Newton, Mass., replaced a street’s red, white and green centerline with standard yellow stripes, citing traffic safety concerns, weeks before an annual Italian American festival.

For more than 90 years, Adams Street in the Nonantum section of the city has been lined with green, white, and red stripes representing the Italian flag. Two weeks ago, residents woke up to find ...

Newton mayor faces pressure to repaint Italian flag traffic stripes on Nonantum parade route before festival By Claire Thornton Globe Staff,Updated July 9, 2025, 2:28 p.m.

Anger is continuing to brew in the Nonantum neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts, after the city removed the Italian flag from the lane lines of a street. Residents on Adams Street woke up ...

And for some residents, a “rebellion” has recently begun. The Italian flag-colored traffic stripes that emblazoned Adams Street for almost 100 years were painted over last month.

Tensions between local officials and Italian–Americans in Newton, Massachusetts, are continuing to rise after the mayor removed the community's historic flag road markings because of 'safety ...

The plywood box concealing the Christopher Columbus statue in Philadelphia's Marconi Plaza was painted in the red, white and green of the Italian flag on Friday. The city fulfilled the request of ...