Last night I hit a major milestone. The manuscript for my book, The Italians of Newark: A History, has been sent to the publisher, The
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Read More...“Unfortunately, with ALL the heritage and awareness days/months out there, we don’t have time or resources to commemorate them all.” Let me start out by
Read More...Today is the feast day of St. Gerard Majella. This past weekend I went back to St. Lucy’s in the Old First Ward to pay
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