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It's that time of year again, Elm City pilgrims, and it's always a special Sunday morning for Italian Americans (and others) in Wooster Square.   The Santa Maria Maddalena Society of New Haven will mark its 116th celebration of Atrani heritage and traditions with the annual Old World traditional procession through historic Wooster Square on...

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by Bruno Matarazzo Jr. Each Sunday a two-hour television program broadcasts Italian culture and footage shot locally and in Italy on Channel 5.   The Italian language program, Teledomenica, was started by Torrington resident Antonio Viscariello 30 years ago and he's showing no signs of stopping. Viscariello, 73, videotapes and edits the mo...

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Fairfield Theatre Company will continue to bring the best entertainment to Fairfield County on Wednesday, March 11 as they welcome comedian, Joe Devito for a night of laughs at 7:30 p.m.   The Fairfield University alumnus has been featured on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, NBC's Last Comic Standing and has appeared at Montreal's "Just for...

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By Farrah Duffany   Two psychologists, one a town native, will be at the library next month to discuss their new book on Italian-American women and their fathers. "Daughters, Dads, and the Path Through Grief: Tales from Italian America," focuses on the stories of 51 women from around the country who have dealt with the death of their fa...

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Grants are available for the purchase of educational material for Italian programs in public and private schools (grades PreK through 12th) of the Tristate area. The maximum amount of each grant is $3000 per school. Please note: schools that already received a grant for the 2015-16 academic year cannot apply for this grant ONLY NEW S...

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As Bruno DiFabio reflected on his career coming full circle at the new Amore Cucina & Bar in Stamford's Springdale neighborhood, the restaurant's wood-fired pizza oven basked the back of the eatery in warmth on an otherwise chilly January morning.   DiFabio, of Ridgefield, never lost the warm place in his heart for the restaurant that la...

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by Megan Carey   The Amerigo Vespucci Lodge #160 is hosting their annual Italian Festival this weekend, Friday July 31st through Sunday, August 2nd. There will tons of authentic Italian food, games, rides, and refreshments perfect for these hot summer days.   Admission is free and all are welcome. This is great festival perfect f...

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Joanna M. Leone, Connecticut author of "Slices of Life Italian-American Stories" will share her book at an AuthorSpeak program at the Norwalk Public Library, located on 1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT on Friday, January 17th, 2014 from 12:00pm until 2:00pm. ( Snow date is Friday, January 24th from 12:00pm-2:00pm) .   The AuthorSpeak series is desi...

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The Italian American Committee on Education has awarded a grant to Woodstock Academy's world language department. The grant includes Studio Arcobaleno educational materials that will allow the department to add new film and literature studies to the academy's Italian curriculum.   The academy also received a membership to the committee,...

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Ha prestato ieri "solenne promessa" la professoressa Carmela Pesca, avellinese d'origine, nuovo vice console onorario con sede a Hartford in Connecticut, alla presenza del console generale Natalia Quintavalle e dei responsabili della struttura consolare.Il Console Generale ha consegnato alla neo vice console onorario il timbro dello Stato che da ie...

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