietrelcina pilgrimage at San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy in September.

Giving Pisa a push

This fall, Joyce Moore and daughter Ashely, both from Absecon, and their friend Ken Lamanteer from Port Republic took a tour of Italy.  They visited Rome, Venice, Florence, Pisa and the Almafi Coast. This is a picture of Ashley and Joyce attempting to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa while holding The Current. Lamanteer took the picture. They said Italy is a beautiful country that everyone should try to see.

First stop: Rome

 Fred and Sally Romonowski of Egg Harbor Township began their 65th birthday celebration with The Current at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in Rome, Italy.  From there they went to Florence, Venice, Verona, Switzerland, and Stams, Austria, where they visited the famous Cistercian Abbey built in 1273.

Marking 30 years in the Eternal City

Carol and Scott Higbee of Absecon celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in Italy in late July. On July 27 they posed inside the ruins of the Coliseum in Rome.

Checking out his Sicilian roots

Bob and Sheri Friedenberg and Marie and Don Chillemi of the Four Seasons at Smithville in Galloway Township visited Don Chillemi's ancestral home at Oliveri, Sicily in April.

One big, happy family

The entire Manzi family spent eight days together in beautiful Rome, Italy. In the foreground is Valerie. Top, left to right, are Veronica, Bob J., Carole, Bob III, Gabrielle, Andrea and Lily. Not pictured are Bob Sr., Ann, Victoria, Dan, Glen and Debra.

Sorrento proposal

Brian Cottelli chose this romantic setting in Sorrento, Italy, overlooking Mt. Vesuvius to propose to Cheri Rice during their 10-day trip to Italy. The Egg Harbor Township Intermediate School teachers and township residents are hoping for a wedding in the summer of 2007.

Honeymooning at the Coliseum

Stella and Marc Wiser were married Sept. 3 and spent their honeymoon in Rome. They live in Philadelphia but spend weekends in Margate, where Marc was born and raised.

Barbara and Charlie Ferris, Jack and Regina Evans, and Ginny and Paul Becker, of Ocean City, traveled recently to Italy, the Greek Islands and Turkey with the Gazette. The photo was taken in Ephesus, Turkey.

Four from Absecon under the Tuscan Sun

 Gary and Louise Baca and Marge and Lou Paradis, Louise’s parents, of Absecon enjoyed a European vacation in celebration of the Paradis’ 50th anniversary. The Current traveled with them to Paris, Venice, Florence, Tuscany and Rome on a two-week whirlwind vacation. They stayed in the villa  Relais Fattoria in Greve in the Chianti wine valley for five glorious days soaking up the Tuscan sun, not to mention Tuscan food and wine.

Fountain of memories

Jack Domowitz and Lynne Kupperman of Longport and Margate, and her grandson, Jacob Ruden, visited the Four Rivers Fountain at the Piazza Navona in Rome.