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New today on Mafia Genealogy: The father of West Springfield, Massachusetts' Pugliano brothers, and co-founder of the popular Monte Carlo Restaurant, was a prolific bootlegger during Prohibition. https://mafiagenealogy.com/2026/02/13/the-bootlegging-pugliano-family-of-west-springfield-massachusetts/ #MafiaHistory #WestSpringfieldMA #SpringfieldMA #Genovese #Patriarca

The bootlegging Pugliano family of West Springfield, Massachusetts

The father of two notorious gangsters from West Springfield, Massachusetts, was a co-founder of the Monte Carlo Cafe, and a prolific Prohibition-era bootlegger.

Mafia Genealogy

Tom Hunt has moved Jan 14

Preview of Justin Cascio’s presentation in #SpringfieldMA
Justin: “I study the #Mafia like oncologists study cancer. I’m interested in how it takes root…”

https://www.masslive.com/living/2026/01/springfields-bootleg-queen-to-be-featured-in-forbes-library-talk.html

#MafiaHistory @mafiahistory #Histodons

Springfield’s ‘Bootleg Queen’ to be featured in Forbes Library talk

The book's author, Justin Cascio, is a Mafia historian who runs the website MafiaGenealogy.com.

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knizer Oct 30

#BostonWeekend 22x Sat & Sun Boston Fiber Festival in #SpringfieldMA https://www.easternstatesexposition.com/p/fiberfestival #Yarn #massachusetts #knitting #fiber #FiberArts #Crochet #FiberFestival #Boston #wool #sweaters #weaving #loom #alpaca #carding #spinning #sheep #angora

The Fiber Festival of New England

The annual Fiber Festival of New England is Nov. 6 & 7 at the Mallary Complex at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass.

mem_somerville Oct 30

Fiber nerds: you probably know if you live in this area, but the #FiberFestival of New England is on this weekend in #SpringfieldMA .

My lace group also has a demo booth there.

#BobbinLace

https://www.easternstatesexposition.com/p/fiberfestival

The Fiber Festival of New England

The annual Fiber Festival of New England is Nov. 6 & 7 at the Mallary Complex at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass.

Writers of Wrongs Oct 24

Justin Cascio's latest book is scheduled for release next month through Amazon.
Pasqualina: The Bootleg Queen of Little Italy tells the story of Pasqualina Albano, #bootlegger and leader of a violent #gang in the South End of #SpringfieldMA.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2025/10/woman-bootlegger-gang-boss-is-focus-of.html

#Books #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Woman bootlegger, gang boss is focus of Cascio's new book

News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

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MrWtr0102 Sep 30

#NoKings 2.0
Saturday, October 18th, 2025

#NoKingsMassachusetts
(Part 8 of 10)

#SharonMA
#SherbornMA
#SpringfieldMA
#StockbridgeMA
#StoughtonMA
#SudburyMA
#SwampscottMA
#SwanseeMA
#TauntonMA
#TewksburyMA

Link:
https://www.nokings.org

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knizer Sep 18

#BostonWeekend 6x Through 9/28 HUGE FAIR The Big E out in West #SpringfieldMA - on top of all the 💩 you'd expect at an ag-focused fair, (food, rides, circus, midway, cars, motorcycles, flags) there's bands! #GovtMule, #BustaRhymes & #RickRoss, #TLC w/ #BigBoi, the #AvettBrothers, #Foreigner, #Train, #ZZTop, #ChubbyChecker, #Queensryche to name a handful from this round https://www.thebige.com
#massachusetts #Boston #fairs #BostonMusic

The Big E

The Big E is America’s Premier Exposition and world’s only multi-state fair, representing all six New England States, with entertainment, unique foods, competitive livestock shows, shopping, a circus and much more.

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knizer Sep 12, 2025