Atlantic City to celebrate Italian Heritage Day rather than Columbus Day
A city steeped in Italian culture and history may become the latest town to find alternative ways to honor that legacy than by celebrating Columbus Day. On Wednesday, City Council will consider a resolution declaring the second Monday in October as Italian Heritage Day. The second Monday in October this year is the 12th, which is annually observed...
Livingston UNICO Chapter Elects First-Ever Female President
The Livingston chapter of UNICO National announced the election of Maria Bucco Brush as its first female president in the service organization’s 65-year history. As only one chapter of the nation’s largest Italian-American service organization, Livingston UNICO exemplifies the nationwide UNICO motto of “Service Above Self” by providing charitable f...
Organizer Of Little Italy Days Says Event Is Tentatively Planned In Conjunction With Columbus Day Parade
Organizers of a popular festival in Pittsburgh are still hoping to stage their event this year despite the coronavirus. Every August, Bloomfield hosts four days of ethnic food, music and fun. But this year’s Little Italy Days have been put on hold because of the coronavirus. Organizer Sal Richetti says the event is now tentatively planned for Octob...
Sharing the gift
It was the summer of 1994 when I first experienced a special gift from God. My wife and I were attending the funeral of my Uncle Vincent Massari Sr. at the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Roman Catholic Church in South Philadelphia. Uncle Vincent was a wonderful family man who now was being honored at his mass of Christian Burial. As you would expect,...
Nicholas Corbiscello, Former Bergen Freeholder, Fort Lee Mayor, Dies At 100
Nicholas A. Corbiscello, a former Bergen County freeholder and a three-term mayor of Fort Lee, died on July 7. He was 100. Corbiscello became involved in politics in 1975 when he ran for a Fort Lee Borough Council seat as an independent forging a coalition between Republicans and a faction of the local Democratic Party. He trailed Democrat Chris...
What should happen to Easton’s Columbus statue? Sigal Museum holds a talk on the subject
Should Easton’s Christopher Columbus statue come down? Easton’s Sigal Museum will hold a discussion on the issue, “Columbus in the Crosshairs: Navigating Symbolism in Public Art — Virtual Event,” 5- 7 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom, the videoconferencing platform. As of Tuesday, more than 1,800 people have signed a petition asking for Easton’s statu...
Columbus statue donors sue Penn’s Landing agency to keep monument
Supporters of the 106-foot, 28-year-old, $1 million Christopher Columbus monument in the park at Penn’s Landing have sued the park’s nonprofit manager, which they say broke an agreement to maintain the monument. . America 500 Anniversary Corp., which raised funds to donate the statue in 1992, is seeking a Common Pleas Court preliminary injunc...
Hammonton's Mount Carmel festival to continue with new safety protocols
The weeklong Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will begin Monday, although in a more limited capacity compared to previous years. The longest-running Italian heritage festival in the country is celebrating its 145th year, and organizers say some aspects of it were never in doubt. “Regardless of what would’ve transpired ... the most important part o...
In Bristol, Columbus statue comes under fire
Traditionally, the town is dominated by four groups – Italian, Irish, Black and Puerto Rican. Each group has a monument in Lions Park to the history, struggle and triumphs of their people. The mixes of race and ethnicities has long been a point of pride among Bristolians. It was only a matter of time before the monument to Christopher Columbus in B...
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi from the Italian American Civic Club
Dear Honorable Nancy Pelosi: This was a sad 4th of July for the Italian American citizens who helped build the City of Baltimore and especially heartbreaking for the Italian American Civic Club of Maryland Inc, which was created in 1943 by your father, the Honorable Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., who was one of the founding members of our Club. Your brot...
Miss UNICO will receive a $1,000 Scholarship from Hillsborough UNICO
UNICO National Hillsborough Chapter is looking for a young woman who can represent the township’s Italian American community for the 2020-21 term. Applicants must fit the following criteria: At least 50% Italian; A resident of Hillsborough; Plan to continue her education; Between the ages of 18 to 25 years old; Must be comfortable speaking in publ...
House Speaker Pelosi weighs in on Columbus statue destruction; Hogan criticizes her
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is weighing in on the toppling of the Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore. Pelosi, who grew up in Little Italy and is a daughter of a former mayor, told reporters today she did not oppose the removal of the Columbus statue over the weekend. While she said it would be safer to not have protesters knock down statues, s...