Cookies baked for annual St. Peter's Italian Bazaar
It is one of the sweetest traditions in Portland, the annual cookie bake for the St. Peter's Italian Bazaar. Wednesday, more than 60 volunteers helped make, bake and decorate these homemade Italian cookies for this weekend's 92nd annual bazaar. The bazaar, which starts Friday and ends Sunday, is the largest fundraiser of the year for St. Peter's c...
Malden preps for St. Rocco's Feast
It has long been recognized as perhaps the city’s signature social event of the year. Year in and year out, thousands of Malden residents, past and present, as well as those from other surrounding communities, descend on Pearl Street for St. Rocco’s Feast. The three-day event combines food, entertainment and tradition, with an authentic Italian Ame...
Ansonia Italian Festival Aug. 10,11,12
It’s back for its 50th year with homemade Italian dishes, live Italian music and a bustling midway full of rides, games of chance and prizes. That’s because Holy Rosary Church is celebrating the 50th year of Festa! their annual Italian Festival and biggest fundraiser. Admission is free and runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 10, 11 and 12. There will be ho...
Then and Now – Boston’s North End
I went back to my roots last week. I had to escape the heat of the desert Southwest. I had to feel an ocean breeze. I had to return to my childhood home. I needed to experience again the sights and sounds and smells of the North End. I had to replenish my spirit. I found a North End apartment on VRBO and I rented it for three nights. What I discov...
Dante Society’s Person of the Year is Joe Potter, Columbus Day Parade president
The man whose name has become almost synonymous with Christopher Columbus in these parts has been named the Dante Society of Westerly’s 2017 Person of the Year. Westerly native Joseph Potter, the president of the Permanent Columbus Day Parade Committee, will be honored by the society at its annual banquet Sept. 8 at The Haversham. His legacy of pub...
Judge Frank Caprio whose parking ticket mercy went viral
He is the judge whose unusual approach to the mundane cases in front of him have made him an unexpected viral star. Judge Frank Caprio presides over the municipal court in Providence, Rhode Island, dealing with parking tickets, speeding fines and petty misdemeanors. But his compassion for the afflicted and occasional use of the accuseds’ children...
Opening Night of 103rd Saint Agrippina’s Feast! Children’s Procession, Brothers Walk, Viva!
The 103rd Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo opened on Thursday night marking the start of the 2017 feasts in Boston’s North End. After a dedication, blessing and unveiling, the children’s procession led the way on Hanover Street followed by the large statue of Saint Agrippina to the Greenway before returning to her new weekend feast chapel. To carr...
La Tavola Returns to Mashpee Commons
A section of Mashpee Commons will be transformed into a small Italian village next Friday for the 10th annual La Tavola – the Italian Feast Under the Stars. Long banquet tables will be placed in the middle of Market Street for a five course meal with proceeds benefiting the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. The feast which begins at 5:3...
“Una Serata Estiva” A Summer Evening at the Coast Guard House (RI) on August 16
Join us as we welcome NOIAW members new and old at the historic Coast Guard Restaurant overlooking the Atlantic Ocean! Socialize and network with members and encourage friends to come and join NOIAW. New and renewed members names will be entered into a raffle! Pre-registration is required.Wednesday, August 16, 2017. 6:30 pm. Coast Guard House Resta...
Carrying the Statue of Saint Joseph in Boston’s North End
Societa San Giuseppe di Riesi held their annual procession to honor the popular Saint Joseph on Sunday afternoon. Carrying the St. Joseph statue through the streets of Boston’s North End, the group was accompanied by the the North End Marching Band and the Northeast Italian-American Band. Enjoy these photos from the day. See the North End Feast Sc...
America's Got Talent Finalist to Headline Enfield Italian Festival
An Italian-American singer from Long Island who wowed the country during his appearances on the 11th season of America's Got Talent will be performing in Enfield this weekend. Sal "The Voice" Valentinetti, a 21-year-old former pizza delivery boy from Bethpage, N.Y., was a finalist on AGT in 2016, and has since released his debut album, The Voice. H...
Mass, procession highlight festival
Antonio Cusano was in perpetual motion Sunday morning in an effort to make sure the third and final day of the town’s 13th annual Italian-American Festival went off without a hitch. Sunday started with an outdoor Mass, said in Italian, and a procession of the Madonna Della Strada statue through downtown streets. Even when Cusano, co-chairman of the...