Peter J. Adonizio, funeral director, has been chosen Italian-American Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Peter J. (PJ) Adonizio, area funeral director, has been chosen the Italian-American Association's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. He will be honored at the association's annual Columbus Day banquet set for at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Genetti Hotel and Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre. Adonizio was born and rais...
Borgata announces a night with Sophia Loren
by David J. Spatz Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will turn some heads with one of its late-winter entertainment offerings. Which only seems fair, because this particular star has been turning heads with both her stunning beauty and her acting chops for the better part of 60 years. The biggest name on the casino's entertainment schedu...
Festa Italiana raises money for Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County hosted their 4th annual Festa Italiana event at Rose Hill Manor Park this afternoon. Community members had the chance to experience Italian culture while supporting Habitat for Humanity. The event had authentic Italian style music and more than 20 stands offering food from local Italian restaurants. &n...
Carnival puppet helps mark Italian society's 100 years
By Sonja Reis Dressed in green, white and red — the colors of the Italian flag — the 10-foot-tall carnival puppet known as "Miss. V.B." watched over the hundreds who flocked to Stowe recently to celebrate the anniversary of a society formed by Italian immigrants there in 1916. Known by a number of nicknames, including "Baby Doll," "Honey,...
P. Michael Pezzella, principal and Korean War wounded veteran
By Jacques Kelly P. Michael Pezzella, a retired Baltimore public schools principal who was wounded in the Korean War and helped establish a war memorial in Canton, died Saturday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center after suffering a fall at his home. The Forest Hill resident was 86. Born in Baltimore and raised on North Avenue, he was the...
Puccini's Manon Lescaut at Washington National Opera
Opening march 2nd, Intensely romantic and beguiling Manon Lescaut is the first tragic heroine in a long list of Puccini favorites. Patricia Racette makes her role debut in John Pascoe's "impassioned, sensual production" (Baltimore Sun). Sentenced by her parents to a life in the convent, Manon escapes to Paris with her young lover, the student Chev...
Design Legend Mario Buatta's first book
These days it is commonplace for design whipper- snappers to roll out books celebrating their latest interiors. But Mario Buatta, a premier American decorating talent who has been working since the late 1950s, has patiently waited until now to take the publishing plunge. "I wasn't looking for more business," the septuagenarian Prince of Chintz...
St. Agnes Feast of Assumption commemorates 95 year tradition
by Jim Callaghan Sunday's Feast of the Assumption procession at St. Agnes Church was threatened with rain that did not lessen enthusiasm for the affair. Rachel Lamb was the 95th queen of the procession in honor of the blessed mother, a Roman Catholic holy day to commemorate the assumption of Mary, mother of Jesus, held on Aug. 15. The...
Job Opening: Italian Language 1 Instructor
Contact Info Fred De Sena Phone: 973.726.0820 Fax: 973.726.0820 info@innovationsonlineed.com http://innovationsonlineed.com Position Type Teacher/Instructional / Online - Level: High School - Position:Italian State/Country New Jersey (US) Salary 5,500.00-5,500.00 per year Job Requirement One hour per day, five da...
Celebrating Italian culture
By Joe Goldeen "Winner! Winner! Salame dinner!" declared Deborah Casagrande of Galt after winning not one but two salames in three attempts at the Molinari and Sons Salame Toss booth, just one of the fun things to do at Sunday's Festa Italiana at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds. Billed as "A Celebration of Everything Italian" and...
Interviewing Joe Piscopo: Former 'Saturday Night Live' comic talks about career, hit radio show and Sinatra tribute he'll bring to Sands Bethlehem
by John J. Moser When comedian Joe Piscopo was appearing on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s, he says he did an impression of legendary singer Frank Sinatra with great trepidation. "I didn't even want to do him," Piscopo says. "I hesitated, didn't want to do him. And then I'm a good team player; they said, 'Joe, we need you to do hi...
Hammonton celebrates 141st Italian festival
by John DeRosier Hundreds of Catholics, Italians and many others gathered Saturday downtown to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel for the 141st consecutive year. The feast, which includes amusement rides, Italian food and Catholic church services, was capped off with a procession that featured many of the statues from St. Joseph'...