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Opera diva Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, celebrates a milestone on March 1: her 90th birthday and over 70 years performing on the stage.   Ms. Amara debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in 1950 and sang off stage the Celestial Voice in Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlo, and her career took off. Rave...

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Saturday - August 3, 2013Manor Park Swim Club - Laurel Place - Westfield, N.J. - 12 p.m. till 8 p.m.Anyone attending is requested to bring a door prize Volunteers Needed for Setup & Cleanup   For tickets please call 1-800-IAPSNJ-1or contact anyone on the pool party committee:Pete Serrone 908-307-0185, Nick Incannella 908-380-9571,Vinnie...

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In the late summer of 1983, two local men with much proud Italian blood running through their veins, decided it was about time that the Nutley and Belleville area had its own Columbus Day Parade.   John V. Kelly, then president of Nutley Savings Bank and a state assemblyman, and Belleville businessman Vincent "Jimmy" Donadia each pledged $1,...

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by Chris Tognotti   The Republican presidential field was already big, but it grew even further on Tuesday morning. After declining to run for the highest office in the land back in 2012, when his political stars seemed most aligned, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is finally taking the plunge, officially entering the 2016 race. It's big...

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by Maureen Daye   Linda Schiano, who teaches Italian at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, enthusiastically shared her knowledge about how to create and cook pasta with more than 100 eighth-graders on a recent day at the school.   Some 10 years ago when Schiano began teaching at MEMS, she came up with the idea of having an annua...

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Gli italoamericani del New Jersey non hanno gradito la notizia della chiusura del consolato di Newark dal prossimo 28 febbraio. A confermarla venerdì alla Camera è stato lo stesso ministro degli Esteri, Emma Bonino. E gli esponenti della comunità sperano di poter approfittare della missione del primo ministro Enrico Letta e della stessa Bonino a Ne...

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New Jersey filmmaker Frank Gigante and Enrico Muzzi are teaming up to film "The Other Side," an independent project produced by Gigante's company My Way Produzioni. The film examines racial stereotypes and how prejudices are formed, with a focus on the Italian-American culture.   "The Other Side" features many New Jersey locations such as Va...

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The Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey (ITANJ) and the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America at Montclair State University joined forces on March 26th for their seventh annual collaboration, Italian Language and Culture Day.   This full day of performances showcased the hard work and creativity of middle school and h...

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The largest Italian American population in the United States is found in New York and New Jersey. The new two-part series Italian Americans of New York and New Jersey - premiering on Tuesday, February 17th and 24th at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN, Sunday, February 15th and 22nd at 9 p.m. on WLIW21 and on Thursday, February 26th and March 3rd at 8 p.m. on NJT...

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by Angela Sparandera Homero Ortiz dreamed of owning his own restaurant his entire life. Seven months ago, his dream came true. The Brothers Italian-American Cuisine eatery, run by Homero and his brother, Omar, at 7 Ronald Dr., East Hanover offers specialty pizzas, homemade soups, burgers and more.   "I love working for myself. I've wai...

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