Resort seniors invited to celebration of Columbus, Sinatra
The Schultz-Hill Foundation, in partnership with Atlantic County's Office of Intergenerational Services, AtlantiCare and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, say "benvenuto" to Atlantic City's senior citizens with the third and final free concert of the year - "My Way," celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra. The concert takes place 1:30...
Zambelli seeks $4,000 for Uniontown Italian Festival show
A fireworks manufacturer alleges in a civil lawsuit that the operator of an Italian festival in Fayette County owes $4,000 for a 2013 fireworks display. Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Company of New Castle in Lawrence County contends it had a written contract with Terry Cellurale of Uniontown and Uniontown Italian Festival for the Aug. 24 firewo...
Fratelli's Italian Restaurant Set to Re-Open in Salisbury
A well-known restaurant in Salisbury that was destroyed by fire earlier this year, is re-opening at a new location. The Daily Times reports that Fratelli's Italian Restaurant will re-open at it's new location at 925 Snow Hill Road in February 2015; the building that once housed Waterman's Cove, is currently undergoing renovations. A f...
Italian American Club awards two scholarships during reception
The Matawan Italian American Association hosted a reception at its clubhouse at 1374 Route 36 in Hazlet to present two $1,000 scholarships to Nicolas George Augusto and Justin Delaney. Augusto is a graduate of St. Augustine College Preparatory High School in Richland. He plans to attend college and pursue a career in business management. &nbs...
Benvenuto Deacon Doug!
That fantastic new booming voice heard from the pulpit of Saint Leo's of late is that of Deacon Doug Kendzierski who says he is thrilled to be assigned to Saint Leo's parish in a neighborhood where he once hung out. Memory pulls him back to his high school days [Archbishop Curley] when "my girlfriend lived on High Street. I was a city boy;...
Book chronicles Matawan's Italian heritage
by Jerry Carino From 1885-1920, Italian immigrants flocked to big cities like New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City and Newark. They also came, in smaller but proportionately notable numbers, to Matawan. Gloria Bucco seeks to preserve that slice of history -- and a historic mansion in her hometown -- with her new book "Precious Car...
Italian-American Cultural & Heritage Society scholarship winners
The Italian-American Cultural & Heritage Society of Washington County awarded scholarships to 10 area students. Students were selected based on the following criteria: a one-page essay expressing their insights as a member of an Italian-American family; high academic achievement with at least a 3.5 grade-point average in a college-bound curricu...
Italian heritage group gives Widener $100K for scholarships
For thousands of Italian immigrants to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, two important priorities were maintaining their culture and making sure their children could pursue a higher education to build a better life in America. The members of the Historic XII October Lodge No. 486 of the Sons and Daughters of Italy and the...
Committee cooking up another hearty Festa Italiana
Summer break may be halfway over, but there's still more to celebrate! With just a month to go, the Festa Italiana Committee is cooking up another hearty event for area residents to look forward to. In fact, they want you to gear up for good food and good times, setting this year's theme as "Celebrate! Family, Friends and Tradition." "Th...
A Filadelfia apre il primo museo della pizza
Il nome è Pizza Brain, una nuova pizzeria che ha aperto a Filadelfia, nel quartiere di Kensington. Ma non è una semplice pizzeria. C'è una particolarità: è anche un museo che è entrato nel Guinnes dei primati per una collezione immensa di oggetti dedicati alla pizza: dischi, fotografie, scontrini di locali storici, oggettistica, quadri, copertine d...
Italian Heritage Night with the Wilmington Blue Rocks
On June 3, join the Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball team for Italian Heritage Night as they take on the Carolina Mudcats at Frawley Stadium. Enjoy the game along with traditional Italian music, Italian trivia games and specialty Italian food items from Botto's Italian Sausage. Tickets: $7. For information and tickets, call 302-472-5701 or visit www....
Italian born student journalist defends First Amendment at CMA
When The Anchor went to New York City for its annual conference, we met many students who wrote for college newspapers all over the country. I expected different opinions and viewpoints as I went into my panels each day, eager to learn more. But, what I didn't expect was for one student to believe so firmly in the First Amendment that he w...