Wood-Ridge police officer helping earthquake victims in Italy
Sgt. Jerry Onnembo of the Wood-Ridge Police Department is helping to provide a way for members of the community to donate for earthquake relief in Italy. An earthquake hit Central Italy on Aug. 24 with the death toll at almost 300 as of press time. In addition to being a sergeant in the Wood-Ridge Police Department, Onnembo is also th...
Welcome Reception honoring new/returning U.S. Reps./Senators
EVENT: Welcome Reception for the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 113th United States Congress SPONSORS: National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and The Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. WHERE: The United States Capitol Visitors Center House Visitor...
Italy-Usa: The Year of Culture will strengthen ties
The year of Italian culture in the United States aims to strengthen ties with the American people, with whom Italy "shares the values of democracy, rule of law, identity and respect for people", asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who presented the initiative along with US Secretary of State John Kerry. More than 180 events in 40 American cities aimed...
Tour Around Italy - Photographs from ANSA News Agency
Walk Through: May 15 On display: May 11 - May 25, 2013 Ryan Lizza (New Yorker), Sebastian Rotella (ProPublica), and Frances Sellers (Washington Post) will provide a commentary on the Italy they know and love. Tour Around Italy is a photographic tour that reveals the diversity of Italian regional cultures and the many hidden treas...
From Italian Market to Hollywood, he hopes
This is the ballad of Joseph Frank and Frank Joseph. The Tartaglia brothers. Sons of the Italian Market. Joe's gone. He passed. And now, Frankie's leaving Ninth Street. He doesn't want to spend his life on the block. He wants to chase his dreams - give it one more shot. He's going to Los Angeles to try to make it in the movies. His fligh...
Dinner supports Camp Marcella
Residents of the township and other surrounding communities were treated to a beefsteak dinner at the St. Clements Church Connery Hall, located at 154 Mount Pleasant Avenue, on May 30. They were also given a chance to donate to a good cause. Since 1947, with 200 acres and a lake, Camp Marcella has been a fun and safe haven for children and te...
Festa Italiana is here again
by Amanda Nichols Bradford's Festa Italiana is back again, promising a feast of Italian fare, fun activities and local entertainment, a fantastic fireworks display and, of course, fond memories with friends and family. The festivities will kick off at 4 p.m. Thursday with the opening of food booths and the beer tent. Food booths will feature meat...
Ciao, Italia
The connections between Philadelphia and Italy run deeper than great cuisine, including influences on colonial architecture and politics. Andrea Canepari, Italy's consul general in the city, rightly wants to strengthen them with Ciao Philadelphia, the second annual monthlong celebration of Italo-Philadelphian links. Held through October, t...
Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner raises 20k for firefighter in need
Parsippany Volunteer Fire Department 5 hosted over 600 people, raised over $20,000 to help a brother firefighter and his family with the sudden onset of medical expenses for his wife, not covered by medical insurance. The members joined in a planned a very successful Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner on Saturday, November 7. "Our brother firef...
Why is there a memorial to Marconi, the father of radio, on 16th Street NW?
Why is there a memorial to Marconi on 16th Street NW? — Mrs. Answer Man, the Living Room You would think that when Answer Man got home, he could put down his briefcase, loosen his tie, put up his feet and pop a cold one. But oh, no. Even before the first sip, here comes Mrs. Answer Man — a.k.a. Question Woman — pestering him with her own quer...
Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero Greets Italian American Congressional Delegation
At a reception on Capitol Hill hosted by the National Italian American Foundation, Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero greeted on Wednesday evening (Feb 27) the new Italian American Congressional Delegation for 113th Congress."The relationship between Italy the United States is so profound and so solid" said Bisogniero. The Ambassador noted that...
Baltimore And Little Italy Ready For Annual Feast Of St. Gabriel
by Ron Matz Food, fun and friendship. It's all happening this weekend in the streets of Little Italy. Baltimore is getting ready for the annual feast of St. Gabriel. The bocce ball court is ready; so are the cannolis. The streets of Little Italy will be packed this weekend. It's time for the annual feast of St. Gabriel. "We're g...