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Jersey guy Joe DiPietro — who collaborated with Bon Jovi's David Bryan on "The Toxic Avenger" and the Tony-winning musical "Memphis" — scored one of his earlier successes with a family comedy that makes up in honest laughs what it might lack in hummable tunes.   Beginning tonight, Spring Lake-based South Street Players return for a new seaso...

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by Sarah Nolan   Several Italian Studies students received accolades at the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education meeting on May 5, celebrating their hard work, dedication and passion for the language and culture.   Seventh graders Julia Arscott, Alexandra Galgano and Rachel Scrivanich were awarded by the Coccia Foundation – an organization th...

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Bill Pascrell of the 6th Ward was 16 when his uncle took him to a meeting of the Paterson Democratic Party. Someone threw a chair at that event.   "I thought to myself, 'This is interesting,'" recalled Pascrell earlier today in his downtown district office. Pascrell won his first race in 1987 and would serve five terms in the Assembly, his...

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by John Mooney   For decades, Scotch Plains and the village of Montazzoli, Italy, have been sister cities as hundreds of immigrants left the Abruzzo region of Italy in search of a better life. They discovered Scotch Plains and built a strong community on the north side of town. On Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Township's Columbus Day celebr...

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by Rob Demovsky Rick Lovato can tell you everything that belongs on a No. 15 at Joyce's Subs and Pizza in Lincroft, New Jersey. "That's our Italian sub," Lovato said. "Five bucks at most for a half sub." A week ago, Lovato was putting together boiled ham, genoa salami, capicola and provolone for customers at the shop owned by his father...

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Alan Karpas and Martha Ackermann have been named Livingston UNICO's 2014 Citizens of the Year for their dedication to the community through volunteerism. They will be honored at UNICO's Awards Brunch on Sunday, March 9 at 10 a.m. at the Hanover Manor.   For 59 years, UNICO, America's largest Italian American service organization, has been re...

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In un tripudio di neroazzurro, l'Inter Club Facchetti del NJ ha festeggiato il suo quinto anno d'attività ed il 105 anniversario dell'Inter al Westmount Country Club di Woodland Park alla presenza di oltre 400 entusiasti tifosi neroazzurri. Ospiti d'eccezione dall'Italia sono stati l'ambasciatore Inter Campus Francesco Toldo, l'ex amministratore d...

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Jeff Malloy grew up in New Jersey and made his culinary reputation with his restaurant Carmen Trattoria in Boston's North End. But it was a combination of love and business that brought him back to New Jersey, where he and partner Melissa Virgilio opened Il Forno Café & Trattoria in West Windsor last October.   After the couple rekindled...

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The Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day and Italian Heritage Month Parade Committee's Annual Taste of Italy Dinner will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Nutley Parks and Recreation Building, 44 Park Ave.The event begins with open seating and a buffet-style serving of signature dishes from more than 25 Italian restaurants. It's an Italian Food...

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When Vito Mannino decided to expand his presence in Pitman with a new pizza shop, he didn't have to look more than a block from his Mannio's Cucina Italiana restaurant on South Broadway.   "Pitman is a little destination town," said Mannino. "When we saw the chance to open the pizzeria down the street from the restaurant, we took it and I th...

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