On Saturday, September 27th The Apulia Hills Delegation concluded an event filled week with a trip to Roseto, PA where 100 years ago immigrants from the town of Roseto Valfortore, located in the Apulia Hills, settled.

Upon arrival the group was warmly greeted by Mayor and Mrs. Daniel Confalone whom then introduced the delegation to the town’s various points of interest. The first stop was LeDonne’s bakery opened by Italians in the early 1930s. The group then proceeded to the Municipal Building where Councilman Pasquale Cirelli of Roseto Valfortore presented Mayor Confalone with various gifts including a commemorative plaque from the Subappennino Dauno Region (Apulia Hills). Councilman Cirelli discussed with the Mayor a proposal to begin a student exchange program between the two cities. Next was a tour of the Roseto Fire Department led by the Fire Chief who then gave fire department t-shirts to all in the group. After lunch at Rose’s Café the Apulia Hills delegation stopped at Ruggiero’s Market specializing in Italian food products.

The final place of interest visited was the Slate Belt Heritage Museum. A room in the museum is dedicated to the early Italian settlers who where instrumental in the mining of slate in this area of Pennsylvania.

It was a very productive day and brought the sister cities closer together.