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Guy V. Molinari, the longtime Republican kingpin of Staten Island who represented New York City’s least populous, most conservative county as an assemblyman, congressman, borough president and political paterfamilias, died on Wednesday in a Manhattan hospital. He was 89 and had been a lifelong resident of the island. His son-in-law, Bill Paxon, sai...

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Sunday, July 22nd 3:00 PM - Garibaldi Meucci Museum · 420 Tompkins Avenue · Staten Island, NY 10305 - Kenneth Restrepo is a former United States Marine, who served two tours in Iraq. He has been an artist his entire life. His main source of expression has always been his art. Since he was a child Kenny has spent his free time drawing and emulating...

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Say the word "ambrosia," and one conjures up images of exquisite food -- especially delicious to taste and to smell. In classical mythology, it's even deemed "the food of the gods." And while the borough of Staten Island has seen its fair share of Italian restaurants, many would opine each remains unique in and of themselves. Over in Grasmere to be...

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The 115th annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel runs Friday, July 20, through Sunday, July 22, in Rosebank -- where a host of Italian immigrants settled during the early part of the 1900s. The time-honored tradition is a throw back to simpler times. Coordinators continue to preserve the cherished custom that hopefully will be handed down from ge...

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Under sunny skies and balmy breezes, Casa Belvedere played host to the sixth annual Corrado Joe Manfredi Golf & Bocce Classic at Silver Lake Golf Course and later at the cultural center on Grymes Hill. On a day that brimmed with Italian flair, linksters not only took to the greens, but also were afforded specialty food tastings and chances to win p...

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The Order Sons of Italy in America Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno Lodge #212, furious with the rebranding of the Staten Island Yankees, have pulled out of attending the July 21 Pizza Rats game, thus canceling the team's Italian Heritage Night that same day at Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George. It's the fourth of five Saturday games the team wil...

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Saturday, July 7th, 2PM - Concert, “Colonna Sonora” Film Music, Italian Style, in honor of the 175th anniversary of the Antonio Meucci home and the 211th birthday of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi-Meucci Museum | 420 Tompkins Avenue | Staten Island, NY 10305 Prior to the concert the museum will hold a flag ceremony to honor all veterans and communit...

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After 11 months in business and roughly 30,000 meatballs later at DeLuca's in Tottenville, Rob DeLuca announces the Italian restaurant's expansion. "I added about 60 seats with the outdoor dining with room to add more," said Rob. It debuts this weekend with the regular ala carte menu. And DeLuca built a bocce court, a springboard from which he will...

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Marty Pietanza brought a lot of light to this borough. This weekend, his community has a chance to shine some back on him. "Mr. Lights" was well-known throughout Staten Island for his dazzling Halloween and Christmas decorations at 580 Wolley Ave., which was often featured in the Advance as the location of one of "the most festive displays." Marty...

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Domenick Boccia, a senior at St. Peter's Boys High School, was honored Monday by Assemblymen Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island) and Matthew Titone (D-North Shore) at the Italian-American Day 50th Anniversary Ceremony in Albany. Each year, the New York Conference of Italian-American Legislators award four scholarships -- two academic and two athletic --...

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