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by Joe Warner   The Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission will host the 11th annual Italian Heritage Festival of Gloucester County on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free festival, held on the grounds of RiverWinds Community Center in West Deptford, attracts more than 8,000 attendees from the tri-state area and beyo...

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WHAT HAPPENS when a grandmother from Sicily hosts a dinner for a renowned Sicilian chef? Graziella DiFulco and Joey Baldino had never met, but Inside Jersey thought perhaps they should. Our story shares details of that day.   Graziella DiFulco grew up in Sicily. She married in Italy, and, in 1965, she and her husband, Sal, came to America. I...

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Giuseppe Rossi will return to the Fiorentina side at the beginning of March, the club has announced. The Italian international has been on the sidelines all season with a knee injury, and has undergone surgery in the USA to correct the problem.   Now the club's team doctor has set a return date for the former Manchester United man, with...

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Puccini's, a West Side Italian restaurant and catering hall that's been a Jersey City institution for 31 years, is closing its doors.   The location of countless political fundraisers and luncheons featuring Hudson County bigwigs, Puccini's is shutting its doors to make way for a large-scale residential development, sources tell The Jersey J...

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WHO ARE THEY: Consisting of members Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, Il Volo is an Italian pop opera trio which was formed in 2009. The singers met on the Italian music show "Ti lascio una canzone" where Ginoble wound up taking home the grand prize. In November of 2010 Il Volo released their debut self-titled album.   It...

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Italian American Social Club of Waldwick celebrates a Waldwick tradition with roots dating back to 1925. The 9th Annual Ferragosto Family Picnic and Festa will be held on Sunday, August 21st in Waldwick Borough Park.   Each year its occasion of Assumption Day, observed by the Roman Catholic Church is presented by IASCW with music, bocce cour...

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by Cecilia Levine   For Teaneck's Daniele Dario, it started with a watch. A biodegradable one, particularly. A gift from his mother back home in Venice, Italy, when he was 6. She explained that the watch was made from recycled materials, which was better for the planet than using plastic or other artificial materials. When Dar...

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