An evening with Sofia Loren - March 18 at 08:00 pm
Synonymous with grace, beauty and artistry, Oscar®-winning actress Sophia Loren will captivate audiences with an intimate onstage conversation and Q/A. The prolific career of this legendary star spans over five decades earning a remarkable array of notable accolades, including the first Academy® Award presented for a foreign language role...
Northampton psychologist explores how Italian American daughters grieve dads By Anne-Gerard Flynn
Several area women, including Anna Daniele, owner of La Fiorentina Pastry Shop, are featured in the recently published book, "Daughters, Dads and the Path through Grief: Tales from Italian America." The book is co-authored by Northampton resident Lorraine Mangione, who holds a doctorate in psychology and teaches at the New Hampshire campus...
How “Uncle Aldo” brought television to Connecticut
by Darren Kramer As we kick off our "Italian in Connecticut" week-long celebration, we wanted to introduce you to one Italian American who is near and dear to our hearts. He started this television station, the very first TV station in Connecticut, and everyone called him "Uncle Aldo." He was the chain smoking, fast driving, big h...
Tracing the ancestry of residents in each Connecticut town
by Alvin Chang Connecticut was settled almost 400 years ago, but events of about 150 years ago seem to have more strongly shaped the current demographics of the state. A TrendCT analysis of the American Community Survey found that Italy is still the predominant country of ancestry in this state; about 19 percent of residents said...
Associazione Amici inaugurates Medford headquarters
The Boston area's newest Italian-American organization inaugurated its headquarters at 17 Reardon Road, Medford, on April 19. The kickoff event was attended by State Rep. Paul Donato and Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn. "We plan to hold various activities, such as encouraging Italian education, fundraisers, offering scholarships, providing assistanc...
The 87th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian will take place on September 7th and 8th, 2013
2013 Feast Schedule: Saturday, September 7th: 2:00 PM: Feast opens with amusements, games, food vendors, etc. 6:30 PM: Procession with the Saints and the "North End Marching Band" 6:45 PM: Healing Service with Holy Oils and Relics of Saints Cosmas and Damian 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Free music performances by "The Reminisants"Em...
New London School Is A Magnet For Italian Exchange Students
A group of 13 students attending Liceo C. Salutati Montecatini Terme in Montecatini, Italy, will arrive in Connecticut on Saturday for 11 days of immersion in American culture. New London's Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut will host the Italian exchange students, who will arrive at the magnet school to...
Belfast council renames Columbus holiday Indigenous Peoples Day
By Abigail Curtis Goodbye, Columbus. Belfast city councilors voted this week at a regular meeting to do away with the name Columbus Day and to replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day, making the midcoast city the first municipality in the state to rename the holiday. "If we act, our town can be a beacon for the rest of Maine a...
Si concludono a Plymouth le "Giornate dell’Emilia-Romagna nel mondo"
Si avviano alla conclusione le "Giornate dell'Emilia-Romagna negli Stati Uniti", organizzate dalla Consulta degli emiliano-romagnoli nel mondo in collaborazione con l'Assessorato all'Agricoltura della Regione Emilia-Romagna e con APT, e con la partecipazione dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago, dei Comuni di Schulz Spur-Merrill, Spring Val...
Long-awaited North End documentary premiers at Suffolk
On Jan. 20, the North End Historical Society presented its long-awaited documentary "Boston's North End: An Italian American Story" at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre. It was mostly filmed and directed by Maureen McNamara of Kendall Productions in Cambridge, with post-production editing done John Balcom of John Balcom Productions in Los Angeles...
Priest to be Italian mayor for a day
He returned to Waterbury during tumultuous times for an iconic Italian-American parish and restored not only key elements of its heritage, but the faith of its parishioners. On Friday, the Rev. Frederick Aniello will be honored as Italian Mayor for the Day. The event will take place in connection with the Waterbury Chapter of UNICO Nationa...
Boston University chosen to house Tom Menino's archives
Boston University says it has been chosen to receive the archives of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The school announced that Menino's family is donating a collection of artifacts spanning the former Democratic mayor's 30 years in public service. The collection will be housed permanently at the university and made available to anyone inter...