Food Notes: Mercer County Italian American Festival slated for Sept. 25-27
By Susan Sprague Yeske Great Italian food is just about everywhere in Mercer County, but finding a large variety of options in one place is rare. But you can find just that for three days during the Mercer County Italian American Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. Casual foods will include...
Congratulations to NIAF Board Member Dr. John P. Rosa
Congratulations to NIAF Board Member Dr. John P. Rosa, a renowned chiropractor and community organizer, on being appointed the Consular Correspondent of the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia for South-Eastern Maryland. In this role, Rosa will assist Italian residents in Maryland and Philadelphia in all visa, passport, and citizens...
New Mount Olive librarian has roots in boot of Italy
Mauro Magarelli's parents emigrated to the U.S. from the fishing port of Molfetta on the heel of the Italian boot. Magarrelli's father, Guiseppe, was 17 when he and his new wife, Teresa, came to the U.S. in 1958. He began a lifelong career as a plasterer but wanted more for his son as he would tell the young boy, "always put the tie on." &nbs...
National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) 2012 Gala Weekend Conferences
NIAF will host its annual gala weekend from October 12-13, 2012, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The Foundation's 37th Anniversary Gala on Saturday evening will conclude two days of activities offering the best of Italy in Washington, D.C. All conferences are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Visit www.niaf.org/gala...
Terzi negli USA, al via anno cultura - “Iniziativa rivolta ai giovani”. Oltre 180 eventi
In America, nel 2013, sarà tempo d'Italia. Con l'esposizione del celebre David-Apollo di Michelangelo nella National Gallery of Art di Washington, infatti, si è aperto ufficialmente oggi l'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, il progetto nato dall'iniziativa del Ministro Giulio Terzi e che gode dell'Alto Patronato del Presidente della Rep...
Possibile collaborazione tra Italia e Usa sulla riconversione degli edifici
Italia più avanti degli Usa sul versante della sostenibilità: perlomeno a giudicare da alcune eccellenze come il Caab, il Centro agro-alimentare di Bologna che, con i suoi 100mila metri quadrati di superficie fotovoltaica, "impressiona per la determinazione e la portata degli investimenti realizzati in pochi mesi nel settore energetico delle rinnov...
Best of 2012 Feast of Mount Carmel
Every year, the Mount Carmel Society here hosts the Feast of Mount Carmel, complete with a carnival, multiple fireworks events and a procession on the feast day, July 16. Get a sense of what you can expect by looking through some of the best photos from last year's feast. The fairgrounds are on Springfield Avenue, at River Road. There are...
Homeless dinner serves over 200
If you serve it, they will come. The St. Anthony Society of St. Leo's hosted the annual Christmas Dinner for the Homeless December 16th as once again a swarm of cheerful volunteers served a hall full of clients. Each guest received a goody bag upon exiting, containing tube socks, toothbrush, toothpaste, and two winter accessories such as a...
Food, family the focus in Granite’s new production
Let's face it. Now that the Thanksgiving leftovers have been picked over and Black Friday has elbowed its way in and out of our bank accounts, the Christmas season is officially upon us, blasting through the front door like a Buffalo blizzard. And we all know who else comes knocking at this jolly time of year: family. These dual themes of the holi...
Archaeology in the Mediterranean Region: A Cultural and Economic Challenge for a better future
On October 12, 2016 the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, in collaboration with the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica (CCA) - Rome, are proud to present the conference "Archaeology in the Mediterranean Region: Economic Challenges for a Better Future" by Roberto Nardi and Andreina Costanzi Cobau. The conference is...
U.S. representatives of the Italian American Congressional Delegation of the 113th Congresss welcomed by National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and Italy’s Ambassador
Representatives Bill Pascrell and Pat Tiberi, co-chairs of the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 113th U.S. Congress, welcomed their colleagues to the reception at the United States Capitol Visitors Center hosted by NIAF with IACD on February 27, 2013. Pascrell opened the reception explaining how this delegation works in a bi...
Italian culture -- a fine salute, says JJ reader
This is regarding the celebration of Italian culture that took place at the William V. Musto Cultural Center, Union City, on Oct. 11. The event was sponsored by Mayor and state Sen. Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners. And it was co-hosted and coordinated by Mr. Renard Petronzio, a former city resident. Members of the Histor...