By Adam Benson

A long-time civic leader and a popular Norwich Free Academy educator have been named the 2015 Italians of the Year. Rosario Presti and John Iovino will be honored by the Italian American Heritage and Cultural Committee at its annual Columbus Day banquet on Oct. 4 at the Norwich Holiday Inn. 

Presti, who grew up in Norwich, is of Sicilian descent. His parents emigrated to Norwich from the province of Messina and settled in the Lake Street neighborhood. Presti attended the Bishop Street school and for years worked its snack bar at Fitzgerald Field.

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