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Peter F. Tardo of Taunton, who leaves family in Bourne, died at his home October 6. He was 76. Mr. Tardo, who was born in Boston's North End and grew up in South Boston, was the son of Peter A.V. Tardo and Maria (Ciampa) Tardo. He graduated from Gate of Heaven High School and furthered his education at Fisher Junior College and Providence College w...

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You’ve always thought about going to an opera, but, well, it just seems so darned…operatic. Too big, too much, not relatable. And then, of course, there’s Tosca. Boston Lyric Opera Artistic Director Esther Nelson describes Puccini’s opera as the “gateway drug” for newcomers to opera, because once you hear it, you’re hooked. Nelson took time to spea...

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Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito will join the 2017 Columbus Day Parade in Revere this coming Monday, Oct. 9. Baker and Polito will join Mayor Brian Arrigo, the parade’s grand marshall, and other Revere city officials in marching along the route.  “We are honored to welcome the governor and the lieutenant. governor to Revere for thi...

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Tuesday, October 17 | 7:00pm-9:00pm | Department of Romance Languages - Boston College | Lyons Hall | Room 316 | 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill Lo spirito liberale e nazionale che aleggia in Italia nell'Ottocento, ed i principi già affermati per l'umanità dalla Rivoluzione Francese, anche di derivazione illuministica, come l'eguaglianza, li...

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The Bi-Annual Columbus Day Parade will take place on Sunday October 8th, beginning at City Hall Plaza at 1:00PM. The parade will make its way through downtown Boston and the waterfront, past the Christopher Columbus Park and into the North End.  The parade will include Boston Police and Fire honor guard, military personnel and vehicles, marching ba...

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Harvard has quietly adjusted its calendar to recognize the second Monday in October as both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, reflecting a move by the City of Cambridge to rename the holiday last year. Still, some Native American students say they want the University to formally renounce Columbus Day, arguing that the Italian explorer shoul...

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The Piaggio Group with Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), the Boston-based company that runs the group’s center for research into mobility for the future, has taken part in the World Frontiers Forum being held in Cambridge and at Harvard University (October 1-3), and is the only Italian organization at the debate. Founded by Dennis Ausiello (Harvard Medic...

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Shrewsbury Street in Worcester years ago wasn’t just a place for Italian families to hang out – it was the place. It was their home, the birthplace of so many Italian-American children. There was, or so it seemed, an Italian bakery on just about every corner of the street. You couldn’t get through summer without a feast or festival of some sort eve...

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Sbarca in America la Giostra Cavalleresca di Sulmona per promuovere la storica rievocazione anche Oltreoceano. L'occasione è quella del Columbus Day, che viene celebrato il prossimo 12 ottobre. A Boston (Massachusetts) sfilerà una rappresentanza del corteo storico, con la presenza soprattutto di figuranti del Borgo di Santa Maria della Tomba, gemel...

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We're not exactly sure what qualifies a pizza to carry the designation "New York Style." Is it a chewy-yet-tender crust, a minimum of sauce, or a certain structural tendency that might be described as "fold-ability"? Gino's Pizza and Grill, a pizza operation in Agawam, proclaims it produces just such a big city pie, but whether or not their handiwo...

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