2025 WTS-Boston Chapter Woman of the Year Award
WTS-Boston is proud to announce that Luciana Burdi, Chief Infrastructure Officer at the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Woman of the Year Award. This prestigious honor recognizes a leader in transportation who makes outstanding contributions to the industry, contributes to the advancement of w...
Another brand new flight between US and Italy: Boston-Milan
Delta Air Lines’ new flight from Milan Malpensa to Boston Logan International Airport was inaugurated on Saturday, May 24. This new route adds to Delta’s existing services from Milan to New York/JFK and Atlanta, and will operate four times per week. The flight will also offer passengers the opportunity to continue their journey with convenient conn...
With roots in Italy, Sabatino company now operates world’s ‘largest truffle manufacturing plant’ in CT
Federico Balestra, standing in his recently expanded West Haven manufacturing facility, was surrounded by boxes full of black winter truffles — a delicate fungus that grows at the roots of oak and hazelnut trees. “This truffle arrived last night, shipped yesterday morning from Italy,” said Balestra, the third-generation owner and CEO of his truffle...
How Maine Firefighters Sparked the Beginnings of an Italian Heritage Brand
In the early 1980s Diego and his brother Andrea Della Valle were living in New York when they took a fated trip to Maine. There, they saw the work jackets worn by the local fire department and it ignited a spark, pun intended.
50th Anniversary of Italian American Ella Grasso's election: first female Governor of the US
On January 8, 1975, American political history marked a pivotal moment with the inauguration of Ella Grasso as the governor of Connecticut. Ella Grasso became the first woman in the United States to be elected governor without having previously succeeded her husband or another family member. This was a remarkable achievement that resonated not only...
Rosa DeLauro Selected as Co-Chair of Italian American Congressional Delegation
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) announced that she had been selected as the new Democratic Co-Chair of the Italian American Congressional Delegation: “Italian Americans are an integral part of our nation’s diverse cultural makeup. Growing up in Wooster Square—the heart of New Haven’s Italian American community—I learned the value of hard...
The Festival and Gala of Italian Creativity in Boston
The Consulate General of Italy in Boston celebrated the culmination of the 8-day Festival of Italian Creativity at a Gala dinner on November 22 at the SoWa Power Station. The event, organized with the support of the October Italian American Heritage Month Committee of Massachusetts, commended the vibrant legacy of Boston’s Italian American communit...
Chief of Naval Operations Inducted into Rhode Island Italian American Hall of Fame
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, a native of Rochester, N.Y., was presented with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island Italian-American Hall of Fame (RIIAHF), in Providence, R.I., Nov. 2. RIIAHF, a non-profit organization, honors individuals who have succeeded at the highest of levels in their respective fields, a...
Joseph P. Campanelli to be honored with 'Creativity Award' by Consulate General of Italy as part of a week-long series of cultural events in November
Needham (MA) Bank Chairman, President and CEO Joseph P. Campanelli will be honored next month by the Consulate General of Italy in Boston as part of the Consulate's week-long 'Festival of Italian Creativity.' The series of events November 14-22 are being hosted by the Italian Consulate in cooperation with the October Italian Heritage Month Committe...
Solart Inc. Introduces Italian-Designed and Manufactured Solar Panels to the U.S. Market
Solart Inc., a premium provider of solar power solutions, is proud to announce its exclusive partnership with Italian company Invent. As its exclusive U.S. distributor, Solart is committed to offering businesses access to state-of-the art solar energy systems. Solart's Italian-designed and manufactured solar panels are more than just a source of re...
Investing in pizza, then people: How Sal Lupoli reinvented a dying town
Lawrence, Massachusetts, was hanging on by a thread before Sal Lupoli set his sights on the city. Just a short trip north of Boston, Lawrence didn’t have much going for it after the 1930s when the textile industry folded and left dozens of large-scale mills to fall into disrepair and blight. The buildings, typically five to seven stories with 15-fo...
The Italian connection with… Coca Cola
The reason Coca-Cola and not green tea is consumed in copious quantities by today’s youth in Japan is a story with an Italian connection, namely Francis Gragnani, an Italian-American born in Fall River, MA. During the latter part of World War II, he was assigned as an Army Air Corps Captain to the 10th Air Force in the China, Bruma, India Theater o...