The Sons of Italy
Often times, hardworking individuals and organizations are not thanked for all that they do. These people do not do the work for the praise; theirs are labors of love. Still, many organizations deserve recognition, and in the following weeks the Town Crier will be profiling numerous area fraternal and community organizations. Hopefully by...
MET Opera at Rockport Music Presents Verdi’s Macbeth
When: Saturday, October 11, 2014 – 12:55 p.m.Where: Shalin Liu Performance Center – 37 Main St, Rockport, MAThe show is a HD screening of the MET Opera's performance. Star soprano Anna Netrebko delivers her searing portrayal of Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of Željko Lučić's doomed Macbeth, for the first time at the Met. Adrian Noble's...
Coach Peter Capodilupo will be missed at Newton North
It's all connected. Family. School. Community. Football. This is why folks around here gather on Thanksgiving morning to watch the local high school football team playing against a rival we've been playing against since some time back in the Reagan administration, or perhaps the (Teddy) Roosevelt administration. This is why folks in the Newton co...
Aquitaine Group To Open La Motta’s Italian Specialties in South End
by Carla Balzano The vacant building at 1357 Washington Street in the South End, will now be occupied. The Aquitaine Group, which closed the building's last vendor, Union Bar & Grille, over a decade ago, is opening a new Italian restaurant this summer. The group will open La Motta's Italian Specialties late this summer. La Motta's is...
Local Veteran Is Honored By Avon UNICO Chapter
by Ken Byron William "Bill" Newman, a resident and veteran who has devoted many hours to recording the histories of people from Avon who have served their country in wars overseas, has been named by the town chapter of UNICO as its citizen of the year. UNICO announced on Friday that the annual award is going to Newman and he will...
UNICO to induct five into Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame
UNICO of Pittsfield, a non-profit Italian-American service organization, will induct five Berkshire County athletes into the UNICO Berkshire County Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Berkshire Hills Country Club. Those to be inducted include Randy Driscoll, a four-year member of the Lee High School baseball team...
Premiata a Boston una ricerca italiana sull'Alzheimer
La ricercatrice italiana Anna Pedrinolla, dottoranda in Scienze Biomediche, Cliniche e Sperimentali all'Università degli Studi di Verona, è stata recentemente insignita del prestigioso "International Student Award Recipient" in occasione del congresso organizzato dall'American College of Sports Medicine a Boston, negli Stati Uniti. La ricercatrice...
Armando Petruzziello: An Italian immigrant Story of Success
by Michele McPhee Italian-American Armando Petruzziello founded three successful ventures since immigrating to the US in 1971. He shares his story below. "I came in the USA on Saturday March 13, 1971 at the young age of 24," explains Armando. "The first thing that made an impression on me was the big 18-wheeler trucks. I loved them s...
Danvers chef brings Italian restaurant to Ipswich
by Jonathan Phelps Francesco "Frank" Pellino already had a successful restaurant in the North End of Boston when he decided to open Mamma Luisa Cucina and Bar on Central Street in this seaside town. The new restaurant opened the day before Mother's Day, Pellino said, and since then, "It has been busy." Pellino, 49, of Danvers...
UConn's Coach Auriemma Expands His Restaurant Empire With Second Geno's Grille
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma applies the same philosophy to his growing restaurant business as he does to his iconic coaching career. "The people around you help you be successful," says Auriemma, 60, who recently opened another of his Geno's Grille restaurants, this one in Southington. "I have a standard, and we work on th...
Unico National’s Waterbury roots
By Keith Kountz In the early years of the 20th century, new immigrants to the United States from Italy struggled to gain acceptance in many parts of American society. That discrimination led to the formation of a service organization for Italian-Americans in Waterbury that continues to improve lives to this day. Much has changed i...
Italian Teens Compete In Local Sailing Competition
by Carla Balzano From July 14-18, two Italian teen sailors from Scuola Vela Mascalzone Latino will compete against three well-known Boston-area sailing centers. The teens were honored to accept this invitation and will receive credit from the school for competing. The event starts at the MIT Sailing Center, and ends with a ceremon...