Jersey’s Frank: Sinatra at 100
By Richard Muti Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa, not yet 17, and Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra, older by two years, ran away from their Hoboken homes—but didn't go far. They eloped to Jersey City, two miles away, and were married on Valentine's Day 1913. Both had emigrated from Italy as children—Dolly from the north, near Genoa, and...
UNICO donates $1,000 to Sussex Tech Athletic Department
Delaware District 1 donated a check for $1,000 to the Sussex Technical High School Athletic Department. This donation was a result of the proceeds of the 3rd Annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony and financial support from the Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture. Three local high schools - Cape Henlopen, Indian River and Suss...
The Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS): January 31
The Abruzzo Molise Heritage Society (AMHS) is pleased to announce our next general Society meeting program for Sunday, January 31, 2016, in Casa Italiana (595 ½ 3rd Street NW, Washington DC) at 1:00 pm. Please join AMHS for lunch and a presentation by geologist, Barry Centini, Ph.D., who will talk about the many ways that the geology of It...
Italian Native Brings Passion for Yoga to Westfield
by Alexis Tarrazi Traveling thousands of miles from Italy, Bella Bettulia is bringing her passion for yoga to Westfield. Bettulia has opened Bella Vida Yoga Studio and hosting a ribbon cutting on Saturday, March 19 with Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky and town officials making an appearance. Bettulia was born in Italy and would tr...
“Welcome to New Jersey” Le Opportunità per le Aziende Agroalimentari Italiane
Siamo lieti di segnalare che AmCham patrocina il webinar organizzato da Euranet in collaborazione con il Food Innovation Center della Rutgers University dal titolo "Welcome to New Jersey. Le opportunità per le aziende agroalimentari italiane". "Welcome to New Jersey", che si terrà martedì 12 aprile alle ore 15.30, vuole essere una presentazione, b...
DiGaetano defeats Yudin in Bergen County GOP party election
After a contentious, vitriolic race between two local political allies-turned-rivals, county Republicans chose a new leader in former state Assemblyman Paul DiGaetano, who defeated eight-year incumbent Chairman Bob Yudin in a party election held Tuesday. The tally showed DiGaetano with 539 votes and Yudin with 274 "Tonight I saw somet...
Italian American Club Movie Night in October
Mike DeSapio, president of the Italian-American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County has announced that the club will be showing the award winning 2006 film "The Golden Door" (Nuovomondo) as part of its Italian Film Series. It traces a Silicilian villager's arudous and humiliating journey to Ellis Island in his quest to find the land of his d...
The Feast of Seven Fishes celebrated with mom’s recipes from Sicily
By Glen Mason La Bella Restaurant and Winery in Norfolk is noted for its Italian cuisine and dining experience, balancing its dishes between homey and haute cuisine. Chef and owner Andrea DiCarlo takes a personal hand in assuring that his dishes appeal to the discriminating palate. La Bella proved to be the perfect place to learn what wou...
Annuncio della visita del Presidente Napolitano negli Stati Uniti
Il Presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano ha accolto con vivo apprezzamento l'invito del Presidente degli Stati Uniti Barack Obama a rendere una visita di commiato a Washington alla vigilia della conclusione del suo mandato. Il Capo dello Stato esprime la certezza che l'incontro del 15 febbraio concorrerà a rafforzare ulteriormente i rappor...
Italian classes gaining in popularity at some South Jersey high schools
Students in Lisa Adair's second-year Italian class at Hammonton High School were discussing "Spugna Bob con Pantaloni Quadrati" last week. They were writing about the adventures of cartoon character Sponge Bob Square Pants, using the past tense of verbs. Adair started the class with a music video by Italian singer Antonella Lo Coco called "Cuore S...
Starting Your Family History Project
Have you ever thought about organizing your family history so it is preserved and can be passed on to future generations? Or, creating a family tree to see all of your relatives and how you are all linked? This is genealogy. The search for, and documentation of, one's ancestors and family lineages. If you have been thinking about starting a genealo...
italia in prima linea anche negli USA contro la pirateria informatica: Bisogniero al Caucus del Congresso
Il Caucus bicamerale e bipartisan contro la pirateria informatica ha presentato il 24 giugno scorso presso il Congresso americano il rapporto "2014 International Piracy Watch List", confermando l'annunciata uscita dell'Italia dalla lista dei Paesi sotto osservazione. I co-presidenti del Caucus, i Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) e Bob Goodla...