However, the present organized crime network — scant in Western Massachusetts, with a few stragglers — appears to have turned into a more “forgive and forget” crowd. Arillotta says he has mended fences with surprising players including Albert Calvanese, the reputed leader of the local loansharking scene who served five years in prison for that crime.

And according to police records, late in the day on Jan. 6, a driver plowed a large white Cadillac into Arillotta’s car and his garage in East Forest Park, then peeled out over the lawn and took out the mailbox. Arillotta and another witness heard and saw the incident, but could not identify the car or the driver, according to the police report.