Loved and Lost: Tony Di Luigi the barber heard a lot as he snipped crew cuts, pompadours
Antonio “Tony” Di Luigi had rules he lived by in his 98 years: Do everything 100 percent. Listen to people who know more than you do. Balance your checkbook. And with 77 years as a barber, the Gloucester County resident could tell a lot about a man by the hair on his head. “He judged people by their haircuts,” said Di Luigi’s son Kevin. “He would...
Dinner gets Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival underway
The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival is celebrating 38 years. The pandemic put the fest on hiatus in 2020, but kicked off, unofficially, Wednesday evening with its traditional scholarship and awards dinner. Nearly 100 people from the Italian American Club came together to drink and feast before the long-standing festival begins ag...
Thanks to nephew, Archbishop Damiano’s chalice finds fitting home
The shadow of Archbishop Celestine J. Damiano looms large in South Jersey. During his seven years as the third Bishop of Camden, the prolific prelate expanded ministry to Hispanics and established three high schools, the House of Charity appeal, the Brazilian mission, and social ministries and initiatives to aid the those in need. Now, his legacy h...
I'm grateful for honor to Montclair's immigrant families
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, since its inception, built by Italian immigrants from southern Italy and Sicily, has been the bedrock of Montclair’s Fourth Ward, a predominantly Italian American and African American neighborhood. It’s been a community of Black and white families who shared the same struggles, dreams and goals. The feasts of St. Se...
Thanks to the guy in Kennett Square, Andrea Doria’s foghorn sounds again
A man from Kennet Square, who helped restore the unlucky Andrea Doria’s original foghorn, is a survivor and historian of a shipwreck commemorating the 65th anniversary of a ship’s collision at the New Jersey Maritime Museum on July 25. One of the home and divers. At the event, Andrea Doria’s foghorn will ring again for the first time in 65 years. L...
Focus sulle imprese italiane nel mercato Usa per sostenere la crescita di scambi e investimenti tra Italia e Stati Uniti: l’ambasciatrice italiana a Washington, Mariangela Zappia a colloquio con i manager delle principali aziende italiane negli Usa
Focus sulle imprese italiane e sostegno alla ripartenza di scambi e investimenti Italia-Usa al centro dell’incontro virtuale che l’ambasciatrice italiana a Washington, Mariangela Zappia, ha avuto a pochi giorni dal suo insediamento con i manager delle principali aziende italiane negli Usa. “La ripresa economica in Italia e Stati Uniti; le responsab...
Marie Villani, Newark City Councilwoman For 20 Years, Dies At 100
Marie L. Villani, a six-term Newark City Councilwoman and the first woman to win a citywide election in the state’s largest city, died on July 13. She turned 100 on July 4. Villani was appointed to fill an at-large city council seat in 1973 after her husband, Ralph A. Villani, a former Newark mayor, resigned for health reasons. She was elected to...
Columbus statue still stands in Chester
Columbus seems to be making a comeback. A year after the Christopher Columbus statue in Chester was covered by a blue tarp with plans for removal, the golden statue is still there, peeking out from a deteriorating tarp. The statue is located on Route 291 next to the Old Swedes burial ground at Market Square, not far from City Hall. It was covered f...
Former Congressman To Seek Seat On State Supreme Court
About three weeks after announcing he would not be running for Congress in 2022, Anthony Brindisi, announced today that he will run for State Supreme Court Judge in the 5th Judicial District in November. Brindisi made the announcement with his family by his side outside the Oneida County Courthouse. Brindisi says he’s given it a lot of thought over...
Hammonton's Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festival returns for 146th edition
The longest-running Italian festival in the U.S. will go on for another year. The 146th edition of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel festival will take place from Thursday through Tuesday. The festival’s highlight, the religious Feast Day, will be Friday. The day includes a procession of the Blessed Virgin of Mt. Carmel through the streets. The statue rep...
Law firm hired, investigates Columbus monument attack in Little Italy
"The Italian American Civic Club of Maryland and an 80-year-old resident of Baltimore’s Little Italy neighborhood have retained the firm Piatt Law PLLC, based in Central Pennsylvania, to conduct an investigation to seek answers and determine possible next steps with regard to several violent attacks and possible hate crimes in Little Italy during 2...
Remembering Sal Marchese for His Unwavering Dedication to Belmar
Sal Marchese, a longtime fixture Belmar’s business community, died on July 5 after courageously battling cancer for the past nine months. He was 66. An internationally recognized hair stylist, Marchese owned and operated Salon Marsal on 10th Avenue for some 17 years after spending two decades in New York City, where he trained under Vidal Sassoon a...