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By Charles Boehm   US Soccer Players - Giuseppe Rossi is back in the USA, and even on holiday, he manages to find the net. It's a warm, rainy night just before Christmas at the Chelsea Piers sports complex on the east bank of the Hudson River. The New Jersey native has been calmly watching rec-level soccer and posing for photos for near...

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Montville-native Rossella Rago of "Cooking with Nonna" fame is making moves in the food industry.   The latest was an exclusive cooking demo Saturday at Mario Batali's Eataly in New York City, a spot where only the elite can turn up the heat. Rago and her grandmother Nonna Romana presented a traditional Pugliese menu in a program called "Pri...

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By Maurita Cardone La cultura italiana ha tante voci e per farle arrivare oltreoceano servono buone istituzioni culturali. Alla Montclair State University del New Jersey, la cattedra Inserra in Italiano e Studi italo-americani, intitolata a Theresa Inserra, offre un cartellone di eventi dedicati alla cultura italiana a trecentosessanta gradi. Tit...

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The northeastern seaboard of the United States is filled with pizza hot spots – places like New Haven and Providence that have become pizza capitals, where the golden pies set down like flying saucers and then developed unique styles in comparative isolation.   New York City itself is a particular hot spot, boasting several unique styles, in...

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Nuove nomine per "Insieme per gli italiani", il movimento presieduto da Melo Cicala, che oggi ribadisce la "serietà" di Insieme, dimostrata dal fatto che il movimento si è affidato "a soggetti validi che diranno sempre la verità dei fatti agli italiani residenti fuori confini patri". Cicala comunica, quindi, i nomi dei nuovi responsabili del movim...

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Newark restaurant receives world honorSoffritto Italian Grill near Newark, owned by Stefania and Giovanni Panza, was voted the most popular Italian restaurant in the world that bears the Ospitalità Italiana seal. The seal, given out by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, recognizes Italian restaurants outside of Italy that adhere to authentic I...

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The Wood Ridge Police Benevolent Association along with the Italian American Police Society of NJ will host a Toy Drive on Saturday, December 14th from 9am to 4pm at the Wood Ridge Police Department Garage located at 85 Humboldt Street in Wood Ridge.   These toys will be used for the holiday party given for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ne...

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Celebrated musical artist Michéal Castaldo has organized a special showcase of art to exalt the glories of Italy and her people.   The selected artwork will be presented in the Grand Lobby of the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) in South Orange, New Jersey. The art show will accompany a double performance (2 p.m. an...

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Mario Amon might have been born in South America, but his heart is in Italy — or at least his taste buds. The native of Cuenca, Ecuador, said that Italian food is his "passion," and not only for its flavors; he also appreciates the artisanal aspects, and enjoys decorating dishes so much that he does it even when cooking for himself (it makes him h...

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Louis Tordini, manager of the Weichert, Realtors Ocean Township office, announces that the office is participating in the Italian American Festival of Ocean Township, Aug. 5-9. The event is open 5-11 p.m. daily at Joe Palaia Park in Oakhurst. The festival, organized by the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean, includes a variety of...

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