An Essex County Italian-American Heritage Month Celebration was held on Oct. 9, in the lobby of the Essex County Hall of Records.    Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. recognized Patty Spango, the newly appointed Essex County Deputy Superintendent of Elections/Deputy Commissioner of Registration, and Dr. Frank A. Cocchiola,...

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP ("MDM&C" or "the Firm") today announced that, together with ChooseNJ, it will host a breakfast reception on Monday, April 18th featuring Mr. Maurizio Forte, the Trade Commissioner and Executive Director for the USA Italian Trade Agency (ICE). In addition to remarks by Mr. Forte...

The first computer mouse was wooden. Designed by Douglas Engelbart in 1967, the gadget was essentially a wooden block with two wheels on it. Rudimentary to say the least, but the mouse marked a huge step forward in computer user interface. Check it.   Guerrino de Luca, the Italian CEO of Logitech, recently let us in on a little secret. The b...

Il Ministero degli Esteri intende istituire un Consolato onorario con competenza sulle contee dello Stato del New Jersey facenti parte della circoscrizione del Consolato di Newark, soppresso il 28 febbraio scorso (Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset).   Il Consolato...

As a lead-off event to this year's national celebration of Catholic Schools Week, representatives of the Tri-State Italian-American Congress presented $25,000 in scholarships to 25 students of Italian heritage from 18 Catholic elementary schools of the Archdiocese of Newark.   The awards were presented in the Auditorium of the Archdiocesan C...

Let’s face it: this chef’s name, Michael Angelo, has a lot to live up to, but Foodies: he does it with flying colors. Instead of painting or sculpting in marble, like the famous artist Michaelangelo , this Jersey born Michael Angelo is creating works of edible art, and let me tell you: book a reservation for his spot in Fairfield now.   Mich...

June 15th is the Feast day of San Vito (St. Vitus), one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Widely venerated across Southern Italy, he is the patron saint of Mazara del Vallo, Ciminna, Forio, San Vito sullo Ionio, Regalbuto and Torella die Lombardi, among others.   Read more   Fonte: Magna Grece    

Dal 1 marzo prossimo il Consolato d'Italia a Newark sospenderà la sua attività. I connazionali residenti nella circoscrizione dovranno quindi rivolgersi al Consolato generale d'Italia a New York.   Dallo scorso lunedì - 10 febbraio – il Consolato di Newark non accetta più prenotazione online: i connazionali che hanno già prenotato un appunta...

Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 - 8:00PM - Doors Open: 7:00PMTickets: To purchase tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com, charge by Phone (800-745-3000), and any Ticketmaster outlet.Ticket Prices: $378.50, $278.50, $198.50, $153.50, $128.50, $78.50Availability: Buy TicketsParking: Buy Parking   Andrea Bocelli will return to the U.S. for a select...

"Se l'intento dell'amministrazione degli affari esteri è quello di razionalizzare e promuovere il nostro sistema Paese, oltre che assistere i nostri connazionali, non è possibile procedere alla chiusura del consolato di Newark".   È quanto sostiene Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di Scelta Civica eletta in Nord America, in una interrogazione al Min...