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In 1910, immigrants from Monte San Giacomo, Province of Salerno Italy, began a tradition of faith and fellowship in Hoboken, New Jersey that has endured for 112 years – the St. Ann Italian Festival.  This evening is the first night of the 9-day novena in honor of St. Ann at the church that bears her name.  The novena mass is presided over by a diff...

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The five-day St. Ann's Italian Festival, One of Hoboken's most loved annual events — and one well-known enough that it lured Frank Sinatra back to town in 1984 while campaigning with Pres. Ronald Reagan — returns this Friday night, likely with a more packed schedule than last year's scaled-down version. There will be DJ's each night spinning tunes,...

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A Hoboken local favorite is back for its 112th year. The St. Ann’s Italian Festival in Hoboken has just announced its 2022 summer dates for July, which means residents have lots of time to prepare for the beloved summer festival. This year, the feast will take place from Friday, July 22nd through Tuesday, July 26th at 704 Jefferson Street in Hoboke...

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A new gelato shop is setting up in Hoboken at 500 Washington Street, in a former convenience store. il laboratorio del gelato is a New York-based gelato shop that specializes in, you guessed it, creamy gelato available in an array of flavors. Read on to learn what to expect at the gelato shop coming to Hoboken. According to the website, il laborato...

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Hoboken and Jersey City are both home to some amazing pizza joints. If you’re a pizza fanatic and want to support locals, there are plenty of options. But sometimes you’re in the mood for Sicilian-style pizza – a thick-crusted, rectangular slice. Sicilian pizza is often topped with sauce that goes right to the edges, herbs, and cheese. To help you...

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Hoboken is rife with homages and images of its native son Frank Sinatra, who grew up in the mile-square city after his birth in 1915. But there's never been a statue of the crooner there — until now. This Sunday, on what would have been the late singer's 106th birthday, Tina Sinatra, Joe Piscopo, and other dignitaries will be part of a celebration...

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Hobokenites will be saddened to learn that longstanding and loved bakery, Giorgio’s Pasticceria, located at 1112 Washington Street, has been listed for sale and has now been sold. The bakery made its name in the 1970s when it first opened its doors in the Milesquare.  The property can be found on Hudson County MLS, described as a brownstone with th...

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Levoni America Corporation (Levoni) recently relocated its US operations to the Mission 50 property at 50 Harrison Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. The company was previously based in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood. After exporting products to the US for over 20 years, Levoni opened its first subsidiary in North America in 2014. Initially based in Nor...

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Frank Sinatra was born Francis Albert Sinatra on December 12, 1915, in an apartment at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, NJ. He was the only child of Italian immigrants Antonino Martino and Natalina (neé Gavarante) Sinatra. He was named after the Roman Catholic church where his parents attended mass. Due to some injuries at birth, his baptism at St. Fr...

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The Feast of the Madonna Dei Martiri returns this weekend, with two days of music on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9 and 10, before the Feast begins on Saturday, Sept. 11, and continues into Sunday, Sept. 12. The Hoboken Italian Festival is a four day festival, but no day is greater than Saturday, the “Feast” day, when the 800 lb. statue of Madonna De...

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