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Two more videos from last Sunday’s festival. The first is the procession about to enter the Church:

There was already a pretty packed church at this point.

The final video is of the closing song in Italian at the end of the Rosary and the litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It should not be forgotten that for all the food and pastry and music this is a religious devotion.

The funds raised that you see pinned to the banner were enough to seed us for next year’s festival. Hope to see you there.

The Roma Band of Boston played at the Madonna Della Cava festival last Sunday. We talked to the band before the festivities began:

If you are looking for an Italian band for an event (And you should be) The Roma Band should be high on the list.

Update: Slideshow added on top:

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This was at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Fitchburg this weekend. If you didn’t come you missed out on a great prayer experience and a ton of great Italian food. Here is a peek in the hall:

And some pictures

One of a series of occasional posts containing interviews with people from local businesses concerning their area of expertise:

Ray Tower has known Tires for longer than I’ve been alive. He talks about the incredible advances in tire technology in his lifetime and some of the big mistakes that people make where the rubber meets the road:

You can find him at Viola’s Fitchburg Tire. Stop by and tell him DaTechGuy sent you.