2016 Mayor's Gala Honoree: Ralph Checchio
On May 6, natives of Scotch Plains will celebrate the 24th Annual Mayor's Gala at Pantagis Renaissance, where community members will be honored for exceptional dedication to the community. Ralph Checchio, one of the event's four honorees, will hear his name called after attending the event for the past decade. In 2011, he was awarded the K...
St. Ann kicks off 106th Italian Festival in Hoboken
Dozens of people gathered Saturday afternoon into the evening to kick off day two of St. Ann's Italian Festival, which has been apart of the Mile Square City now for 106 years. While city police blocked off the area near 7th and Jefferson streets at St. Ann's Square, the smell of bratwursts filled the air and children rode carnivals and pl...
Italian-American Community Mourns Passing of Mark Valente III
The Washington, D.C. Italian-American community mourns the passing of Mark Valente III on August 3. He was a President of Valente & Associates and for over 20 years gave voice to a wide range of clients, elected officials, candidates, and not-for-profit causes. Mr. Valente was a distinguished member of the Board of the Directors of Nat...
Hamilton raises Italian flag in honor of Italian-American heritage
Some of Mercer County's most prominent Italian-Americans celebrated their lineage Monday afternoon as Hamilton Township hosted its annual Italian Flag-Raising Ceremony in recognition of National Italian-American Heritage Month. Mercer County Acting Prosecutor Angelo Onofri and Eugene Forconi, proprietor of Hamilton-based Forconi Foods, wer...
La Festa sees the light
As Scranton's government struggles it's more important than ever for civic institutions to demonstrate that the community, beyond the municipal government, remains strong. A literally glowing example is La Festa Italiana of Lackawanna County's decision to contribute up to $10,000 for renovation of the iconic Electric City sign atop the Scr...
Christopher Columbus Statue Rededication
Members of the Italian American One Voice Coalition (www.iaovc.org) were pleased this past weekend to join the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association, New Jersey State Senator President Stephen Sweeney, and other dignitaries, in rededicating the Christopher Columbus statue at the Italian American Heritage Center in Hamilton Township....
Fall in love with Puccini at Allentown's Miller Symphony Hall
by Steve Siegel Valentine's Day is all about love, and you don't have to be an opera aficionado to fall in love with Puccini. One of the greatest composers of Italian opera, Puccini has produced many standards of the opera repertoire. So what better way to celebrate the holiday with that special someone than at a romantic concert featuring...
Italia protagonista a Book Festival Washington
Straordinario successo italiano al National Book Festival 2016, organizzato dalla Library of Congress e svoltosi il 24 settembre presso il Convention Center di Washington Dc. Oltre 220.000 i visitatori in una sola giornata. Due gli eventi di quest'anno che hanno visto l'Italia come grande protagonista. Innanzitutto, all'interno della sezio...
Novena Madonna dei Martiri in Hoboken
L' Hoboken Italian Festival, è un grande evento italo-americano come Festival nel New Jersey festeggia oggi 86 anni, sono le tradizioni tramandate di una festa patronale nata in Italia, a Molfetta, che è ha oltre 600 anni. The festival occurs yearly, the weekend after Labor Day, for 4 days at beautiful Sinatra Park, on the historic waterfront of H...
The American Italian Federation of the Southeast Biennial Convention was held on April 12, 13, & 14, 2013 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
During the convention everyone got to meet and talk with so many pleasant individuals that are associated with and supporting their great organizations and the American Italian Federation. Officers were nominated and elected.
Christmas Dinner in Wilkes-Barre
The Italian American Association is hosting a Christmas dinner meeting on Dec. 12 at the Genetti Hotel and Conference Center. Arrival time is 5 p.m. with complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with a cash bar. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Special price is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Music for dan...
Clark Unico Participates in Annual Memorial Day Parade
The Clark Chapter of UNICO marched in the Annual Clark Memorial Day Parade on Monday. Members marched down Westfield Ave to ALJ High School for the Ceremony. Clark Unico is a chapter of Unico National, the largest Italian American service organization in the United States. The Clark Unico is active in the community, provides scholarships t...