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Father's Day weekend is a busy one in the Wildwoods.A new event gets underway June 13th-15th, one that John Siciliano, executive director of Greater WIldwoods Tourism Authority, says will surely have dad hooked: "The Wildwoods Beach N Boat Fishing Challenge is a part of a bigger tournament, which is almost an all-summerlong tournament.  ...

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The annual Madonna del Sacro Monte Feast will take place at Holy Face Monastery, 1697 Route 3, on Saturday, May 30. The Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, Enrico Granafei, conductor, will perform a special concert at 10:30 a.m., prior to Mass.   The orchestra's performance will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton resident and orchestra su...

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di Maurita Cardone   Per quanto esterofila, la cultura italiana non è avvezza ai sottotitoli, figuriamoci ai sopratitoli, quella forma di traduzione simultanea che accompagna gli spettacoli teatrali in lingua straniera e che permette alle compagnie di ogni nazione di viaggiare in tutto il mondo rendendo il proprio messaggio universale, e agl...

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The Five-Time Atlantic League Champion Somerset Patriots are hosting Italian Heritage Night at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday, August 2nd when they take on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at 7:05pm.   Discounted upper box tickets are available for $8.50 per ticket if ordered in advance through the group sales department. Italian food will be av...

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by Michael Olohan   The Greater Ramsey UNICO, an Italian-American community organization, hosted its first boccie ball tutorial and tournament, drawing about 22 competitors and raising about $1,000 on Oct. 20.   The group plans to make it an annual event, said Peter Reganato, chapter director. Joseph Verdone, a borough councilman and...

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by Carmela Malerba   The 139th Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival, sponsored by the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, took place on July 16. In addition to several statues of Mary, the procession included statues of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saints Joseph, John the Baptist, Ann, Jude, Lucy, Anthony the Abbot, Rocco, Anthony of Padua, Rita...

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Rosanna Imbriano, founder and executive director of Sempre Avanti, Inc., has been named the 2014 Christopher Columbus Woman of the Year by The Italian Tribune Columbus Day Committee. This prestigious award is being presented to Imbriano for her success in both her work and personal life. Through hard work and determination, she demonstrates an unyi...

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by Shari Puterman   Chaz Eicke, 42, loves a good slice of pizza. Coming from an Italian background, it's no surprise that he takes this signature New Jersey food pretty seriously. "That's where I got the cooking bug," he says of his ethnic upbringing.   Eicke, a physical therapist at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawk...

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The Church of the Assumption's annual St. Anthony Italian Family Feast returns for its 16th year! Once again it will be four days of faith, fun, family and friends, packed full of delicious homemade cooking, an Italian style Café, food venders, a beer & wine garden, non-stop entertainment and music (your favorite performers are returning!), amu...

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Pasquale Gervasio made it to America by stowing away on a boat from Italy, eating only lemons for two weeks. In 1936, he opened an Italian bakery in Trenton with a single brick oven, and over the years its grown from one bakery to a seven-location business that create fresh bread and baked goods that are standouts in a community filled with sp...

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