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Columbus Day was celebrated in the Toms River Regional Schools on Monday, not with a day off, but with a day full of history lessons. The school district has faced criticisms over canceling the day out of school for students that had been scheduled for Monday, a decision that was made to get students out of school sooner in the summer, Superintende...

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New Yorkers looking to dance, dine, and celebrate Columbus Day made their way to Arthur Avenue on Monday afternoon. David Greco, owner of Mike’s Deli in the Arthur Avenue Retail Market, was ecstatic to see so many people in the Little Italy neighborhood celebrating. “To the Italian Americans, this is a very important day to us,” said Greco. “…Peopl...

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Town residents, led by local Italian heritage organizations, gathered at the Christopher Columbus statue at the Municipal Center Monday in celebration of Columbus Day. More than two-dozen residents gathered around the statue to celebrate Columbus’ voyage of discovery in 1492. Mums were placed at the base of the statue and later in planters on Colum...

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It was a celebration of Italian culture, cuisine and Christopher Columbus. For many Italian Americans, Columbus Day is not just a celebration of the explorer, but of Italian culture as a whole. Members of the Italian American Civic Association commemorated the day by raising the Italian flag at its Bellew Avenue building. Watertown’s Miss Italia Sa...

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On Monday, Mayor Andre Sayegh raised the Italian Flag in honor of Paterson’s rich Italian immigrant history. In the early 1900s, thousands of Italian immigrants came to Paterson to work in the city’s silk mills. “We are proud to celebrate Italian Heritage Day on Columbus Day here in the City of Paterson,” Sayegh said. “Today we are celebrating all...

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Some people living in Pueblo chose to protest a Christopher Columbus monument located on Abriendo Avenue, while indigenous people and activist groups gathered as far away from the statue as they could. Activists say for them, Columbus represents colonialism, exploitation, and racism. Pueblo is known for its ethnic diversity, which includes a large...

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Celebrations began Monday morning at Binghamton City Hall with members of the city’s Italian-American community for the raising of the Italian Flag. Following the flag-raising ceremony and a performance by Tri-Cities Opera Singer Kyrie Laybourn, the downtown streets were already filling up with community members and families for the annual Columbus...

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The City of New Rochelle celebrated Columbus Day on Monday with a brief ceremony at Hudson Park. The annual ceremony is presented by the Calabria Society of New Rochelle. The event was held at the site of a statue of Christopher Columbus. Officials say it's a reminder to remember the contributions of Italian-Americans and the major role they played...

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The 31st annual Columbus Day Parade Sunday was the culmination of a long weekend celebrating Italian heritage in the seaside borough, which also hosted a three-day-long Italian festival. Classic cars, marching bands, Italian heritage organizations took part, and two folkloric groups from Italy, Sbandieratori e Musici and Gruppo Folkcloristico Mirom...

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The 70th annual Columbus Day parade brought with it support and opposition Monday as local groups jostled for position on the still unresolved issue of what to do with the city’s Columbus statues. In Little Italy, Christopher Columbus is viewed in a positive light, a source of pride for Italian Americans in Chicago. Elsewhere though, critics of Col...

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