Alfred Sacco
Alfred "Freddie" J. Sacco, 87, of Worcester, passed away at home surrounded by his family Monday, June 8. He was born in Worcester, one of three sons of Italian immigrants, Joseph and Pasqua (Martocci) Sacco. He grew up in an Italian neighborhood off Shrewsbury Street and graduated from Commerce High. He joined the United States Army...
Southington Italian-American festival announces entertainment
The annual Southington Italian-American Festival, which is being held July 24 to 26 on Center Street, will feature live entertainment all weekend for audiences to enjoy. This is the festival's 11th year of promoting and supporting Italian heritage and culture in the community. Festival hours are Friday 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday 1 to 11 p.m. and S...
italianissimo! 2016 Celebrates at Eataly to Raise Funds for Italian Cultural Center
by Matt Conti It was a celebration of "all things Italian" to benefit The Friends of the Italian Cultural Center of Boston (FICCB) at italianissimo! 2016 on November 19, 2016. Several hundred attendees were treated to a sneak peek at the new Eataly Boston on Boylston Street, before it opens to the public on November 29th. The annual FICCB...
Judge Marino seeking eighth term in probate court
A local judge who handles decedents' estates and cases involving children, elderly and the mentally disabled is running for re-election. The Honorable Joseph D. Marino, Judge of Probate for the District of Middletown, announced his intention to seek re-election for an eighth term. The Middletown Probate District serves the towns of Cromwel...
Massachusetts Education and Law Awards
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, part of the national Order Sons of Italy in America, recently honored several leaders in the Italian-American community, as well as graduating high school seniors at the Massachusetts Education and Law Awards. Held on Sunday, May 4, 2014, the award ceremony is a continuation of a 30-year tradition of the Grand Lod...
Announcing the 93rd Annual Feast of the Madonna Della Cava, North End, Boston
Sponsored by the Madonna Della Cava Society August 9th—11th, 2013 - Hanover and Battery Streets Madonna Della Cava Society - 3 Battery Street - North End, Boston, MA 02109 (617) 523-8842 Come celebrate the 93rd Annual Grand Religious Feast in Honor of the Madonna Della Cava, Patroness of Pietraperzia, Sicily Sunda...
Trumbull Author to Sign Books at Trumbull Salon
Trumbull Author Joanna Leone wants family photos from all over the state for her latest project.How about a haircut and some family history? Trumbull Author Joanna Leone will be appearing Saturday at the Townhouse Salon, 8 Lake Ave., Trumbull from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read more Source: http://trumbull.patch.com
Vermont Writer John Fusco Talks 'Marco Polo'
Screenwriter John Fusco's surname is an anagram of "focus" — an apt coincidence for someone who's been in the movie business for more than 30 years. Back in the 1980s, while still a New York University screenwriting student, Fusco twice won the now-defunct FOCUS (Films of College and University Students) Award. At the 1984 ceremony, where...
Screening: “The Mafia Kills Only in Summer”
Pierfrancesco "Pif" Diliberto (a renowned Italian TV host and political comedian) wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, irreverent comedy set in his native Palermo. Arturo (Alex Bisconti as a child, Diliberto as an adult), grows up in 1970s Sicily obsessed with the omnipresent Mafia (his first word as a baby is "Mafia," not "Mama"). ...
Pantochino closes season with 'Cinderella Italiano!'
Take the 1960s-era song stylings of Connie Francis and Sergio Franchi, mix in a little Mario Puzo and you've got part of the recipe for "Cinderella Italiano!," a new musical version of the classic fairy tale. The season closer for the Pantochino children's theater in Milford draws on writer-director Bert Bernardi's warm memories of growing up...
Italian Cultural Council Springfield events
by Pam Mastriano The Italian Cultural Council of Western Mass. Inc. is sponsoring Friday Night at the Italian Cinema. Starting on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Italian Cultural Center with "ieri, Oggi, domani" ("Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow." Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. It is in Italian with English subtitles. Free for me...
Every Italian neighborhood in America?
Yes, I have been to every Italian American neighborhood in America. Why? About 4 years ago I noticed that there were many Italian businesses in New York that were disappearing. Some of these businesses were a century old. Before they all vanished I wanted to have photographs of these neighborhoods and their institutions for the sake of his...