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Founded in 1929, following the US stock market crash that led to the great depression, two brothers began crafting eyeglass frames in their Newark, New Jersey basement. As Italian immigrants pursuing the American dream, they built the company that would become known as Liberty Optical. In the 1950’s, Liberty achieved mass market success with iconic...

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The Gloria Foundation announces its fifth annual “Taste of Italy” to be held on Sept. 26 at Design Consign. This wonderful evening will feature delicious Italian food catered by local Italian restaurants and wine poured by some of Italy's finest distributors. There will be an excellent band, a fun photo booth, a wine pull, silent auction and a raff...

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Fairfield Farms is one of the last working farms in Essex County. Located on 177 Big Piece Road and owned by Sal and Joyce Francavilla, it is one of the oldest farms in Fairfield, dating back to when the town was still part of Caldwell Township. The Francavilla family story began in Avellino, Italy, where Sal’s grandparents, Salvatore and Maria, ow...

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An Essex County Italian-American group is fighting to save statues of Christopher Columbus, as controversy surrounding the historical figure grows. The Fairfield chapter of the Italian-American group UNICO says that they would like to collect all of the unwanted statues.  UNICO Fairfield Chapter President Amedeo Pineta says that Columbus is an impo...

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October is Italian Heritage Month. The Fairfield library invites you to join them at their many special programs this month to celebrate Italian culture.Italian Folk SongsListen to Italian ballads from all regions of Italy at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. Fun for the whole family!   Italian CheeseBring your appetite to this class where Hannah...

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Although he was born in Bridgeport, Paolo Cavalli spent the majority of his childhood in Italy. Growing up there, on a large farm just outside Rome, helped Cavalli learn the definition of fresh food -- everything either came from an animal, grew out of the earth or was homemade.   "All of our cooking was pretty much natural," Cavalli said....

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A Connecticut woman is celebrating a big milestone — her 110th birthday. There weren't quite that many candles on Emily Tremonti's cake Saturday at the elder residence where she lives in Fairfield. There were nieces and nephews she has indulged during her long life.   Her great, great-niece, Mary-Kate Mele, said her Aunt "Em" didn't have ch...

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Fairfield Theatre Company will continue to bring the best entertainment to Fairfield County on Wednesday, March 11 as they welcome comedian, Joe Devito for a night of laughs at 7:30 p.m.   The Fairfield University alumnus has been featured on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, NBC's Last Comic Standing and has appeared at Montreal's "Just for...

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by Alvin Chang   Connecticut was settled almost 400 years ago, but events of about 150 years ago seem to have more strongly shaped the current demographics of the state.   A TrendCT analysis of the American Community Survey found that Italy is still the predominant country of ancestry in this state; about 19 percent of residents said...

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The Fairfield Public Library, 261 Hollywood Ave., will hold free Italian classes for children and adults starting on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Children will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and adults will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Classes are separate, one only being for children and the others being for adults.Fairfield Library's Italian classes for child...

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