by NOIAW   Mary L. Pepe. Director of Human Resources, Town of Greenwich. Mary will be honored at our Connecticut Region Epiphany on Sunday, January 17, 2016. Buy tickets here.   WHAT DOES YOUR ITALIAN HERITAGE MEAN TO YOU, AND HOW HAS IT GUIDED YOUR CAREER AND INSPIRED YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS?My Italian heritage is deeply...

by Mary E. O'Leary Longtime members of St. Michael's Church told zoning officials Tuesday that they don't want their century-plus church to face the same fate as Sacred Heart Church, which remains shuttered and unused in the Hill. St. Michael's, which is in the heart of Wooster Square, like many Catholic parishes, is facing hard times with a...

The 113th anniversary dinner of the Society of Saint Catello will be held next Sunday at Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant in Morris Cove.   According to a press release from the organization, Louis Scillia, an active member of the society, will be recognized there for his involvement in carrying on the traditions of his ancestors and the soci...

Westport's Positano Restaurant announces plans to relocate adjacent to Westport Country Playhouse in the space formerly occupied by The Dressing Room Restaurant. Currently located at 233 Hills Point Road, Positano will close at that site on Dec. 31, reopening on the Playhouse property in February 2015.   "We're delighted to welcome Positano...

On behalf of Concordia Lodge 20, we would like to say congratulations and welcome to ALL new state lodge board members and officials. We look forward to working with you all, growing our great organization together, and getting to know one another a lot more in the future.   We also want to wish our Lodges President, Joseph McGonigal, for be...

The Mattatuck Museum celebrates the holiday season with a concert featuring renowned tenor Michéal Castaldo and guest soprano Marissa Famiglietti at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 20. Michéal Castaldo, a classical crossover tenor and light Italian opera singer, songwriter and composer, is an Italian-born Canadian who currently resides in New York. &...

Local performer Jack Lynn will sing a host of Dean Martin songs during Dean Martin Night, Sunday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m., at St. Frances Cabrini Church Hall, 57 Pond Hill Road. Sing, socialize and enjoy the music of Dean Martin — the performance, which is $15 BYOB and open to the public, is sponsored by the North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy Lod...

"Italian Vibrations," an exhibit of works by six New York City-based Italian immigrant artists, will be at Provenance Center, 165 State St. in New London, until Saturday, April 27.The show, which is being shown in New London before going to New York, is being presented in conjunction with the observance of the Year of Italian Culture in the United...

The 4-month-old Trattoria 'A Vucchella (Italian for "little mouth") is the collaboration of partners in life and in business: Jennifer Galletti, a Fairfield native, and Sorrento-born Pasquale De Martino. The two met five years ago when she was on vacation and he was the chef/leader a culinary tour. Both have a passion for food and drink as well as...

by Kent Pierce   The Italian American Stars on Franklin Avenue is just one of the Italian social clubs you'll find around Hartford. One of many. "Sure, we have about 80 clubs in the greater Hartford area," according to florist John Tornatore.   In any one of those clubs, you will hear the stories of how tough immigrants had it wh...