Camillo Ianacone, owner of Camillo's Restaurant (31 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville), officially became a U.S. citizen on Tuesday, March 26. After nearly 50 years of living in the United States, Ianacone felt that it was time to get his citizenship.

"I never really thought about it much in the past. I was always here, so I never really thought about [becoming a U.S. citizen] until I started traveling a little more back and forth to Italy. I was getting asked a lot of questions, which kind of sparked the idea in my head to get it done," said Ianacone. "It's a great feeling. I grew up here, so I always felt more American than anything really. For me, it was a great feeling just to get it done. Now I'm able to vote and able to do other things that I wasn't able to do before."