Venezia Honored at Essex County Italian Heritage Celebration
Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia was recognized at the annual Essex County Italian Heritage Celebration on Monday afternoon. "It's a real honor, especially since I admire my other two honorees" Venezia said in an interview with TAPinto Bloomfield. Venezia's fellow honorees were Eleanor Guarino, a community activist in Belleville, and Carmel Poetue...
La Pizza, il Cuore di Napoli ( Pizza, the Heart of Naples )
When: Monday, November 13, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy On the occasion of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, join us for the world premiere of the documentary "La Pizza, il cuore di Napoli" presented by director Luca Verdone. The screening will be followed by a pizza tasting. Pizza is a Neapolitan celebratio...
From founding Italians to today’s Hispanics, parish sees century of change
Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Philadelphia, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 22, is a prime example of how parishes can evolve over time. In this case Consolation went from an Italian personal parish at its founding to a multicultural territorial parish in 2013, yet it maintains some of the flavor of its beginnings. Immigr...
10 to be honored at Italian-American Women of Distinction luncheon
The Progressive Women’s Association will honor 2017 Italian-American Women of Distinction award winners during a luncheon at noon Friday at the Uptown Event Center in Clarksburg. Keynote speaker for the event will be Marie Prezioso. Being recognized are: Business/professional — Andrea Pecora Fucillo; culinary — Janice Brunett; education — Mary Ann...
A short history of Italian migration from Trenton to Robbinsville
Robbinsville is ruining it all. All right fine, that’s not fair. They’re not ruining it completely. But they’re damn close to ruining it all. Of course, I’m talking about the rankings of “Most Italians Living in One Town in New Jersey,” where Hamilton ranks fourth in the state with 20,559 Italians, according to the 2015 Census numbers. Toms River l...
Nicole Alexandra Cacchiotti chosen as National Italian American Foundation Photography Grand Prize Winner
Nicole Alexandra Cacchiotti, Global Business Student at Suffolk University, was chosen as the Grand Prize Winner of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Photography Competition. The competition asked photographers, amateurs and professionals, to submit images that best captured “That’s Amore”, and received entries from all over the world...
Rome’s rabbi gifts Talmud to Library of Congress
The Library of Congress got an Italian-Jewish present, brought all the way from Rome by its chief rabbi. Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni of the Roman Jewish community on Monday (Oct. 23) presented the library the first volume of the first Talmud to be printed in Italy in 500 years. The Talmud, a book of Jewish law compiled from the 3rd to 6th centuries A.D...
Italian Heritage Celebrated with Annual Gala Ball
A special event was held in Cumberland County this past weekend to celebrate Italian heritage. On the night of Saturday, October 21st, the Italian Cultural Foundation of South Jersey held their 30th annual Gala Ball at the Greenview Inn at the Eastlyn Golf Course in Vineland. Each year, the event honors those who show immense pride in their Italian...
Winners announced for the video contest for students of Italian language on the occasion of the 17th Week of Italian Language in the world
On October 18 an award ceremony was held at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC to honor the winners of a video contest organized by the Embassy on the occasion of the 17th week of the Italian Language in the world. Minister Catherine Flumiani announced the two winning videos: “Tiramisù” for the Rose L. Hardy Middle School in Washington, DC and “...
Columbus statute earns re-dedication in Garfield
An air of defiance hung over the re-dedication ceremony for a Christopher Columbus statute in Garfield on Saturday morning. Local, state and federal leaders who spoke at Columbus Park for the monument’s 50th anniversary made brief nods to the anti-Columbus sentiment that has swept the nation of late. But for the more than 40 people in attendance, t...
Harness Racing Hall of Famer, Tony Abbatiello Passes Away
Anthony “Tony” Abbatiello, a United States Trotting Association director for 25 years and chairman of the board from 1997 to 2003, died Oct. 19, 2017, at his home in Colts Neck, N.J., after complications from heart failure. He was 89. Abbatiello, the son of Italian immigrants, started in the sport by acquiring 457 acres in what is now known as Colt...
Aquiloniesi in America, cento anni per il Club San Vito
Cento anni in America, anzi di Italiani-aquiloniesi in America. Il Club San Vito Martire nel New Jersey ha festeggiato nei giorni scorsi, in occasione del Colombus Day, il suo primo secolo di vita. Fondato da emigranti di Aquilonia a inizio secolo scorso, in onore del santo patrono della comunità irpina, il Club raccoglie oggi italo-americani di tr...