[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 87 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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  10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY AND THEIR 
                    SISTER CITY PETTORANELLO, ITALY

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
10th anniversary of the renewed sister city relationship between the 
Township of Princeton, NJ, and the village of Pettoranello, Italy. Over 
the past 10 years the township and village have formed a strong bond 
and benefitted greatly from their relationship.
  Guiseppe Perna and Achille Carnevale, sons of the village of 
Pettoranello, came to Princeton in the 1850s. They, along with the many 
immigrants who followed, built much of the Princeton community and 
University that still stands today. The people of Pettoranello had a 
great influence on the Princeton community that continues to be felt. 
Those first immigrants from Pettoranello brought not only their 
families, but also their traditions while maintaining strong ties to 
their village in Italy.
  In 1994, a group of Princeton citizens led by Mayor Phyllis L. 
Marchand visited Mayor Antonio Camillo Paolino and the village of 
Pettoranello, renewing the special sister city relationship between the 
two municipalities. Over the years, the Township of Princeton continues 
to recognize the ties that bind the Princeton community and the village 
of Pettoranello, Italy. The two sister cities have gained a great deal 
from each other through the exchange of music, athletics, medicine and 
literature.
  So, I join with people of the Township of Princeton, NJ, and 
Pettoranello, Italy, in saluting the 10th anniversary of the renewed 
sister city relationship between these two municipalities. May their 
spirit of friendship and continued exchange of ideas and goods be a 
model for all of us to admire and emulate.




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