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Benjamin Franklin popularized the maxim that guests and fish smell after three days. Just picture yourself at home with visitors staying months on end. And then another wave of guests. And more each week. What would your utilities bill look like,...

Have you looked in vain for your family’s immigration history at the popular genealogy websites? If so, your people may have arrived, as my uncle did, through a backdoor. Thanks to the Registry Act of 1929, Uncle Amedeo and many like him were able...

Capracotta Capracotta, at almost 5,000 ft. in Italy’s High Molise, commands an astonishingly beautiful vantage point above the Sangro Valley. The town, once a center for the long distance sheepherding trade, today takes advantage of its attractive...

A Book Review by Ben Lariccia It’s fitting that we have Thomas Welsh’s latest local history title as a guide for celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Ursuline Sisters in the Mahoning Valley. This is an order that traces its start to the...

With just a high school diploma, a few semesters of business school, and a real estate license, James M. Conti has helped change surgical healthcare in the U.S. and overseas. Never a doctor or medical practitioner, Conti’s recovery from an injury...

At the turn of the previous century, a neighborhood in Atlantic City received a sizable influx of newcomers from Italy. The chicken coops and duck enclosures built by these immigrants gave the area its name, Ducktown. Nowadays, people may know the...

L'intervista è tra Joe Astolfi, meteorologo conosciuto in Ohio, e La Gazzetta. Originario di San Marino, Joe spiega come la sua eredità ha influenzato la sua vita adesso. Spiega quanti immigrati sammarinesi si sono trasferiti a New York, ma i suoi...

Questo articolo descrive l'incredibile vita di Vincent Caggiano, un italo-americano emigrato negli Stati Uniti nel 1928. Quando era bambino i suoi genitori si trasferirono negli Stati Uniti e lui rimase con sua sorella in Italia, ma quando Benito...

Our final “Passing the Torch” piece features Dennis Biviano, a multimedia journalist with Spectrum News 1. He covers news from our Italian festivals and whenever something remarkable is happening in the general community. His winning demeanor and...

In this column La Gazzetta will introduce notable members of our local Italian American community. We will hear from men and women whose ancestors’ contributions have resulted in today’s outstanding, productive citizens. Paul Ricciuti became an...