We got an amazing opportunity to meet and interview Bartolo “Buddy” Valastro. He is a reality TV show host, and owner of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey, and other locations. He also has several TV shows, such as “Cake Boss,” “Bake You Rich,” “Bake It Like Buddy” and “Bakers vs. Fakers.” If you have seen his show or have been lucky enough...
READ MOREGiuseppe Fasanella è il nuovo Presidente del “Monte San Giacomo Club” di Hoboken, una delle associazioni più importanti di connazionali presenti negli Stati Uniti d’America. Giuseppe Fasanella, 54 anni, succede nella prestigiosa carica a Carmine Percontino, ed è coadiuvato da Francesco Spina, Pietro Caporrino, Frank Castella, Angelo Caporrino, Robe...
READ MOREI definitely pissed off a member of the Bamonte family. I didn’t mean to do it. I was trying to explain to Nicole Bamonte that I’m writing about how I will try, and likely enjoy, any establishment that displays one or more autographed photos of a cast member from The Sopranos, that it’s a seal of approval for me when I walk into a place in the Tri-...
READ MOREEverything Italian will be the order of the day next week when the annual Hoboken Italian festival opens its run. A fixture in the city for more than 90 years, the festival will return on September 6 and continue to September 9 along Sinatra Drive and at the park on Hoboken's Waterfront. It features four days of Italian traditions, live music, mult...
READ MOREStars from the Italian soccer league team Juventus spent part of the weekend in New Jersey. The soccer stars signed autographs, took pictures and played soccer at the fan festival on Sinatra Field in Hoboken. The professional soccer club is trying to make a name for themselves in the United States by way of Hoboken. "They want more fans here in th...
READ MOREIt's been more than 100 years and St. Ann's Church here is still giving the community zeppoles, live nightly entertainment and crafts. St. Ann's Church is hosting its 108th annual Italian festival at Seventh and Jefferson streets. The festival, which started Saturday at 1 p.m., is open to all until Thursday, July 26 – the Catholic church's feast da...
READ MOREIn occasione della presenza, a Molfetta, dei vertici della Società Madonna dei Martiri di Hoboken, cui fa riferimento la comunità molfettese nel New Jersey, mercoledì 18 luglio, alle 19, nella sala conferenze del Museo Diocesano di Molfetta, si terrà l’incontro “L’importanza delle radici per i molfettesi d’America”. Interverranno il presidente dell...
READ MOREIeri, domenica 1° luglio, l’on. Fucsia Nissoli, deputata FI eletta in Centro e Nord America, ha partecipato all’incontro organizzato dall’associazione "I Love Molfetta", presieduta da Roberto Pansini, e dalle organizzazioni della Società della madonna dei Martiri in Hoboken. Ospite d’onore dell’incontro il presidente della Regione Puglia, Michele E...
READ MOREThere are at least 42 monuments to him in New Jersey, but Christopher Columbus remains one of the nation's most controversial figures. Was Columbus a hero who opened the Americas to European exploration and innovation, or a villain who lead to the enslavement of natives and the death of thousands due to disease? The federal holiday, celebrated on t...
READ MOREThe Hoboken Italian Festival takes over the Mile Square City's Sinatra Drive this weekend for it's 91st year. The event started last night and continues tonight with Freestyle Friday, which will include performances by Cynthia, Lisette Menendez, Aly Us, Fascination, Boriqua Posse and more. Performances on the main stage will continue tomorrow with...
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