Judge Marino seeking eighth term in probate court
A local judge who handles decedents' estates and cases involving children, elderly and the mentally disabled is running for re-election. The Honorable Joseph D. Marino, Judge of Probate for the District of Middletown, announced his intention to seek re-election for an eighth term. The Middletown Probate District serves the towns of Cromwel...
Massachusetts Education and Law Awards
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, part of the national Order Sons of Italy in America, recently honored several leaders in the Italian-American community, as well as graduating high school seniors at the Massachusetts Education and Law Awards. Held on Sunday, May 4, 2014, the award ceremony is a continuation of a 30-year tradition of the Grand Lod...
Announcing the 93rd Annual Feast of the Madonna Della Cava, North End, Boston
Sponsored by the Madonna Della Cava Society August 9th—11th, 2013 - Hanover and Battery Streets Madonna Della Cava Society - 3 Battery Street - North End, Boston, MA 02109 (617) 523-8842 Come celebrate the 93rd Annual Grand Religious Feast in Honor of the Madonna Della Cava, Patroness of Pietraperzia, Sicily Sunda...
Trumbull Author to Sign Books at Trumbull Salon
Trumbull Author Joanna Leone wants family photos from all over the state for her latest project.How about a haircut and some family history? Trumbull Author Joanna Leone will be appearing Saturday at the Townhouse Salon, 8 Lake Ave., Trumbull from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read more Source: http://trumbull.patch.com
Vermont Writer John Fusco Talks 'Marco Polo'
Screenwriter John Fusco's surname is an anagram of "focus" — an apt coincidence for someone who's been in the movie business for more than 30 years. Back in the 1980s, while still a New York University screenwriting student, Fusco twice won the now-defunct FOCUS (Films of College and University Students) Award. At the 1984 ceremony, where...
Screening: “The Mafia Kills Only in Summer”
Pierfrancesco "Pif" Diliberto (a renowned Italian TV host and political comedian) wrote, directed, and stars in this subversive, irreverent comedy set in his native Palermo. Arturo (Alex Bisconti as a child, Diliberto as an adult), grows up in 1970s Sicily obsessed with the omnipresent Mafia (his first word as a baby is "Mafia," not "Mama"). ...
Pantochino closes season with 'Cinderella Italiano!'
Take the 1960s-era song stylings of Connie Francis and Sergio Franchi, mix in a little Mario Puzo and you've got part of the recipe for "Cinderella Italiano!," a new musical version of the classic fairy tale. The season closer for the Pantochino children's theater in Milford draws on writer-director Bert Bernardi's warm memories of growing up...
Italian Cultural Council Springfield events
by Pam Mastriano The Italian Cultural Council of Western Mass. Inc. is sponsoring Friday Night at the Italian Cinema. Starting on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Italian Cultural Center with "ieri, Oggi, domani" ("Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow." Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. It is in Italian with English subtitles. Free for me...
Every Italian neighborhood in America?
Yes, I have been to every Italian American neighborhood in America. Why? About 4 years ago I noticed that there were many Italian businesses in New York that were disappearing. Some of these businesses were a century old. Before they all vanished I wanted to have photographs of these neighborhoods and their institutions for the sake of his...
Italian volunteers continue to serve
The local Sons of Italy Club was founded by nine Italian immigrants. They were Angelo Rich, Michael Manware, Charles Cari, Michael Maddelena, Robert Morelli, Michael DiNello, Sisto Salvatore, Vincent Salvatore and Alphonse Salvatore. They wanted to form a brotherhood of Italians and help immigrants from Italy. The club was organized socially on Au...
Ansonia church’s 49th Italian festival opens Thursday
For nearly 50 years, the crowds have been flocking to Holy Rosary Church, feasting on some of the freshest Italian food, prepared with love by parishioners. The church's 49th annual Italian festival, Festa! 2016, kicks off Thursday and runs through Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. on the church grounds, located at 10 Father Salemi Drive. Admission i...
North End Stories ‘Pop-Up’ Italian-American Cultural Museum – June 22, 2013
On June 22, 2013 two 'pop-up' Italian-American Cultural Museums will take place, one at the gateway to the North End, on Cross Street between Hanover and Salem Streets (at 4:00 p.m.) and another in Uphams Corner on Dudley Street and Columbia Road (at 1:00 p.m.). Similar to an actual museum those in attendance will be able to engage in multi-media...