State Rep. Charles Ferraro Named West Haven's Italian of the Year
Mayor Nancy R. Rossi and the West Haven Italian Heritage Committee will honor Republican state Rep. Charles J. Ferraro as the city’s “primo italiano” at the 24th annual Italian Heritage Celebration. Ferraro, a world-class martial artist and an ambassador of his proud Italian heritage, will receive the Italian American of the Year award at noon Frid...
Springfield officials to raise flag for Italian Heritage Month
Officials will be joining the Italian Cultural Center of Western Mass Inc. to raise the Italian Flag to honor Italian Heritage Month. During this month, we celebrate the Italian-American culture and spread the word about the traditions that come with it, according to the National Day Calander. Italian-American Heritage Month was first celebrated in...
Efforts underway to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The public spoke out at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday on legislation to change the name of the state Columbus Day holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Many of those who spoke included sixth graders from Amherst made their way to the Boston to testify. The renaming of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day across the commonwealth is a con...
Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich is coming to East Greenwich. How you can meet her
Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich will be in Rhode Island on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Dave’s Fresh Marketplace, 1000 Division St., East Greenwich. She will sign her latest cookbook, “Lidia’s From Our Family Table To Yours” starting at 11 a.m. The price of the book is $20, a savings of $15 from the cover price, while supplies last. Books must be purchased...
Everett Celebrates Italian American Heritage Month
The City of Everett hosted a ceremony to raise the Italian flag at City Hall and continued the celebration at Meadows Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, with a community event for all. The event kicked off with a flag raising ceremony at Everett City Hall that included remarks from Mayor Carlo DeMaria; Arnaldo Minuti, consul general of Italy in Boston; St...
Dining now in store at Il Pastaficio
Il Pastaficio opened at 135 Post Road East last summer, selling authentic Italian pasta and sauces. Now, owner Frederico Perandin is expanding the establishment’s offerings by opening a full-service restaurant and adding catering, weekly regional Italian dishes paired with wines and pasta-making classes. Perandin’s goal with the next chapter for Il...
The Great Cannoli Debate: Reviewing Mike’s, Modern, and Bova’s
Boston’s North End has remained a lively district for decades — especially with the car and foot traffic that seems to only rise in extremity as time passes. But at the crossroads between international culture and American history, this eclectic neighborhood provides visitors with a more immersive experience. And it starts with love at first bite:...
Italian Heritage Parade Oct. 8 to add 'a little bit of Italian culture' to Worcester
The Shrewsbury Street Italian Heritage Parade, slated for Oct. 8, is being pitched as an event for everyone. "It's just to have a little bit of fun," said Maria Stella Fiore, president and chairwoman of the parade. "Adding a little bit of Italian culture to the diversity of Worcester. I just want to keep the heritage and culture alive." The grand m...
Banker Joe LoBello helped WMass rise as a region
A generation ago in the mid-1990s, a cadre of business and civic leaders from Greater Springfield confronted a dim outlook for the Western Massachusetts economy. It proved a pivotal moment to rally the region’s cities and towns to rise together for collective success. The vision set out in 1996 by the founders of the Economic Development Council of...
Once defaced, Christopher Columbus statue finds a new home
A statue of Christopher Columbus that became the subject of contention in Providence has a new home on an island in Johnston, where surveillance cameras will be used to protect it from vandalism. Cleaned of the red paint that covered the statue twice in recent years, the statue was hoisted onto a pedestal Tuesday morning by a volunteer crew using a...
Prof. Paolo Gaudenzi is the new Science Attaché in Boston
Today, Prof. Paolo Gaudenzi, Director of the Mechanical and Aerospace Department, took up service as Scientific Representative at the Consulate General of Italy in Boston. Prof. Gaudenzi, serves as a Professor of Aerospace Structures within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the Università di Roma La Sapienza, where he coordi...
New Italian café brings the Bronx's Arthur Avenue to Shelton
Lenny Manchisi is realizing his dream — and so are lovers of traditional Italian cuisine. Manchisi, a longtime city resident and restaurateur, recently opened Caffe Italia, a place where he says, “the heart and soul of Italy come to life in the heart of Shelton.” “Everything here is authentic … all quality, from our retail products to our coffee,...