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A few years later,
Mary Pasnello married Alfredo Daniele and they established the
New York Barber Shop on Market Street. Eventually, Franco (Francis)
Daniele was born and trained to take over the barbershop. He
married Joanna Testa of the Newberry section of Williamsport,
and started their family. Joanna's parents had immigrated from
Italy in the 1930s, and had three children: Angelo, Joanna and
Enrico. The Testas farmed an area of Newberry just off Linn
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Gaining
popularity
through the talents of his daughter Maria, with experience in the
food business, and sons, Alfredo and Francis, both of whom had tended
bar during their college years, Franco's Lounge outgrew itself by
1989. The facilities and menu were expanded that year, offering patrons
more elbow room and more exotic foods.
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Maria fine-tuned her expertise by attending the Culinary Institute
of America in Napa Valley, CA and Hyde Park, NY. Alfredo also is at
home in an apron and is a part-time instructor at the Pennsylvania
College of Technology School of Hospitality. Francis handles the business'
finances.
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