The 2013 Jersey City Columbus Day Parade steps off at 1 tomorrow afternoon at Sixth Street and Newark Avenue. The parade will proceed east along Newark to Jersey Avenue, then south to City Hall, 280 Grove St. This year's event, sponsored by the Dante Alighieri Society, marks the fifth year the Columbus Day Parade will take place in one of...

Italian American Social Club of Waldwick members will be making, giving, serving and eating pizza chiena this Easter to beak the Lenten fast. The community is invited to come for a taste at the club's pre-Easter meeting on April 15.   New members and families are welcome to attend meetings, which are held at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of ea...

di Gloria Folcio   Disaronno, già marchio di successo negli Stati Uniti, consolida la sua posizione nel mercato a stelle e strisce. Il liquore italiano, presente Oltreoceano da più di 30 anni, dal primo gennaio prossimo potrà contare su una società creata ad hoc per gestirne le vendite e le iniziative di marketing sul territorio americano....

The East Hanover Italian American Club (EHIAC) announces Michéal Castaldo as the Grand Marshall for the 2015 Columbus Day Parade, which will be held in East Hanover, New Jersey, on Sunday, October 11.   Castaldo is also being honored as the EHIAC Music Achievement Award Recipient for his outstanding performances, arranging and composing tale...

By Mary Ann Re   Congratulations to our 250+ participating students and teachers—You were all phenomenal! Bravi!  It was a truly difficult and unenviable choice, but our trophy winners were:   Middle Schools - Skit TitleFirst Place: Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School - "Una famiglia in crisi"Second Place: Frelinghuysen Midd...

A holy and first class relic of Saint Anthony of Padua will visit numerous parishes in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey from June 10 to June 19. The tour will begin in Roselle Park, NJ, with two church visits in Manhattan, a visit in Stamford, CT, two visits in Yonkers, NY, a visit in Nanuet, NY, and a visit in Paterson, NJ. The Franciscan way...

This morning the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey presented Ten college bound students with $1,000 scholarships in memory of Italian American Police Officers that are deceased.   We would like to congratulate the scholarship recipients and thank Scholarship Chairman Jerry Onnembo of the Wood Ridge Police Department for his commi...

Tom Maoli, CEO/Dealer Principal of the Celebrity Motor Car Company, has announced the January 10, 2017 opening of his newest dealership on Route 10 in Whippany -- Alfa Romeo of Morris County. The new franchise joins Maserati of Morris County, BMW of Springfield and Lexus of Route 10, and SAAB service center as the newest addition to Celebrity Motor...

by Steven Rodas   For Jersey City resident Stefania Cocozza, coffee is not simply a dose of caffeine in the morning to start the day - coffee is life.   Cocozza, who was born and raised in Rome, Italy, has had more than 20 years in the coffee business including training with some of the industry's top figures at the University of Coff...

By Daniel Hubbard   Three restaurants specializing in fine Italian cuisine will be featured in the American Dream center's dining terrace, developer Triple Five announced Thursday.   The restaurants will be owned by the same people who own Carpaccio, a high-end restaurant based in Florida that has received high praise from diners on s...