Columbus on hot seat in Framingham
The list of early-adopter Massachusetts communities that have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day is about what you’d expect: Amherst, Northampton, Cambridge, Brookline, and Somerville. School committees in Mashpee and Pittsfield have also jumped on board. But now the school committee in Framingham is considering making the switch, a...
Christmas Eve the most wonderful night of the year
In early December our store and most of the others in the neighborhood began to take on a holiday look. My father always decorated the large windows with laurel roping and a wreath on the door. Inside, there were baskets of figs imported from Italy and sacks of hard-shelled nuts, the most popular being walnuts and hazelnuts, or nocciole. Later in t...
Pannese Society sets the table with Christmas food baskets
It’s Joseph Spremulli’s most favorite day of the year. It’s equally the same for his wife Eleanor, who like her husband enjoys helping people in need, no matter what the season or reason. So Sunday, the Spremulli’s met their long-time friend William “Bill” Costantino of Columbus Doors as well as Our Lady of Grace’s Pastor Rev. Peter J. Gower for an...
Clerici String Quartet wows in Walpole
The Clerici String Quartet gave a performance to audience members at the Italian American club in Walpole on Saturday afternoon. A part of the Carol Hunt-Clerici Chamber Music Series, the performance took on a holiday theme, seamlessly blending theatre, ballet, and chamber music into one unique performance of “The Nutcracker.” Opening with the prep...
Services planned for former Ridgefield resident Stephen D. (T-bone) Carboni , 70
Stephen D. “T-bone” Carboni, 70, of Danbury, formerly of Ridgefield, husband of Alice (McAleer) Carboni, died on Sunday, December 16, 2018 with his wife who was his best friend and family by his side. Mr. Carboni was born in Danbury, November 26, 1948, a son of the late Octavius “Tabby” and Katherine (Creagh) Carboni. He attended Ridgefield schools...
Local senior uses Christmas poetry to help others heal
During the bustle of the holidays, with mounting pressure to create the perfect Christmas experience, Irene Salvatore shared her Christmas poem with the members of Cortland Place assisted living and rehabilitation center as a reminder of the season’s meaning. The 83-year old mother of three wrote “The Nativity” last Christmas season when she saw ho...
Sons of Italy host holiday party for Taunton’s CO-OP
On Dec. 5, the Order of Sons of Italy in America Peter B. Gay Lodge #540 hosted its 13th annual holiday party for consumers and staff at CO-OP, a local nonprofit agency supporting individuals with developmental and other disabilities. The party kicked off with holiday music provided by Taunton High School Seven O’Clock Jazz Band followed by lunch f...
Italian Cultural Center ready to resume activities, still needs funds to help with repairs
A catastrophic event at the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts last January shut down the facility for most of this year because of the extensive damage incurred. The center, located at 56 Margaret St. in the city's South End neighborhood, is preparing to open its doors again for holiday events. The cultural center still finds itself...
An Italian American Christmas Concert at Sacred Heart Church December 16
On Sunday, December 16, the The Saint Leonard Choral Society accompanied by The North End Chamber Orchestra will perform its Annual Christmas Concert. The concert will be led by Musical Director Dr. Dan Drzymalski, assisted by Mr. Jake Hudgins. Continuing with tradition, the concert will be held in the lovely setting of Historic Sacred Heart Italia...
This Place in History: Union Cooperative Store Bakery
At 'This Place in History,' we're in Barre with Executive Director of the Vermont Historical SocietySteve Perkins. "We're behind the Old Labor Hall on Granite Street in Barre and we're going to be talking history and bread and an incredible new project that the Barre Historical Society is putting on. We're going to go inside and see Carolyn Shapiro...
St. Anthony Society Announces Neighborhood Donation Fund Recipients
The members of St. Anthony Society are excited to announce the 2018 recipients of their Annual Neighborhood Donations Fund. Each holiday season, St. Anthony Society recognizes North End organizations that make significant contributions to the community and help make the neighborhood a great place to live. In addition to North End groups, members al...
Eros Ramazzotti Comes To The Boch Center Wang Theatre
The Boch Center and Live Nation announced that Eros Ramazzotti will bring his VITA CE N'È WORLD TOUR to the Boch Center Wang Theatre on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 8:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, December 8 at 10:00AM. The most famous Italian artist in the world is ready for another incredible live project, in which he...