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It’s hard to believe that another school year is almost over and summer will soon be here. No more cabin fever, just that wonderful time of the year when we look forward to fun in the sun, with activities and outdoor festivities of every kind imaginable. Of course, the events that are most important to us as a community undergoing a renaissance of...

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Scholarship funds, stocking food pantries and helping individuals in need are reasons the latest incarnation of Wayne UNICO was formed in 2011. So far the new group has donated more than $50,000 to about 20 local causes, said past President Anthony DeGennaro. The non-profit has raised money through events, including calendar contests to benefit hig...

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In just five days, Michael Symon will open Angeline, his Italian-themed eatery at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. Right now, Symon and his entire crew are putting the last-minute touches on the dramatic space, which Symon describes as one of the most attractive that he’s been involved with. Symon’s wife and business partner Liz col...

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There’s magic in a meatball. In my Italian family, a meatball isn’t just beef, pork and veal. Your recipe gets mentioned in your eulogy. Everyone’s grandmother makes the best meatballs. That’s what the priest told my cousin Gina before she gave the eulogy for my Grandma Josephine DiSalvia. But she was more than what she cooked. Yet that taste, th...

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Some people don’t want to know how the sausage is made. I instead do want to know how the mozzarella is made. So I went to visit A and S Salumeria in Millstone and asked the owner/cheese maker Anthony “The Big Cheese” Mannino how he goes about it. Not only did he demonstrate his family’s recipe that dates back 40 years over two generations, he told...

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Montclair State University is excited to be offering a brand-new program, which seamlessly links the high school and college learning experience. Taught by a native speaker and coordinated by an experienced high school teacher on the Montclair State University campus, its aim is to consolidate rising senior students’ intermediate Italian skills on...

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Jack Ciattarelli made a promise to himself when he was elected to the New Jersey Assembly in 2011. The Republican from Somerset County vowed to serve no more than three terms, or six years -- the same limit he imposed on himself when he won seats on his local council and county freeholder board in the past. But last year, about halfway through term...

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There's good news for fans of “The Big Lebowski.” John Turturro, who played Jesus Quintana in the 1998 comedy, will be reprising the role for a spin-off comedy Turturro is directing called “Going Places,” based on a French film of the same name, about a trio of guys who go on a road trip together. Turturro shared the news during an interview with S...

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Deana Martin performs this tribute show to her father Dean Martin all over the country, but last night it was a special performance at The Ciccone Theatre in New Jersey. The evening also honored the Scognamillo family's world famous Patsy's Italian Restaurant, the place that Frank, Dean, and families called their New York City home. The evening was...

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Wood Ridge Police Sergeant and Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Vice President Jerry Onnembo will be honored at the National Council Awards Dinner on May 9th in Brooklyn. The National Council is comprised of organizations like the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey from throughout the nation representing more than 100,000 It...

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