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This year's Columbus Day Flag Raising event will feature Paula Maida Mooney, an Italian American author from Summit, as the keynote speaker/guest of honor, Friday, October 9, at 1 p.m. on the steps of the historic Union County Courthouse.   Maida Mooney, who also works with HomeTowne Television, a local community TV media and production comp...

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If theater to you is sustenance, if you are the sort of person who savors the daring and the visionary, then head to New Jersey, where the Italian avant-garde director Romeo Castellucci and his company, Societas Raffaello Sanzio, are offering a thrilling repast at Montclair State University — but only through Sunday.   The production, "Go do...

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Sal Valentinetti, the 20-something golden-voiced crooner who nearly swept Season 11 of America's Got Talent, comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $29 to $69. Valentinetti has won legions of fans throughout the Metropolitan area. Known as "Sal the Voice," he follows in the footsteps of...

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Union County Freeholder Chairman Christopher Hudak announced the county's sixth annual Columbus Day Flag Raising event is set for Friday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m., on the steps of the historic Union County Courthouse.   The keynote speaker/guest of honor is Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) who has represented central New Jersey in Congress si...

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by Larry Meegan   A question often asked when Italian friends and families get together is, "Have you eaten?" So many gatherings and celebrations involve food and the joy a good meal brings.   Ocean County Library's Upper Shores branch, 112 Jersey City Ave., Lavallette, will present "Mangia Italiano - molto bene," a celebration of Ita...

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The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) announces the appointment of the 2015–2016 Board of Trustees Executive Committee, as follows: Rosanna Imbriano, of Cedar Grove, president; Holly Kaplansky, of Bloomfield, first vice president; Donna R. Thompson, of Bayville, second vice president; Brenda Hendrickson, of Rockaway, as treas...

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Robbie Felice, who held the position at B&B Ristorante in Las Vegas, is planning an August opening for Viaggio at 1055 Hamburg Turnpike, in the former site of Novu. Felice will be partners in Viaggio with his father, Joe Felice, who has owned restaurants such as Gourmet Cafe in Parsippany and Casa de Amici in Denville.   Robbie Felice sa...

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Singers are invited to submit their applications to the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Annual International Vocal Competition. Artistic Director Lucine Amara, a Met Opera legend, reminds male and female vocalists of all ages around the globe to apply now to the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera Annual International Vocal Competition...

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In the last few years, The Italian American club, a student-led group at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, has garnered attention for promoting Italian American culture and heritage. Two of the groups most visible members are Nina Contento and Deidra Govan.   Nina plans all of the fundraisers, including the set up, organization...

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by John Tredrea   Sicily is where this story begins. In the 1970s, while still a teenager, Joseph D'Angelo emigrated from Sicily to Brooklyn. In high school there he met a girl Anna, who also had recently come to Brooklyn from Sicily. They fell in love, got married and had a son, Frank, and a daughter, Danielle.   And all four of...

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