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The Little Italy Association of Rochester says it's temporarily suspending activities as its founder fights what it calls "a serious health condition." The association said in a statement Monday morning that Silvano Orsi, also the association's president, "is battling the end stages" of a health condition. "I remain positive and upbeat and I will b...

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Saturday May 15, 9 pm Italian time, 5 pm Rochester time From May 15-June 27, 2021, Caltanissetta, Italy, and Rochester, NY, sister cities since 1965, will host an online collective exhibition of images of contemporary art from Rochester, Caltanissetta, and Rochester's other sister cities, "Bridges 2--Round Trip" to celebrate the 56 years of exchang...

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When she was 14 years old, Gina Gingello wrote to the managing editor of the Democrat and Chronicle, answering the coverage that had painted her father solely as a mobster slain in a car bombing. Weeks after the April 1978 murder of Salvatore "Sammy G" Gingello, Gina wrote in the letter, "My Dad was a good loving father and a friend to me. We had t...

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Per celebrare il 56° anniversario del Gemellaggio Caltanissetta-Rochester, l’Associazione Culturale AGeRICa, col patrocinio del Comune di Caltanissetta e la collaborazione dell’Associazione Creative Spaces, intende promuovere la seconda edizione della mostra d’arte contemporanea dal titolo “BRIDGES 2 – Round Trip”. L’obiettivo di questa iniziativa...

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Dolce Italy, a cozy East Avenue bakery that serves traditional Italian pastries, has been open for less than a year, but the family that owns it has already captured the hearts of many Rochesterians. When the DiGrazia family announced on Facebook that 21-year-old Francesca DiGrazia had had heart transplant surgery on March 22, the post received an...

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È stato pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il decreto che eleva il vice Consolato onorario a Rochester (Usa) al rango di Consolato onorario. Firmato dal direttore generale per le risorse e l’innovazione della Farnesina, Renato Varriale, il decreto istituisce il consolato onorario, posto alle dipendenze del Consolato generale d'Italia a New York. La c...

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To remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war. This entry is a special submission from Vinnie Palozzi in honor of his father. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Vincent A. Palozzi was the son of Italian immigrants who came from...

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Rochester long has been considered a vibrant soccer city. However, the western New York city also has a sometimes frustrating history to tell about former soccer teams. Presenting a quick history of former Rochester professional soccer clubs: Rochester Lancers (1967-1980) Created after the success of the Italian American Sport Club’s run to the 196...

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When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Boston’s St. John’s Seminary to send students home in early March, James Muscatella had to say an early goodbye to the place he’d called home for almost two years. “There was a bit of sadness, even before the coronavirus came to head, of the notion that I would be leaving my classmates, the men that I’d spent a yea...

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A popular East Rochester restaurant is set to reopen next week, several weeks after a fire damaged the eatery's kitchen. The June 17 fire in the kitchen of Lemoncello Italian Restaurant & Bar, 137 W. Commercial St., East Rochester, forced the temporarily closure of the spot. The eatery is set to reopen on Monday, July 6, said Massimo Albano, who ow...

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