Greenwich group heads to sister city in Italy
Like many in town this summer, a group of 13 Greenwich citizens will be departing this week for some time abroad. But this trip to Italy is no ordinary vacation. It's retracing the steps of people who helped build the community. The group of residents are traveling to Rose, which since 2013 has been a sister city with formalized relations...
Back in the Day at St. Anthony’s School in the North End
by James Pasto When I think of September of my younger years, I think of going back to school after the long summer break. northendSchool of course went beyond September, but September marked that important time of the year when summer was officially over and school began. I went to St. Anthony School and then Christopher Columbus, but I want...
Italian-American Festival is a decade old
by Lindsay Carey The annual Southington Italian-American Festival reaches the decade milestone later this month. The tradition continues with authentic Italian food, music and a homemade wine contest at the tenth annual Southington Italian-American Festival, July 25-27 on Center Street. "It is important to bring back the Italian tradition...
Philip Boncore Named Sun Transcript Man of the Year
By Cary Shuman He has been a voice of experience on the Winthrop Town Council for a decade. Before that he was a member of the Charter Commission that spearheaded the town's conversion to a new form of government. He has lived in Winthrop his entire life and dedicated a lifetime to public service here, dating back to his days as a Tow...
Molested, beaten, taken hostage... and lived to tell the tale: Meet the war photographer and mother at center of Steven Spielberg's new film starring Jennifer Lawrence
Her parents were hairdressers in a small town in Connecticut - so it wasn't exactly written in the stars that Lynsey Addario should become one of the world's best known war photographers. Even after her Italian-American family got her a Nikon camera for her 13th birthday, she thought 'photographers were crazy rich kids' with time on their hand...
Miss USA Touts Vecchittos Italian Ice in Boston for Komen Race for Cure
By Cassandra Day Middletown's favorite Italian ice purveyor got some world-class attention this past weekend when East Hampton native, Miss USA Erin Brady, took a break from her Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign to enjoy a Vecchittos Italian Ice in Boston. Vecchittos participated in the charity event by providing Italian ice at the New Balance sto...
BU showcases Pierluigi Billone’s dramatic innovations
On Thursday night, in a brightly lit meeting room at Boston University's Hillel House, the violinist Marco Fusi performed a half-hour soliloquy that had all the swollen emotion and gravitas of Shakespearean tragedy. Hamlet or Lear, perhaps . . . or, to keep things on musical terrain, Wotan's great oration from the second act of "Die Walküre." &nbs...
Italian Festa returns to Waltham on May 30
The Regina Margherita di Savoia Mixed Lodge #1094 of the Order Sons of Italy in America will again host an Italian Festa on the Waltham Common on Saturday, May 30th, from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm; rain date is Sunday, May 31st. In addition to showcasing Italian heritage, the Festa is a fundraiser for the various charities which the Order support...
Medford High School Italian students attend Boston Lyric Opera's ‘Don Giovanni' performance
By Jillian McCarthy On Wednesday, April 29, students from Medford High School Italian classes attended the Boston Lyric Opera's final dress performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston. Forty free tickets were given to us by the educational department of the Boston Lyric Opera. The bus to take us to...
Pittsfield UNICO Chapter Awards Scholarships
The Pittsfield Chapter of UNICO held their scholarship awards ceremony at the Italian American Club in June inin conjunction with the Paul J. Capitanio Jr. Memorial Football Scholarship award ceremony. Since 1987 the Pittsfield UNICO chapter has given out over $285,000 in scholarships throughout Berkshire County. The ceremony was the culm...
“Boston Stands With Italy” Brings Community Together to Raise Earthquake Relief Funds
Boston's Italian community and local restaurants raised over $60,000 at "Boston Stands With Italy," a fundraiser held on Sunday, October 23rd at Steriti rink in the North End. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit central Italy in late August, leveling entire towns and resulting in devastating loss and the deaths of 298 people. Funds will support...
Podcast Episode 2 — The North End
Salve a tutti! Welcome to our second Podcast episode:Viaggio nel North EndOur first podcast focused on the history of the city of Boston.This time, we look at the historic neighborhood of the North End, where hundreds of thousands of Italians have gone through over the past century. Read more Fonte: Bostoniano