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Bryanna DeFazio has been involved with the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival for as long as she can remember, starting as a dancer at the age of 2.   "I've been in the parade with my high school marching band, worked the Pepsi booths, and I've also been an active volunteer and been a member of the office staff."   Read more &nb...

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Village Square was the site of the annual Spring Gala for the Italian Heritage Festival Saturday night. The night featured presentations of the new Regina Maria, the maids of honor, and the senior, junior, and minor courts. The new Regina Maria is Chelsea Boyles, a 23-year old from Shinnston.   She'll be officially crowned during the fe...

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Known for their baked breads, including famous pepperoni rolls, Tomaro's Italian bakery in the Glen Elk district of Clarksburg has now been in business for 100 years. It has remained a family business.   "My great grandfather Antonio Carmen Tomaro started the bakery in 1914 and it's been passed through the family," said John Brunett, one of...

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There just aren't a lot of family businesses anymore, and very, very few in West Virginia that have been around as long as Leonoro's Spaghetti House on Charleston's East End.   Standing next to a blackened, 40-year-old gas stove, boiling pasta and simmering marinara sauce, Al Leonoro shrugged wistfully. "It's all one generation now," he...

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Italian auto parts maker Sogefi Group plans a $20 million expansion of its plant in West Virginia that will create 250 new jobs, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday. When the expansion is complete, the plant in Prichard in Wayne County will produce engine intake manifolds for General Motors, along with its existing line of fuel pumps and filter...

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By Rosalyn Queen Alonso   Another friendly reminder that the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival will be presenting its Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, November 23, 2013. This will be only the second class to ever be inducted into this prestigious group.   Among those to be inducted is Merle Moore. You might ask why?...

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New businesses and restaurants are popping up all over the Beckley area. Little Sicily is now open in Beckley. Before Little Sicily moved in, a Mediterranean restaurant was in the same location. Little Sicily specializes in traditional Italian cuisine and New York style pizza. Owner Mohamed Farghaly invites everyone to stop by and enjoy a fresh It...

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The 2014 Italian Festival scholarship winners were announced and honored Saturday at Heritage Port.There were 14 total winners from six surrounding counties which are: Belmont, Jefferson, Hancock, Brooke, Ohio and Marshall. Each student received a commemorative scholarship plaque.    Those awarded are:Collin Stipetich from John Marshall...

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Più di novecento morti, tra loro circa cinquecento italiani. Sono i numeri della tragedia di Monongah, miniera del West Virginia, dove un'esplosione il 6 dicembre del 1907, uccise moltissimi connazionali, tra cui anche bambini e ragazzi. Oggi, a 105 anni di distanza, le vittime sono commemorate a Campobasso durante il convegno "Monongah, dal fatto...

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by Ian Grimley   The Clarksburg Italian Heritage Festival is set to get underway Friday. Some notable Main Stage performers include Carmelina, John Angotti, and former Journey lead vocalist Steve Augeri. But these are not the only entertainers scheduled to perform. The Showcase Stage, which is on the corner of 2nd and Main Streets in Clarksb...

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