SOI erects new flagpole to honor Jim Sementelli
Several years ago, the Lock Haven Sons of Italy lodge erected a flag pole in honor of James “Jim” Sementelli, a veteran and member of the Sons who lost his life 13 years ago in a brutal murder. The flag pole was erected and remained unassailed in front of the Immaculate Conception Church across the street from the Lock Haven Catholic School until...
Lino Tagliapietra: Maestro of a Glass Renaissance
Morris Museum - 6 Normandy Heights Road - Morristown, NJ. March 12 – June 18, 2017 Lino Tagliapietra: Maestro of a Glass Renaissance showcases works from the past fifteen years by this world-renowned glass master. Curated with objects from private and the artist’s own collections, the show features Tagliapietra’s blown glass vessels, graceful aeria...
L’Infiorata, a Show of Flowers
Sunday, March 5, 5:00 pm - Dorothea's House, 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, 08542 L’Infiorata, a Show of Flowers: The Infiorata carpets of flowers created for the feast of Corpus Domini throughout Italy, are ephemeral creations experienced for only one day of the year. In her presentation, artist Maria G. Pisano will showcase the participants’ pre...
Sons of Italy supports local fire companies
The Loggia Giosue Carducci Lodge No. 146 Sons and Daughters of Italy this week gathered local firefighters from “this end of the county” to the second floor of the lodge to present them with checks. Each of 15 fire companies received a $1,000 check from the Sons, according to Tom Walker. Walker said the lodge has donated to fire companies before, b...
Scranton UNICO honors member for generosity
Mary Marrara moved to Northeast Pennsylvania from Fort Washington 47 years ago when she fell in love with her husband, Phil, and then fell in love again with the community she found. The Jermyn resident has contributed to, chaired or served with dozens of charitable groups and events in the area through the years. To honor her for this life of givi...
Neighborhood Guide: Passyunk Square
Bordered by Broad and Sixth streets, Tasker and Washington, the neighborhood of Passyunk Square is, by turns, old fashioned and trendy. Once upon a time, East Passyunk Avenue, which bisects the neighborhood diagonally, felt a lot like a small-town main street. It was a place where mom and pop businesses — selling everything from headstones to schoo...
Flapjack Breakfast Fundraiser Sponsored by Westfield UNICO will Support Veterans and Military
UNICO of Westfield is proud to sponsor a Flapjack Fundraiser to benefit our veterans and active military through Bonds of Courage. Bonds of Courage is a non-profit public charity that provides a network of support services to troops, veterans and military families. The services provided include job, health, family and finances. The event will be he...
Author Orazio Pens 'I Never Knew We Were Poor'
Orazio, a retired curriculum coordinator, teacher, and coach of twenty-seven years, has completed his new book "I Never Knew We Were Poor": a journey of streaming consciousness backward and forward between the man he is today, and the path that lead him to writing his book. "Many people can empathize with the deplorable conditions described in the...
Maria Scumaci For Morristown Town Council “Paying it Forward”; “The Fiscal Responsibility Morristown Deserves
Maria Scumaci, resident of Morristown, has officially announced her candidacy for the Morristown Council At-Large as a Democrat. Scumaci graduated from Saint Joseph’s University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2011, acquiring a dual major (in Business Management and International Management) and triple minor (in Economics, Spanish, and Italian...
CARNEVALE 2017, Volunteers needed
This year our Carnevale will be a collaboration with several other Italian organizations in the area, to be held on Saturday, February 25 at Casa Italiana. One of the features will be a performance by children who are students in our Italian Language Program, as well as entertainment by the I-Talians, activities for children, and dinner by Osteria...
Italian artist Andrea Cassar to speak at Italian American club meeting Feb. 21
The Italian American Heritage Club will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 6:45 p.m. at The Farm House at The Grand Colonial on Rt. 173 in Hampton, NJ. The guest speaker will be Italian artist, Andrea Cassar. Andrea wa born in Siracusa, Italy and is a fourth generation artist. He specializes in painting, sculpting and grap...
Postcard from the End of America: Philly's Italian Market
I live a block from the Italian Market, see, and its ecology is more complex than anything I could ever aspire to describe, but better something than nothing, so let me give you a little tour of the Eyetalian Market.There are lots of restaurants on 9th Street, so naturally, there are tons of Mexicans, and since they don't go for the dark Irish bar...