A Gloucester woman who plays a key role in designing, planting, and maintaining gardens across the America’s oldest seaport is among the new “Commonwealth Heroines” Class of 2025.
Antonietta Calabrese was nominated for the Commonwealth Heroines Class of 2025 for public service to her community by state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, a Gloucester Democrat.
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