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Ray Mascetti use to wake up in his room inside the attic of his family's home in Torrington to the sound of his father's voice. Eager to wake up him up so he could get some work done, his father would say, in Italian, "He who sleeps, catches no fish!" Mascetti, 75, said that's one of the few Italian phrases he knows even though he doesn't spe...

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With 55 registered entries, and a handful of unregistered, this year's Parade was the largest and most representative of our Italian American community in the modern era. Another Columbus milestone is the second consecutive year with absolutely no protestors. We also had record support from local car dealerships with 13 dignitary vehicles from five...

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Strike up the bands, tune up the instruments, unfurl the flags — the Columbus Day Parade, the oldest continuous parade in the state, is preparing to step off Sunday, Oct. 12, in Bridgeport's North End.   The 106th Columbus Day Parade & Celebration, sponsored by the Council of Italian-American Societies of Greater Bridgeport, will begin a...

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Please join us in wishing a happy 10th anniversary to public television show Brindiamo!, created by NOIAW member Ornella Fado. Brindiamo! shares the culture, lifestyle and cuisine of Italy in the U.S. with its viewers.   This October, in honor of its 10th anniversary and Italian Heritage Month, the show will host the Brindiamo! Restaurant We...

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by Allegra Hobbs   This feast is back for seconds! A group of Italian Williamsburgers has been quietly reprising the Giglio feast — the beloved century-plus neighborhood tradition where men carry an 80-foot-tall tower through the streets on St. Paulinus's feast day in July — every Columbus Day for the past four years.   But now t...

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The Joesph B. Franzalia, Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge No. 2422, will present the 34th Annual Festa Italiana Columbus Day weekend.   Feast on homemade Italian foods, desserts, cookies, Italian beers and coffee. The festa runs 5-9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. There will be Italian novelty gifts, a variety of local vendors...

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By Mitch Hotts   It was a celebrazione -- Italian for celebration -- of the culture, history and heritage of Italy during the Columbus Day Parade on Main Street in downtown Mount Clemens on Saturday. The 46-unit procession included a variety of social clubs, businesses, pageant queens, and the Harper Woods High School Marching Band payi...

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by Christopher Robbins   Leonardo. Michelangelo. Titian. Rodin. Some of the western world's greatest artistic talents were Italian, so this Jersey Shore borough's mixture of a Columbus Day festival with an arts fair makes perfect sense. On an otherwise dreary Saturday afternoon, laughter and smiles brightened up Spring Lake's business d...

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The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade and Italian Heritage Month Committee held its Annual Taste of Italy Dinner on Sunday at the Nutley Parks and Recreation Building.   Among attendees were committee members, front row from left, Chair Tom Nicastro, Vito and Melissa Matturo, Barbara Freda, Anthony Santasieri, Susan LaMorte and Joseph Co...

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The Italian American Club will hold its tenth annual Columbus Day Parade on Sunday. A celebration of local Italian-American culture, this year's parade begins at 2 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue in East Hanover and is dedicated to all who have served in the U.S. armed forces.   Leading the parade is the Color Guard of Picatinny Arsenal and th...

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