Go for the cannoli-eating competition, stay for the piles of pizza and live music. Little Italy's longest running festival, the Annual Feast of San Gennaro, is coming Sept. 15 through Sept. 25 this year, so you better get your stomach ready. The 11-day festival fills the neighborhood of Little Italy with live music, parades and food stands sel...
READ MOREby Michael Lewis When: July 17-21Where: Pellegrini Park-Hawthorn Street, NewtonCommunity SupportSince 1935 the Society has provided financial support to families and organizations in need within the Newton community. The society supports the local veterans committee and annual Veterans Day Parade. We provide meals, transportation and food...
READ MOREThe Novena in honor of Our Lady of the Assumption begins on August 6th at 7:00 PM in Holy Rosary Church and continues to August 14th. The Assumption Feast Day Mass is on Thursday, August 15th at 11:00 AM, followed by a street procession. The Saint Rocco Feast Day Mass is on Friday, August 16th at 11:00 AM, followed by a street procession....
READ MOREDelicious Italian food, lively dance music and traditional delicacies like fresh hot zeppoles, rice balls and lemony Limoncello are just some of the fun treats ahead as Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City prepares for its 111th annual La Festa Italiana, an Old World Italian feast honoring the veneration of Maria SS. Dell'Assunta & San Rocco. &nb...
READ MOREby Riccardo Chioni Nella residenza ufficiale del sindaco Bill de Blasio a Gracie Mansion giovedì si è svolta una cerimonia per l'inizio del fine settimana dei festeggiamenti colombiani alla presenza della first lady Chirlane McCray, del console generale Natalia Quintavalle del commissioner del Fdny Daniel Nigro e il presidente della Columbus Citiz...
READ MOREThe 10th edition of the annual festival will feature many world and US premieres of recent Italian movies e a film retrospective and musical performances designed to pay tribute to Frank Sinatra, on the centennial of his birth. The Festival will also remember director Francesco Rosi and singer-songwriter Pino Daniele and pay a tribute to 3 times Os...
READ MOREIt's not all pizza fritta and pastaciotti. But if it were, I would be more than all right with that. The Sts. Cosmas and Damian Festival is a religious festival, with participants making the pilgrimage to St. Anthony and St. Agnes Church in East Utica on tour buses from all over the Northeast and Canada to participate. But even though th...
READ MORESaturday evening, the Bella Italia Lodge hosted a "Vegas night" to raise money for their annual Italian Festival. The organization was forced to cancel last year's festival because of the October floods, causing them to lose money. Now, they are asking for the community's help so that this fall, they are able to host the popular event...
READ MOREThe 86th annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7 and 8, on Warren Street in East Cambridge. There will be food vendors, parades, amusement rides, games and live entertainment. There will also be a special healing service Sept. 7. Performers include local band, "The Reminisants," and "SeaBreeze,...
READ MOREThe annual Italian Festival will take place on the grounds of the Amerigo Vespucci Lodge, 10 Christopher Columbus Ave., from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday. The festival will continue from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, and from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. The Italian Festival, which has been held for more than 20 years, will feature authentic Italian food, mus...
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