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Gli agenti della polizia giudiziaria hanno messo i sigilli al popolare ristorante di Jersey City Casa Dante, che tra i suoi clienti famosi annoverava il leggendario Yankee Phil Rizzuto, a causa di una disputa sull'affitto arretrato che gli attuali prorietari dovrebbero al padrone di casa. Il ristorante Casa Dante, situato lungo Newark Avenue, in p...

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by Hasime Kukaj   Gov. Chris Christie recently appointed Nutley resident Eileen L. Poiani to the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission.   "I was very honored and humbled to be nominated as a commissioner," Poiani said. As a third generation Nutleyite, Poiani has served various committees, including the Acade...

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by Frank Cahill   Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic counties held its Annual Christmas Party for children in need. The event was held at the American Legion Hall in Whippany. The US Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement Explorers helped to make the holiday party...

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The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is currently accepting nominations for Grand Marshal of the Twenty-fifth Annual Parade and Italian Festival to be held in Seaside Heights from October 7 through October 9.   "The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival has grown into one of the most popular ethnic celebrations at t...

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I enjoy browsing through the cooking classes in the non-credit Continuing Studies catalogue from Mercer County Community College, and in the latest issue the words "Italian Game Night" caught my eye.   I wondered what could that be, and resisted my immediate visual of older men playing bocce outdoors on a soft summer evening. Was I channelin...

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by Carlos Avila   The Mercer County Italian American Festival is pulling out the stops for the 14th annual festival scheduled for next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 – 29, at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.   "This year we have added many new exciting attractions every day. Friday features Italian entertainment and is ancho...

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Presented by actor Danny Aiello, "The Italian Chicks" opens its East Coast tour on May 31 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. It is a one-night-only comedy and song event that kicks off the group's tour. "The Italian Chicks" is a two-hour comedy revue variety show with a focus on family, traditions and culture.   Keeping th...

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The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced the Union County's seventh annual Columbus Day Flag Raising event is set for Friday, Oct. 9, at 1 p.m., on the steps of the historic Union County Courthouse. The keynote speaker/guest of honor is Paula Maida Mooney, an Italian-American author from Summit, who also works with HomeTowne Tele...

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by Danielle Gomes   There is nothing that matters more to Italian-born chef Franco Raimondo than preparing and serving only the freshest food possible at Marco Polo in Ocean City. "I never serve food that was made yesterday," Raimondo says.   Each day, Raimondo makes the sauces and soups fresh and at the end of the night, if ther...

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The Belleville Chapter of UNICO Celebrated their 28th annual St. Joseph's Altar at St. Thomas R.C. Church, Bloomfield, NJ. The name UNICO, in Italian, means "One" or "Only One of a Kind". Additionally, the letters are interpreted as U-unity, N- neighborliness, I-integrity, C-charity, and O-opportunity. For 28 years the UNICO A.C.E.S. (Athleti...

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