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Last weekend's annual Italian Heritage Festival in Valhalla honored White Plains’ first female Department of Public Works commissioner. Each year, the Kensico Dam Plaza festival focuses on Italian pride, but this year in particular, the event recognized Yonkers native Stefania Mignone. "My father came to the United States in 1960... He came here wi...

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Come celebrate Italian culture and special honoree, local resident Stefania Migone, Commissioner of Public Works for the City of White Plains, at the Italian Heritage Festival on Sunday, July 23, from noon to 6 p.m. at “Kensico Dam Piazza” in Valhalla. County Executive George Latimer said, “Italy’s history and culture are entwined with its ancient...

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In the late 19th Century, Silviano Venchi spent his life savings on two bronze cauldrons to experiment with new uses for chocolate. Today, more than 175 Venchi ChocoGelaterias span the globe, though just half a dozen can be found in the US, mostly in the New York Metro. That’s about to change. The chocolatier famed for its 90 gelato flavors and 350...

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October is Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. The month-long celebration recognizes the many contributions and achievements of Italian-Americans in the U.S. According to National Today, "Over 26 million Americans of Italian descent currently reside in the U.S. — making up America's seventh largest ethnic group." New York Public Library's,...

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Chazz Palminteri is best known for memorable roles in "A Bronx Tale", "Bullets over Broadway", "The Usual Suspects." Not only has he conquered the Big Apple through entertainment, he has also done so in terms of the dining scene. At his namesake restaurant, located at 30 W 46th Street, Palminteri pays homage to his Sicilian heritage, with classic d...

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Bedford resident Chazz Palminteri, known for his 1993 film "A Bronx Tale," as well as other roles, most recently as Shorty in ABC's "Modern Family," will open an Italian restaurant in White Plains. According to business partner Jack Sinanaj, Chazz Palminteri Restaurant & Pizza, will take over what had been Anthony's Coal-Fired Pizza. (Anthony's clo...

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NOT JUST STONE: WHITE PLAINS COLUMBUS STATUE MUST REMAIN! The Antonio Meucci Lodge #213, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSIA) of White Plains and many Westchester Italian American groups oppose any attempts to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus in White Plains, NY. The statue in Tibbets Brook Park at Lake Street and North Broa...

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