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The 55th annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival will be celebrated Oct. 13 in downtown Binghamton, marking the city's rich Italian American community.   The event opens at 9 a.m., with the Italian flag raised outside City Hall. At 10 a.m., the parade will kick off at Arthur and Main streets, then to Court Street and finish on State...

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by Vicky Carabini   October 4, Sunday - Columbus Day Celebration at Bowers Museum- The Italian Cultural Arts Council presents Columbus Day with an Italian Heritage Celebration. The Columbus Day Ceremony starts at 10AM. Featuring a color guard, anthems, Valeria Rumori, director Italian Cultural Institute, the Hon. Consul General of Italy, Ant...

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This year's Columbus Day Flag Raising event will feature Paula Maida Mooney, an Italian American author from Summit, as the keynote speaker/guest of honor, Friday, October 9, at 1 p.m. on the steps of the historic Union County Courthouse.   Maida Mooney, who also works with HomeTowne Television, a local community TV media and production comp...

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Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) recently marched in Huntington's annual Columbus Day Parade. Lupinacci, joined by fellow Assemblyman Andrew P. Raia and Town Councilman Eugene Cook, celebrated the Italian-American community and gave remarks.   "Today is a remarkable day in Huntington, as we gather in Huntington Village to...

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by Domenick Rafter Peak immigration from Italy to the United States died down three-quarters of a century ago, but generations later their influence is still obvious in America, especially in southern Queens. Try buying fish from Brothers in Howard Beach in the days before Christmas Eve, when many Italian-Americans still practice the old-worl...

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The National Italian American Heritage and Culture Month of October was designated by United States Presidential Proclamation. Coinciding with the festivities surrounding Columbus Day, the proclamation is in recognition of the many achievements, contributions, and successes of Americans of Italian descent as well as Italians in America.   Ov...

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Union County Freeholder Chairman Christopher Hudak announced the county's sixth annual Columbus Day Flag Raising event is set for Friday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m., on the steps of the historic Union County Courthouse.   The keynote speaker/guest of honor is Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) who has represented central New Jersey in Congress si...

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As grand marshal of this year's Columbus Day Parade, Luciano Sclafani Jr. will definitely be adding some local flavor to the event. The Stamford native runs Sclafani, an authentic Italian food importing business that has been serving the area for more than a century.   "I was very humbled," Sclafani said, of being chosen to lead the ann...

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One of the most thrilling and glamorous events in the Chicago-area Italian-American community is the contest to determine who will reign as La Bella Regina of the Columbus Day Parade. Sponsored by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, this year's Columbus Day Queen Contest will be held on Sept. 20 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison....

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By Stephanie Slepian After a one-year hiatus, the Columbus Day Parade returns. Floats, school bands and costumed characters -- including Christopher Columbus himself -- will travel the traditional route up New Dorp Lane at 1 p.m. on Oct. 6.   "We're back," said Borough President James P. Molinaro, who came under fire when he canceled l...

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