Biogen Idec, Fondazione Telethon and Ospedale San Raffaele Announce Global Collaboration to Develop Gene Therapies for Hemophilia
Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB), Fondazione Telethon and Ospedale San Raffaele have entered into a worldwide collaboration to jointly develop gene therapies for the treatment of both hemophilia A and B. The agreement will combine San Raffaele - Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy's (TIGET) extensive expertise in creating new gene therapy strateg...
North Haven’s Italian-Americans keep bocce tradition alive
Playing a game doesn't get more Italian than bocce. "The game of bocce is a very, very simple game," said Giuseppe DeLucia of North Haven. Several times a week a large group gathers to play bocce at the East Haven Italian-American Club. The club has an indoor court which allows them to play year-round. The majority of the men who...
Osteria Posto Opens in November in Waltham
by Dana Hatic A new development complex in Waltham will be home to the latest project from the Somerville-based Alpine Restaurant Group (Posto, The Painted Burro, Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar) some time in November, sticking to a timeline first announced over the summer. Osteria Posto (10 CityPoint) will serve lunch and dinner w...
Italian jazz violinist Luca Ciarla in house concert
On Sunday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m., internationally-known Italian jazz violinist, Luca Ciarla brings his solo program "Bach into Myself" to Guilford! $15-$20 at the door. Luca is making a special trip to Vermont for a repeat performance between engagements in New York during his 2-and-a-half week coast-to-coast US tour this year. Luca Ciarla is simpl...
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Wendell replaces Columbus Day
The town has all but divorced itself from Christopher Columbus following a unanimous vote at Thursday's special town meeting. Residents opted to designate the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples' Day, instead of Columbus Day, in recognition of the continent's original inhabitants. The article, submitted via petition by Wanita Se...
LessCancer.org Founder Bill Couzens Announces New Board Member, Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D.
Bill Couzens, founder of LessCancer.org (Next Generation Choices Foundation), has announced that Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D. is a new board member. We are thrilled and honored to have Dr. Cuomo on our board, says Couzens. Dr. Cuomos reputation as an advocate for the prevention of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes has earned her attention as a widely...
In Boston, helping amputees is this family's biz
When amputees take their first steps on artificial legs, that moment of triumph can be tinged with a sudden sense of disappointment that things will never be the way they were before. Paul Martino, president of a family-run Massachusetts prosthetics company, has seen it many times. Lately, he has seen it with survivors of the Boston Marathon b...
MET Opera at Rockport Music: Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
When: Saturday, November 22, 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. The Met's effervescent production of Rossini's classic comedy – featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera – stars Isabel Leonard as the feisty Rosin...
Consulate Scholastic Office Launches Italian Language App
Just a few months ago, Domenico Savio Teker, took the reins as the new Director of the Scholastic Office of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston. We have had the pleasure of meeting him quite a few times during events held by the Consulate and at the many projects and initiatives tied to Italian language and culture in and around Boston. Today...
Col. John G. Chiarella Sr. Loving husband, father, grandfather and patriot
Col. John G. Chiarella Sr., 83, formerly of Wildemere Avenue, Waterbury, passed away peacefully at The Village at East Farms on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Ann (Donofrio) Chiarella. Col. John was born in Mamaroneck, N.Y. on June 24, 1931, son of the late Anthony and Ann (...
Enjoy a Taste of Tuscany at Regional Hospice & Home Care Fundraising Gala
Penne alla Boscaiola. Maiale Brasato. Vino rosso. The flavors of the Italian countryside come to Connecticut on Friday, May 29 at the "Evening in Tuscany" fundraising gala for Regional Hospice and Home Care Center for Comfort Care & Healing, to be held from 7 to 11:30 pm at The Waterview in Monroe. "Old Italy will inspire new aspiratio...
Yolanda Brings Glamour to WPO Italian Opera Gala
The Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an elegant fundraiser, "Italian Opera Gala," on Saturday, April 30, at Dassault Systemes, 175 Wyman St., Waltham. The event includes an Italian dinner with dessert, cash bar, and some of the world's most wonderful music, including works by Donizetti, Puccini, Rossi...