The Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated Italian American Heritage Month on Monday night with a ceremony recognizing two exceptional honorees: Michael N. Romita, President and CEO of Westchester County Association, champion for Westchester’s economic development and environmental sustainability and Paula Miritello, founder and director of My Brother Vinny, a nonprofit organization that provides furnishings for formerly homeless U.S. veterans.
Both Romita and Miritello spoke of family members who emigrated from Italy to the Bronx generations ago and settled in Westchester County to make a new life. This history inspired the honorees to devote time and energy to community work by the example of their families’ struggles, joys, and sacrifices.
