July 6, 2015…Upon learning of the sudden passing of Mayor Aurelio Cangero of Sturno, Italy; Mayor Reggie Spinello expressed his condolences on behalf of the City of Glen Cove to the residents of Glen Cove’s international sister city.   “At this time of sorrow, the City of Glen Cove extends its deepest condolences to the family of Mayor Aurelio Cangero and the great people of Sturno,” said Mayor Spinello in a correspondence to Deputy Mayor Vito Di Leo which was shared with Cangero’s family and the Sturnese community in Italy during Mayor Cangero’s funeral mass. Mayor Cangero was a strong leader and a man of great integrity and compassion; he will be greatly missed by many in the Glen Cove community who share family ties and a history with Sturno.

Sturno, Italy and Glen Cove are sister cities who work together to preserve the ethnic heritage and history of the Sturnese people.