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Community members in Springfield are coming together to give a popular bakery a much needed facelift. Italian Bread Shop in Springfield has been around for years, owned by Jose Santos. But when Santos’ daughter Jenny noticed the beloved bakery needed some improvements, she took to Facebook to ask for some help. “He’s been there forever and it’s bee...

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The Western Massachusetts Italian Cultural Center in Springfield Sunday revived the concept of the neighborhood block party. A throwback to the days when each neighborhood celebrated its own identity. Although Sunday’s event was smaller than block parties of the past, 22News learned it could be just the start of a new era in neighborliness here in...

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October is Italian Heritage Month, and Today Springfield raised the Italian flag at City Hall. It was about celebrating Italian ancestry, and what better way to do it than raising the Italian flag. Mayor Domenic Sarno and other Italian-Americans came together to talk about their Italian ancestry, along with the Italian history in Springfield. The m...

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Italy's Euro Cup Championship win over the weekend has Italian soccer fans here in western Mass. overjoyed. “Our team was wonderful because when Italy plays they don’t play like other people we played with passion from the heart,” Springfield resident Lia Acerra said. The Italian national soccer team clenching the Euro Cup in a thrilling win over E...

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A business employing nearly 60 people that has flourished in the same location for the past 75 years is a business tightly woven into the fabric of our community. The La Fiorentina Pastry Shop presents a model impression of what a small business can offer to the region. And it was more than appropriate they were presented the Key to the City to cel...

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A Veterans Day ceremony in Springfield honored the brave and dedicated veterans at the Italian-American Veterans Memorial Monument. It was a small ceremony with a big impact honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. The ceremony was held at the Italian-American Veterans Memorial Monument located in the South End in Springfield...

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The Italian flag now flies over Springfield City Hall in recognition of Italian Heritage Month. Mayor Domenic Sarno along with leaders of the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts raised the flag over city hall Friday afternoon. Mayor Sarno read a proclamation saluting the accomplishments of Italian-Americans who made Springfield their h...

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Today Springfield community members discovered the Beauregard and Schiavina Fallen Officer Memorial vandalized, and now local officials are calling the incident disgraceful. The memorial on North Branch Parkway honors two police officers who passed away in 1985. A Springfield City Councilor told Western Mass News whoever vandalized the memorial doe...

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Mayor Sarno has announced the Italian American Veterans Memorial Monument located in the South end in Springfield has been defaced. The monument honors Italian-Americans who made a sacrifice to protect our country so all Americans can enjoy the freedom that we have had Sarno said.  “This unfortunate incident is not unlike the vandalism that occurre...

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It felt like a Prohibition-era moment. Investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies descended on the The Mount Carmel Society social club in the South End without warning in the late afternoon of Aug. 15, 2019. They were armed and in great numbers, according to witnesses, quizzing employees and board members about their alcohol inventory. “...

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