Garfield church holds its last Sunday Mass
by Kristie Cattafi After 99 years, Garfield's Our Lady of Sorrows Parish held its last Sunday Mass on June 26. The statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is being escorted into Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church as a sign of the two parishes merging into Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Parish on June 26. The church's parishioners will find a new home a...
100-year-old credits good Italian food for her longevity
By Bob Shryock Grace Rose De Simone has six children, 17 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren, with a third due any day. That equates to a bunch of greeting cards. "My daughter is pregnant and we're hoping she delivers on Grandmom's birthday," says LuAnn Gardiner, one of Rose's six children. That would...
Se l'Italia ti gira le spalle, c'è l'America
di Cinzia Ficco Tre case editrici italiane, di quelle blasonate, l'hanno deluso e lui è andato in America. Ha fatto da sé ed ora è diventato "milionario". Il tipo tosto questa volta è Guido Mattioni, giornalista nato ad Udine nel '52, con 37 anni di esperienza, che ha provato a far pubblicare il suo manoscritto in Italia, senza riuscirci....
Value vino: comeback for fizzy Italian wines
By Ron Bechtol What was it about the '70s? Richard Nixon, bell-bottom pants, Hamburger Helper...need we say more? Oh, sure—why not: "Riunite on ice....that's nice!" also springs to mind. In the 1970s and '80s, Banfi Vintners aggressively peddled a sweet and fizzy, soda-pop style wine made from the lambrusco grape in Italy's Emilio...
Rumore di Sicilia
By Laura Caparrotti Mentre il Teatro delle Albe si avviava alla conclusione della sua esperienza americana con uno spettacolo il 18 Febbraio alla Montclair State Univeristy (all'interno del programma di attività della cattedra Inserra in Italiano e Studi Italo-Americani) e alcune performance a Chicago, mi sono fermata a ragionare di teatro con i f...
Beloved Sicilian tailor has fulfilled his American Dream for 3 decades in Trenton
By Joyce J. Persico / For The Times The American Dream comes in all shapes and sizes, often materializing in the most humble of circumstances. In the case of Vincenzo Paxia, a Sicilian immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1958 without being able to speak English, that dream was fulfilled on a quiet, one-way street in the...
Terrana, Nocito, Valenti to be honored by Italian-American Association
Three locals will be honored by the Italian-American Association at the 37th Annual Columbus Day Banquet on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Gennetti Hotel and Convention Center, Wilkes-Barre. Those honored will be Person of the Year, attorney John Terrana, and the Lifetime Achievement Award, Lori Nocito. The Italian Heritage Award recipient will be Cha...
Hoboken fans celebrate Frank Sinatra's 99th birthday in song
On Dec. 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa and Antonino Martino Sinatra welcomed a new baby boy into the world. As they held their only child in their arms, dreaming of what his future held, the couple likely never imagined that their Frankie would grow up to become an international music icon wh...
dePierro announces candidacy for Township Council
During his 32nd Annual Brunch on Sunday, January 25, at the Parsippany Hilton, Michael dePierro announced his candidacy and announced his two running mates, Vincent Ferrara and Loretta Gragnani. dePierro has been a Parsippany Councilman since 1982, serving 32 years including terms as Council President and Vice President. He was also a member of th...
LETTER: Italian lessons!
The Marlton New Jersey, Order of the Sons of Italy in America, Lodge #2315 recently held a successful series of Italian Language Classes this past March and April. The instructor for the classes was Robert Campana, a language teacher at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood. Mr. Campana is a graduate of Montclair State University and ha...
The Future of Transatlantic Trade - Wilmington, January 28, 2016
WHEN: January 28, 2016 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pmWHERE: Hercules Plaza - 1313 N Market St. - Wilmington, DE 19801 - USACOST: $45 - $65You are cordially invited to join us for a very special briefing by David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America during his first official visit to the State of Delaware....
LaStalla Restaurant owners, executive chef to open specialty Italian Market at the Promenade in Newtown Township
By Jeff Werner You know that free standing building at the recently opened Promenade on Sycamore Street? Soon it will be bustling with the sights and sounds of an authentic Italian Market courtesy of the owners and executive chef at La Stalla Restaurant. "We've had a very nice experience as an Italian restaurant in Newtown and we...