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For the first time in its history, the Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) has awarded college scholarships to deserving student-athletes. Three scholarships have been awarded in the fall 2021 semester.  Scholarship honorees include Francesco Bonvini, Franco Logozzo and Shannon Russo. Bonvni, who is from Parma in Northern Italy, is playing...

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Amore for everything Italian was in the air at Historic Smithville Saturday for the annual Italian Festival. Organized by the Knights of Columbus, Villa Maria Council #6432, the event not only celebrates the rich Italian culture and heritage in the region but also raises money for the K of C charities and scholarships.  The smell of sausage and pep...

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The Verona Public Library will hold the “Festa Dei Bambini,” a children’s Italian festival, this Saturday, October 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. The even is meant for children in preschool through elementary school, and their families. There will be arts and crafts, including making Venetian masks, tambourines, a mosaic Italian Flag, and mural painting....

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Seton Hall Provost Katia Passerini has been selected as a 2021 honoree by the Columbian Foundation and will be recognized at the group's annual black tie gala on October 23. Founded in 1941 in Newark, the Columbian Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit that has awarded well over a million dollars in scholarships to hundreds of New Jersey college students...

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Thank you Food and Wine for recognizing that New Jersey has better pizza than any other state. We already knew this fact, but we appreciate it just the same. Listen to Matt Ryan weekday afternoons on 94.3 The Point and download our free 94.3 The Point app. Author David Landsel put this pizza montage together said: "some of the most surprising pizza...

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School board officials were criticized on Tuesday after a motion to reinstate Columbus Day on the school calendar did not pass. More than 20 residents and local Italian American activists attended the Rockaway Township Board of Education meeting and spoke in support of the motion. Board members renamed the day Indigenous Peoples' Day after a board...

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Veloce Specialty Sandwiches has officially opened in Jersey City. Located at 580 Montgomery Street, the third-generation deli operates out of a ghost kitchen and primarily functions as a pickup and food delivery restaurant. Delivering authentic Italian food with an American spin, Veloce’s owner hopes to make his own mark in the heart of Jersey City...

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The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County presents its annual gala from 7-10 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Razberry’s, 834 Route 12, Frenchtown. Being honored as Italian Americans of the Year are Dr. Danny Alfano and Andre Dillino of the Italian American One Voice Coalition. Tickets are $75 per person and includes buffet dinner and dessert. There...

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It all began with a handcrafted brick oven by Giovanni Tacconelli. That oven inspired a five-generation owned-and-operated restaurant that has served Italian-American pies in Philadelphia since 1946 and South Jersey since 2003. And now, Tacconelli's Pizzeria is joining a crowded field of Haddon Avenue pizza shops with a second South Jersey location...

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What is the record for eating the most pasta? In 2015, Matt Stonie consumed 10lb of pasta in 8 minutes at the World Pasta Eating Championship. How ridiculous is that?! 10lbs of pasta?? TALKING ABOUT A FOOD BABY! What is the record for eating the most meatballs? Legendary competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi ate 29 meatballs in one minute. HAHA! I hav...

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