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A new Italian bakery joins the Hawthorne business community.  Rispoli's Pastry Shop celebrated its grand opening in Hawthorne Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by family, friends, and borough officials.  Rispoli's Italian Bakery, originally established in 1937 by Gabriele and Josephine Rispoli, has two locations in Ridgefield and Emer...

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Rose Del Pizzo lived most of her life in Paterson but was equally at ease speaking Italian with strangers in Sicily, said daughter Nancy Del Pizzo. "She had a big personality and was very friendly," Nancy said. "I could not have made that trip without her." Born in New York City, Del Pizzo moved to Elizabeth when she was 5. Her father, Federico LaM...

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A new storefront specializing in frozen treats is on its way to Howell, just in time for summer. Located at 4502 Route 9 South in the Friendship Plaza next to Staples, a new Rita's storefront is expected to open later this year. It will occupy the former Sun National Bank. Rita's is a Pennsylvania-based frozen ice chain that has been serving Italia...

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On June 1, 2021, UNICO District X Governor Anthony Bengivenga met with Mayor Gianluca Sala at the municipal center in Terno D'Isola, Bergamo Italy to reaffirm their sister city pact which was initiated in 2009 with South Plainfield, NJ and the Plainfields' Chapter of UNICO National. Anthony was told that he was the first American to enter Bergamo a...

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Well, now I'm just plain mad. There is no way in my mind that the best Italian restaurant in this great state is not from the Jersey Shore. But that is exactly what several national websites claim, and I'm sick of it. The most recent site I stumbled across was Love Food, and their choice for the Garden State's best is in New Brunswick. They have na...

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Vito's Deli, a popular Hoboken destination for sandwiches and Italian delicacies, and Court Street, a quaint eatery on the city's old cobblestone path, are the latest Hoboken businesses to receive the "This Place Matters" designation from the Hoboken Historic Preservation Commission. Two years ago, when the Commission first decided to recognize 25...

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Frank DiFlora was born in the Bronx in 1929, but he was conceived in Salerno, Italy. "My grandma was pregnant on the boat, and he barely made it to these shores," says Steve DiFlora. His father, who passed away in 2019 at 90, had strong roots in a culture where families made their own wine. This helps explain the care he took — and fun he had — cre...

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Holidays are back on the school calendar in Randolph. The school board on Monday reversed a controversial decision to scrap holiday names after a big battle over Columbus Day. Tempers flared during the township's Board of Education meeting. Residents had demanded to be heard when earlier this month the board voted without public input to get rid of...

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Three generations of a New Jersey clan are on the front lines of a culture-war fight over Christopher Columbus, their Italian heritage — and, they say, historical truth. It’s boiling over because a school district voted to remove all holidays from the school calendar, replaced by “Days Off.” The family’s youngest member, 19-year-old Chiara Ricupero...

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The Theater League of Clifton will hold auditions for its dinner/theater production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding on June 22 and 23 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm at Mario’s Restaurant (710 Van Houten Ave) in Clifton. Call backs are slated for June 24 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm, if necessary. In the play, Andrew and Anthony are getting married – and everyone wan...

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