What Does The Italian Heritage Mean To Clarksburg?
by Taylor Deer At the end of the 19th Century, the first Italians made their way into Clarksburg to find what they called, "big money jobs" in the coal mines but ever since the population has been growing quickly and the atmosphere the Italians bring along is part of what makes Clarksburg so nice, and once a year Clarksburg celebrates it's...
Italian Visiting Affiliate Assistant Professor
Visiting Affiliate Assistant Professor (or Instructor), Italian - Job Category: FacultyDepartment: Modern Languages & LiteraturesIf Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date: 06-30-2014Essential Duties of the Position: Teach Italian 100-level courses (3/4 of position) and coordinate pre-core and core courses (1/4 of position)Required Qualifica...
Roberto Palomba: Italian Industrial Designer
Presented by Apartment Zero at Artisphere on the occasion of The Washington, DC International Design Festival and in conjunction with The Next Wave: Industrial Design Innovation in the 21st Century. Experience this unique opportunity to meet one of the world's most prolific and sought-after product designers, direct from Milan. Roberto Pal...
AC Cugini partners with professional Italian women’s club RES Roma
In 2012, Italian professional club RES Roma Calcio Femminile, the women's side of powerhouse AS Roma, approached AC Cugini President Fabio Diletti to develop an all girls soccer academy in the United States and serve as its Technical Director. In 2013, northern Virginia club AC Cugini launched RES Roma USA, the first organization in Americ...
St. Leo's Church Receives Donation
On September 26, the Little Italy Bocce League presented pastor Father Sal Furnari and St. Leo's Church with a $1,500 check, money collected from team entry fees during the Saint Gabriel Festival Bocce Tournament in August. The tournament this year was hosted by the Little Italy Bocce League. The committee requested that the donation speci...
Donna Gabaccia on New Beginnings: Immigrant Women and the American Experience - October 22 at 6pm
The National Women's History Museum, Washington, presents "New Beginnings: Immigrant Women and the American Experience," the fifth forum in its Initiating Change/Adapting to Change lecture series on Wednesday, October 22 at 6pm at The Marvin Center at The George Washington University.. The discussion will explore the historical experiences...
HackensackUHN Mourns the Loss of Justice Marie L. Garibaldi
Hackensack University Health Network is mourning the loss of Justice Marie L. Garibaldi of Weehawken, NJ, who died on January 15, 2016. Justice Garibaldi was part of the Hackensack University Health Network family since 2001 and served with great distinction as a member of all three of its Boards: the Hackensack University Health Network, Hack...
16th Annual Feast of Saint Anthony
When: June 9 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pmWhere: Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park, NJ United States The Church of the Assumption in Roselle Park (Union County) announces our 16th Annual Feast of St. Anthony to be held Thursday, June 9 – Sunday, June 12. The event features delicious food, rides, games, nightly and super 50/...
Cedar Grove Deputy Mayor, Former West Orange Deputy Mayor and More Honored by Essex County Freeholders
Cedar Grove Deputy Mayor Michael Maffucci was honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders during its Italian Heritage Month Celebration held at the Hall of Records in October. The event was co-sponsored by Freeholder Leonard Luciano of West Caldwell (District 4) and At-Large Freeholder Vice President Brendan Gill of Montclair. ...
Celebrating Italian Americans in Baltimore
by Charlene Cowan Over Thanksgiving, I had the chance to share a meal with friends in Baltimore City. As we finished our food and were imbibing good conversation and egg nog, a friend read aloud a headline published in The Baltimore Sun: "City Council moves to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples and Italian-Americans Day." This wa...
The Ravioli Queen of Baltimore
By Rafael Alvarez How many ravioli do you think Lucy Palmere Pompa has made—by hand—in almost 95 years of life in Baltimore? Her nephew Willie Matricciani, 54, who calls on her every time he has to remember exactly how to season ricotta for the filling, is overwhelmed by the question: "I don't think a million is an unrealisti...
Con la cerimonia dell'alzabandiera ieri sono iniziati gli eventi in New Jersey per il Mese della Cultura italiana
di Riccardo Chioni Lo Stato Giardino ha avviato per primo i festeggiamenti in occasione del Mese della Cultura italiana con una cerimonia di alzabandiera ad Hackensack, dove ieri la executive della Bergen County, Kathleen Donovan ha decretato con una "proclamation" la giornata "Italian Heritage Day". Numerose le autorità e i rappresentant...