Tonight I had the absolute extreme honor of being invited to the 56TH ANNUAL NATIONAL / MASSACHUSETTS ITALIAN AMERICAN POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AWARDS DINNER as an honored guest by my longtime good friend Former Somerville Police Chief Thomas Pasquarello who was also the recipient of the 2024 Saint Michael The Archangel Award and who is being honored tonight as well as for many other recipients of local police officer heroism awards duly deserved at the Sons of Italy in Watertown! Former state police colonel and chief of MIT police John DiFava was the master of ceremonies and he absolutely did do a great job as always honoring these heros! He actually did a grand slam and hit it out of the ballpark!What a true privilege it was!