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by Gina Mastrangelo   'American Hustle' tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild Italian-American FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper).   DiMaso pushes them into a world of New Jer...

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The IAATO has the privilege of recognizing a very special individual. Each year, we do our best to single out a member of our association who exemplifies what the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean truly stands for.   That is, brotherhood, volunteerism, and a positive example and concern for our association, italian cultur...

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Although Italian immigration to the United States peaked between 1900 and 1914, Italians could be found in New Jersey as early as 1800. These early immigrants were mostly from the northern part of Italy. One of the first Italian immigrants to settle in New Jersey, Giovanni Battista Sartori, settled in Trenton and founded the first spaghetti factory...

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di Riccardo Chioni   A Francesco Serpico, il determinato agente che ha lottato contro la corruzione divenuto famoso nel mondo con il film interpretato da Al Pacino, medaglia all'Onore della polizia di New York, tessera Nr. 3 dell'Associazione Nazionale Polizia di Stato di New York e New Jersey, è stata riconosciuta la cittadinanza italiana. Giov...

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by Heather Haddon   New Jersey Italians are still likely to lose their one full-time consulate, but they are getting a reprieve from the closure of another nearby office. A proposal by the Italian government to shut its consulate in Philadelphia was averted after appeals from Reps. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Patrick Tiberi (R-OH), accordi...

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The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) invites the public to celebrate its 25th anniversary year with its new Bring the Family to the Opera program. To launch the program, the only grand opera company in Bergen County is offering several special ticket offers for children, senior citizens, and individuals to see the company's p...

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The Director of the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America, Dr. Mary Ann Re, is delighted to announce that, recognizing the importance of acknowledging and motivating excellence in the teaching of Italian, the Coccia family and Lawrence Inserra, Jr., have generously increased to $4,000 the monetary prize associated with the Teaching...

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The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble will present its 18th anniversary spring concert, "A Touch of Italy," 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 28 at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Galloway Township.   The concert will take the audience on a musical journey through Italy with such well known and loved pieces as, "The...

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The Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education and school administrators praised students in the Italian program, along with their teacher Rina Miraglia, at the May 6 Board of Education meeting for recent recognition of their excellence.   Three students were awarded by the Coccia Foundation — an organization that promotes and preserves the Italian langua...

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Frank Sinatra's first New Jersey driver's license sold for $15,575 Thursday night. RR Auction sold the 80-year-old license, which was issued to a then unknown-19-year-old Sinatra. Of course, the state of New Jersey didn't quite spell the Chairman of the Board's name correctly.   License No. 549631 was issued to a "Francis Sintra" of 841 Gar...

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