Incontro storico dei Sangiacomesi
Uno storico incontro dei Sangiacomesi nel mondo ha avuto luogo in occasione dell'80mo anniversario della fondazione del sodalizio di Monte San Giacomo (Sa) in Hoboken, New Jersey. Ha dato lustro all'evento un gruppo dal Comune di San Giacomo, capeggiato dal primo cittadino Raffaele Accetta, il vice presidente Pro Loco Antonietta Romano, il...
Annual Italian festival returning to Downtown Jersey City for 113th year
Holy Rosary Church's La Festa Italiana is returning to the historic streets of Downtown Jersey City for the 113th time with five nights of music, dancing, food and fun for people of all ages. La Festa Italiana honors the veneration of Maria SS. Dell'Assunta and St. Rocco and offers the downtown community the opportunity to party "Old World...
"If Venice Dies", a talk by Professor Salvatore Settis
When: Thursday, 27 October 2016 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 Where: James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540, Dining Room A, LM-620, 6th Floor Organized by: Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute - In collaboration with : Library of Congress European Division - Entrance: Free.&nbs...
The Most Explosive City in America: New Castle
by Marc Theiss Located 50 miles north of Pittsburgh in Lawrence County, New Castle is home to one of the densely-concentrated Italian-American populations in America. According to the New Castle News, during the years of 1890 to 1921, it is estimated that western Pennsylvania served as the new home for over 100,000 Italian immigrants in se...
Saying Arrivederci to N.J.'s Consulate
New Jersey is well known as a U.S. bastion of Italian and Italian-American heritage, but it doesn't appear that Rome got the message. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to close its consulate in Newark, the only full-fledged office in a state renowned as the home of Italian-American pop-culture fixtures such as Frank Sinatra and "...
Fairfield Library -- Celebrate Italian Heritage Month at the library
October is Italian Heritage Month. The Fairfield library invites you to join them at their many special programs this month to celebrate Italian culture.Italian Folk SongsListen to Italian ballads from all regions of Italy at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. Fun for the whole family! Italian CheeseBring your appetite to this class where Hannah...
MOU tra Italia e Stati Uniti sull'addestramento per le operazioni di pace
E' stato siglato oggi a Washington un "Memorandum of Understanding" tra l'Arma dei Carabinieri del Ministero della Difesa Italiano e l'OUSD Personnel & Readiness del Dipartimento alla Difesa USA per avviare una collaborazione nell'addestramento di personale inviato nelle operazioni di pace. Firmatari dell'accordo il Capo di Stato Maggi...
Abruzzese Delco hosts 23rd annual dinner dance
The Associazione Regionale Abruzzese Delco honored community leaders Rose Vaccone and Al Greto at its 23rd annual dinner dance at the Heritage Ballrooms with the Persons of the Year awards. Vaccone was recognized for her work as executive director of the Italian American Festival, held annually at Rose Tree Park in Upper Providence Townshi...
From Assisi to Philadelphia: U.S. premiere of Italian cantata celebrating the extraordinary life of Hildegard von Bingen
by Henrik Eger Philadelphia is in for a musical treat: HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: BAMBINA MISTICA (the mystical child), an Italian cantata, with music by Italian composer Mariano Garau and Hildegard von Bingen; a libretto by Philadelphia's Karen Lauria Saillant, director of International Opera Theater, based on original writings of Hildegard; a...
Meat cutter's food, wine upheld Italian traditions
Steak and homemade spaghetti were Frank Cestello's favorite dishes to prepare for Sunday dinners. His family knew only the best ingredients went into it, because the Derry Township man grew the tomatoes for the sauce in his garden and, as a meat cutter by trade, he knew the best cuts to use in a recipe. "He was always at the stove coo...
Passaporti: missione in New Jersey per il Consolato di New York
Il prossimo 7 maggio è prevista una missione del Consolato generale d'Italia a New York nel New Jersey per la raccolta delle impronte digitali per il rilascio dei nuovi passaporti biometrici. L'incontro avrà luogo al 109 Midland Ave, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407. L'iniziativa, come sempre, ha l'obiettivo di agevolare l'ottenimento del passa...
'Sopranos' star sells spaghetti sauce in N.J.
by Shari Puterman From a mobster on HBO to a "sausage king" on ABC Family, Steve Schirripa has seen it all. But at the core of it, the "Sopranos" star has deep Jersey Italian roots. Schirripa's sister has been a longtime school bus driver in Hazlet, where she continues to reside today. His mother lived in a Shrewsbury nu...