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Volume 55, No. 51
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Santa’s house Saddle Hill Road home in holiday spirit once again By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Rachel and Tony Daddabbo, who have over 520 Santa Claus figurines in their Newington home.
Erica Schmitt | Staff
NEWINGTON – A cowboy, U.S. soldier, pilot and saxophone player live in the Daddabbo home every December. Some might say Tony and Rachel’s annual house guests are really just one man of many hats, but this icon only sports a single red pointy one. His name is Santa Claus, and he can be found in 520 varieties inside the couple’s Saddle Hill Road home. The Daddabbos, who grew up in New Britain, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past April. They’ve been collecting Santa figurines for almost as long. The collection took off just after they were married, when Tony purchased a rooftop Santa at Two Guys on the Berlin Turnpike. But their
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