Support the Nottingham High School Italian Club's first ever fundraiser, "An Italian Dinner & Music Night," on Friday, June 14, from 6 -10 p.m. The evening will include music and food displays, and performances by students and professional entertainers such as the traditional Italian folk dancing ensemble Coro d'Italia, comedian Floyd Vivino (U...
READ MOREArrivederci, Newark. The home state of Frank Sinatra, Tony Soprano, Frankie Valli and Samuel Alito is losing its Italian consulate, leaving a state whose Italian roots run deep in the American consciousness without an official tie to Italy. The Newark consulate is a casualty of economic troubles 4,200 miles away — an Italian economy in re...
READ MOREby Manny Alfano The Italian American One Voice Coalition through the efforts of Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assemblyman Ralph Caputo are pleased to announce the joint resolution dedicating the month of October as Italian American Heritage Month. The dedication will take place on Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 at Two pm sharp in the...
READ MOREPasquale Gervasio made it to America by stowing away on a boat from Italy, eating only lemons for two weeks. In 1936, he opened an Italian bakery in Trenton with a single brick oven, and over the years its grown from one bakery to a seven-location business that create fresh bread and baked goods that are standouts in a community filled with sp...
READ MOREOn Friday June 24th, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission participated in a dinner meeting with the Hon Vicenzo Amendola Undersecretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Undersecretary was in New York for official meetings at the United Nations, but made time to visit New Jersey to meet with the Italian America...
READ MOREIn advance of the the 13th Annual Columbus Day Commemoration, members of Trenton Council Knights of Columbus, The New Jersey Italian American Heritage Commission, and community volunteers braved the weather and rain on Sat., Oct. 4 to clean Columbus Park around the statue. This group included the following: Matt Tydryszewski, Don Povio, v...
READ MOREBy Joyce J. Persico / For The Times The American Dream comes in all shapes and sizes, often materializing in the most humble of circumstances. In the case of Vincenzo Paxia, a Sicilian immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1958 without being able to speak English, that dream was fulfilled on a quiet, one-way street in the...
READ MOREFor more information visit the San Felese Society of New Jersey website at www.sanfelesesocietynj.org For more on the Feast read "Celebration of the Madonna di Pierno Feast" by Tom Frascella Fonte: Magna Grece
READ MOREBy Rich Cuccagna At a recent meeting held at the West Trenton Italian American Club, Cav. John Scarpati, President of the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association presented Richard Prunetti, President of the West Trenton Italian American Club with a check for their scholarship foundation. This year's recipient is Lauren...
READ MOREOn Monday, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commissioners met with New Jersey's Commissioner of Education David Hespe and Chief Academic Officer Kimberly Harrington to discuss how the NJ DOE can contribute to NJIHC's 2016 initiatives. Also in attendance were representatives from Ocean County Community College (OCC) and the Honorable Andrea Canepari, Con...
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