From the filmmakers who brought you "Ciao America" comes the final chapter in the Italian-American immigrant saga. Twenty years in the making, the script for "Miracle of Ferragosto" represents the dream project of the two Italian-American brothers from Boston. Join them and actor Eddie Malavarca as they travel to Italy to make their dream a reality...
READ MORESponsored by the Saint Rocco Fraternal Society of Malden August 9th — 11th, 2013 Beer and Wine Garden, Wheel of Luck, $5,000.00 Raffle, Food, Games and Live Entertainment all weekend. Fun for everyone! Festival hours: Friday 6–11 PM; Saturday 6–11 PM; Sunday 1–9 PM Read more Fonte: Magna Grece
READ MOREOften times, hardworking individuals and organizations are not thanked for all that they do. These people do not do the work for the praise; theirs are labors of love. Still, many organizations deserve recognition, and in the following weeks the Town Crier will be profiling numerous area fraternal and community organizations. Hopefully by...
READ MOREWhen: Saturday, October 11, 2014 – 12:55 p.m.Where: Shalin Liu Performance Center – 37 Main St, Rockport, MAThe show is a HD screening of the MET Opera's performance. Star soprano Anna Netrebko delivers her searing portrayal of Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of Željko Lučić's doomed Macbeth, for the first time at the Met. Adrian Noble's...
READ MOREIt's all connected. Family. School. Community. Football. This is why folks around here gather on Thanksgiving morning to watch the local high school football team playing against a rival we've been playing against since some time back in the Reagan administration, or perhaps the (Teddy) Roosevelt administration. This is why folks in the Newton co...
READ MOREby Carla Balzano The vacant building at 1357 Washington Street in the South End, will now be occupied. The Aquitaine Group, which closed the building's last vendor, Union Bar & Grille, over a decade ago, is opening a new Italian restaurant this summer. The group will open La Motta's Italian Specialties late this summer. La Motta's is...
READ MOREUNICO of Pittsfield, a non-profit Italian-American service organization, will induct five Berkshire County athletes into the UNICO Berkshire County Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Berkshire Hills Country Club. Those to be inducted include Randy Driscoll, a four-year member of the Lee High School baseball team...
READ MOREby Michele McPhee Italian-American Armando Petruzziello founded three successful ventures since immigrating to the US in 1971. He shares his story below. "I came in the USA on Saturday March 13, 1971 at the young age of 24," explains Armando. "The first thing that made an impression on me was the big 18-wheeler trucks. I loved them s...
READ MOREby Jonathan Phelps Francesco "Frank" Pellino already had a successful restaurant in the North End of Boston when he decided to open Mamma Luisa Cucina and Bar on Central Street in this seaside town. The new restaurant opened the day before Mother's Day, Pellino said, and since then, "It has been busy." Pellino, 49, of Danvers...
READ MOREby Carla Balzano From July 14-18, two Italian teen sailors from Scuola Vela Mascalzone Latino will compete against three well-known Boston-area sailing centers. The teens were honored to accept this invitation and will receive credit from the school for competing. The event starts at the MIT Sailing Center, and ends with a ceremon...
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