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By George Blecher   May 12 marked Yogi Berra Day in New York and New Jersey, and except for the Drums of Thunder, a drum corps of fourth and fifth graders from Hillside Elementary School in Montclair, it was a quiet, tender affair — part photo opportunity, part nostalgia.   Yogi Berra. the New York Yankees' Hall of Fame catcher of the...

by Jared Brey   The Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend a bill that would allow a 70-unit apartment complex to rise at 9th Street and Washington Avenue in the Italian Market. The project, a five-story ditty with 18,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and two levels of underground parking, was presented to P...

Pasta & Vino is excited to announce the opening of a brick and mortar gourmet Italian food store, Gesino's Specialty Italian Food, in Lancaster, PA., in November! Italian gourmet food lovers will be able to shop for the same authentic pastas, espressos, jams and marmalades that Pasta & Vino carries, in a 3,200-square-foot industrial buildin...

Don't mess with grandma when it comes time to make the gnocchi. Filomena DiVentura may be in her mid-80s, but only one person makes the gnocchi at Filomena Lakeview in Deptford and its sister restaurants in West Berlin and Clementon.   "Every Sunday, at all three restaurants,'' says daughter-in-law Donna DiVentura, whose husband, Mauro,...

The Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures at Johns Hopkins University (http://grll.jhu.edu) seeks to fill the position of Assistant Professor of Italian Studies, tenure track. The preferred primary field will be modern Italian literature and/or cinema, with secondary interest's related fields such as media studies or comparativ...

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Organizing and presenting the 36th Annual Township of Ocean Italian Festival is a labor of love for the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO), whose members are the driving force behind the celebration of Italian culture. "Without our membership, which is now over 340 strong, we would not be able to pull th...

Limoncello — like salad dressing, pasta sauce and grenadine — is something you should almost always make at home. Sure, there are commercial brands, and some are okay. Luxardo, maker of the top maraschino liqueur, also produces a decent limoncello. But too many, like Caravella or Pallini, are just so cloyingly sweet. And others, like Danny DeVito'...

In seguito allo slittamento del termine della presentazione dell'accertamento dell'esistenza in vita dei pensionati residenti all'estero per l'anno 2013, proroga fissata al prossimo 3 giugno, l'Inps ha precisato alcune disposizioni riguardanti la localizzazione dei pagamenti. Nel messaggio n. 5829 dell'8 aprile 2013, l'Inps spiega che, per i casi...

Un incontro tra agenzie della Difesa e settore privato per sviluppare un dialogo approfondito e strutturato tra Italia e Stati Uniti in materia di ricerca scientifica e innovazione negli ambiti della Difesa e della Sicurezza prende oggi il via presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington.   L'evento, della durata di tre giorni, è finalizzato al...

By Niccolò Graffio "A dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price." – Vince Lombardi Americans love sports! Though the same could be said truthfully about elsewhere, it is especially true here. The reasons for th...

by Alessandra Turra   Italian men's wear company Boglioli has opened its first offshore branch in the U.S., called Boglioli USA Corp. "Our expectations for the U.S. market are ambitious. It is the main reason why we decided to invest directly," stated Boglioli chief executive officer Giovanni Mannucci. "We believe that the region requir...

The Italian-American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO) awarded 16 scholarships to high school students during a ceremony on June 12. Scholarships are awarded in four categories. Scholarships for students who excelled for four years in the Italian Studies program at Ocean Township High School were awarded to Kim Alexis Kallok, M...