by Pam Mastriano   The Italian Cultural center of Western Massachusetts, Inc. will honor ten high school seniors who will receive Italian Cultural Center Scholarships on Monday, June 15, at St. Anne Country Club, 781 Shoemaker Lane in the Feeding Hills section.   The Italian Cultural Center Scholarships, sponsored by ICC members, the...

The Greater Atlantic City Chapter of UNICO National and the Atlantic County UNICO Scholarship Foundation will honor surfer Dean Randazzo at its annual Person of the Year Scholarship Dinner on Friday. Randazzo, the founder of the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation and a cancer survivor, is New Jersey's most successful professional surfer. His foundati...

Delaware District 1 donated a check for $1,000 to the Sussex Technical High School Athletic Department. This donation was a result of the proceeds of the 3rd Annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony and financial support from the Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture.   Three local high schools - Cape Henlopen, Indian River and Suss...

UNICO National, established in 1922, the largest Italian-American organization in the United States, inducted new members into its Rehoboth Beach chapter Oct. 10 at The Glade Clubhouse near Rehoboth Beach. Anthony Mazzarelli, Antonietta Flocco and George Meringolo were sworn in and pledged to serve their nation and community, and to support ev...

By Jennifer Dericks   In honor and celebration of Columbus Day, Sparta UNICO will be dedicating a monument to Christopher Columbus. The ceremony will be on Monday at 9:30 a.m. and will feature guest speaker Judge Nepolitano from Fox News.   The monument, along with two flag poles and lighting will be on ground donated by the Township...

By Fran Sullivan The Elizabeth Chapter of UNICO, an Italian heritage service organization, awarded scholarships to six graduating high school seniors headed to college, three of whom are Elizabeth residents, at its annual End of the Year Celebratory Dinner at Costa's Restaurant in Roselle Park.   The Elizabeth residents are Abigail Iannelli...

By Susan Roselli Bonnell   The Clark chapter of UNICO held its annual Columbus Day ceremony at noon on Sunday, just before the final day of the ninth annual Italian-American Feast began.   Ceremony chairman Henry Varriano introduced the assembled guests: Union County Freeholder Al Mirabella, Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, UNICO Di...

The Gala includes entertainment performances by renowned Italian Singer Giada Valenti and Italian-American Singer Chris Macchio, a silent auction, raffles, prizes, gifts, and DJ MINEOLA, NEW YORK – APRIL 8, 2013 -- The North Shore Long Island Chapter of UNICO, a part of UNICO National is hosting their Springtime Gala this Friday, April 12, 2013 at...

In 2013, the Mercer County Italian American Festival Committee donated and erected a statute of Christopher Columbus on the site of their building in Hamilton Township, a municipality comprised OF 70% Italian Americans. Shortly thereafter, irresponsible vandals defaced the statute by blackening the face. Cavaliere John Scarpati called it a despicab...

Dr. Salvatore DiMauro of The Bronx, New York was presented with the 2014 UNICO National Marconi Science Award and Medal by UNICO National President Michael Veselka at a gala award ceremony and dinner at the UNICO National Board Meeting in Chicago, IL attended by UNICO National officers and members from across the country.   "It is such an ho...