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The New England Contemporary Italian Film Festival is back! Organized by the Italian Consulate in Boston and several academic institutions, the festival highlights some of Italy's most recent cinematographic successes. For details on the various screenings, please use the contact information provided under the institution's name.   Rea...

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Per informare i connazionali sulle prossime elezioni del Comites, il Consolato generale e il Comites uscente di Boston hanno organizzato un incontro informativo domenica prossima, 9 novembre, alle dalle 15 presso il Ristorante Filippo (283 Causeway Street).   Durante quest'incontro, alla presenza di rappresentanti eletti dalla comunità del N...

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On June 9th, the local Order Sons of Italy in America Lodge #1734 will hold their annual action. The goal of this year's event will be to raise money for many local charities including college scholarships for WHS students, Alzheimer's research, Cooley's Anemia Foundation, Autism research, Casa Monte Cassino and Wakefield Public Schools Special Nee...

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On Sunday, November 16, 2014 the Pirandello Lyceum hosted their first Wine Tasting event at Spinelli's, East Boston. The event was chaired by Pirandello Board Members, Dott. Amara, Maria Capogreco and Nicolane Dumond.Over 75 people participated at the Pirandello's 1st wine tasting event.   Read more   Fonte: Bostoniano  

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by Don Treeger   People ask Joe Santos all the time for the recipe for the star bread at his Italian Bread Shop. But even if he could give it to you – it's mostly in his head, and he measures flour and sugar by the the scoopful relying on look, feel and experience – yours wouldn't turn out right at home. The dough would never get the ri...

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In school, it is virtually impossible to capture his undivided attention for more than five minutes.If he isn't substituting for one of the teachers, he is preparing a musical program, updating a curriculum or offering brief answers to family members or teachers who are lined up outside the little office he carved for himself at the Pirandello Lang...

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The Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts recently held elections to renew its board and choose a new president.The center's new president is Anthony Cassano, born in the small town of Torre Le Nocelle, in Campania. In 1961, at the age of 13, he immigrated to the United States, where many years later he would build a successful construction and...

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Now that the snow has finally all melted, the Boston area can start gearing up for Italian feast season once again! Boston's North End will once again feature the bulk of the celebrations, which will kick off June 7 with the Santa Maria di Anzano procession, followed by processions for St. Anthony of Padua (June 14), St. Padre Pio (June 28), M...

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By Ellen Bhang   Sicilian native Michael Colomba always wanted to launch a business inspired by the food of his childhood. Growing up in Castellammare del Golfo, on the island's northwest side, family members made their own cheese and olive oil, and cultivated enough tomatoes for a winter's worth of sauce.   After years of working as...

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by Lavinia Pisani   Growing up in the suburbs of New York City among a big Italian-American community, Professor Vincent J. Cannato has respect for his Italian origins. "My grandfather was born in Sicily and grew up in Calabria and came to America when he was 17.   My grandmother was born on Elizabeth Street in New York City's Little...

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