The Michigan football program has always been loud and proud. Michigan beating USC is always a chest-pounding moment. It only makes sense that the offensive line is led by someone with those same qualities. Center Dominick Giudice cited a New Jersey Italian background as just one reason driving Michigan football's success this season. Giudice expla...

Local and county officials will join the Trenton Columbus Statue Restoration Committee and several Italian American organizations for a Columbus Day flag-raising ceremony in Veterans Park on October 14,. The event will take place from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. The ceremony will include remarks from Honorable Cav. Gilda Rorro Ed.D., Honorary Vice Consul...

Saturday October 12, 2024 @ 8:00 pm. Mayo Performing Arts Center - 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ. Rich Francese’s Italian American Comedy All Stars is a fast paced, unpredictable and hysterically funny show in which proud Italian-American comics Eric Tartaglione, Regina DeCicco, Joseph Anthony and Rich Francese discuss family, friends, growing u...

East Hanover Councilman Michael Martorelli has been chosen to serve as "Man of the year" for the 2024 Columbus Day Parade. Councilman Martorelli will be presented with the award at the East Hanover Italian American Club Awards Dinner on Friday, October 11, 2024. The Dinner Dance will be held at the Hanover Manor in East Hanover, NJ, starting at 6:3...

Saturday, October 05, 2024. 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM. Nutley Public Library, 93 Booth Drive, Nutley, NJ 07110. Join us for celebration of Italian Heritage Month with a program by D'Italia Programs! This program, aims to honor and acknowledge the contributions of Italians in American society through a variety of traditional and contemporary music and dance...

Ninth Avenue between East 28th Street and McLean Blvd will be renamed as “William “Bill” Pascrell Jr. Way  ,” in honor of the late Congressman who lived there.Pascrell served in Congress for almost 30 years years until his death in August.  Throughout his career, he championed causes such as social justice, public safety, healthcare, and education,...

On September 21, the Smithville Italian Festival will transform the historic village into a celebration of Italian culture from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring an Italian market with a wide array of food and unique wares, the festival offers a day of excitement for visitors of all ages. Guests can enjoy live Italian music, folk dancing, bocce ball on t...

Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies) has focused on one of her current research projects this summer – Food, Hunger, Migration and the American Myth in Sicily at the Time of the WWII Allied Landing – taking advantage of new resources available in Sicily.  This project offers a variegated reading of the 19...

Food experts have determined where to find the best lasagna in New Jersey. There are very few states in the nation that can compare with the Garden State when it comes to whipping up some authentic Italian food, and it's true for home cooking as well as the amazing Italian restaurants and sandwich shops that call New Jersey home. New Jersey's Best...

After being canceled last year due to rain, the only parade in the country that honors a war hero is returning to Raritan. The annual John Basilone Parade honoring former Raritan resident, World War II hero and Marine John Basilone will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. Basilone received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his gallant efforts...