Food, fun and music will take over the West Haven Italian American Club on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9, as the Italian Festival returns for it’s second year. A variety of food options will be available as well as a full bar and beer on tap. Saturday will feature a Bocce and Horseshoe tournament, starting at 3 p.m. Participants must sign u...

Sacred Heart University sophomore Lauren Celentano began a journey last year that took her to places she never imagined, and it’s not over yet. Celentano, a member of SHU’s dance company, left the U.S. in the summer of 2017 for Italy, where she auditioned to compete on that country’s popular talent show, Amici. After eight hard months of work, pass...

It’s hard to escape the feeling of being at a casino while you’re there. There’s the low but ever-present music pumping out of the loudspeakers, the whirring, buzzing, and cha-chinging of hundreds of slot machines, the shouting from card dealers and patrons, and at Connecticut’s casinos, at least, the familiar but almost forgotten smell of cigarett...

A Bauce family reunion on July 28 took on an international flair after seven cousins of city native Vickie Patrick arrived from Vicenza, Italy. “They had never left Italy before,” Patick said. The cousins live in Brendola, she noted, which is a tiny village. The cousins’ visit from Italy was prompted by Patrick’s most revent visit to the village, w...

The US Census Bureau's American Community Survey asks millions of Americans every year several questions about their economic, social, and demographic situations. One of those questions asks respondents to report their families' ancestries, from Italian to German to Mexican. Using that self-reported ancestry data from the Minnesota Population Cente...

Si informa la comunità italiana residente nello Stato di Connecticut che il giorno 8 agosto 2018, sarà effettuata dal Consolato Generale d’Italia a New York una ulteriore missione del funzionario itinerante per la rilevazione dei dati biometrici ai fini del rilascio del passaporto italiano. La missione avrà luogo presso gli Uffici del Patronato ACL...

For the 93rd year, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society this weekend will present its annual Italian Festival, the oldest and biggest Italian festival in New England. Homemade Italian foods, children's rides and family entertainment will be complemented by a host of outstanding musical performances. Local favorites Equinnox and the Savage Brothers...

Gary Harlan Ross of Falls Village has mixed memories of his first Alfa Romeo. It was a 1959 Veloce model. He bought when he was 18 years old and a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown. Commuting from his home in Wallingford, he spotted it one day sitting on the lot of a Rambler dealer on Route 5 in Meriden. “I looked at the thing and it was...

Opera Theater of Connecticut celebrates its 33rd anniversary with a production of Tosca at the air-conditioned Andrews Memorial Theater, 54 East Main Street, Clinton, sung by a cast of professional opera singers. A volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealist artist are featured in this triangle of love, political intrigue, and obsession...

Upon entering Sal e Pepe, a smiling hostess waits by the door to greet guests. The restaurant offers a variety of seating; some may choose to sit at the bar just past the entryway, others in the dining areas to the right and left of the entrance. The room to the right doubles as a private party room and is available for hosting events such as brida...