Bob Russo Honored by Essex County Freeholders at Annual Italian Heritage Month Celebration
Montclair Deputy Mayor Robert J. Russo was honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders during its Italian Heritage Month Celebration held at the Hall of Records on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. The event was co-sponsored by Freeholders Brendan Gill of Montclair (District 5) and Leonard Luciano of West Caldwell (District 4), who a...
A different side of Frank Sinatra at Monmouth U.
by Chris Jordan We all know about Frank Sinatra the singer. But how much do we known about Sinatra the civil rights activist? Maybe not as much as we should, but those who attend the Sinatra Centennial symposium — noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Hall on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch — will perhaps have a...
Support NIAF Today with Do More 24
Calling all NIAF friends! Join this special day of giving! Here's a chance to join forces with folks all over the region in giant day of giving. Done in conjunction with United Way of the National Capital Area, the Do More 24 campaign is about encouraging community support and encouraging us all to join together to support the causes we ar...
26th Annual National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala
Join the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) on Thursday, May 22, 2014, for the 26th Annual National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala. The signature Washington event returns to the National Building Museum to honor Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, LTG Flora Darpino and Harry Lombardo. In addition to these outstanding headline honorees, th...
Sabato 9 maggio Giornata Porte Aperte all’Ambasciata italiana a Washington.
Sabato 9 maggio l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington aprirà le sue porte in occasione di EU Open House, la manifestazione che celebra la giornata dell'Europa grazie ad eventi organizzati da tutte le ambasciate UE. "Uno stile di vita sano, l'Italian lifestyle: il tema di quest'anno è ispirato a Expo Milano", spiega l'Ambasciatore Claudio Bisogniero....
Molfetta illumina Hoboken
Hanno preso il largo le luminarie che da Molfetta raggiungeranno Hoboken, nel New Jersey per illuminare l'89esima edizione dell'Hoboken Italian festival - The Feast of Madonna dei Martiri, la festa gemella, in onore della patrona di Molfetta, a cui partecipano, oltre ai molfettesi, tutti gli italiani, di prima, seconda e terza generazione, che risi...
A TRIP TO OPERATIC ITALY - An Audio Visual Presentation by Lou Barella
When: Thursday, June 2 at 7 pm. Where: The Center for Italian & Italian American Culture, 411 Pompton Avenue, lower level, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Payment & registration required in advance! Light refreshments will be served! Costs: Members — $8.00 Non-members — $10.00 - Call 973.571.1995 to register or e-mail...
Bartiromo Italy-Bound: Prize Winner
Operatic arias, risotto and a crowd of 200 greeted journalist Maria Bartiromo last night at the Italian Embassy,where she was awarded the 2014 Urbino Press Award. Bartiromo, an anchor and global markets editor for Fox News, is the first finance reporter to receive the prize, given annually to journalists who have made significant contributions in...
Holy Rosary Church offers Italian renaissance
The Italian-style church was established in 1913 to serve the more than 3,000 Italians in this "Little Italy" neighborhood who came here to help build the nation's capital as stone carvers, masons and other trades. Located at 595 Third Street, N.W., Holy Rosary Church's exterior includes a bell tower, Christopher Columbus statue and four marbl...
Columbus Park gets a cleaning in advance of the 13th Annual Columbus Day Commemoration
In advance of the the 13th Annual Columbus Day Commemoration, members of Trenton Council Knights of Columbus, The New Jersey Italian American Heritage Commission, and community volunteers braved the weather and rain on Sat., Oct. 4 to clean Columbus Park around the statue. This group included the following: Matt Tydryszewski, Don Povio, v...
The story of the Christopher Columbus Statue on Boulevard
Standing at the end Boulevard, next to the tennis courts at Byrd Park, is the first statue of Christopher Columbus erected in the South. In the early 1920s, Richmond's Italian-American community – about 1,000 strong – wanted to gift a statue of their kinsman to their adopted home. The residents hoped city officials would add a Columbus sta...
Festa Italiana offers authentic taste of Italy
by Erik Anderson The fourth annual Festa Italiana sponsored by Habitat for Humanity will offer Frederick an exceedingly rare cultural experience in America: a true taste of Italy. "My goal is really to try to promote what is a more authentic aspect of Italy," said festival chairwoman Maria Giovanna Galasso, who came to Frederick from...