For The Millerton News‘I’ll miss this’: Ralph Fedele retires from Town Board after 12 years
Fedele joked that people may have thought he was crazy during the lengthy restoration. “I was a tyrant,” he said with a laugh. “I really made sure that we were able to get it done.” The effort required coordination with the state, the county, village and town officials, and his newly assembled nonprofit board.
MILLERTON — After serving for 12 years on the North East Town Board, Ralph Fedele says he has only one regret.
“I wish I could be called a ‘local,’” he joked with a warm, booming laugh.
Fedele moved to Millerton from New York City 37 years ago, in 1988, and has since worn many hats — volunteer, historian, advocate, elected official — yet he still doesn’t believe he’s earned that title.
“I’m a transplant,” he said matter of factly. “I’m from the city.”
Before settling in Millerton, Fedele spent 25 years working in merchandising at JCPenney.