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By Virginia N. Sherry In an emotional ceremony, Corrado "Joe" Manfredi, the Manfredi Auto Group owner who died in March, was remembered on Ebbitts Street in New Dorp Beach, with friends delivering tributes in both Italian and English. Speakers included long-time friends like Mike Pesce, who recalled the days when he and Manfredi, who was born...

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By Tom Wrobleski Some stereotypes aren't so bad after all. If you need proof, just take a look at the interest generated by Advance coverage of the selling of the Staten Island home used in the iconic 1972 film "The Godfather." The Emerson Hill manse, which served as the estate of Don Vito Corelone in the Oscar-winning flick, including i...

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The Belvedere Club by Bocelli is excited to announce its grand opening this Thursday evening, April 30th and again Friday, May 1st, for your dining pleasure. We look forward to seeing you and extending a warm welcome on behalf of the Foundation and our new family at Bocelli. You will see so much hard work has gone into getting the Club ready f...

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Joseph Buono, 83, of Grasmere, a baker and businessman whose family-owned bakery was a staple in Grasmere for many years, and a family man who loved Italian soccer, died Tuesday in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze.   Born in Ischia, Italy, he immigrated to the United States at the age of 16, moving to Brooklyn. He settled in G...

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On Friday evening, Steve Gross sat at his fish pond booth drawing on his pipe and waiting for customers, while the air was filled with the scent of grilled hamburgers and the sound of rock 'n' roll from DJ Vin D.   Once again, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society's anniversary feast breathed life into the quiet little Rosebank neighborhood betwe...

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No, Charlie Margiotta didn't invent touch-tackle football. Though, understandably, some folks around here might have thought that the case. Truth is the longtime master of the Staten Island Touch Tackle League didn't even create the SITTL.   "John DeSio was the guy," the now 78-year-old Margiotta was saying the other day. "In the b...

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Coloro che nel corso degli ultimi otto anni non hanno ancora avuto la possibilità di essere presi per la gola dalle dieci nonne in cucina alla Enoteca Maria a Staten Island, il prossimo 7 aprile potranno leggere i loro appassionati racconti sul libro che sarà presentato da Barnes & Noble.   Gli autori Jody Scaravella, Elisa Petrini e le...

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By Thomas D'Addona As Staten Island and America celebrate Columbus Day, I wanted to offer an Italian's perspective on what is a deep-rooted, historical friendship between two great countries: Italy and the United States. Maybe it was because the Genovese Cristoforo Colombo risked it all to set sail for the "New World" or because millions and mill...

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Celebrate the Epiphany - La Befana! with Alessandra belloni & I Giullari di Piazza for a special 35TH anniversary revival of "La Cantata dei Pastori" - The Shepherds Cantata. A Neapolitan Renaissance Christmas concert. Featuring: La Befana (the Italian Christmas Witch), the Arc Angel Gabriel, and Pulcinella from the Italian Commedia d...

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Saturday, November 22, 2014"I have struggled with my most ambitious art project in my life. I have come to the final touches on my portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Antonio Meucci. I believe that this painting may be a turning point in my life. It is ready after many months of toil.Your presence is requested at the unveiling of the ONLY known...

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