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Joseph Nicolosi has been named Man of the Year by the Holy Name Society of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. The society bestows the honor each year on a male member of the Easton parish who has given his time and talent to church and community.   At St. Anthony's, Nicolosi has been active as a Eucharistic minister, a volunteer at...

By Vicki Hyman   The creative team behind "A Bronx Tale: The Musical" at Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse, has just debuted three songs from the show for the press, including a vivid number about writer Chazz Palminteri's old stomping grounds along Belmont Avenue.   Sweet street corner harmonizing gives way to the more insistent beat o...

Melanie Holtz, certified genealogist, will present a webinar about Italian genealogy for beginners at 10:30 a.m. April 23 at the Delaware Public Archives, 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N, Dover. Most records used for Italian genealogical research come from civil registration and ecclesiastical records. The lecture will cover which types of thes...

by Michael Klein Palladino's on Passyunk is closed for renovations, as chef-owner Luke Palladino wants to - in his words - "evolve" the sleek Italian chop specialist into less of a special-occasion destination and more of a community gathering place.   Palladino's (1934 E. Passyunk) is due to reopen Friday, Sept. 9, just before the Eagles'...

La Regione Calabria e l'Unioncamere hanno pubblicato una "MANIFESTAZIONE DI INTERESSE", rivolta alle aziende dell'agroalimentare calabrese, a partecipare al 37° GALA ANNUALE della National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), che si terrà a Washington, Hilton Hotel, i giorni 12 e 13 ottobre 2012.La Regione Calabria, Dipartimento Internazionalizzazio...

Italian food and Sicilian food come with a lot of flavor and style, which represents the lifestyles of both Italians and Sicilians. Many people think of them as one in the same, but Sicilians practice many customs that differ from their mainland Italian countrymen. These differences include food. Sicilians use a lot of fish in their everyday diet,...

di Vittorio Capotorto   Il mio Maestro Eduardo De Filippo, parlando della variopinta natura umana, in riferimento ad alcuni personaggi "originali" delle sue commedie, mi ripeteva spesso: "È la natura, 'chi nasce 'e na manera e chi 'e n'ata" (chi nasce in una maniera e chi in un'altra). Bè, devo subito dire che Tony Del Gatto è effettiva...

The Borough of Belmar is proud to host the 2nd Annual Feast of San Gennaro at the Jersey Shore in downtown Belmar on Saturday and Sunday, September 7th and 8th. The festival will fill Main Street in Belmar with authentic Italian foods, wines, games and activities, starting with the traditional procession of the statue of San Gennaro, benefiting th...

By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino È difficile imparare l'italiano? L'italiano, se confrontato con le altre lingue è considerato una delle più facili da imparare, ma come ogni nuova abilità, in un primo momento anche l'italiano può sembrare difficile.La lingua italiana è una lingua romanza e appartiene alla stessa famiglia dello spagnolo, francese...

The Italian-American Police Association is sponsoring the following college scholarships: •Erie County Deputy Sheriff Robert S. Insalaco Financial Scholarship Award •Buffalo Police Patrolman David J. Scime Financial Scholarship Award   These scholarship awards are sponsored by the Italian-American Police Association in memory of two deceas...

The Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society will host author Anthony V. Riccio, author of "Farms, Factories, and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut."   This captivating book is the story of Italian American women who tell their largely unknown history in their own words, through oral history interviews and photographs.  ...

AC Cugini's rising U15 Girls team, RES Roma 99, that plays in WAGS has a few spots open, with scholarships also available to players with financial need. Rising U14 and rising U15 age girls are welcome to try out.   Tryouts are by appointment only in July and August at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. The team is trained and coached by Cugini Pr...