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A local version of a well-known Italian festival came to Montage Mountain this week, offering food, music and family fun.   San Gennaro Festival, named for the patron saint of Naples, Italy, kicked off Wednesday. Saturday was the sunniest day so far, and people came to enjoy Italian pastries and ices while listening to musical tributes to Fr...

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by Donna Christopher Yorktown hosted the San Gennaro Festival Sept. 17-20 drawing many locals and visitors to Commerce Street for the Italian festivities. A highlight Thursday was the opening procession with the statue of St. Gennaro carried to a stage.   A choir also performed during the ceremony. A disc jockey provided entertain...

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Saturday, July 13th Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chapel(Attended by Saint Leo's Parish)103-56 52nd Avenue - Corona, NY 11268 - (718) 592-7569   Mass will be celebrated at noon at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chapel, followed by a procession to William F. Moore Park (aka 'Spaghetti Park'). William F. Morre Park - 108 Street,...

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In the 1940s, Italian-Americans weren't likely to send their elders to nursing homes. In the Italian tradition, families cared for their aging mothers and fathers at home. But Rev. Armando Pierini saw a growing need for a new form of care for the aging at that time, and he had the gumption and personality to make his vision a reality.  ...

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WTI Magazine #7    2013 Nov, 29 Author : Grace Pietrosanti      Translation by:   I was born in the Bronx, New York in the Belmont Area. Originally from Hoffman Street my maiden name is "Ruggiero" I was first generation Italian my parents both being form Sarno, Salerno (Naples) and raised in a beautiful Italian Neig...

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Members of the Italian-American Club will bake cookies for the upcoming St. Joseph's Altar on Saturday and again on Saturday, Feb. 15. If necessary, more baking or other last-minute preparations might have to take place Saturday, Feb. 22. Pignolatti will be prepared on Friday, March 7. All of the baking will take place at the home of Betty and...

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Presso lo studio legale Fried, Frank, Harris & Jacobson di New York si è tenuto un importante simposio internazionale per celebrare il 50mo anniversario del Center for Migration Studies (CMS) e della International Migration Review (IMR).   Entrambe iniziative furono ideate e fondate mezzo secolo fa a New York nel clima di rinnovamento de...

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The Archdiocese of New York has made a proposal to merge our parish church and terminate the celebration of masses and sacraments at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 92 So. Lexington Avenue, White Plains, New York.   Please help us save our parish church which the Archdiocese of New York proposes to close and not allow our parishioner...

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by Stephanie Barry   Salvatore "Sal" Circosta is Catholic, politically conservative, gay and running for mayor. In the early weeks of his candidacy against three-term incumbent Mayor Domenic Sarno, Circosta, 29 - a former seminarian, military chaplain and business manager of a Catholic church - has nearly indoctrinated his campaign.  ...

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Little Italy was once a vibrant immigrant community, but a lot has changed for the historic downtown neighborhood that used to represent a different Italian region on every block. The area is steeped in rich tradition and history.   With the annual Feast of San Gennaro street party in full swing, take a look back at Little Italy through the...

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