![]() ![]() Nicole Funaro / Hearst Connecticut Media Group New Haven pastry spans generationsĪccording to Colin M. “We know - we conducted careful research as soon as we returned from Italy, buying and sampling pastries at three or four different shops here.”Ī traditional Italian cannoli (foreground) and sfogliatelle (background) from Libby's Italian Pastry Shop in New Haven, Conn. “Their sfogliatelle taste exactly like the ones we enjoyed at our favorite pastry shop in Sorrento,” she said. “Back in the day, East Haven was a part of New Haven anyway, so we are an extension of the Italian community.”įor DiCaprio, what keeps her going back to Lucibello’s is its similarity to shops in Italy. “Why travel to New Haven when you can get great Italian pastries and cakes in East Haven?” she said in an email. But for her, local Petonito’s Bakery is the shop of choice. Living in East Haven for most of her life, Wooster Square Cooks member Cathy Sessa Mallory has also made the rounds to New Haven haunts like Rocco’s and Lucibello’s. “My husband's family's history with them goes back to when my father-in-law was a boy.” “As someone who didn't grow up in the New Haven area (Bostonian - my family was from the Italian North End), my first experience with pastry shops here was our (rum) wedding cake from Lucibello's 46 years ago,” she said in an email. Nicole Funaro / Hearst Connecticut Media Group Noting that all of them are good, DiCaprio said her pastry preference is with Lucibello’s.Ĭhocolate-dipped cookies at Lucibello's Italian Pastry Shop on Grand Avenue in New Haven, Conn. “Just on June 30, 2021, we had my husband 80th birthday cake from them…Over the years, all our special occasions have been from them.”įellow Wooster Square Cooks member Irene Perrotta DiCaprio said she’s shopped at Libby’s, DiSorbo’s Bakery in Hamden and sometimes visits Rocco’s Bakery on Ferry Street for its chocolate lemon pie or bread. “My family has been buying pastries and cookies since before my wedding in 1965 tried others but never the same,” she said in an email, noting that she got her Italian cream wedding cake from the bakery. For member Anita Sabia Diglio, Lucibello’s Pastry Shop has been a family tradition for over 50 years. “It was such a special experience to see multiple generations appreciating such an act of kindness.When it comes to pastry, the pastry shops of choice among its members stem from sentimentality. ![]() “Such thoughtful acts by Ally certainly are appreciated,” Renwick said. Ally also delivered to Newhaven Court at Clearview a flower craft made by students at Emily Brittain for the senior residents. Her mother, Jamie Dumbaugh, is a teacher at Emily Brittain Elementary School in Butler. She attends Center Township Elementary School. She sold 82 boxes of cookies, which in turn were donated to the residents at Newhaven Court at Clearview, where her late great-grandmother Mary Dumbaugh briefly resided several years ago. She delivered the cookies to us and we distributed them to all the residents.”Īlly, who will turn 8 on March 15, is a member of Girl Scout Troop 27185. “She set out to not only raise money for her Girl Scout Troop but also to help brighten the day of our residents and our team. “Ally Dumbaugh is truly an inspiration,” said Gary Renwick, Executive Operations Officer at Newhaven Court at Clearview. The 7-year-old elementary school student intended to sell enough of the famously tasty treats to present each resident at Newhaven Court at Clearview with one box of cookies.Īlly exceeded her goal and made both residents and team members at the senior living community in Butler very happy. ![]() – Ally Dumbaugh set a goal for this year’s Girl Scout Cookie season – and surpassed the mark while distributing kindness as well as cookies. 7-year-old inspires residents & team at Newhaven Court at ClearviewīUTLER, Pa. ![]()
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