Italian Charities Gala honors locals

The Italian Charities of America hosted its 72nd Annual Gala Dinner Dance on Sunday, October 26 at Roma View in Howard Beach. This year’s Gala honorees were: Joseph De Candia Jr. for Man of the Year; Michael P. Ricatto for the Humanitarian Award; Giada Valenti for Woman of the Year; and Frank Ventura for the 19h Annual Christopher Columbus Award. To learn more about the Italian Charities, visit italiancharities.com or call 718-478-3100.