Memorial held in Monongah for deadliest mine disaster in US history
Wednesday marked a day of remembrance for those who lost their lives in the Monongah Mine Disaster, an event that’s widely considered to be the worst mine disaster in U.S. history. On Dec. 6, 1907, Monongah mines number six, and number eight suffered a large explosion that killed 361 miners. Although the explosion’s exact cause was never discovered...
Benvenuto at the Fayette County Italian Heritage Festival
Last year’s Fayette County Italian Heritage Festival was an emotional time for Jim Santilli. Both he and Ron Romeo, the chairman and vice chairman of the festival respectively, worked diligently to return the beloved event to the streets of downtown Uniontown (PA) after a four-year hiatus. “We grew up with the festival. We were there when it start...
Italian airshow team to perform over VB Oceanfront
The 75th anniversary of NATO is this year, and to celebrate, various US military display teams and international display teams will be participating in an airshow over the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The show is one of several stops for the Italian Air Force’s Freece Tricolori, who are currently on a North American Tour. This...
IAATO Presents Check to Monmouth Medical Center’s Unterberg Children’s Hospital
Members of the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO), an organization that has a long history of supporting The Unterberg Children’s Hospital and the community it serves, went to Monmouth Medical Center to deliver proceeds from their annual car show fund-raiser. The highly successful event, which was held June 9th and exceed...
Volunteers make meatballs ahead of St.Paul's Italian festival
St. Paul's Italian Festival is quickly approaching, but the food prep has been underway since June. On Tuesday, it was all about making over 3,000 meatballs. St. Paul's kitchen was filled with the scent of Italian seasonings as volunteers rolled and cooked thousands of meatballs. As Tricia Louis said, "When we come to the Italian Fest next weekend,...
Festa Italiana sure to be deliziosa
Once again Festival Way in Bradford (PA) will be filled with the sights and sounds of Italian food, music and culture during 2024 Festa Italiana, held Aug. 8, 9 and 10. This year’s event will feature musical performances, many vendors and, of course, all of those Italian treats locals wait all year to enjoy. The air will be scented with the aroma o...
To know this dean at St. Joseph’s is to know his grandmother
Joseph A. DiAngelo, 76-year-old dean and professor of management at St. Joseph’s University in Merion, Pa., was the first person in his family to obtain a doctorate degree. When he was growing up, his paternal grandmother Camille DiAngelo wanted him to become an accountant so that he could always find work preparing people’s income taxes, and his b...
Come hungry: New Kensington (PA) gearing up for 43rd annual Festa Italiana
Nancy Brock doesn’t think there will be any problem with a shortage of food for this year’s Mount St. Peter Church Festa Italiana. They’ll have more than 3,400 meatballs, 40 trays of lasagna and plenty of spaghetti, pizza and polenta, said Brock, who is in charge of food preparation for the 43rd year of the festival Aug. 2 and 3 in New Kensington....
The Jersey Shore is in my bones, which probably makes me a ‘shoobie’
During and post-COVID, many from this newspaper’s readership started using their Shore homes throughout the year leading to more year-round restaurants and businesses. Added to the Urban Dictionary in 2010, “shoobie” began as slang for a New Jersey, Delaware or California seashore day-tripper, and evolved to refer to someone with a summer beach hom...
Suffolk (VA) and Oderzo (Veneto), Italy celebrates longtime cross seas union
Suffolk Sister Cities International welcomes special guests from Oderzo, Italy, on Saturday to celebrate 30 years of friendship. Italian Artist Ezio Burigana and his family came together with Suffolk officials during a special Obici-Oderzo Foundation Rededication held on Saturday, July 27, at Foundation Park near Mills E. Godwin Courthouse. Held al...
Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal To Be Honored At Fundraiser
The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is proud to announce that they have chosen Stephanie Mongiello Wauters of Toms River to be Grand Marshal for the 33rd Annual Celebration. Each year the selection is difficult because there are several worthy individuals nominated and reviewed by the search committee. After carefully reviewing each of t...
The Italians of long-ago Hammonton: Government report from 1907 details their lives and labors
Although most Italian immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in the nation’s large cities to meet the demands of industry, many others had a different experience, settling in rural areas to work in mines and quarries, build railroads and to farm. Each of these experiences were likely unique due to differences in time, industry...