PORTLAND — Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ardito of Portland are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Anthony Eugene Ardito, to Catherine Ellen O’Connor, daughter of Attorney and Mrs. Thomas O’Connor of Kingston, Pa.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ardito, of Augusta, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Whitney, also of Augusta. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Attorney Patrick J. O’Connor and the late Helen A. O’Connor, and the late Michael J. Naples, Jr. and Mrs. Catherine Naples, of West Pittston, Pa.

Anthony is a 2006 graduate of Cheverus High School, Portland, and a 2010 graduate of The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., with a major in Economics. He earned a master’s in Business Administration and a master’s in Accounting from Northeastern University, Boston in 2011. He is currently working in the Financial Services Group for the accounting firm of Ernst & Young in Boston.

Katie is a 2006 graduate of Bishop O’Reilly High School and a 2010 graduate of The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., with a major in English and a minor in Italian. She is a Human Resources Coordinator for Bain and Company, in Boston.

The wedding date is set for September 2012 at the Church of St. Ignatius in Kingston, Pa.