It is a sure sign that summer is coming when DiCosmo Italian Ice opens its doors for the season. The little, green house with the big reputation opened its doors for its101st year, May 9, featuring their homemade coconut ice with more flavors to come.   The family owned business has been making Italian ices at the same location, the corner...

Few people change the history of the world. Christopher Columbus was surely among those who did. I am dismayed to learn that your organization may dismiss his national holiday, Columbus Day.   I serve as a Consular Correspondent for Italy in New Jersey and as Chair of the Curriculum Development Committee of the New Jersey Italian Heritage Co...

The 7th Annual UNICO Italian American Feast is just around the corner, according to Clark UNICO Chapter President Ralph Bernardo. This year's feast will take place Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 11-13, on the Clark Municipal Building grounds at 430 Westfield Avenue. The feast will be open Friday night from 6-11 p.m., Saturday from 1-11 p.m., and Sunda...

June 2 @ 5:00 pm - June 5 @ 10:00 pm. The fair features something for everyone including 30+ Ride & Games, 2 nights of our Signature Fireworks Show Spectacular, Expansive International Food Items and Vendor sales, Beer and Wine Garden, Music stage – delivering non-stop music and acts, Daily events – contests, showcases, and activities for...

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) celebrates the year of Italian culture in America with its new production of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Verismo Opera presents the grand production live with a full cast today, October 20, 3:00 p.m., at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (ber...

Colavita USA, the family-owned olive oil and Italian food brand, has teamed up with Wendy's Bloggers, a bridge for brands to connect with influential Mom Bloggers, to launch "Cooking With Colavita Review & Giveaway," an outreach initiative for a select group of Mom Bloggers. "We want to introduce Colavita to a new generation of Moms," said Ale...

Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari (right) meets with Italian Consul General Andrea Canepari (center) during the diplomat's recent visit to Ocean County, where the Consul General announced a "sister city" agreement between the city of Matera, Italy and Toms River.   The two officials also discussed the county's large population of Italian Americans...

Bergen Performing Arts Center presents Chazz Palminteri: A Bronx Tale on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 8:00pm. Palminteri originally wrote the script for the stage and performed it as a one-man show in Los Angeles. It became the hottest property in Hollywood since Rocky. Tickets range from $39 to $79.   One night Robert DeNiro walked in to see Pa...

The Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey (ITANJ) and the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America at Montclair State University joined forces on March 20th for their annual collaboration, Italian Language and Culture Day, showcasing the hard work and creativity of middle school and high school students of Italian in a competitio...

Princeton-Pettoranello Sister City Foundation in partnership with Princeton Italian-American Sportsmen's Club is pleased to invite you to "Ferragosto Celebration"!   When: Sunday, August 17, 2014 - 1:00-5:00 PM Where: Princeton Italian-American Sportsmen's Club, 8 Founders Lane, Princeton, NJ   Download the Reserv...