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Noche Buena By Sarah Baird

Like many families with Italian roots, the Acosta clan gathers for a Christmas Eve feast filled with joy and pasta. For years, it was Cindy Rouse Acosta’s father, Anthony J. Rouse Sr., who made the meal’s centerpiece — a heaping pot of spaghetti and meatballs.

PHOTO BY ROMNEY CARUSO

30 ROUSES WINT ER 2022