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By James S. Oddo   Several times since I began working at Borough Hall, my Mom has welled up with emotion, telling me how proud my grandfather would have been to see me become the Borough President. She was speaking of her Dad, Edward Galbo, who left Sicily in 1902 for the promise of a better life in a new land.   When he arrived, he...

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by Chiara Zaccherotti Mai Cristoforo Colombo si sarebbe potuto immaginare che un giorno la sua scoperta sarebbe stata commemorata a suon di musica House. Sì perché è proprio quello che succederà tra pochi giorni, in memoria del Columbus Day, la giornata più italiana del calendario americano, quest'anno proposta in una veste un po' svecchiata e men...

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Strike up the bands, tune up the instruments, unfurl the flags — the Columbus Day Parade, the oldest continuous parade in the state, is preparing to step off Sunday, Oct. 12, in Bridgeport's North End.   The 106th Columbus Day Parade & Celebration, sponsored by the Council of Italian-American Societies of Greater Bridgeport, will begin a...

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The Joesph B. Franzalia, Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge No. 2422, will present the 34th Annual Festa Italiana Columbus Day weekend.   Feast on homemade Italian foods, desserts, cookies, Italian beers and coffee. The festa runs 5-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. There will be Italian novelty gifts, a variety of local vendors...

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The Italian American Club will hold its tenth annual Columbus Day Parade on Sunday. A celebration of local Italian-American culture, this year's parade begins at 2 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue in East Hanover and is dedicated to all who have served in the U.S. armed forces.   Leading the parade is the Color Guard of Picatinny Arsenal and th...

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Chapman University - An event of historical significance and Italian pride filled the Leatherby Libraries Malloy Performance Portico during a special reception at Chapman University where a rare and valuable book about Christopher Columbus written in authentic old world script and entitled "Colombo" was donated to the Italian Heritage Archives of t...

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The fifth annual Columbus Weekend Food and Wine Celebration will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in tents next to Simpatico in St. Michaels. This event offers Italian wine and foods, along with other activities such as chef's cooking demonstrations and tastings, Columbus sharing travel stories, bocce ball, Italian trivia contest, ar...

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by Louie Castoria Filmmaker Christopher Columbus discovered actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. On the second Monday in October each year we remember someone else by that name. This year the day falls on Oct. 12, the traditional date for Columbus Day, and the anniversary of Columbus' first landing in the New World in 1492....

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  WTI Magazine #80    2016 June 17Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 80th issue of our online magazine. During this month a lot of things have happened, and I want to briefly tell you about them. First of all, like every year on Memorial Day We the Italians paid our respect to the American soldiers burie...

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He returned to Waterbury during tumultuous times for an iconic Italian-American parish and restored not only key elements of its heritage, but the faith of its parishioners.   On Friday, the Rev. Frederick Aniello will be honored as Italian Mayor for the Day. The event will take place in connection with the Waterbury Chapter of UNICO Nationa...

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