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by Shari Puterman   From a mobster on HBO to a "sausage king" on ABC Family, Steve Schirripa has seen it all. But at the core of it, the "Sopranos" star has deep Jersey Italian roots. Schirripa's sister has been a longtime school bus driver in Hazlet, where she continues to reside today.   His mother lived in a Shrewsbury nu...

by Ron Matz   It's all about food, fun and friendship, and it's happening this weekend in Little Italy. Ron Matz has more on the preparations for the feast of St. Anthony. The festivals in Little Italy always draw big crowds. This weekend it's the feast of St. Anthony — a tradition dating back more than 100 hundred years. "We...

by Carol Comegno   Italian cultural events will begin this week with the approach of Italian-American month in October. The Gloucester County Italian Heritage Commission is sponsoring an Italian-American festival Sunday at RiverWinds Community Center grounds in West Deptford from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine. On Thursday, the It...

Ridgefield Park resident and comedian Maryann "Boom Boom" Maisano is highlighting her experiences growing up in a traditional Italian-American family with her show "The Italian Chicks." Although she is originally from Fort Lee, Maisano has lived in Ridgefield Park since 2001.   From an early age she knew she wanted to be onstage and spe...

Carissimi Colleghi,   Vi informo che la terza riunione annuale dell'AISNA si svolgerà presso il Marriot Wardam Park Hotel (Sala Lincoln 2) di Washington il 7 Ottobre 2013 dalle ore 16 alle ore 18. La riunione, come sempre, cade in concomitanza con il Congresso Annuale dell'American College of Surgeons. Vi prego di informarmi via email il pri...

L'accordo di libero scambio che dal 28 maggio scorso ha permesso all'Italia di esportare verso gli Stati Uniti salumi a breve stagionatura ha dato i suoi frutti. Nel solo mese di giugno le quantità esportate hanno fatto segnare un +19,8% in termini di volumi, pari a un +25,9% in valore rispetto allo stesso mese dell'anno prima. La traduzione d...

The Lido Civic Club of Washington D.C. is pleased to announce that it will grant an award of $2,225 to the Casa Italiana Language School/Ente Gestore, to help support and promote the continuation of the AP Italian Language & Culture exam.   The grant will be used by the Ente Gestore to award $89, the fee for taking the AP Italian Languag...

The newly formed "Society of Italian American Businessmen" hosted their 1st Annual Spring Gala on Friday, April 11th at the Richlin Ballroom in Edgewood, MD.   It was an important evening for the fledgling organization, with the Guest of Honor being the Saint Margaret Parish Outreach Ministries as their first ever chosen Charitable Giving Re...

At a ceremony held at the Italian Embassy on June 19, 2014, the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC awarded $50,000 in scholarships to seven outstanding Italian-American college students.   In announcing the awards, Francesco Isgro, President of the Lido Civic Club, said that "over the years we have honored prominent Italian Americans, such as...

The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Grand Colonial Restaurant at 6:45 p.m. All are welcome.   Dr. Ottavio Balena will be the guest speaker. As a graduate student at Rutgers University he studied Italian and Latin Humanism with a special interest in Southern Italia...

by Dorothy Sasso   Another weekend, another amazing outdoor food festival in the city. This time, South Street's Italian Market, America's oldest continuously running open-air market, is hosting a massive, multi-block food festival. This year is the 100th anniversary of the market.   The festival starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sund...

The Italian Armed Forces Day was commemorated in Washington, DC with a solemn mass at the Italian Church, Holy Rosary on Sunday, November 1, 2015, and on November 4, with a reception at the Italian Embassy. The Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, Defense Attache Major General Luca Goretti, and the Embassy diplomatic and military corps joined the...