Joseph Nigrelli Sr. named the Dante Society Person of the Year
When Joseph Nigrelli Sr. — the patriarch of Westerly's "First Family of Jewelry" — answered the knock on his front door one recent afternoon, he was a little taken aback to see Dr. Daniel Gaccione standing there before him. When Gaccione announced he was there to tell Nigrelli he'd been named the Dante Society of Westerly's 2023 Person of the Year,...
Pirandello Lyceum Award: The Best in Mind and Deeds-Dr. Gilda Rorro
Cavaliere Dr. Gilda Rorro was one of the honorees in Massachusetts on April 1, 2023 to receive the Pirandello Lyceum I Migliori in Mens et Gesta: The Best in Mind and Deeds, 2023 Honor Awards. Her category was as an Italian Culture Advocate, Educator, Author. Boston Magazine has called the I Migliori Award the most prestigious honor to be received...
Multipli Forti [2nd Edition]. Italian literary Festival
Wednesday, 04/26/2023 - 3:00pm to 8:00pm. The Italian Cultural Institute in New York in collaboration with FUIS (Italian Unitary Writers Federation) - THE BRIDGE Award – CIMA (Center for Italian Modern Art) – NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - RIZZOLI Bookstore - Italian General Consulate in Boston – Boston Chilton Club – I AM Books presents Multi...
‘La Dolce Fiat’ is our favorite reader story about a vacation gone wrong
Readers of the Boston.com Book Club had their minds on vacation this month as we read Elin Hilderbrand’s “Hotel Nantucket” and asked the writers among you to share your own vacation stories. In the latest novel by the “queen of beach reads,” protagonist Lizbet takes on the general manager of a Nantucket Hotel burdened with construction problems and...
Wakefield Sons & Daughters of Italy Are Planning the Annual Auction
We are excited to announce that our 13th Annual Charity Auction will be held on Tuesday, April 18th at St. Joseph’s Church hall. As in the past, the night will include dinner, dessert, a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction. We will also be featuring donated items from our favorite local businesses and our (infamous) auction of mystery items donated...
Welcome to the Tristate Italian Art Prize
A new prize for Italian art in the United States is born. In fact, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in New York have announced the first edition of the "Tristate Italian Art Prize" art competition. The Prize aims to to promote and recognize the artistic creativity of the Italian and Italian-American community in the...
Providence celebrates St. Joseph’s Day with Italian songs, pastries on Federal Hill
Two days ago was St. Joseph’s Day and bakeries on federal hill said it was one of their busiest days of the year. Thousands of residents flocked to the hill to pick up their favorite Italian pastries. “Its the most important thing in my life to keep these Italian bakeries alive, to keep the culture present,” the general manager of Scialo Bros. Bake...
School Committee in Wilmington debates keeping Columbus Day
The School Committee meeting brought debate and contention during their second reading of the 2023-2024 school year calendar last Wednesday night as they discussed changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day and changing the day before winter break to a full day of school. Superintendent Dr. Glenn Brand provided the committee with a range of e...
“A Profound Loss:” Painter Constance LaPalombara Dies at 87
The first thing you notice is the light. The pears are mere suggestions of themselves, with hints of blue and green that pool at the ends and edges. They fall into each other, luminous and impossibly airy. Shadows bloom beneath them in gray and blue. Even the paper seems to glow with a warm crispness. At the lower right, a signature from Constance...
Trailblazing Former Hartford Mayor Ann Uccello Dies at 100
Former Hartford mayor Ann Uccello has died at the age of 100, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. Ann Ucello took office as Mayor of Hartford in 1967. She was the first female mayor in Connecticut and the first woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. capital city. She was re-elected to a second term in 1969 and is the last Republican to be elected to the pos...
Legislators to host St. Patrick’s, St. Joseph’s celebrations to honor Irish and Italian cultures
Both houses of the Rhode Island General Assembly will honor Irish and Italian cultures Thursday, March 16, with their traditional celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day. In the House, the celebration will begin at the conclusion of business at the 4 p.m. session. Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) will regale t...
A Heartfelt — and Delicious — Sicilian Homecoming
This is a story about a Montpelier family finding their people in present-day Italy. But the story began in 1885 with the birth of Carmelo La Terra Bellina (“Carmelo” meaning “the beautiful earth”) in Pozzallo, Italy, a small city on Sicily’s south coast. The city’s location on the Mediterranean contributed to its value as a seaport and reflects th...