Michael Corradino, pillar of UNICO and Passaic business owner, dies at 100
by Jay Levin Michael Corradino devoted two-thirds of his long and successful life to UNICO National, the Italian-American service organization. One of his legacies is the Christmas party UNICO holds for the developmentally disabled in North Jersey. "There was not a more giving person than Mike," said Joe Agresti of Clifton, a former p...
Ciao Philadelphia
by Andrea Canepari Dear friends of Italy, Italians and Italian Americans, When I began service as Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia it was in many ways like coming home. This great region boasts one of the most accomplished and largest populations of Italian Americans in the United States. The birthplace of the United States of Amer...
Middletown: a three-day Taste of Italy
It's called Savor the Arts — "a series of culture-specific events that blend performances with culinary tastings, exhibits, workshops, armchair travel presentations and more" — and it's a multi-sensory whirlwind that begins this weekend, when the Middletown Arts Center (MAC) invites the public to immerse itself in the culture of Italy (and, by exte...
Mauro Checchio: A Long Life Well Lived
Former Mayor Mauro Checchio, who died this week at age 90, was a dedicated and lifelong resident of Scotch Plains. A 1942 graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, he serve his country with the Marine Corps during WWII. When he returned from the war, Checchio earned his Bachelor of Science/Commerce Degree in 1949 from the University o...
Festa Italiana coming to Bethlehem in May
By Sara K. Satullo The inaugural Festa Italiana is coming to Bethlehem Memorial Day weekend. The new Italian food festival will open 5 p.m. Friday, May 27 and the party will continue until 10 p.m. on Main Street and in the Sun Inn Courtyard. Saturday, the festival runs 11 a.m. until 10 that night, said Emily Krall, marketing...
Stonewood native Bryanna DeFazio to reign as Regina Maria XXXVIII
Bryanna DeFazio has been involved with the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival for as long as she can remember, starting as a dancer at the age of 2. "I've been in the parade with my high school marching band, worked the Pepsi booths, and I've also been an active volunteer and been a member of the office staff." Read more &nb...
This Friday: Un Natale Italiano
Un Natale Italiano: Featuring Marco Fiorante, Daniela Pasquini, and Vito DiSalvo. Friday, Dec. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Heinz History Center. $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 students, military, and History Center members. This Friday, join the History Center's Italian American Program as we celebrate the holidays in style with a concert featurin...
Holiday concert next Tuesday in Caldwell features mandolins
Caldwell Public Library, 268 Bloomfield Ave., will present a Mandolin Holiday Concert featuring Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra members performing Italian and Christmas favorites at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17.Visitors can enjoy eggnog, cider and cookies as the library welcomes back local musicians including Franco Di Gangi and Ben Larkey of Caldwell....
Exhibit details history of Italian Festival with rare photos, documents
Dig into Italian history before you dig into ravioli at next week's Italian Festival in Wilmington. The Delaware Historical Society's exhibit 'Little Italy, Big Festival' goes to the origin of the famous festival. Curator Ed Richi says you can see photos of the early Italian settlers in Wilmington and how they lived. "There's photographs...
Carlstadt Library to host program on Italian American heritage
Join Marryanne Mistretta at the Carlstadt Library on Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m., as she takes you on a journey of Italian American heritage. Go back in time to the 1820s, and the beginning of millions of people immigrating to the United States. Get fun facts about the Italian culture, including food, art, economic times and much much mo...
La festa italiana 2015 - Holy Rosary Church in downtown Jersey City prepares for 112th annual street festival
Come join the fun when Holy Rosary Church on Sixth Street in Historic Downtown Jersey City celebrates 112 years of bringing its community together for lively summer fun. It's time once again for La Festa Italiana, an Old World Italian feast that honors the veneration of Maria SS. Dell'Assunta & San Rocco, and offers the Downtown commun...
Elisabetta Ghisini: “How CGIE and COM.IT.ES are working together to improve Italian communities’ life”
by Serena Perfetto On September 26, the Italian Embassy in Washington hosted the Country Assembly of Italians living abroad. For those who have never heard about the CGIE, the Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all'Estero is the body that represents nowadays the Italian communities around the globe and tries to help institutions policies re...