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It was a celebration of Italian culture, cuisine and Christopher Columbus. For many Italian Americans, Columbus Day is not just a celebration of the explorer, but of Italian culture as a whole. Members of the Italian American Civic Association commemorated the day by raising the Italian flag at its Bellew Avenue building. Watertown’s Miss Italia Sa...

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Celebrations began Monday morning at Binghamton City Hall with members of the city’s Italian-American community for the raising of the Italian Flag. Following the flag-raising ceremony and a performance by Tri-Cities Opera Singer Kyrie Laybourn, the downtown streets were already filling up with community members and families for the annual Columbus...

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A wreath-laying ceremony was held Saturday at the Italian Oven on the east end of Loomis Street just before you get to Highway 167. Joann Campbell, with the Italian Heritage Club, stated, “October, as Italian Heritage month, provides us with the opportunity to recognize the contributions, achievements, and successes of Italians and Italian American...

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Cheering crowds lined up behind metal barricades along Fifth Avenue Monday for New York’s 78th annual Columbus Day Parade – the world’s largest celebration of Italian-American culture and heritage. Over 100 groups participated in this year’s parade, including over 20 marching bands, 18 floats and dozens of performance groups, according to the Colum...

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Italian sausage is one of the best-loved food items in Central New York. And here, as elsewhere, pumpkin spice is one of the most controversial food flavorings — people love it or hate it. What happens when they’re combined? We’ll find out this weekend, when one of the region’s best-known meat companies, Basilio Buda, launches a Pumpkin Spice Sausa...

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Gifts from New York State and Erie County on Saturday morning made the first anniversary celebration especially happy for Buffalo’s Centro Culturale Italiano. State Sen. Sean Ryan presented a $100,000 grant to the organization at the event. The money will be used to fund the renovation of the courtyard at the center to make more outdoor programs po...

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Is it possible to down seven Ferrara cannoli in just a few minutes? Indeed it is for Carlo Giambotto of Rossville who consumed just that at the Mount Loretto Italian Festival on Friday, Oct. 7. But the competitive eating contest was just a fraction of sights at the annual Pleasant Plains three-day festa. Food trucks, a beer and sangria garden and I...

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On Oct. 4, the Westchester County Board of Legislators held their annual Italian-American Heritage Month celebration by recognizing Anthony Amiano of Valhalla and Judy Delvecchio Fix of Eastchester for their strong community leadership. Board Chair Catherine Borgia (D – Briarcliff Manor, Cortlandt, Croton, Ossining, Peekskill) welcomed virtual and...

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Brooklyn’s Federation of Italian Organizations will host its 40th annual Columbus Day Parade at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. In addition to saluting the famed Italian seafarer, explorer and navigator, the march heralds Italian heritage and culture. The route runs along 18th Avenue (Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard) from 61st Street to Benson Avenue, wit...

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"This year's Day of the Contemporary offers a unique opportunity to address complex and increasingly topical issues such as sustainability and climate change in a different way," said Italy's Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia. "Italy's commitment to addressing these challenges and promoting more environmentally friendly practices i...

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