By Peter Genovese   Our N.J.'s best projects, launched last year, have been great successes, with hundreds of thousands of people nominating and voting for their favorite spots. Early last year, we wandered around the state — all 21 counties — in search of N.J.'s best bar.   Then we made quick work of 100+ burgers over the summer...

Sgt. Jerry Onnembo of the Wood-Ridge Police Department is helping to provide a way for members of the community to donate for earthquake relief in Italy.   An earthquake hit Central Italy on Aug. 24 with the death toll at almost 300 as of press time. In addition to being a sergeant in the Wood-Ridge Police Department, Onnembo is also th...

by Gina Columbus   The Cake Boss is making a strategic southern move in New Jersey. Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned bakery featured on TLC's "Cake Boss," will open another location 11 a.m. Saturday in the Marlton Square Shopping Center at 300 Route 73 North in the Marlton section of Evesham, according to a news release.   A ribbon...

by Michael M. Shapiro   For Pete Elefante, owner of Zita's Ice Cream and Italian Ice in New Providence, working at Zita's is a dream job. "Even though Zita's is now 15 years old, I'm only at the beginning...I want Zita's to be one of those places that's around for 50 years, where people who have moved away have to stop by to get their i...

By Pat Tanner   When it comes to making fresh pasta, how local can you go? Just ask brothers Mario and Richard Zeck, whose nascent business, LoRe Pasta, sources flours from Hunterdon and Bucks counties, eggs from Hillsborough, and herbs and vegetables from the farmers who sell at the West Windsor and Montgomery farmers markets where LoRe Pas...

Situated at 601 Madison Avenue, the new Emporio Armani store in New York is part of a series of new openings in the U.S., which include San Diego, Chicago, Orlando, Washington DC, New Jersey and Santa Monica - California. The new Emporio Armani store on Madison captures the concept of a showroom, with large displays with racks that display full siz...

di Andrea Mantineo   Ricordiamo come fosse oggi: quando, il 14 novembre del 1988, il giornale apparve per la prima volta in edicola, in tutti noi, giornalisti, poligrafici e amministrativi c'era un misto di gioia e preoccupazione. Il giornale nasceva senza padroni ma anche senza fondi, tranne i pochi "spiccioli" racimolati tra i risparmi dei...

Residents of the township and other surrounding communities were treated to a beefsteak dinner at the St. Clements Church Connery Hall, located at 154 Mount Pleasant Avenue, on May 30. They were also given a chance to donate to a good cause. Since 1947, with 200 acres and a lake, Camp Marcella has been a fun and safe haven for children and te...

Parsippany Volunteer Fire Department 5 hosted over 600 people, raised over $20,000 to help a brother firefighter and his family with the sudden onset of medical expenses for his wife, not covered by medical insurance. The members joined in a planned a very successful Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner on Saturday, November 7.   "Our brother firef...

The Italian American Police Society of New Jersey held its annual holiday party for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of NJ. Truckloads of toys and gifts were distributed to a record number of at risk children from this program at this year's party by member police officers and volunteers.   Members and volunteers also served pizza, sandwiches, s...