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The West Haven Italian American Civic Association will host its second annual Car & Truck Show to benefit Fisher House for military families Sunday at 85 Chase Lane. The event, co-hosted by Blood Sweat and Gears Car Club, will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and there's a donation of $10 per show car.   There will be goodie bags, dash pl...

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By Andrew Ragali Local resident Jerry Farrell Jr. was recently knighted by Italian royalty.Farrell, a former town councilor, was named a Knight Official of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus during a visit to Vatican City earlier this month. The honor was bestowed upon Farrell by Prince Victor Emmanuel IV of Savoy, the head of the Italian roy...

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In an era when so many arts groups are struggling to hang on, the Connecticut Lyric Opera in New London continues its growth, both in its ability to reach broader audiences and to broaden the scope of operas staged in Connecticut. Last season, the CLO made a splash by performing what is believed to be the first production of a Wagner opera ever in...

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By Donald Eng   Get ready for some Italian food, rides, games and live entertainment at the 25th annual St. Jude Italian Festival. The Monroe summer tradition takes place this year Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Saturday, Aug. 29, at the church grounds located on Route 111 near the intersection of Route 110.   Over the years the festival...

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È terminata con grandissimo successo la tournée americana dello spettacolo "L'Auto-da-fé del Camminante" del Teatro del Loto di Ferrazzano (CB), sponsorizzata dalla Regione Molise e dalla Provincia di Campobasso e organizzata da Silvana Mangione. Ne è protagonista Arturo Giovannitti, il poeta e sindacalista di origine molisana che nel 1912 guidò l...

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Ray Mascetti use to wake up in his room inside the attic of his family's home in Torrington to the sound of his father's voice. Eager to wake up him up so he could get some work done, his father would say, in Italian, "He who sleeps, catches no fish!" Mascetti, 75, said that's one of the few Italian phrases he knows even though he doesn't spe...

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A: My parents opened their first restaurant in 1983. I was 13 years old and had already been around restaurants before that. My mom's brother owned and operated a very popular Italian restaurant called Rugantino's on the Stamford-Darien border.   My mom purchased a rundown pizza place on Main Street in Norwalk. I washed dishes and learned ho...

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Although he was born in Bridgeport, Paolo Cavalli spent the majority of his childhood in Italy. Growing up there, on a large farm just outside Rome, helped Cavalli learn the definition of fresh food -- everything either came from an animal, grew out of the earth or was homemade.   "All of our cooking was pretty much natural," Cavalli said....

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By Scott Hayes   Sunday morning was all things Italian as Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church celebrated Feast Day with a procession through the streets featuring a statue of church patron Blessed Mary. Following a mid-morning mass, parishioners descended the church steps as steeple bells clanged and a hot summer sun glistened off its golde...

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Join Connecticut members in celebrating Italian Heritage Month with an afternoon gathering in tribute to Luciano Pavarotti. We'll start with a delicious lunch at La Tavola, which was recently named one of the best Italian restaurants in the state by Connecticut Magazine. After lunch, we'll head to the Silas Bronson Library for its eighth...

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