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"Raccolgaci un'unica bandiera, una speme, di fonderci insieme," the voices called out. "Let one flag, one hope, join us together!"   The refrain is from the Italian national anthem, and after filling the Hamilton Township municipal building with the song Friday, Italian-American residents of the area took those words to heart, raising their...

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The Cedar Grove Chapter of Unico National is accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards. This year the chapter will be awarding several Cedar Grove resident high school seniors $1,000 awards. In addition to the local chapter scholarships there are eight district and national awards for undergraduates and two awards for post graduate s...

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The Columbian Foundation hosted their 74th Annual Humanitarian, Achievement, and President's Awards Dinner on Saturday, October 17 at at Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ. Honorees included the Foundation's first ever father/son duo, Senator Anthony R. Bucco and his son, Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, East Hanover Mayor Joseph Pann...

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The Clark UNICO Chapter celebrated the 39th annual Brian Piccolo Awards Dinner at the Gran Centurions on Friday, May 9. Clark honorees were graduating seniors Michele Pozyc, Caitlin Caliguire and Vincent Fischetti.   The student athletes, all of Italian-American heritage, were chosen by their coaches for excellence in their sport.   R...

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by Kristie Cattafi   After 99 years, Garfield's Our Lady of Sorrows Parish held its last Sunday Mass on June 26. The statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is being escorted into Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church as a sign of the two parishes merging into Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Parish on June 26. The church's parishioners will find a new home a...

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By Laura Caparrotti Mentre il Teatro delle Albe si avviava alla conclusione della sua esperienza americana con uno spettacolo il 18 Febbraio alla Montclair State Univeristy (all'interno del programma di attività della cattedra Inserra in Italiano e Studi Italo-Americani) e alcune performance a Chicago, mi sono fermata a ragionare di teatro con i f...

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By Joyce J. Persico / For The Times   The American Dream comes in all shapes and sizes, often materializing in the most humble of circumstances.   In the case of Vincenzo Paxia, a Sicilian immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1958 without being able to speak English, that dream was fulfilled on a quiet, one-way street in the...

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On Dec. 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa and Antonino Martino Sinatra welcomed a new baby boy into the world.   As they held their only child in their arms, dreaming of what his future held, the couple likely never imagined that their Frankie would grow up to become an international music icon wh...

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During his 32nd Annual Brunch on Sunday, January 25, at the Parsippany Hilton, Michael dePierro announced his candidacy and announced his two running mates, Vincent Ferrara and Loretta Gragnani. dePierro has been a Parsippany Councilman since 1982, serving 32 years including terms as Council President and Vice President. He was also a member of th...

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The Marlton New Jersey, Order of the Sons of Italy in America, Lodge #2315 recently held a successful series of Italian Language Classes this past March and April. The instructor for the classes was Robert Campana, a language teacher at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood.   Mr. Campana is a graduate of Montclair State University and ha...

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