[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 IN RECOGNITION OF ROSE RANDAZZO, THE SUNDAY DISPATCH'S 2015 PERSON OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 22, 2016

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rose Randazzo, who 
has been named the Sunday Dispatch's Greater Pittston Person of the 
Year for 2015. Since 2000, the Sunday Dispatch selects a person 
annually who has a positive impact in the Greater Pittston Community 
over the course of the previous year. Rose has been a key figure to 
Pittston's efforts to revitalize the city's Main Street.
  In 2010, Rose was named the Main Street Manager, a volunteer position 
to help attract new businesses and arts to downtown Pittston. The most 
recent major art project is the Inspirational Mural, completed by 
muralist Michael Pilato and located on the side of the Newrose 
Building. The mural is dedicated to the residents of Greater Pittston 
and depicts more than forty local figures who have had an impact on 
life in the area. In addition to Pilato's mural, downtown Pittston 
implemented Second Friday Art Walks in May 2013. Every second Friday 
during the summer months, craft and art vendors populate Pittston's 
Main Street. Due to the success of the art walks and other endeavors 
taken on by Rose, ``American Craft Week'' named Pittston the 8th best 
town for craft lovers in 2015.
  Rose's agenda also includes rehabilitation of the city's aging 
buildings. The first building Rose helped revitalize as Main Street 
Manager was the building at 26 Main Street, which houses Napoli's 
Pizza. Completed in November 2011, it is the first and only building 
with Italianate architecture in Pittston. Another one of Rose's success 
stories is the Christopher Building. Before Rose intervened, the City 
of Pittston was considering demolishing this historic building. Rose 
purchased the building and had it renovated. Today, the Christopher 
Building houses one of Pittston's most successful restaurants.
  It is an honor to recognize an individual who is ushering in a new 
renaissance for the City of Pittston. Rose truly has great vision for 
the historic town. I wish Rose continued success in her efforts to 
bring new life to Pittston.

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