Prominent Italian-American organization awards scholarships to NJ medical school, Seton Hall law school students
The Columbian Foundation hosted their 74th Annual Humanitarian, Achievement, and President's Awards Dinner on Saturday, October 17 at at Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ. Honorees included the Foundation's first ever father/son duo, Senator Anthony R. Bucco and his son, Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, East Hanover Mayor Joseph Pann...
Little Italy to participate in Light City Baltimore
The first Light City Baltimore festival in 2016 will feature light art, concerts and performances of dance, theater and puppetry March 28 through April 3 along a 1.2-mile art walk in the Inner Harbor. [Sun story]. "Neighborhood Lights" is a program that will award $10,000 to five communities, including Little Italy, to create public art projec...
Joe Piscopo brings Frank Sinatra to Sands Bethlehem Event Center
By Jim Deegan Joe Piscopo's impersonation of Frank Sinatra was a hit on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s. On Saturday, Dec. 12, Piscopo will reprise his impression in a show at theSands Bethlehem Event Center, held on Sinatra's 100th birthday. Piscopo, who lives not far away in Hunterdon County, will mix comedy and music wi...
Fred Napolitano Sr. named Virginia Beach First Citizen
Fred Napolitano Sr. is the recipient of the 2015 Virginia Beach First Citizen Award, the Virginia Beach Jaycees announced this week. In a news release, the Jaycees said Napolitano, a New York native, is a first generation Italian who moved to Virginia Beach in 1955 when he recognized the vast potential the city had for success as a builder...
‘The hardest parts of it are behind us’: Chris Buccini on Wilmington’s transformation
You don't have to walk more than a few blocks around downtown Wilmington to become familiar with the Buccini name. The Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG) has signs everywhere on pending or completed development projects. "Walk" is the imperative word there, given BPG's focus on making downtown a popular place for young professionals to live and wo...
Resorts says ciao to Italian Fest
by Danielle Gomes There's no need to cross the Atlantic to experience Italian culture, because Italy is heading to Resorts Casino Hotel for their Italian Fest on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9. "We honor the Italian culture by creating a fun atmosphere where guests from all over can experience Italian traditions, enjoy authentic fo...
ITP opens first U.S. office in N.J.
By Meg Fry ITP USA Inc. has opened its first U.S. location in New Jersey. ITP USA, the North American subsidiary of the Italian manufacturer of polyolefin films for food and industrial packaging, said its office and warehouse location opened in Pine Brook. According to ITP owner Nicola Centonze, the site will serve as the company's sales...
Ricordando Antonio Meucci: italiani d’America
"Whereas if Meucci had been able to pay the $ 10 fee to maintain the caveat after 1874 no patent could have been issued to Bell": così il Congresso degli Stati Uniti riconosceva nel 2002 la paternità dell'invenzione del telefono – erroneamente attribuita per oltre un secolo all'americano Alexander Bell – ad un italiano, nato il 13 aprile del 1808 e...
M Cafe Bar brings contemporary Italian to 14th Street
By Tom Sietsema The smartest thing the owner of the new MCafe Bar did was wrap the restaurant's exterior in a big blue awning that commands the attention of everyone who passes it. The fabric acts like a neon sign on a street where competition for diners is fresh and fierce. "Contemporary Italian Cuisine," the letters on the facade practically scr...
Clark UNICO Chapter honors 39th Annual Brian Piccolo Awards Recipients
The Clark UNICO Chapter celebrated the 39th annual Brian Piccolo Awards Dinner at the Gran Centurions on Friday, May 9. Clark honorees were graduating seniors Michele Pozyc, Caitlin Caliguire and Vincent Fischetti. The student athletes, all of Italian-American heritage, were chosen by their coaches for excellence in their sport. R...
Screening of "Capodarco e i Giovani: Prima del Futuro"
Wednesday Nov. 4th at 7pm you're cordially invited to the screening of "Capodarco e i Giovani: Prima del Futuro" (Capodarco and the Youth: Before the Future), the new documentary by Luca Guardabascio.At Christmastime in 1966, a small group of thirteen people with disabilities and a young priest, Don Franco Monterubbianesi, decided to star...
St. Joseph’s Day Traditions
By Nicky D Cooks Every March 19th, we celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph. To mark this occasion we wear red clothing and eat Italian food. St. Joseph is regarded by many Italian Americans as the Patron saint of Italy, especially those from the southern portion of the country. It is believed that St. Joseph prevented a famine from occurring in...