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Get ready to eat. The annual Italian Festival is back. St. George’s Church men’s group brings their annual Italian Festival to St. George Church, 33 Whitfield Street, Guilford CT on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27. This food-o-rama is guaranteed to delight anyone with tastebuds, with plenty of “home-mades,” sweet treats, games, fun, and music...

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The Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee of Norwich will hold its annual Columbus Banquet on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 at 5:30 p.m., when it will honor the committee's two Italians of the Year - Mark Tramontozzi and John Grillo. Dr. Tramontozzi was born to Dr. Anthony and Patricia Tramontozzi. His grandparents, Domenic and Antoinette Tramontozzi, emi...

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The 55th annual Holy Rosary Italian Festival is underway. The event is also taking place on Friday and Saturday. Thousands of volunteer hours have gone into this event. There is homemade food, live music, and even rides for the kids! This event is bringing people together. “I think for us it’s just a wonderful time for us where families have come t...

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Actor and Comedian Daniel Franzese to Appear in World Premiere ITALIAN MOM LOVES YOU! at Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, CT, August 12-21. Seven Angels Theatre announce the world premiere of Italian Mom Loves You!, a comedy co-written and starring film, television and stage actor Daniel Franzese. This solo tour de force will run at the theatre,...

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At 107, Frank Sacco could be the oldest man in Connecticut. It’s hard to know for sure. “It doesn’t matter, because no one’s playing bocce” at that age, said his son, Andrew Sacco. “There may be someone lying in his bed somewhere.” Frank Sacco isn’t lying in bed at the home he shares with his son and daughter-in-law in Cheshire. He’s still a regula...

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As proud Italian Americans, it is important to buy products from Italian American-owned businesses. Equally as important, it is enjoyable to pay visits to neighborhoods that are historically Italian, specifically communities that still have a significant amount of Italian American residents. The Empire State has Little Italy in Manhattan, Bensonhur...

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It would appear that nothing can deter members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society from celebrating the values of their Italian ancestors who came as immigrants to this country to work in Thompsonville's Bigelow Mills, CT. Although the society's traditional annual festival with food and entertainment the first weekend in August didn't take place du...

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The American Italian Women of Greater New Haven have been very busy planning the Scholarship Fashion Show Fundraising Luncheon and other actions. The Fundraiser was an outstanding success. We were able to give 3 Scholarships this year (2022). It was a wonderful afternoon at The Woodwinds in Branford CT. A delicious lunch was prepared by their culin...

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Italian flags again line Center Street in time for the Italian-American Festival this weekend. While the flags hanging from town-owned lampposts were prohibited by a recent ordinance and had to come down, they were instead hung from utility poles with approval from Eversource. In April, the Town Council passed an ordinance prohibiting non-governmen...

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Just about five years after debuting Grano Arso in Chester, Joel and Lani Gargano are introducing a new concept to Old Saybrook: a market and cafe with freshly made pastas, baked goods and specialty Italian products. Gargano Pasta & Italian Market officially opened Thursday on Old Saybrook's Main Street, a project that's been in the works for about...

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