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New Jersey's deep connections with Italy -- from the rush of immigrants more than a century ago to its original namesake, "Nova Caesarea" -- are being explored in depth by a little-known commission that has created a curriculum for the state's public schools.   The state's Italian and Italian-American Heritage Commission has released a wealt...

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In the letter (see below) Councilman Mathieu states to the local newspaper The Westfield Leader, "I wish to reiterate my apology to Americans of Italian descent for any offense they may have taken to my April 2, 2015 editorial in your newspaper. In no way did I mean to offend anyone, but nevertheless, I did so and I take full responsibility.  ...

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The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's 27th season is replete with the grandeur of traditional opera. On March 10, the company's Bring the Family to the Opera initiative resumes its special ticket rates to see and enjoy the new productions of Amilcare Ponchelli's rarely seen La Gioconda on April 17 and Giuseppe Verdi's timeless work Rigolett...

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Foodies, fans and lovers of all things Italian will have a chance to meet Lidia Bastianich star of the Emmy award-winning show, Lidias Italy!If you've never heard the name Lidia Bastianich, you are missing out on the best Italian cooking that anyone has to offer. Bastianich has been part of several cooking shows over the past few years and owns a n...

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The New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission and the Consulate of Italy in Newark, N.J., present the 10th Annual Congress highlighting Italian Achievements in Medicine, Science and Technology on Nov. 2 at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, N.J., with keynote speaker Comm. Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D.; 8:15-9 a.m. Continental Brea...

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On June 30, 2014, the IACC will host the Annual Golf Outing in support of Operation Smile at Hackensack Golf Club in Oradell, New Jersey. In 2013, the Cham-ber was able to make numerous donations to Opera-tion Smile, and we hope to continue this initiative through 2014. The IACC Golf Outing will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your support...

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This foray into Jersey from the guys we've chronicled graphic-style as the Three Kings of Brooklyn (see link at bottom of page) is split into four spaces with a distinctly Italian accent: café, market, osteria and cantina.   The team, Dale Talde, David Massoni and John Bush, partnered with the duo who executed the design, Anthony Carrino and...

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by Rebecca Panico   The director and actors from "The Last American Guido," an independent comedy partially shot throughout Hudson County, will hold a meet-and-greet at Bocelli's Italian Deli in the Jersey City Heights on Friday at noon. "The Last American Guido" was released in 2014 and tells the story of a former nightclub legend who...

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di Angela Iannone   Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi? Un detto che sicuramente non è nelle corde delle comunità degli italoamericani nel New Jersey. Sebbene di terza – se non addirittura quarta – generazione, ci sono cose che i figli e i nipoti degli italiani emigrati in America devono rispettare e accettare come un dogma. E cioè che a...

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The township chapter of UNICO, the national Italian-American service organization, is accepting applications from young women, one of whom will be chosen to represent the local chapter as Miss Hillsborough UNICO 2016 at various public functions.   Applicants must meet the following criteria: · Ancestry must be at least 50 percent Italian an...

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