Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival begins Friday

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – It’s a milestone for this year’s Galbani Italian Heritage Festival, as the event is in its 50th year on Hertel Avenue.

Judy Porto-Fiorella’s father helped found the festival in 1975.

“What began as a small neighborhood gathering has grown into one of the largest cultural celebrations in Western New York,” said Porto-Fiorella, president of the festival in North Buffalo…

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