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Italian pop tenor and crossover artist Andrea Bocelli has scheduled a Dec. 8 concert at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.This will be Bocelli's first Pittsburgh appearance in 20 years. The four-time Grammy nominee will make stops in seven U.S. cities following the release of a new project. Other cities on the tour include Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, P...

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Corona D’Italia Lodge 807 held it’s monthly meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 14 at Pizza Joe’s. All in attendance participated in the Valentine lunch served by Pudue LaCava, Lois DiFrischia and Margaret Cancelli. President Clemmy Sirimarco welcomed all. Trustee Patricia Regna presented the invocation. Orator Valerie Valentino presented heart-shaped boxes of...

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Following the traces of the Italian emigration to the US, we discovered that many fellow Italians went to Lackawanna County, in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State is home to more than 1,5 million Italian Americans, according to the 2010 census bureau: the 12,2% of the entire population of the State.  Starting today, March 12, a new book will be avail...

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The VOMA basement begins to fill with jazz fans and their preferred beverages within minutes of opening Jan. 20. On this night the occasion is another installment of the Cambria City music venue's recurring jazz series. The people are there to hear the Pittsburgh-based Mark Perna Trio, starring Perna on upright bass, Kevin Moore on keys and Mark We...

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An HBO biopic starring Al Pacino as late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will premiere April 7. HBO tweeted the premiere date Friday, along with a trailer to the film directed by Barry Levinson. HBO has said the film will focus on Paterno dealing with fallout from the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Th...

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From helping firefighters to feeding the hungry. From supporting children with developmental disabilities to aiding victims of domestic violence. From giving military veterans and students a boost to promoting children learning to read to disaster relief.  All of these worthy causes and more are at the heart of a local benevolent organization’s eff...

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Jessica Sheehan grew up in her family’s restaurant, Bettelli’s Villa on Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre Twp. She helped put cheese on pizza, made salads, washed dishes and cleared tables. At age 16, she became a waitress and worked in the kitchen. Everyone became like family in the family business, she said. “When I was a kid, we were running around...

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The only thing more devastating to the Scarmardella family than losing their restaurant to a fire on Christmas Eve, was the decision not to rebuild the space they had called theirs for almost 12 years. When they got the call in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve that their restaurant, Nuzzella's Pizza. 40 Path Valley Road, Fort Loudon, was on...

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Saturday March 10, 6 PM EST. 310 3rd Ave, Jessup, PA 18434-1045. The release will be upstairs with a reception downstairs at the tavern to follow! Join us to celebrate the book release of Images of America: Italians of Lackawanna County by Dunmore resident Stephanie Longo. Stephanie has chosen the Saint Ubaldo Society Cultural Center to be the firs...

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Joe Jordano, who is entering his 21st season at Pitt's baseball coach, is scheduled to reach a milestone when he coaches his 1,500th game, including time spent as coach at Merychurst, April 29 at Cost Field against LIU Brooklyn. Barring postponements, of course. Senior outfielder Frank Maldonado, who was the team's second-leading hitter last season...

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