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Clamorous: Videocameras and ZTL [zona traffico limitato – “limited traffic zone”]: the justice of the peace annuls the [traffic] fines Molests a girl: band leader arrested (the photo) Parking: Mayor Faggi “We’ll do the Serpentino” [?] Scandal: young girl has sex at school in exchange for cell phone recharges Albanian severely beats the owner of… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 20

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Goodbye to the widow and historic pharmacist Degradation at Bione [a local sports complex] – teams in revolt Offerings stolen from the Capucin [friars] Tragedy: Worker at Fiocchi [a factory] tries to kill himself, his mother wants to save him and dies Black Thursday on the trains and Trenitalia threatens price increases You might also… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 19

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Vandals raid the Resinelli [a tourist area on the mountain above Lecco]: the shocking photos [note that choc = shock, not chocolate] Tax fraud: troubles for Sergio Longoni Free gift: the volume “In dialect you say it this way” Sting: garbage tax goes up 30% for homes, shops, garages, and warehouses Lecco ever more expensive:… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 18

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Lecco – Minors mistreated, three arrests Dervio – The students plant trees “Massacred” with blows his two children: arrested [massacrato di botte means severely beaten, but not literally massacred] Sells her shop to cure her sick child in Canada Lecchese [resident of Lecco] donates bone marrow and refuses a reward of 700 thousand euros You… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 17