Alexandra Donnadio Named Miss UNICO Hillsborough 2016-17
Alexandra "Alex" R. Donnadio of Hillsborough was selected as Miss UNICO Hillsborough for 2016-17. Donnadio, 22, is a graduate of Hillsborough High School, Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) and is currently attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She has volunteered at the Vacation Bible School, JFK Hospital, NJ Association o...
Essex Tales: Growing up Italian style
This month in New Jersey, especially in Essex County, we celebrate our Italian heritage. Coming from an Italian family raised in Nutley and Belleville, with roots in southern Italy - including Calabria, Sicily, Avellino and Naples - just about everything we do is based on our culture in some way. Traditions run deep and have been passed th...
West Caldwell Police Chief Recognized by Italian Tribune for Exemplary Service in Law Enforcement
The "Italian Tribune," which each year recognizes the contributions of valuable members of the community, recently honored West Caldwell Police Chief Gerard Paris with the Christopher Columbus Award for Law Enforcement. Over the years, Paris, a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy, moved up through the ranks from patrolman to s...
Owner of Century 21 Cataneo & Assoc. honored with Stivale D’Italia Award
Steven Cataneo, the real estate broker/ owner and CEO of Century 21 Cataneo & Associates, Holmdel, has been awarded the Stivale D'Italia Award of Excellence, which was presented by The Italian Voice Newspaper. The Italian Voice Newspaper was founded in 1932 and is circulated in the United States and Italy, including New York, New Jerse...
Former West Caldwell Councilman Dominick J. Aiello Honored By Essex County Freeholders
Former West Caldwell Councilman Dominick J. Aiello was honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders during its Italian Heritage Month Celebration held at the Hall of Records on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The event was co-sponsored by Freeholders Leonard Luciano of West Caldwell (District 4) and Brendan Gill of Montclair (District 5), wh...
Sottotitoli, scelte artistiche e opportunità professionali tra lingue e linguaggi: una giornata di studi alla Montclair University
Ottima conoscenza delle lingue straniere, consapevolezza del contesto culturale, sensibilità estetica e capacità tecnologiche ad hoc sono elementi che fanno del sottotitolaggio e il sopratitolaggio un possibile settore professionale ideale per gli studenti di Art and Humanities con specializzazione in lingua straniera. Questo uno dei temi principa...
Eat Italian and laugh at Ludwig at Possum Point Players dinner theatre
The weather might be forbidding and frosty, but the warm tastes of sunny Italy wait for dinner theatre guests at Possum Hall. The table is set and dinner is served the weekends of Jan. 30 and 31 and Feb. 1, 6, 7 and 8. The show, Ken Ludwig's "Leading Ladies," is light comedy, full of laughs and as enjoyable as dessert. Read more...
Italian teacher needed in Prince William County, Virginia
An Italian teacher for levels I, II, and III is needed at Potomac High School in Prince William County, Virginia. Please contact Mr. Michael Wright, Principal at 703-441-4200 or [email protected]. Candidates may also contact Carol Bass, Supervisor for World Languages in Prince William County at [email protected]. The program is fairly n...
Alfredo's is a little slice of heaven in Bally
by Jennifer Hetrick People are known to drive from afar just to sit down and enjoy entrees at Alfredo's Ristorante & Pizzeria Inc. in Bally. Antonio Nuzzolese is the chef, who moved to the U.S. with his family from Naples, Italy in 1987 at the age of 6. His father, Alfredo, opened the restaurant just five years later. Ant...
Scholars recognized at annual local Sons of Italy in America dinner
By Bill Archer Mercer County Circuit Court Judge Omar Aboulhosn probably got the reaction he expected from the audience on Sunday afternoon when he held up a life-size photo taken from his high school graduation 30 years ago. "Yes, I had hair back then," Aboulhosn said in response to a female's observation. "I graduated first in my class ... Alph...
115-year-old Italian restaurant franchising for the 1st time
by Kenneth Hilario Philadelphia's oldest Italian restaurant will be franchising for the first time in its 115-year-old history. Ralph's Italian Restaurant will be franchising its brand, led by Ryan Rubino, the great-great-grandson of Francesco and Catherine Dispigno, who first opened the restaurant in South Philadelphia. The...
N.J.'s best Italian restaurant finals: Where the tiramisu is to die for
I told Salvatore Scarlata, chef/owner of Vidalia Restaurant, a small, casual restaurant in Lawrenceville, just how serious the competition in our N.J.'s best Italian restaurant showdown has become. "The guy at the last place played the piano for us,'' I explained to him, in a reference to Filippo Russo, chef/owner of da Filippo in Somervil...