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by Christopher Robbins   Leonardo. Michelangelo. Titian. Rodin. Some of the western world's greatest artistic talents were Italian, so this Jersey Shore borough's mixture of a Columbus Day festival with an arts fair makes perfect sense. On an otherwise dreary Saturday afternoon, laughter and smiles brightened up Spring Lake's business d...

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Celebrity chef, author and television star Mario Batali will be featured guest at the annual "An Evening of Wine and Roses" fundraiser benefitting Newton Medical Center.   Batali will appear on Thursday, May 29 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Centenary College's David and Carol Lackland Center in Hackettstown.   Read more   Source:&n...

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The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade and Italian Heritage Month Committee held its Annual Taste of Italy Dinner on Sunday at the Nutley Parks and Recreation Building.   Among attendees were committee members, front row from left, Chair Tom Nicastro, Vito and Melissa Matturo, Barbara Freda, Anthony Santasieri, Susan LaMorte and Joseph Co...

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One bite of the sliced filet mignon that accompanied my chopped salad at Sofia was all it took for me to feel a pang of regret. Impeccably seared, juicy and flavorful, the appetizer-size portion was so tasty that I wondered if I had made a mistake by not ordering it as an entree.   Such dilemmas arose frequently on my visits to the five mont...

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By Sue Gleiter The flavors of Peppino's Italian Restaurant have crossed over to the East Shore. Former owners of Peppino's opened Capri Island Pizzeria & Restaurant at 4361 N. Front St. in Susquehanna Twp. next to a Uni-Mart.   Owners and brothers-in-law Mario Lubrano and Ciro Esposito opened the restaurant in November at the former Brother's Pi...

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by Jack Bell   Giuseppe Rossi grew up in Clifton, N.J., but never played soccer in high school or college in the United States (or for the United States national team). Instead, he joined the youth academy of Parma of Italy's Serie A as a 12-year-old. His professional career has taken him to Manchester United (England); Newcastle (England) a...

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The Italian American Club will hold its tenth annual Columbus Day Parade on Sunday. A celebration of local Italian-American culture, this year's parade begins at 2 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue in East Hanover and is dedicated to all who have served in the U.S. armed forces.   Leading the parade is the Color Guard of Picatinny Arsenal and th...

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Grants are available for the purchase of educational material for Italian programs in public and private schools (grades PreK through 12th) of the Tristate area. The maximum amount of each grant is $3000 per school. Please note: schools that already received a grant for the 2015-16 academic year cannot apply for this grant ONLY NEW S...

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The house on Albion Place in Atlantic City is surrounded by cops. Upstairs, downstairs, outside on the street. All having a great time, as I am on this summer-like March evening.   "There's no place like this,'' says one policeman inside Chef Vola's, a stop on our epic search for N.J.'s best Italian restaurant. Chef Vola's is one of our...

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by Scott Cronick   In a casino with restaurants branded by Iron Chefs Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay and Geoffrey Zakarian, it's difficult to keep a high profile. But there's also something cool about being the best-kept secret. And that is exactly what Fornelletto at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Acclaimed chef Stephen Kalt may not have...

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