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Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the 2021 Essex County Italian American Heritage Month celebration on Thursday, Oct. 28, in the county’s Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building. During the event, DiVincenzo recognized Judith M. Persichilli, commissioner of the N.J. Department of Health, and Frank J. Del Gaudio, director of the...

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Vito Perillo is a 97-year-old WWII veteran, who was reelected to a second term as mayor of Tinton Falls, N.J. on Tuesday. Perillo is believed to be the oldest person ever to win a mayoral race in the U.S. “Thank you to my fellow residents for trusting me to lead Tinton Falls forward for the next four years. You may know that I am not a politician,...

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will reopen its doors Nov. 27 — a milestone some congregants feared would never come, and that parish officials say was only possible after extensive and costly repairs to an unsafe building.  With repairs complete, “it’s on to God’s work of repairing hearts,” the Rev. Amilcar Benito Prado — popularly known as “Fathe...

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The Axelrod Performing Arts Center welcomes audiences for the first time since the shutdown. A Bronx Tale: The Musical kicks off the theatre's 2021-2022 season. This production is directed by original Broadway cast member Richard H. Blake, who played the role of Lorenzo.  A Bronx Tale is based on Oscar nominee Chazz Palminteri's real life story, wh...

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The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO began their homemade winemaking process during Italian-American Heritage month.  Chapter members and guests gathered for an afternoon of winemaking at Grape Expectations winemaking facilities in Bridgewater, NJ.  The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO is an Italian-American service organization whose m...

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Next time you stroll from Clairemont Avenue to Grant Street, things won’t look very different. You’ll pass Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, slated to reopen in late November. You’ll see signs for the Club Aquilonese San Vito Martire, a treasured institution for a century. American and Italian flags will wave above you. But look up, and you’ll see t...

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Keep kosher? Keep reading. It can often be a challenge finding upscale restaurants that accommodate food restrictions. For those that keep kosher, this happens pretty often. A little over a year ago, La Cucina Di Nava opened in Teaneck and is one of the best gourmet “I’d eat here even if I didn't keep kosher” Italian restaurants New Jersey has seen...

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The United States Congress is one of our nation’s most enduring and important institutions, but with partisan politics growing more hostile every day, and Congressional approval ratings trending ever-lower, it often feels as if the Legislative Branch is terminally ill. Perhaps the Italian American Congressional Delegation has the right prescription...

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Chef Mathieu Palombino has opened his latest pizza and Italian food venture, Gigi and Mario, in Edgewater. The restaurant serves lovingly crafted pizzas and other Italian delights. With a menu made from scratch and a Neapolitan Acunto brick oven for making pizzas, there’s something for everyone. The 1,300-sq ft Gigi and Mario features an open pizza...

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During this Holiday Season, members of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey will continue to support Big Brothers & Big Sisters of New Jersey by providing toys and gifts for children in single parent families. Come join us in East Hanover at Vespucci’s Marketplace on December 4th to collect toys for families in need. We are very apprec...

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