Anthony Megale the top Connecticut Gambino, also PB mentioned Dean DePreta in another thread, the newspaper were hailing him as the top dog but he's more like the top associate out I'm Fairfield County, also no Connecticut thread could be complete without mentioning Anthony"Tony Hartford"Volpe he was a Genovese soldier with the Springfield bunch made famous by his decades long stranglehold on OC in Hartford Ct, he died in 2010

Any action in Wilton, Weston, Westport area of the state?

a frat brother of mine lives in Weston so I am always out there a few times a yr visiting/lounging in the pool etc

wonder where his place will be....i was surprised it made it as far up the ladder as he did...does he go back to soldier?

where are you from Tone?

westport maybe as its right next to fairfield and bridgeport

I doubt it. He's a great earner and does jail time like a trooper. Plus, he's just too close to the guys here in New York who are on top now. And over the course of the past twenty years, the Fairfield crew is historically in a shambles when he's away. Like I told you, they ain't making anyone up there for that very reason, so why break the best earner they ever had in that state?

Nah, if anything he gets bumped up, not down .

Greek card games in Westport. Not technically connected, but the old guy running them wasn't without friends.

no Connecticut thread could be complete without mentioning Anthony"Tony Hartford"Volpe

Tony Boy is not only a Bronx kid, but a Throggs Neck kid as well, even if he does live in the suburbs now .

So he's with me. Anyone got a problem with that?

I spent my entire childhood in Throggs Neck but I'm living up in White Plains right now, not too far away

PB im sure youre the guy that gets the soffrito sub lol

Gialamo Santucci (sp) an old man lived off Franklin Ave when I was a kid growing up in Htfd. He was famous for the prized tomatoes grown in his back yard. His claim to fame: sponsored Valachi into the brotherhood. My Italian partners told me his was known for wagging his finger saying "I never hurt-a nobody."


Just recalled, he used to fight under the name Bobby Doyle in his younger days.

[quote=TonyBoy117] no Connecticut thread could be complete without mentioning Anthony"Tony Hartford"Volpe

Good old Franklin Ave....certainly aint the same these days.

Gialamo Santucci (sp) an old man lived off Franklin Ave when I was a kid growing up in Htfd. He was famous for the prized tomatoes grown in his back yard. His claim to fame: sponsored Valachi into the brotherhood. My Italian partners told me his was known for wagging his finger saying "I never hurt-a nobody."


Just recalled, he used to fight under the name Bobby Doyle in his younger days.

PB I noticed you mentioned Frankie and Johnnies. Is that the place on West 37th? I've been there before with my Dad years ago, great place, fantastic food, served me more than I could eat

Hey Cheech isn't East Haven like heavily Italian?

Try La Manda'a on Tarrytown Road. The place is ancient but it's an old bookmaker's hangout. They don't hang out there anymore, but years ago the place was the suburban version of Frankie and Johnnie's. You could drink the day away and play the number one digit at a time back in the day. But that was before your time. No "bleeders" or "cut numbers" today.

Great food, and one of the only places where you can still get a trippa outside of those foodie fru fru fag joints in Manhattan. I ordered it at that Babbo once. They served it with a fucking fried egg on top and looked at me like I was the crazy one when I told them that Northern Italian food sucked. Mario Batali. Pfft. Red headed, half French Canadian phony. But that's another thread entirely.

Jesus Christ I grew up under the deer head at the bar! I highly recommend the Trippe appetizer and the Ravioli Parmigiana! The place really was a hangout back in the day(before my time even) but Its a classic place truly, PB I sent you a pm also