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It was a weekend of celebration for the Township of East Hanover (NJ) which began with a packed Columbus Day Dinner Dance on Friday night and culminated with the 17th Annual Columbus Day Parade along Ridgedale Avenue on Sunday. The dinner dance was held at the Hanover Manor and had over 400 people dining, mingling and dancing to a fabulous Italian...

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Arthur L. Johnson High School Italian Teacher Alessandra Bonacchi was just awarded a $20,000 grant from the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) Italian Language Center under the supervision of the Consulate General of Italy in New York.    The grant, designed to promote the study of the Italian language, was reviewed by the Italian Minis...

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The Feast of St. Gerard. Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 to Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. St. Lucy’s Church, 118 Seventh Avenue, Newark, NJ. In the back of St. Lucy’s Church in Newark is a dim chapel where the carved likeness of Gerard Majello is kept. Throughout most of the year, visitors gather here at the foot of the marble altar to ask for blessings. Last week,...

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Currently, there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent in the United States, with two million residing in the Garden State and, at a borough council meeting this week, Mayor Matt Anesh declared October 2023 as Italian Heritage Month in South Plainfield. In the proclamation, which was accepted by members of the Plainfields’ Chapter of UNI...

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The Borough of Woodland Park, in collaboration with the Roma Club, gathered on Sunday to raise the Italian flag in celebration of Columbus Day. The Roma Club, a prominent cultural organization in Woodland Park dedicated to preserving and celebrating Italian heritage, played a pivotal role in organizing the event. The club has been a longstanding pi...

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As Italian Heritage Month continues, I would like to recognize a Jersey guy that is making a significant contribution to our culture: Patrick O’Boyle. Yeah, the name. I know. Stick with me. I paid homage to Patrick a few years ago on my other blog for his contributions. Since then, he has continued to bring important topics to light and is working...

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On Wednesday, October 4, residents gathered at town hall to celebrate Italian American Heritage Month with the Orange/West Orange chapter of UNICO. Italian American month began in 1989 when President George H. W. Bush and the Congress issued a special proclamation for Italian American Month in 1989. It overlaps with Columbus Day, which falls on the...

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Sunday, October 8 · 2 - 3:30pm EDT. William Trent House Visitor Center - Across from Hughes Justice Complex - 15 Market Street Trenton, NJ 08611. It is estimated that 10,000 Italians immigrated to the United States between 1793 and 1850 including the first to establish residence in Trenton. One immigrant to Trenton, Giovanni Battiste Sartori (known...

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An annual Columbus Day and Italian Heritage parade will return to Nutley and Belleville for 2023. According to a news release from Nutley Township, the parade will kick off at Belleville High School at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8. The parade route will travel along Joralemon Street, turn at Franklin Avenue, and continue to the Nutley Park Oval. The...

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Alfonso's Family Trattoria & Gourmet Pizzeria has reopened as of Monday after a water pipe burst and flooded the restaurant in July. The restaurant at 99 W Main St. in Somerville posted messages on its social media pages at Alfonso's Somerville announcing the news. "We're so happy to be back come on in!" said the restaurant on Oct. 2. On July 22...

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