{"id":67686,"date":"2025-08-31T18:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T22:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=67686"},"modified":"2025-08-31T18:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T22:44:43","slug":"orleans-county-hulberton-st-roccos-italian-festival-celebrates-50-years-of-faith-food-and-festivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/orleans-county-hulberton-st-roccos-italian-festival-celebrates-50-years-of-faith-food-and-festivity\/","title":{"rendered":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Hulberton\/St. Rocco\u2019s Italian Festival celebrates 50 years of faith, food and festivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Festival-goers line up for the eggplant and sauce offering on Sunday at the 50th<\/sup>\u00a0annual St. Rocco\u2019s Italian Festival that benefits the Catholic parish that includes St. Mary\u2019s Roman Catholic Church in Holley and St. Mark\u2019s Church in Kendall. Photos by Mike Pettinella\/For Video News Service<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BY MIKE PETTINELLA
For Video News Service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of folks converged upon the St. Rocco\u2019s Italian Festival grounds in the Orleans County hamlet of Hulberton today to celebrate the event\u2019s 50th<\/sup> anniversary in a setting featuring delicious Italian food, arts & crafts tents, live music, basket raffles and bocce ball courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New this year were the Local Legacy Project tent sponsored by GO Art! \u2013 paying tribute to the contribution of Italian immigrants in the Hulberton area \u2013 and bocce for beginners and families on regulation courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Festival attendees can count on the Maxon family to keep them well fed. From left are Sara Maxon-Mendonca, Chuck Maxon, Cory Maxon, Jeanne Maxon, Cesar Mendonca, Mark Spychalski and Rachel Maxon.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again (actually for the past decade), Jeanne and Chuck Maxon chaired the event, working with their family and friends in the kitchen, preparing eggplant parmesan with spaghetti dinners for on-site consumption and to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oher selections on the grounds included meatball subs, pasta fagioli, shells and sauce, Italian sausage, chicken parm sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, fried ravioli, mozzarella sticks and baked goods such as pizzelles, waffles, pizza fritte (fried dough) and cannolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeanne said she was excited about the addition of the Legacy Tent, coordinated by Christine Zinni and local artist Carol Culhane, who created a print that \u201cis a beautiful tribute and accurate reflection of the local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaker and videographer Zinni presented a program documenting Italian festivals, community traditions and musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dorothy Morgan serves the shells and sauce as volunteers Elma Gilman, left, and Diane Valentine look on<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Batavians Georgene and Rocco Della Penna visit the parish\u2019s tent dedicated to St. Rocco, a patron saint born in 1340 in Montpelier, France. Born to royal nobility, St. Rocco renounced his privilege and became a Third Order Franciscan.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russ Fostano of Russ\u2019 Arts & Crafts of Holley demonstrates an Amish doorbell<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deb Deflipps and Paula Bensley at the baked goods\u2019 booth \u2013 and there was plenty of tasty treats from which to choose.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heather Vaughn of H Vaughn Originals, Hilton, displays her large collection of items geared toward pro sports\u2019 fans.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Festival-goers line up for the eggplant and sauce offering on Sunday at the 50th\u00a0annual St. Rocco\u2019s Italian Festival that benefits the Catholic parish that includes St. Mary\u2019s Roman Catholic Church in Holley and St. Mark\u2019s Church in Kendall. Photos by Mike Pettinella\/For Video News Service BY MIKE PETTINELLAFor Video News \u2026<\/p>\n

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