After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Blauvelt Sons of Italy, Rockland Lodge is back and bigger and better than ever to host their much-anticipated 11th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival at the Tappan Masonic Park Fair Grounds Sept. 8-11. The event usually draws thousands of people from around the tri-state area during the spectacular fo...

The August monthly meeting of Morris County Lodge 2561 of the Sons of Italy included a visit by representatives from two of the organization’s multiple charitable partners, JBWS (Morris County’s Domestic Violence agency), and the Interfaith Food Pantry Network. Representing JBWS was Crisis Response Team Manager, Robin M. Hughes, DVS, who addressed...

We are very excited to announce that our television series, The Italian America Show, is returning for Season 3 on News 12+ this September in the New York City Metropolitan area. If outside the NYC Metro area, you can stream the episodes online! Be sure to tune in every Sunday at 8 p.m. EST for our 30-minute episodes featuring interviews with promi...

When the Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival opens this weekend, one of its most popular booths will feature the Bellaire Sons of Italy sausage sandwiches. The link sausages are grilled to perfection and topped with caramelized onions and peppers, served on a soft bun.  But the work that goes into the sausages starts weeks ahead, and...

Isabella Naddeo, a senior at Trinity High School, has won the annual scholarship from the Primo Italiano Lodge #2800 of the Sons and Daughter of Italy. The scholarship was awarded to Ms. Naddeo at the lodge meeting on May 16, 2022. Ms. Naddeo will use the $2500 scholarship this fall at Washington & Jefferson College, where she plans to major in bio...

Joe and Anthony Russo, a pair of Italian American brothers and filmmakers from Cleveland, Ohio, continue their meteoric ascent fueled by groundbreaking storytelling, big-budget spending and good old Hollywood stardust. The Russo Brothers, who are lifelong members of Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), are down-to-earth directors who lean...

This month the Watertown Sons & Daughters of Italy Lodge Piave Fiume #1036, an affiliate Lodge of the National Order Sons of Italy in America, presented a check of $5,000 dollars to the Watertown Food Pantry, along with food items. The donation was made possible by hosting a comedy night fundraiser in June. Late February of 2022 the ceiling of the...

Following a two-year hiatus thanks to the pandemic, Morris County Sons of Italy – Lodge 2561 once again held their Annual Basil Ricci Memorial Charity Golf Outing on Thursday, July 7 at Parsippany’s Knoll Country Club West. The event, the compilation of a lot of hard work by many of the Lodge’s “golf committee” members was a huge success. 138 golfe...

The Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) and Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) fraternal organization have partnered on a scholarship matching program to recognize one student-athlete each year who meets the requirements in the classroom, on the field and in heritage. Each year the IAB...

The Methuen Sons of Italy Lodge #902 hosted the U.S. Bocce Federation 2022 Championships from June 20-26. This was the third time the facility hosted the National Tournament. Bocce players participating came from as close as Methuen, but came from as far as Florida and California. Money Tournament winners were George Mancini, Lennie Christopher, Ro...