Italian National Police Officers Visit Belleville
Earlier today, the Belleville NJ Police Department welcomed the Italian National Police, known as the Carabinieri, to New Jersey. The Italian officers traveled from Italy to participate in Italian Heritage Month celebrations in the region. The Carabinieri are scheduled to attend several local events. These include the Belleville-Nutley Columbus Day...
Jersey City Raises Italian Flag Ahead Of Columbus Day Parade
Jersey City, in conjunction with the JC Columbus Day Parade Committee, recently held the Italian-American Heritage and Cultural Month Flag Raising at City Hall. The event in the Council Chambers comes ahead of the parade this Saturday, October 12 at 1 p.m. Parade honorees were recognized, including 2024’s Grand Marshall, Ward C Councilman Richard B...
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic conferred by Ambassador Zappia on NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli
The Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, presented the honor of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic to Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest biomedical research agency, last night in Washington. “It is truly a great pleasure to be able to bestow such...
Seaside Heights (NJ) becomes Little Italy with food and music in 3-day Columbus Day festival
The borough will morph into Little Italy this weekend as the annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival are celebrated in town. The parade kicks off at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, on the Boulevard in Seaside Heights. Once again, a folkloric group from Italy will visit the borough for the parade, which is organized by the Ocean County Columbus Day...
Italian Heritage Festival Coming to Roselle Park (NJ) on Oct. 19
How many cannolis can you eat? If you think you've got a stomach of steel, plan to challenge your neighbors at the Italian Heritage Festival on Oct. 19 complete with a cannoli eating contest. The event is also slated to have a wine garden, featuring live music. For the whole family, there will be food trucks and attractions aimed at sharing Italian...
South Plainfield Celebrating Italian Heritage Month 2024
Since 1989, the achievements and contributions of Italian immigrants and their descendants living in the US have been celebrated each October. The month-long observance is held to 'salute the Italian and Italian American community and to exhibit appreciation for their culture and their heritage that have enriched the lives of people around the worl...
42nd Annual Nutley - Belleville Columbus Day Parade is Sunday Oct. 13
Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day & Italian Heritage Month Parade Scheduled for this Sunday, October 13th. Festivities for the 42nd Annual Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day & Italian Heritage Month commemorating Columbus' historic voyage to the New World will be celebrated Sunday, October 13th. The Columbus Day & Italian Heritage Month Parade will kick o...
Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade Plans Unveiled
Bloomfield, the nation's fifth largest Italian-American community, again will hold the annual Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade. This year's parade, which begins Oct. 12 at 11 a.m., will feature more than 100 bands, floats, organizations and businesses recognizing the contributions of the region’s Italian Americans. The parade will begin on Liberty...
Union County to Hold Annual Columbus Day Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, October 11th
The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to join the Annual Columbus Day Flag Raising event. The ceremony will take place on Friday, October 11th, at 11:00 a.m., on the steps of the Union County Courthouse, located at 2 Broad Street in Elizabeth. “We take pride in celebrating the achievements and contributions of Italian Ame...
Scotch Plains-Fanwood UNICO Columbus Day Celebration
The Scotch Plains Fanwood chapter of UNICO, in collaboration with the Scotch Plains Italian-American Club, invites the community to its annual Columbus Day Italian Heritage Celebration, that will take place on Saturday, October 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Alan M. Augustine Park, adjacent to the Scotch Plains municipal building at 430 Park A...
The Future of the Italian America Diaspora
As our families age and we move further away from those family members that left everything behind to build anew in America, I often wonder what will our diaspora look like in 10 years, 20 years, even 50 years. It may sound ridiculous, but it weighs heavy on my mind. I have said in the past, I started down this road of history and heritage in a des...
Italian-inspired art on exhibit at Gallery One
Gallery One announced its exhibition, Celebrating an Artistic Bridge Between Greve, Tuscany, Italy, and the USA, will be open to the public through Wednesday, October 30, at 32 Atlantic Ave., Ocean View, DE. During April, the City of Greve, Italy, celebrated its most famous explorer, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and the 500th anniversary of his explorat...