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Ted Fiorito Jr. is one of the oldest members of the Fancher-Hulberton-Murray Fire Company, and one of the most supportive. Fiorito, 78, has been a member of the fire company for nearly 58 years, having joined after he married the love of his life, Frances Manno of Albion, in October 1957. "Joining the fire company was just something I thought...

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Owner Joel Trocino, who graduated from The Culinary Institute of America, has combined a little bit of everything at Amici's, offering guests a formal dining experience, a pizza shop and an easygoing lounge, catering to whatever kind of night you're up for.   The front door brings you to the pizza counter, where you can stop in for a quick n...

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The Congregation of Maria S.S. Addolorata would like to announce that this years' procession in honor of our Patron Saint of Mola di Bari will take place on Sunday, September 13th. The procession will depart from Sacred Heart–St. Stephens Church (Summitt and Hicks Street) Carroll Gardens at 3:00 P.M.   Upon returning to St. Stephen...

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Last weekend (Sept. 26th–27th), members of the Società Santa Fortunata di New York celebrated the 115th Feast of Santa Fortunata, beloved patroness of Baucina, Sicily. The two day celebration, full of pomp and pageantry, began at the society clubhouse (7701 17th Ave.) in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and culminated with Mass at Regina Pacis Church (1230 6...

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di Stefano Vaccara Per le banche italiane, dopo la fuga da New York agli inizi del Ventunesimo secolo, è giunto il momento del ritorno. E una delle prime a farlo sarà UBI Banca, terzo gruppo bancario italiano in termini di capitalizzazione di borsa (dopo la sua recente trasformazione da banca popolare a SPA), che si è presentata al Consolato...

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L'Associazione Nazionale Carabinieri di New York ha celebrato domenica scorsa il 45.mo anniversario presso l'elegante Maestro's nel Bronx. Prima del tradizionale pranzo annuale è stata celebrata la Santa Messa da mons. John A. Ruvo, cappellano militare e dal rev. Johathan Morris, parroco della Chiesa Madonna del Carmine del Bronx, alla presenza dei...

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Ha salvato un marchio storico americano dal declino, evitato la chiusura di due fabbriche obsolete con centinaia di dipendenti che rischiavano il posto e un'intera razza di pecore pregiate dall'estinzione. Negli 11 anni e mezzo da quando è padrone di Brooks Brothers (la griffe che ha vestito 39 presidenti, da Abramo Lincoln a Barack Obama) Claudio...

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Upon learning about Bruno Sammartino's induction into the WWE Hall of Fame tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden, I stepped onto Seventh Ave. in Park Slope, envisioning horns honking, Italian tri-colors waving and emotional exchanges about why the hero of my childhood decided to finally do business with Vince McMahon.

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By Emily Backus   The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is exhibiting the spiritual side of two Italian masters this month. After the January 14 opening of a show of four private devotional paintings by Piero della Francesca (1412-1492) - called Close Encounters - the Met just put on show the last seven works of the iconic neoclass...

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The choreographer Stephen Petronio does not like to go backward. He says that moving in reverse — say, on a train — makes him feel mentally disturbed and physically ill. Nevertheless, there is a lot of backward in his life these days.   At 58, he has written a memoir. A lovingly rendered account of an Italian-American childhood in suburban N...

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