Waterville mayor to proclaim Oct. 14 ‘Columbus Day’
Mayor Nick Isgro plans to proclaim Oct. 14 “Columbus Day,” despite the state’s having passed a law in April renaming it “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” Isgro’s proclamation pays deference to Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who sailed to the Americas on behalf of Spain more than 500 years ago and who has become a reminder of the oppression and...
Coming Together To Celebrate Heritage: San Gennaro Festival
Providence College celebrated the feast of San Gennaro, or Saint Januarius, the Patron Saint of Naples, outside of St. Dominic Chapel on Wednesday, September 18. The event itself honored both Itaian heritage and Catholic tradition. Little Italy’s Feast of San Gennaro in New York City celebrates the patron saint of Naples with an 11-day festival in...
Patricia Buonpane: A Mainstay of North Haven
Pat Buonpane defines herself as a talker. “I’ll have a conversation with anyone,” says Pat. “I especially love talking about my hometown of North Haven. It’s a great place, and a wonderful community that has an outstanding educational system and people here are very down to earth and welcoming to others.” Pat should know, she was born on Broadway i...
Historic Columbus Day Parade Returns for Branford's 375th Anniversary
Sunday, October 13, 2019 will be a historic day in Branford. That's when the Greater New Haven Columbus Day Parade – the largest parade of its kind in New England -- steps off here to help celebrate Branford's 375th anniversary. "This great parade is one of the most anticipated events of the year as we celebrate our 375th anniversary," said Branfor...
Mike Fiorito – Call Me Guido at IAM Books
Saturday October 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. I AM BOOKS, 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113. Mike Fiorito’s Call Me Guido, is a poignant, sometimes painful, often hilarious collection of stories about growing up Italian in Queens, New York. It’s filled with rich dialogue and recollections of family interactions that carry us below the surface, and surp...
Worcester Church Sees Wrecking Ball: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Is No More
As our “Italian Enclaves” social media (Instagram & Facebook :@ItalianEnclaves) followers may already know, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian national parish in Worcester, Massachusets has been demolished. The local diocese felt that the church’s many years of neglect made it too unsafe to maintain and the enormous cost of repair was an insurmou...
New London’s Italian anarchists subject of author’s talk on Thursday
Richard Lenzi, author of “Facing Toward the Dawn: the Italian Anarchists of New London,” will bring the little-known history of the Fort Trumbull anarchists to life in a talk hosted by New London Landmarks on Thursday evening. "New London's Fort Trumbull neighborhood gave rise to a unique, resilient and deep-rooted anarchist movement," Lenzi said i...
Marie Parente: Milford's 'trailblazer', first selectwoman, longtime state rep. dies at 91
Former Selectwoman and state Rep. Marie Parente has died. “Marie Parente was a trailblazer,” said friend and former Milford Selectman John Seaver, who served on the board after Parente was elected to the Statehouse. The lifelong Milford resident died Friday of natural causes after a brief illness, family members said. She was 91. A dedicated public...
‘Goodbye Irpinia’ negli Stati Uniti: il primo Paper Novel al mondo sarà presentato al festival italiano IDEA Boston
“Goodbye Irpinia”, il primo Paper novel al mondo, sarà presentato negli Stati Uniti il prossimo venerdì 1 novembre nel corso di “IDEA BOSTON”, Festival del libro italiano nel Massachusetts. L’evento è ideato da Nicola Orichuia di “I am books”, unica libreria italo-americana negli Usa. Mike J. Pilla condividerà il palco alle 15.20 ora locale con i g...
North Adams Installs Sister City Signs Recognizing Tremosine
Two signs at the southern and western entrances to the city now proudly proclaim its relationship with Sister City Tremosine sul Garda in Italy. The 3-foot by 4-foot signs were installed Tuesday near the signs marking the North Adams border — one at Hardman Industrial Park and other near Harriman & West Airport. The two communities have been in th...
Andrew Cotto - Brooklyn Mystery
Saturday October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. I AM BOOKS - 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113. A beautiful young French girl walks into a bar, nervously lights a cigarette, and begs the bartender for help in finding her missing artist brother. In a moment of weakness, the bartender–a drifter named Caesar Stiles with a damaged past and a Sicilian family c...
City Council Welcomes Police Officers, Honors Veterans
Councilors passed a measure to dedicate the corner of Windsor and Bryant Streets to the memory of the late Fiorindo “Fred” Antonelli of Everett, who passed away on August 7 at the age of 76 after a short battle with cancer. Antonelli was a proud Italian-American and U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam. The dedication was proposed by Councilor M...