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A group of Monmouth County residents are forming a new Italian American club. The inaugural meeting of the Italian American Cultural Society of New Jersey will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Yorktowne Club, 113 Millhurst Road, also known as Route 527, in Manalapan. The first meeting will be a meet and greet of new members, club president Michael Ara...

by Jessica Remo   Clark's seventh annual UNICO Italian American Feast kicks off today on the Clark Municipal Building grounds at 430 Westfield Ave. The feast will be open tonight from 6-11 p.m., Saturday from 1-11 p.m., and Sunday from 1 – 10 p.m.   "This year we have lots of new food and craft vendors," Feast organizer and Clark UNIC...

As part of their Celebrate Your Italian Heritage Month events, the Fairfield library, 261 Hollywood Ave., will host Tracing Your Italian Ancestors presented by Stephen Conte at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. Conte is the producer and host of cable television's "Family Historian." Since 1988, "Family Historian" has been bringing the science of genea...

NIAF is proud to be one of the sponsors of this year's Feast in honor of Madonna Del Sacro Monte, Saturday, May 31 at Holy Face Monastery in Clifton, New Jersey. www.madonnadelsacromonteusa.com   On Saturday, May 31, 2014, at 11:30 a.m., there will be celebrated at the beautiful Holy Face Monastery, 1697 Route 3, Clifton, New Jersey, a Solem...

"L'arte non è un particolare luogo di riposo ... si viaggia dove è necessario", ha detto Salvatore Scarpitta italo/russo nato a New York City nel 1919 ma si è formato in Italia all'Accademia d'arte di Roma iniziando una carriera che lo ha visto attraversare l'Oceano Atlantico per più di mezzo secolo, passando da i circoli dell'avanguardia culturale...

La United Savings Bank ha donato 2.226 dollari per finanziare il programma di beneficenza natalizia di Filitalia International "Christmas Seal".   La donazione è stata ufficializzata dal presidente e capo operativo della United Savings Bank, John Nigrelli Jr., che il 26 novembre scorso a Philadelphia ha consegnato un assegno al fondatore e p...

by Rich Reitzman   The Somerset County Business Partnership has announced that Doris E. (Dee) Zampella has been selected as the 65th Somerset County Outstanding Citizen of the Year.   The award is given annually to one person for exemplary efforts demonstrating creativity, vision, leadership, and citizenship by providing volunteer eff...

Every year the Italian Market Festival brings huge crowds to 9th Street. This year will be no different.Happening on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, the festival will bring you plenty of entertainment, along with food and drink from the country's oldest outdoor market.   The festival will close down parts of 9th Street, from Fitzwater t...

LITTLE ITALY In BALTIMORE, MD. Presents ANNUAL STREET FEAST OF "ST. GABRIEL"SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 17-18, 2013 ~ 11 AM to 7 PMLITTLE ITALY - St LEO's Parish Church Exeter and Stiles streets | BALTIMORE, MD.    LITTLE ITALY a charming, cozy neighborhood located in the heart of downtown Baltimore is an importan...

Bloomfield Unico, an Italian-American group, honored elementary school students in the Columbus Day Essay Contest.   Paul Alongi, along with other Unico executive board members, presented the awards on the Bloomfield Green in front of the Christopher Columbus statue. Mayor Raymond McCarthy and Essex County Freeholder Brendan Gill addressed t...

The Dominic Greco Concert Band, under the direction of Frederick Delphia will present "Music of Italy" at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 during the Italian-American Festival in downtown Dover. In case of rain, the concert will be in Memorial Hall. Delphia said the main theme of the concert will be music of Italy. "Though not all selections will have an Italian...

Recently Dr. Jack Patuto of Summit was honored by the Association des Médeçins Haitiens a L'Etranger (AMHE) with the 2014 Solidarity for his medical and surgical work in Haiti which included Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics and Trauma.   This award, among others that he has received, demonstrates his long commitment of sharing his many gif...