Blog - 'A Sicilan Message'

[nash143]

Wonderful. Can add DiMinno now to the list of music professionals who were LCN members: Chicago symphony member Giuseppe Priola, music teacher and high school band leader Russell Andaloro of the Bonanno Family, and possibly more. Giovanni Ruisi is a potential early Bonanno member who was a professional musician as well.

Also another fully NYC-based Pittston member. Amazing there were so many. It's not surprising John Cappello told Scafidi that Bufalino belonged to NYC considering how connected/present they were in NYC.

Not surprised Salvatore Bufalino headed the Montedoro paesani club. Harry Horrowitz recently found multiple Buffalo paesan societies too were dominated/led by LCN members and their relatives. It's a "trend" we see around the entire country in virtually every city with a mafia branch.

I added a link to your page on my "resources" list, meant to do that a while back.

Thanks B, much appreciated. I’ll return the favour when I next update the site.

[nash143]

Would like to read about Polizzis (Angelo (Michelangelo) and his son Michael of Detroit).

Funnily enough, I’m half way through writing a piece on Angelo Polizzi. Need to do a bit more research before completing.

[B.]

I'm sure you saw it but Polizzi's Detroit naturalization was witnessed by none other than Chester LaMare.

[nash143]

New piece posted about Philadelphia's burial ground in South Jersey.

https://asicilianmessage.substack.com/p ... uth-jersey

[B.]

Phenomenal.

[nash143]

A couple of short pieces posted for those interested:

Albie DeMarco - https://asicilianmessage.substack.com/p ... ie-demarco
Antonino Casella - https://asicilianmessage.substack.com/p ... no-casella

[JoelTurner]

Antonino Casella - https://asicilianmessage.substack.com/p ... no-casella

This is actually fantastic!

I hadn’t realized that the Antonio Casella killed in 1926 wasn’t Peter’s father. Also didn’t know that they were related to Joe Traina.

The Bryan, TX part is super intriguing too. I’d heard that Morello lived there for a bit but I thought it was a random place. Both Casellas would have easily been old enough to be members when they were there. I wonder if it was a part of the Dallas family or its own thing

Really really great again

[ShotgunTheRifle]

Great articles. Was Just at Parvin State Park last weekend, wish I read the South Jersey one before I went. I took a ride down Morgan Ave because I've read that street name mentioned.

As far as Casella, I know Traina died in 1979, But do you think that relationship played a part in why he got a pass to Florida, or more than likely still his prison connection?