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Four years ago few would think the nearly vacant Main Street would become restaurant row or that this blue-collar heavily Democratic city would be overthrown by Republicans. Both have happened. And on Monday Lulu Pazzo, the latest brainchild of Vincent Noce, a Bridgeport lawyer and Dino Tetu, a well-known interior designer, conducted its grand open...

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Jeff Gentilcore, who’s known for his stylist skills and selfless volunteering, will be recognized as volunteer of the year by Unico Manchester. “I’m very proud,” Gentilcore said of the distinction. “It caught me off guard, although I prefer to be on the other side of the microphone, working behind the scenes.” He will be honored Friday, Feb. 24, at...

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The East Haven Rotary Club will hold an “Anginetti Wars” fundraiser, a competition for bakers of the iconic Italian cookies, April 6 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church Hall, 80 Taylor Ave. Anginetti are the cakey, frosted cookies Italian-Americans make for holidays and special occasions. Prizes will be awarded for Best Tasting C...

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The Watertown-Oakville Chapter of UNICO International is expanding their membership.The drive focuses on men or women of Italian heritage or is married to a person of Italian heritage. UNICO is an Italian-American service organization with more than 6,000 members nationwide. They are very active in awarding scholarships to deserving local residents...

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Giuseppe Bonaiuto has been following the heady aroma of roasted coffee all his life. Growing up in Naples, Italy, he fondly remembers walking home with friends from school and following the rich smell of roasting coffee wafting out of a cast iron pot atop a stove in his grandmother’s kitchen. Now 60, Bonaiuto has a huge roaster painted Ferrari-fire...

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The New Haven area is known for its Italian heritage and for a pasta supplier in West Haven, the word business is all about family. At Durante’s Pasta, making pasta is truly a work of art. “Having a family business, to me personally, is everything,” said Angelo Durante. Angelo’s mother and father, Carmelina and Amedeo, met in Ruviano, Italy and cam...

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Michéal Castaldo’s 2016–2017 East Coast Christmas Concert Tour helped raise over $49,000 (in ticket sales and sponsorship) for the following churches and organizations located in the U.S. and Canada. Three of the concerts were sellouts, and more than 2000 people attended. The holiday tour concerts benefit the hosting churches and organizations whil...

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The owner of Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro believes that Newtown is a great destination for fine dining — and he aims to keep it there. “I think we are a special restaurant — we have a lot of repeat guests," said Angelo Marini, who owns the restaurant with his wife, Renia. He describes the food as “polished casual, northwestern Italian." M...

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More than 20 celebrity chefs and winemakers will be showcased when the 14th annual Sun Wine & Food Fest comes to Mohegan Sun, but only one of those renowned professionals, Mario Batali, is inviting you to join him for brunch on Sunday, Jan. 29, in the Uncas Ballroom. “Brunch with Batali” features sweet and savory dishes from his most recent book, “...

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In the current debate on immigration policy, we see two opposing views toward new arrivals — some are welcoming, some want to seal the borders and keep them out. Were immigrants always treated with ambivalence, with one arm open?   My study of an Italian religious community in Hartford suggests they were. I recently read dozens of articles f...

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