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Christopher Columbus Day 2014 just got a little sweeter now that Reality TV Star Buddy 'CAKE BOSS' Valastro, whose bakery business has expanded to Jersey City, will be Grand Marshal of the Jersey City Columbus Day Parade.   On Sat, Oct. 11, at 1 pm, Jersey City will honor its rich Italian heritage when the JC Columbus Day Parade steps off fr...

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On Friday April 29th, the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission presented Frank Campione with the Commission's Collodi award. The award recognizes a New Jersey educator who has done an exceptional job at integrating Italian and Italian American material into the classrom by drawing upon lessons from the NJIHC Universality of Italian Heritage Curri...

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By David Cote   As reported earlier this month, there will be a surprising number of experimental and refreshingly offbeat plays to choose from this summer. That makes me happy—especially since I'll have the chance to catch up on shows I missed the first time around, such as Small Mouth Sounds and Men on Boats.   But there's weird, an...

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The Schultz-Hill Foundation, in partnership with Atlantic County's Office of Intergenerational Services, AtlantiCare and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, say "benvenuto" to Atlantic City's senior citizens with the third and final free concert of the year - "My Way," celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra. The concert takes place 1:30...

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The Matawan Italian American Association hosted a reception at its clubhouse at 1374 Route 36 in Hazlet to present two $1,000 scholarships to Nicolas George Augusto and Justin Delaney. Augusto is a graduate of St. Augustine College Preparatory High School in Richland. He plans to attend college and pursue a career in business management. &nbs...

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by Jerry Carino   From 1885-1920, Italian immigrants flocked to big cities like New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City and Newark. They also came, in smaller but proportionately notable numbers, to Matawan.   Gloria Bucco seeks to preserve that slice of history -- and a historic mansion in her hometown -- with her new book "Precious Car...

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di Benedetta Graziani   Passeggiando per New York c'è tanto da scoprire. E se si segue il filo conduttore dell'architettura contemporanea, si scopre anche un po' di Italia. Uno degli architetti italiani che ha più lavorato a New York è Renzo Piano, cui l'Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies della Montclair State University (...

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2014 kicks off on a North American note for Gigi D'Alessio. The Italian superstar will release his 18th studio set Ora via Sony Music on February 4th, followed by the kick off of his world tour with a seven city concert run of the continent on February 7th.   One of Italy's most popular recording artists, the Naples-born D'Alessio has sold 1...

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When The Anchor went to New York City for its annual conference, we met many students who wrote for college newspapers all over the country.   I expected different opinions and viewpoints as I went into my panels each day, eager to learn more. But, what I didn't expect was for one student to believe so firmly in the First Amendment that he w...

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FRANK SINATRA & RAT PACK TRIBUTE SWING DANCE CONCERT - Band Direct from Frank's Hometown in Hoboken's Little Italy. Lunedì 4 agosto alle ore 18.00   DeLauro & The RAT PACK BAND Swing Party Orchestra Hoboken New York City NYC's - Own Sinatra swing band. A Great Family Friendly Summer Concert for the Family members&...

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