Saving San Vincenzo - It is up to you!
by The Craco Society With the closing of St. Joseph's Church the Society's plan to preserve the 114 year old statue of San Vincenzo and the relic from 1769 is moving forward. We are working with the Archdiocese of NY to complete a "Memo Of Understanding" that will include details about how we will wo...
St. Ann Club Feast chairman says annual festival hits record attendance numbers
by Leslie Lake Pat Cutrone, St. Ann Club Feast chairman for the past 10 years, credited beautiful weekend weather, top-notch musical entertainment, and the efforts of more than 100 Club volunteers, for record-breaking attendance numbers on Thursday and Friday at the popular annual waterfront event. "I'm not sure of the exact attendance, b...
Fundraiser Concert Will Be Held At Dante Aligheri
The Italian Heritage Committee of Massachusetts will be hosting a fundraiser concert at the Dante Aligheri Cultural Center On November 8, 2015. "The Classics," an Italian trio from Ortona in the Abruzzo region, will be performing "Songs That Unified Italy." If you are interested in attending the event, you can call Lino Rullo at 617-447-05...
A special day at the lobster bake
Mike Petrucelli of Milford spent many years with the Milford Rotary and many years working at the annual lobster bake, which was held this past Saturday. But it had been awhile since Petrucelli managed to get to the event he had devoted so much time to because he's getting up there in age. He's 92, and it's getting harder for him to get around...
Italian-American Festival Draws Near; Parking and Road Closures Announced
The green, white and red lines are going down on the streets and local businesses are coming together as the community prepares to celebrate Italian heritage with the annual Italian-American Festival during the final weekend of the month. As the even draws closer, however, Southington police are asking residents and visitors to take note o...
Rhode Island and Leibovich's `This Town'
By Scott Mackay John O. Pastore was a legendary Rhode Island political figure, the son of immigrants and the first Italian-American elected as a governor and a U.S. Senator. A dominant figure in state politics, Pastore had a distinguished 26-year tenure in the Senate and never lost an election in a long career that began in the doldrums o...
Pianist Maurizio Pollini to Open Boston Celebrity Series 2014-15
When: October 5, 2014Where: Boston Symphony Hall — 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115 The Celebrity Series of Boston announced its 2014-2015 season, marking 76 years of bringing the world's greatest performing artists to Boston. The season opens on Sunday, October 5, 2014 with Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini in recital. Read more &...
St. Peter's Italian Bazaar Begins with Mass celebrated by Bishop Deeley
Speaking and praying in both Italian and English, Bishop Robert P. Deeley celebrated a Mass honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Rocco, providing a spiritual start to the 89th annual St. Peter's Italian Bazaar. During the Mass at St. Peter Church in Portland, the bishop expressed his joy at celebrating the Mass and his wish for a goo...
Mayor of Greenwich's Italian Sister City Visits Town
by Barbara Heins Hundreds of people visit Greenwich Town Hall every day. But it's not every day that the mayor from an Italian village drops by. First Selectman Peter Tesei spent part of Monday with Dr. Pietro G. Mariani, the mayor of Morra De Sanctis. Morra De Sanctis is one of two sister cities in Italy that Greenwich has forged a c...
The 100th Anniversary of the Sons of Italy in Massachusetts
Tuesday, february 23rd. 7 PM EST - Tewksbury Public Library - 300 Chandler St, Tewksbury 01876 The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Order Sons of Italy in America was chartered in 1914 and is one of the oldest lodges in the United States. The lodge recently celebrated its centennial with a long list of events that extolled the preservation...
Italian language activist Gioconda Motta
"When we lived in Melrose in the mid 1970s, my eldest daughter used to bring pizza to school for lunch. For her, having grown up in an Italian household, it was the most normal thing in the world. At some point however she started to come home and say they were making fun of her, therefore she didn't want pizza anymore. Yes, discrimination was that...
Haute Secrets Boston: Anthony Caturano
Anthony Caturano is best known for his beloved North End Italian restaurant in Boston, Prezza, but he has recently expanded his roster of restaurants to include the newly opened, Tonno in Gloucester. Italian for "tuna," Tonno features coastal Italian seafood and a variety of homemade pastas adapted from Prezza like shrimp fra diavolo with tagliate...