St. Francis Feast to return to Ambler this Sunday
By Samantha Goodman The St. Francis Society of Ambler will host the traditional St. Francis Feast Sunday, June 7. Since 1918, this free public event has celebrated St. Francis, the patron saint of the town of Maida, Italy, where many borough residents trace their heritage to and where the festival began. "Cicerata," the official...
The Grand Marshall of The 2015 Basilone Parade is Tony Lettieri
The Grand Marshall for the 2015 Basilone Parade is Tony Lettieri. During World War II he served in the US Navy aboard a highly decorated destroyer the USS Nicholas. Tony Lettieri was born in Raritan in 1926. His family lived at 21 First Avenue. His parents, like many from Raritan in that era, had been born in Italy. They both came to the U.S. as te...
UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy: World Record and Local Challenges
November 12 (Thursday) 6:30-8:30 pm - Schmitt Hall 104 at Montclair State University - 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ. UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy: World Record and Local Challenges Italy is the country with the highest number of UNESCO sites (51) in the world, ranging from well-known historical centers (Venice and its lagoon) to mo...
Community grateful to "Mr. Brownsville"
By Christine Haines Frank Ricco dedicated his life to community service, earning the nickname "Mr. Brownsville," even though he served only one term as an elected official. Ricco, owner of Brownsville Bus Lines and president of the Greater Brownsville Area Chamber of Commerce, passed away Thursday at the age of 94. He serve...
N.J.'s best Italian restaurant: Is this really 'the world's best spaghetti'?
The sign at both Joe Italiano's Maplewood Inn locations — in Mays Landing and Hammonton — leaves no room for debate. "Home of the World's Best Spaghetti.'' The Hammonton restaurant is one of 40 semifinalists in our search for N.J.'s best Italian restaurant. We started with reader recommendations for 450 restaurants, all of which were...
New Jersey bus driver sings Italian to his passengers
Travelling through Trinton Falls, New Jersey, is typically boring at best but it certainly isn't the case if you're lucky enough to hop onto Mike Rabinowitz's bus. Rabinowitz, a classically trained opera singer and full-time bus driver who serenades senior citizens while he shuttles them to and from Seabrook Retirement Community, happily sings...
Andrea's hopes to meet challenge of competitive restaurant business
Andrea Maletta-Bussel has a clear picture of the type of eating establishment she wants "Andrea's'' to be. Now it is her challenge to make the West Mill Road restaurant that is named after her to meet the lofty goals she has set. "My vision is a really pretty place to go in the area,'' Maleta-Bussel said. "There is nothing else around...
Glossy Scarpetta is eager to please but serves fine ingredients with little finesse
by Craig LaBan I spin through the revolving door into Scarpetta and land with a thud in a knot of patrons all dressed in black. This was a corporate posse in stilettos and mock turtlenecks, ready to spend big at Philly's latest name-brand Italian import from New York. But they were clogging the door near the bar, oblivious to others as they rattle...
Michelangelo, un'emozione senza confini
Negli Stati Uniti una mostra dedicata al grande artista italiano, con 26 disegni provenienti dalla 'Casa Buonarroti', si aprirà in febbraio al 'Muscarelle Museum' di Williamsburg in Virginia e poi in aprile si trasferirà al 'Museum of Fine Arts' di Boston. Un avvenimento di assoluta importanza che negli USA non si verificava da decenni. 'Sacro e Pr...
Italian center to host opening ceremony today
After five years operating out of the Buena Vista Senior Club, the Italian Cultural Foundation of South Jersey will cut the ribbon today to celebrate its new home on Wheat Road. The 3,500-square-foot building, at 468 Wheat Road on the boundary with Vineland, will be the new hosting grounds for the foundation's educational and cultural acti...
Second annual Festa Italiana Frederick
Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County is excited to announce their 2nd Annual 'Festa Italiana Frederick' to be held on May 17th at Rose Hill Manor in Frederick, Maryland. The festival will feature a variety of delicious homemade Italian foods, desserts, beverages, a wine and beer garden, musical entertainment, a Spaghetti Sauce Cook-Off, ki...
Ricerca, Lorenzin: defiscalizzazione investimenti come in Usa
Il ministro della Salute, Beatrice Lorenzin, ha detto che proporrà di introdurre in Italia la defiscalizzazione totale degli investimenti sulla ricerca scientifica come avviene negli Stati Uniti. Parlando con i giornalisti durante una visita ufficiale di quattro giorni negli Stati Uniti, il ministro ha detto che inserirà la proposta nella...