Zennaro Joins Penn State Fencing Staff
Penn State Athletics has announced the addition of Matteo Zennaro as associate head coach for the men's and women's fencing programs. In addition, it was announced that Adam Kaszubowski will serve as interim head coach for the 2023-24 season. Zennaro had been an assistant for Harvard since 2018. During that span, the Crimson tallied nearly 40 All-A...
St. Bart's Announces Dates for 49th Annual Italian Festival in Scotch Plains
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO, in collaboration with St. Bartholomew's Church and St. Bartholomew's Academy, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of the 49th annual Italian Festival on Labor Day Weekend. This vibrant celebration of community, culture, and culinary delights is set to take place from Sept. 1st to Sept. 4...
Popular Italian summer feasts unite generations in faith
Italian feast days have a storied tradition in the Archdiocese of Newark, especially when summertime rolls around. Some feasts are more than a century old, with generations of Italian Americans keeping the tradition alive. The richness and history of these feasts are at the heart of Italian-American faith culture, according to Eric Lavin, the direc...
Morris County Sons of Italy ~ Lodge 2561 Holds Highly Successful Charity Golf Outing
Order Sons of Italy In America – Lodge 2561 held their Annual Basil Ricci Memorial Charity Golf Outing at the Knoll West Country Club in Parsippany on Thursday, July 13. Mother Nature was generous and treated all in attendance to a gorgeous day, with bright blue skies and a slight breeze to offset the near 90-degree temperature. A little hot weathe...
Danny DeVito spotted down the Jersey Shore
Actor Danny DeVito visited his old Monmouth County stomping grounds Monday. DeVito, 78, was in town to donate $500,000 to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, the hospital where he was born in back in 1944, when it was known as Fitkin Memorial Hospital, as reported by the Asbury Park Press. Jessica Barberia of Belmar was on her da...
Join AMHS for the Ferragosto Picnic Sunday, August 13
The AMHS will be returning to Fort Ward Park in Alexandria, Va., for this year’s Ferragosto Picnic, Sunday, August 13, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. We have reserved Area 5 just past the amphitheater, which has nine large picnic tables, two grills, and plenty of parking. Fort Ward Park is located at 4401 West Braddock Road, Alexandria, Va. 2230...
Plainfield Resident Ronald Naldi, OGCMA’s Distinguished Tenor-In-Residence Celebrates His 50th Anniversary Season in Ocean Grove
During his extraordinary career, Ronald Naldi, an internationally acclaimed lyric tenor, has brought his art to the stages around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Verona Opera, Opera da Camera of Rome, L’Opera Francais, New Jersey State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Salzburger Landestheater, to name a few. For 30 years, he per...
Teatro Nuovo will make its NJ debut at Montclair State University, with a pair of bel canto operas
Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo will make its New Jersey debut this month, giving statewide audiences the opportunity to experience, in their own backyard, the performance ensemble’s unique bel canto style through historically informed performances. Two semi-staged operas — Gaetano Donizetti’s lyric tragedy “Poliuto” and Federico and Luigi Ricci’s...
Penn State Hires Mike Gambino as Head Baseball Coach
Penn State has a new baseball coach following Rob Cooper’s resignation back in May. Earlier today, it was reported by Kendall Rogers of the college baseball website D1 Baseball that PSU was hiring Boston College head coach Mike Gambino for the same position in Happy Valley. Aside from having a badass name and fulfilling PSU’s quota of having at lea...
Three Childhood Friends Bring Authentic Italian Dishes Back to Lodi
Borough officials, new owners and their families, friends, and employees gathered Friday afternoon to welcome one of the newest businesses to call Lodi home. Oldies music played, and classic cars were featured as over 100 people joined new owners John John Giaquinto, Sal Montesanto, and Anthony Stobling, and their families, including Garfield Mayor...
Luigi Chinetti Jr. Named Grand Marshal for The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (PVGP) is thrilled to announce that Luigi Chinetti Jr. has been named the Grand Marshal for the highly anticipated 41st running of the event. This year's PVGP will be a special celebration, as Ferrari has been named the Marque of the Year, with a focus on the remarkable history of the North American Racing Team, NA...
The fascinating history of Ferrari and North American Racing Team
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is honored to host Ferrari as our 2023 Marque of the Year and to pay homage to N.A.R.T. - the North American Racing Team both of which are deeply entwined in Pennsylvania history. Ferrari has been a timeless symbol of speed, power, and passion and one of the most iconic and successful brands in the world of motorsp...