Bust of former Springfield state Rep. Anthony Scibelli stolen from South End memorial
by Brian Steele The bust of former state Rep. Anthony M. Scibelli that stood outside the Mount Carmel Society social club was stolen over the weekend. The bronze likeness of one of the longest-serving lawmakers in American history, who died in 1998, was taken from outside the Italian-American club on Winthrop Street in the city's Sout...
Telling Vermont’s Italian story
When Mari Tomasi died of cancer in 1965, she still lived in the house where she was born at 63 Barre St. in Montpelier. The street is significant for a couple of reasons. First, it is named for the town she immortalized in much of her written work, and Montpelier's other great novelist, D.P. Thompson, in the 19th century also made his home on Barr...
New Hampshire Club News in Brief
Reprisal Chapter of DAR schedules March meeting The Reprisal Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the home of Pat McCabe, 118 Lempster St., Lempster. McCabe will present the program, "Continental Congress 101." The public is welcome. Read more Source: http://www.n...
Master of the City: How Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. Ruled New Haven
John DeStefano Jr. took over as mayor of New Haven in January 1994, assuming the helm of a city overwhelmed by economic woes and soaring crime rates. Blighted properties dotted the city like pox on skin. Escalating violence had spilled over from the dilapidated buildings on the edge of town into the downtown district. The Yale campus was...
Spring Rehearsals for Coro Dante
Coro Dante Prove per la Primavera 2014/ Coro Dante Spring Rehearsals 2014i Lunedi' alla Dante alle 18:45 - Mondays at the Dante 6:45 PM In Onda, Sulle Onde, In Montagna - On the Air, On the Waves, In the Mountains Fun and Beautiful 4-part Choral Arrangements of Italian Folk and Contemporary Pop songs ! Ti piacerebbe c...
Bees in Italy Presentation at Pembroke Community Center
When: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 — 7 p.m.Where: Pembroke Community Center — 128 Center St., Pembroke, MA, 02359 Photographer Renee Ricciardi has been working on a photographic series titled "Bees in Italy" where she has been traveling to farms throughout Italy documenting honeybees, their keepers, and the organic lives they share. Read mor...
Backlash over Indigenous People's Day prompts vote for Italian Heritage Day
A week after replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day, Cambridge City Council acknowledged concerns of the local Italian-American community by naming Oct. 1 Italian Heritage Day. According to Councilor Tim Toomey, in the course of last week's vote, the council failed to recognize the contributions of Italian-Americans over the founding...
Feast of Three Saints in Lawrence Celebrates 90th Anniversary
In Lawrence, Labor Day weekend is much more than a holiday. In fact, for the past 90 years it has represented one of the region's most important and successful traditions: The Feast of the Three Saints. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the feast, started in 1923 by a half dozen paesani immigrated to the area from the Sicilian town o...
Brass City Italians thrive even after mills close
The brass mills and factories drew Italian immigrants to Waterbury by the thousands. Even though those industries have left the city, many of those Italian have families continue to thrive in other occupations. For example, there's Nardelli's Grinder Shoppe. Everybody in the Waterbury area knows, if you leave a tip in the jar at the regist...
Sons of Italy branch to celebrate 50th year
by Robert Storace The Order Sons of Italy in America's New Britain branch will hold its 50th anniversary Christmas dinner — filled with food, entertainment and socializing — Monday evening. The dinner will begin at 7 p.m. at the Angelo Tomasso Sr. Lodge at the New Britain Events Center, 430 Farmington Ave. Alderman Carlo Carlozzi...
Young Women and Men in Renaissance Italy
When: Friday, April 19, 2013 — 7 p.m. Where: Dante Alighieri Society — 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge MA [map] Join Matteo Casini at the Dante Alighieri Society in Cambridge to find out what historians have discovered on youth in Italy during one of the most fascinating periods in history. Read more Fonte: Bostoniano
UNICO seeking new members
The Oakville-Watertown Chapter of UNICO is inviting residents of Oakville, Watertown and surrounding towns to consider membership in the organization. UNICO, meaning "unique" in Italian, is an Italian-American civic organization whose aim is to promote and enhance the image of Italian-Americans, Italian heritage/culture, to provide high sc...