Sal Mangano still remembers his mother’s words, spoken softly but with conviction: “You have to think of others and always give back.” Those words, he said, shaped not only his outlook, but the path of his life.
This fall, that lifelong commitment to service will be recognized when Mangano is honored as one of the grand marshals of the 2025 Long Island Columbus Day Parade — returning to Babylon for the first time in decades. The parade steps off on Saturday, Oct. 11, in Deer Park.