by Brian Steele

The bust of former state Rep. Anthony M. Scibelli that stood outside the Mount Carmel Society social club was stolen over the weekend. The bronze likeness of one of the longest-serving lawmakers in American history, who died in 1998, was taken from outside the Italian-American club on Winthrop Street in the city's South End sometime before 11 a.m. Monday. That's when the club opens and manager Frank Magnoli said members noticed it was gone.

An officer on-scene Monday night said police will ask scrap yards to keep an eye out for the bust and report anyone trying to sell it. The bust stood on a five-foot pedestal bearing a memorial plaque with the inscription "A Man of the People." Contemporary news reports from The Republican put the price tag for the monument at $35,000. It was dedicated in 1999 at a ceremony attended by then-Gov. Paul Cellucci.

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Source: http://www.masslive.com/