Inclement Weather Forecast Postpones Festa Italiana Event in Hamden
Due to an inclement weather forecast for Friday, Mayor Curt Balzano Leng, in coordination with Fire Chief David Berardesca and CERT Director David Lewis, has announced that "Festa Italiana" will now be integrated into the 2016 Fall Food Truck Festival. The 2016 Fall Food Truck Festival will occur in Hamden Town Center Park on Oct. 14 from...
Coming to America – Again: A Tribute
by James Pasto According to Census figures, the foreign (and mainly Italian) born population of the North End in 1930 was 18,686 (67%) out of a total population of 27,818. In 1950, it was 4,779 (29.7%) out of a total of 16,064. However, in 1970, there were 6,303 (62%) people who listed "Italy" as their country of birth, out of a total pop...
AcquAria to Perform at the 34th Annual Sea Music Festival, Mystic, Connecticut
34th Annual Sea Music FestivalJune 6th–9th, 2013 Mystic Seaport The Museum of America and the Sea75 Greenmanville AvenueMystic, Connecticut 06355(860) 572-5315 Read more Fonte: Magna Grece
Anita Botti of West Tisbury Recognized by National Organization of Italian American Women
by Phyllis Meras Anita Botti of West Tisbury was honored last month by the Washington, D.C., chapter of the National Organization of Italian American Women as one of that organization's three Women of the Year. Ms. Botti recently retired from being chief of staff and principal deputy in former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's Office of...
Settimana Della Lingua Italiana Nel Mondo
swissnex Boston and the Consulate General of Italy in Boston are celebrating the Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo with two events during the Week of the Italian Language. "Italian Language and Bilingualism" - Panel Discussion - 10/27 | 6PM | swissnex Boston "Italian Language and Bilingualism" will bring together 3 transatlantic l...
Trumbull Author Who Wrote about Italian-American Families to Appear on Radio
Joanna M. Leone, native Connecticut author of "Slices of Life Italian-American Stories" will be a special guest on WGCH 1490 AM radio on Friday, November 28th at 6:00pm. " I am very excited about being on Bianca Tyler's radio show. We will discuss the special memories that warm people from Connecticut and the northeast have shared with me...
Draw of mills, influence in architecture, for Italians in Waterbury
by Kent Pierce Italian in Connecticut week continues in Waterbury. The mills drew them to Waterbury and they left their mark with the architecture. The brass mills and other industries in Waterbury were the big draw decades ago. The mills may have closed, but many of those Italian families are still thriving, and the Italian influ...
97th Saint Anthony’s Feast Opens in Boston’s North End
by Matt Conti Opening Ceremonies at the 2016 St. Anthony's Feast was a spectacle for thousands of devotees of the patron saint. Always on the last weekend in August, the gold-adorned statue of San Antonio emerged to the faithful crowds on under the glory of confetti and streamers. A blessing by Fr. Antonio of St. Leonard Church was follow...
Italian-American remembered here
by Joann Mackenzie Just in case her name doesn't tip you off, Rockport resident Laura M. Alberghini Ventimiglia is Italian. Or, as she tells us in her newly published ancestral family memoir, "A Letter To My Children," Italian-American, and proud of it. But like millions of grandchildren of immigrants from the Old World, Ventimigl...
84th Annual Feast of St. Rocco: August 9, 10 and 11, 2013
On August 9, 10 and 11, the Saint Rocco's Feast Association will celebrate 84 years of tradition during their annual "Grande Festa". Saint Rocco's Feast has been an integral part of Malden's community. The event gathers residents and visitors alike to celebrate everything Italian in the streets of Malden. The Saint Rocco society began 84 years...
New gelato cafe open for business
Coppa Magica Gelato Cafe owners Mirko DiDomenicantonio and Kathryn "Katie" Kelley want locals and tourists to love gelato in York as much as they do in Rome, Italy. "I love gelato," DiDomenicantonio said. "All American tourists in Rome love gelato and eat it every day." Gelato is the Italian version of ice cream, with significantly le...
Italian-American Festival to donate to Community Services
The sponsors of the annual Southington Italian-American Festival have selected Community Services and Southington Community Cultural Arts to be the recipients of proceeds from the festival. The festival, sponsored by the Sons of Italy and UNICO, will take place Friday, Saturday, Sunday, July 24, 25 and 26, on Center Street. UNICO festival coo...