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Photo Gallery – Oct. 7th University of Delaware’s OSHER Lifelong Learning Center

The Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture was invited to speak to a class entitled “Ethnic Delaware” at the University of Delaware’s OSHER Lifelong Learning on October 7th in Wilmington to discuss how Italian Americans contributed to our state and region. Among the speakers were Chairman DiLiberto and Commissioners Caggiano, Mataleno-Clerc and Gambacorta, who […]




Mama Nicola’s Sugo Baby Rack Ribs

Nicola Pizza only uses the finest ingredients in preparation of all our menu items. We’ve never used additives or preservatives and prepare a fresh natural product and bake it the old fashioned way — just like mom used to. We make and jar our homemade Mama Nicola’s Sugo here on the premises. The following recipe […]




John P. Polidori

For the past four decades, Jack Polidori has worked in a wide variety of political and legislative campaigns at the national, state, and local levels. This work has taken him to 28 different states. His consulting work has encompassed elections, referenda, and legislative (public policy) campaigns. His union work comprised varied experiences as an organizer, […]




Ciro Poppiti

Ciro Poppiti is the founding chairman of the Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage & Culture. He also served for thirteen years on the board of directors of the National Italian American Foundation. For his dedicated service, Ciro was knighted with rank of Commendatore by the Italian




Michael Terranova

Michael Terranova is currently the Chairman of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences Departments at Delaware Technical & Community College. He is retired Captain from the New Castle County Police Department with over 23 years of service to the communities of New Castle County. Mike is a native Delawarean who grew up in Wilmington and Newark […]




Maria Teresa Morrison

Mary Teresa has dedicated more than 40 years teaching and coaching children and young adults at all levels of our education system, from elementary school through the university level. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Education with a concentration in French from Marywood College in 1968. This was followed with an MST degree in Education […]




Justine M. Mataleno

Justine Mataleno-Clerc was born and raised in the “Little Italy” section of Wilmington. She received her education in the local schools and then graduated from the University of Delaware, majoring in Arts and Sciences. Because of Justine’s years of dedicated service to the Delaware Italian-American community, she is considered its historian. While employed by the […]




Mike Migliore

Mike is an attorney licensed in the State of Delaware (in addition to Pennsylvania and New Jersey). During his career, Mike has served as a lawyer in many interesting areas, including as lawyer for New Castle County Council and the State of Delaware, among others, and as legal aide to then – United States Senator, […]




Nicholas S. Caggiano, Sr.

Nicholas Caggiano, Sr., was born in New Jersey. He graduated from Penns Grove High School and then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Salem College in West Virginia. He moved to Rehoboth Beach, DE in 1964 after getting married. When first settling in the area he taught English […]




Louis A. Arena

Lou is a Professor Emeritus from the University of Delaware where he completed a distinguished teaching and research career as a linguistic professor. He holds his doctorate in Linguistics and Japanese Language from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts in Scholastic Philosophy from Villanova University and a Master of Science in Psycholinguistics from Georgetown […]





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