Italian culture is stronger in four adjoining Eastern states than anywhere else in America.Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are home to the 22 U.S. markets that have the largest percentages of Italian-American residents, according to the latest federal data.The U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 American Community Survey asked respondents...

Rediscover your Italian roots next Sunday. The Pequannock Township chapter of UNICO National is holding an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Senior House to demonstrate what the organization is all about, and to recruit new members.   With almost 80 current members, the Pequannock chapter is one of the biggest and most active, said Dan Leva...

On Friday June 24th, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission participated in a dinner meeting with the Hon Vicenzo Amendola Undersecretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Undersecretary was in New York for official meetings at the United Nations, but made time to visit New Jersey to meet with the Italian America...

The Center for Italian and Italian-American culture will host a celebration of the holiday "La Festa Della Donna," a day in Italy when women and their achievements are acknowledged. The event will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the center, located at 411 Pompton Ave. in Cedar Grove.   The featured guest will be female poet a...

The Garden State is well-known for embracing Italian culture, as many immigrants from the Italy settled in our state. Join locals in honoring the culture at the Mercer County Italian American Festival, the best NJ Italian American festival around!   Immerse yourself in the food, tradition, and the history of the country at the county's 15th...

South Italy Imports has one foot in the Lehigh Valley and the other in Italy. The wine and food importer started in 2001 and now has a presence in Nevada, California, New York and they're applying to be a distributor in Delaware. Regardless, you'll still find the home base in Hanover Township.   "To get a wine out of Italy, (vineya...

  WTI Magazine #60    2015 May, 15Author : IACE      Translation by:   For the last three consecutive years the Italian American Committee on Education Summer Program has enjoyed a residency in the medieval town of Narni, province of Terni, in southern Umbria. Through close collaboration with the Narni Arts Academy and its Artistic Director, pia...

Si è tenuto nelle scorse settimane a Hawthorne, nel New Jersey (USA), l'edizione 2013 del "Dinner Dance", il Gran Galà degli emigrati molfettesi del Nord America, organizzato dalla associazione di pugliesi nel mondo "Società Madonna dei Martiri" di Hoboken.   In occasione di questa grande festa sono stati eletti i nuovi organi direttivi dell...

Eastern Opera presents Puccini's immortal classic La bohème, a story of young love set against the penurious but jubilant lifestyle of 19th-century bohemian Paris. La bohème is considered Puccini's most beloved opera and for many the quintessential opera.   The opera, sung in Italian, will be fully staged, with orchestra, sets and costumes....

by Rich Cuccagna   Dr. Jianping Wang, the new president of Mercer County Community College (MCCC), met recently with the Chair of the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission (NJIIAHC), Robert DiBiase, and Chair of the organization's Curriculum Development Committee, Cav. Gilda Rorro Baldassari, Ed.D.   The purpose...