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They're standing in line next to the silhouette of a large boat that symbolizes their journey. There are 12 adults and two children. The men, carrying suitcases, are wearing suits and hats. The women are clad in long dresses with scarves over their heads. All of them are immigrants who have settled in Newark's Ironbound section with hopes of pursin...

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Thanks to a huge public demand, international recording artist Patrizio Buanne returns to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 8:00pm in the Victoria Theater. Tickets range from $49.50 to $99.50. Known for his expressive big voice and engaging performances, the young Neapolitan pop crooner has sung for the Pope,...

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As first reported by Essex County Place, Newark’s growing downtown will soon be home to another market. Lonnie Soury, who represents the Newark-based RBH Group, LLC, tells Jersey Digs that a “‘first-of-its-kind’ Italian-inspired fresh food marketplace” is set to open within the new Teachers Village development along Halsey Street. Soury says the bu...

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According to Lonnie Soury, who represents the RBH Group, the company is finalizing a transaction with Aldo Sartore of ITA Concepts, who is "the co-founder of the Eataly vision", "to locate a 10,000 square foot 'first-of-its-kind' Italian-inspired fresh food marketplace in Teachers Village".However, although the Newark Community Economic Development...

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When we think of Italians, certain things come to mind: food, wine, romance, coffee, conversation, etc. Seldom do we think of professional athletes as part of everyday Italian culture, but things are a bit different for Chicago Bears tight end and Delaware native Justin Perillo. Justin’s parents grew up in Wilmington, but his family’s roots can be...

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THE PLUMP, tender meatballs and the generous panini sandwiches from Caffe Margherita have become the talk of Gateway Center.   The lawyers stop for lunch, the laborers stop for lunch, and, at certain times of day, folks jam up the hallway like so many airplanes on the runway. "I'm no restaurateur by any means," says Frank Ambrosio, who opene...

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È durata poco meno di due ore l'audizione che il Vice Ministro degli Esteri Marta Dassù ha svolto in Senato. Chiamata a riferire sulla riorganizzazione consolare, Dassù ha illustrato quella che ha chiamato la "filosofia del riorientamento" della Farnesina.   L'audizione, inizialmente prevista insieme alla Commissione Esteri della Camera, si...

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The year was 1931, the country was in the worst economic depression of its 155 years. The great immigration was over, but many Italians still struggled and strove to make the lives of their families better. Those that had jobs worked hard for little pay and, if they felt fortune if they were able to work long hours. Italian Americans – often first...

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New Jersey is well known as a U.S. bastion of Italian and Italian-American heritage, but it doesn't appear that Rome got the message. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to close its consulate in Newark, the only full-fledged office in a state renowned as the home of Italian-American pop-culture fixtures such as Frank Sinatra and "...

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An Italian Christmas Concert and benefit for the National Shrine of St. Gerard will feature award‐winning Italian tenor Micheal Castaldo at Saint Lucy's Church, 118 Seventh Ave., Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. (St. Lucy's Day) Castaldo will sing classic Italian carols from his best‐selling album, "Extravergine: Christmas in the Mediterranean," accompanied by...

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