59th year, no. 22
Serving the nato, naples and Gaeta military community in italy
A Walk Along the Lungomare
Friday, June 6, 2014
W hat ’ s I nsIde
Summer Breeze Delivers Picasso Art, Italian Wines and Gastronomical Fests Pages 4-5
NOSC Awards Scholarship Recipients in Annual Ceremonies Page 6
A look over the Mergellina boat dock, along the Lungomare to Castel dell’Ovo, with Mount Vesuvius ever in the background. (Photo by Michael Maddox) By Michael Maddox
Summer is here, the rain and clouds are gone, and many Neapolitans are out walking on the city’s seaside promenade— the Lungomare. The Lungomare - a pedestrian-
only zone for much of its course begins at Castel dell’ Ovo, extends along Via Francesco Caracciolo, and ends at the Mergellina boat dock. As you walk along, you’ll pass a tree-filled city park (Villa Comunale), a statue of Armando Diaz on his horse (a World War I Neapo-
litan general), the American consulate and then the sailboats and breakwater of the Mergellina. You can gaze out onto the blue-green expanse of the Bay of Naples and see the peninsulas of Sorrento on the left and Posillipo on the right. In the center of this wonderful
scene is the island of Capri. A sunny weekend brings out all sorts of people: friends talking, couples holding hands, joggers in groups, bicyclists in bright clothes, children on tricycles, and families enjoying the outdoors. See THE LUNGOMARE Page 11
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Visits Naples By MCSN Weston Jones, Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Detachment Europe
Hollister K. Petraeus, assistant director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and head of the Office of Service member Affairs (OSA), held two seminars in the Capodichino auditorium at Naval Support Activity Naples, May 21. The purpose of the seminars was to educate service members about financial benefits they are entitled to and potential risks from dishonest businesses. “Major military bases can be one of the biggest payrolls in the region and that attracts a lot of businesses, good and bad,” said Petraeus. “If there is an issue we will go forward on the service member’s behalf and help resolve the problem.” Petraeus informed service members of benefits they are entitled to under the Service member’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA), DODIAA-V12.0, and how the CFPB holds businesses accountable for violations of the federal consumer financial laws it enforces. See CONSUMER FINANCIAL Page 6
Naples Holds Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration Page 12
Weekly Crime Report Review what happened between May 28 and June 3. Page 5
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Foster Bamford, from Albany, Georgia, interviews Holly Petraeus, assistant director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office of Service Member Affairs, during an afternoon radio show at American Forces Network in Naples. Petraeus visited military installations in the European theater to provide consumer financial education to service members and their families. (Photo by MC2 Emily Williams)
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