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“First Annual Italian Cultural Festival” was a huge success

PARSIPPANY — The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills held its first “Italian Cultural Event” on Sunday, October 14 on Minnehaha Boulevard between Washington Avenue and North Beverwyck Road.

Although the event slated to start at 1:00 p.m., plenty of people started arriving around 12:30 p.m. and were already lining up at the various food vendors.

By 1:00 p.m., Minnehaha Boulevard was filled up with plenty of people still arriving at both ends. The mandolin and accordion players were making their rounds while the dj was playing classical Italian music.

The tables were filled with people enjoying the festive atmosphere and eating all sorts of fine Italian foods. Everything from sausage & peppers, Linguine with meat and gravy, pizza, rice balls as well as meatballs were sold by various vendors.

On the dessert side, cannolis and zeppolis were a great hit. All flavors of Italian ices and funnel cakes were also available.

The multitude of residents crowded the street and often asked if this street fair could be done regularly. Italian day was really a big hit.

By the late afternoon, many of the food vendors were running low on food and were very surprised by the massive turnout. This being the very first year, many of the vendors didn’t know what to expect as far as turnout and weren’t sure of how much food to bring.

Mayor Michael Soriano said “A Sunday afternoon of good music, food, and friends is always a great success, and I look forward to the 2nd annual Italian Culture Festival.”

“I spoke to every vendor and they were all very happy with how well everything turned out. Not only that, but every vendor wanted to know if and when we were planning on doing this event next year. We are planning on having our Italian Cultural Event next year on Sunday, October 20. This was Mayor Michael Soriano’s idea and it turned out to be a big hit with everyone. We are planning on expanding the festival slightly next year and fine tuning certain things. It was great to be a part of it this year,” said Michael Sifonios, Director of Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

Councilwoman Loretta Gragnani said “A fun day was had by Parsippany residents. An array of delicious Italian food was provided by our local restaurants, civic organizations and food trucks. From sausage and pepper sandwiches, meatballs, Sicilian rice balls and of course dessert, fresh cannoli, funnel cake and zeppolis. It helped that the weather was beautiful which attributed to the large crowds.”

Children had fun playing Bocce Ball
PHS Advisor Italian Honor Society Angela Minichiello-Garcia and PHS Advisor Italian Club Marta DeCandia
Sons of Italy
PHS Italian Honors Society: Yesssema Villota, Nicole Phelan, Daniela Chernyavsky and Bella Rocco
PHS Italian Honors Society was giving out Pizzelle
Tony Ferraro, Dana Ferraro-Ilic and Michael Ilic
The crowds at the “First Annual Italian Cultural Festival”
Councilwoman Janice McCarthy, Loretta Gragnani and Emily Peterson
Dawn Marie Keimel
Remo D’Alessandro, Parsippany Police Department
Karen DeChristopher and Carol Tiesi
Von Achen family
Karen DeChristopher, Ann Cucci and Carol Tiesi
Theresa and Bob Stroup
John Gangoni, Vanita Ghosh and Dina Beck
The mandolin and accordion players were making their rounds
Sallie Ann Marsh, Mayor Michael Soriano and George Bottarini
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Frank L. Cahill
Frank L. Cahill
Publisher of Parsippany Focus since 1989 and Morris Focus since 2019, both covering a wide range of events. Mr. Cahill serves as the Executive Board Member of the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, President of Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town and Chairman of Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Advisory Board.
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