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By Janelle Nanos I'm an Italian by marriage, and every meal with my extended family ends with stories of Grandpa Mario, a first-generation Italian-American who lived his life fast and bold. After attaining financial success, he often spent lavishly on his friends and loved ones.   He was a good Catholic, but was so notoriously impatient tha...

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At their December meeting, look members of the Wakefield Sons of Italy collected a trunk-load of care package items for our troops overseas. Toiletries, site snacks, games and other items were brought to Helping our Troops in Stoneham. Helping our Troops is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting soldiers from Massachusetts. This is a new cause for t...

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Giornata internazionale delle donne in memoria di Rita Levi Montalcini - grande scienziata, attivista per i diritti delle donne e premio Nobel per la medicina nel 1986, scomparsa lo scorso dicembre. Succede a Boston, la capitale mondiale della ricerca, dove quest'anno l'8 marzo avra' un significato speciale: rendere un tributo ai meriti scientifici...

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By Alana Melanson Five generations of Ann Pacetti's family have been involved with the Cristoforo Colombo Regina Elena Lodge No. 169, Order Sons of Italy in America, beginning with her grandmother and continuing today with numerous grandchildren.   Pacetti, 91, who currently serves as treasurer, has been a part of the Fitchburg lodge for at...

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This week there were over 20 Italian Exchange students who came from Forli' Italy, in the Emilia Romagna Region near Bologna to Gloucester. This cultural exchange was an incredible way to form some long lasting friendships. Carousel Tours helped coordinate the trip with the help of Susan Boswell and the Italian teachers, Rayanne Menery, Estrella R...

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Welcome to "A Tavola," Bostoniano's newest food column, dedicated to taking readers on un giro culinario in search of Massachusetts' prime locations for authentic Italian cuisine. It seems that Massachusetts is rife with Italian eateries, all of which claim to serve real "Italian classics," but for experienced foodies and casual diners, alike, find...

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When local singer Frank Manzi met Roberto Esposito at a music fest in Italy last summer, the piano virtuoso had never been to America. "He had been accepted to Berklee in 2009 but didn't have the money to go," Manzi said. "He told me he always wanted to come so I invited him to come and stay with me."   Not only did Manzi open up his ho...

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by James Pasto   In his 1975 study of the North End, "The Italian-American child: His sociolinguistic acculturation," Fr. Lawrence Biondi stated that "The English spoken in the North End is English that is heard nowhere else in New England or Boston. North Enders have a strong tendency toward being uniquely apart — they are not quite Italian...

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Paese: Stati Uniti Settore: Settore agro-alimentare, Industria enologica Prodotti: Non presenti Interessi di mercato: RICERCA PRODOTTI-IMPORTAZ. PER DISTRIBUZIONE O UTILIZZAZIONE DIRETTA Segnalato da: New York - newyork@ice.it Notizia n.: 1460002066 Azienda: MARIPOSA PARTNERS, LLC. DBA MARIPOSA WINES & SPIRITS Indirizzo: 25 New Chardon S...

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Il cervello è sicuramente uno degli organi più complessi e affascinanti del corpo umano. E probabilmente, anche uno dei meno compresi. Oggi uno studio che ha visto la collaborazione italiana ha svelato un altro pezzetto dei meccanismi che regolano il sistema nervoso, quello che riguarda la biochimica della mente umana nel caso si provi paura. Uno s...

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