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Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City plans to cool down the August heat with a five-day splash of summer fun known as La Festa Italiana 2022. Starting Wednesday, Aug. 10, and running through Sunday, Aug. 14, from 5 pm-to-1l pm each night, the neighborhood surrounding Holy Rosary Church on 6th & Brunswick Streets will be a fun-filled block party of ven...

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Yankees fans who want to enjoy a Double-A game Friday night on Aug. 5 need to head to TD Bank Ballpark. The Somerset Patriots are holding Yogi Berra Day. The first thousand fans receive a Yogi Berra Bobblehead. Gates at 6:00. Around 6:40, a pre-game ceremony will have Berra family members including his sons Dale and Larry and his granddaughter Lind...

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 The Theater Project presents A Jersey Cantata, a comedy about four longtime ‘Jersey guys’.  This is the second live, in-person show in The Theater Project’s  Three Plays in Three Months summer season at the Maplewood Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Road. The play by Bill Mesce, Jr. will be presented from August 18-28. It looks at the life of...

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A City of Trenton legend has passed. Bobby “Bobby V” Vitella, 88, an Italian beau brummell who deserved a reality television show based in Hollywood or Miami Beach as Maitre d for the stars, died on July 24. His passing ended connections to an era of Chambersburg flamboyance when the Italian section of Trenton delivered glitz, glamour and famous re...

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La Festa Italiana at Holy Rosary Church, the century old tradition that celebrates Italian heritage, food and faith will take place from Aug. 10 to 14. The event will run from 5:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. each night. The festival – with the exception of 2020 – is held every year near Holy Rosary Church in downtown Jersey City on Sixth Street between...

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If there's one thing Ocean County knows, it's Italian food. With all of the Italian heritage in Ocean County, every entree must be excellent every time. We have high standards, and rightfully so. There are the classics like eggplant parm and chicken cacciatore. Seafood served Italian style can't be beaten. Don't forget about the antipasti and appet...

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The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, will be honoring Major League Baseball legend the late Yogi Berra at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater on Friday night, Aug. 5. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Yogi Berra bobblehead doll courtesy of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

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A new Italian European eatery has just opened last week in Hillsdale. It is called Fig & Tomato, its BYOB and will be offering both classic Italian dishes plus European-inspired meals. The menu will include brick-oven pizzas, specialty pastas, meat, and seafood entrees. The owners of Fig & Tomato are the same team behind Cork & Crust and Raw Oyster...

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If you know where the "in" crowd is eating in Secaucus, it's inside one of the town's hotels — Mamma Franca inside Harmony Suites. Mamma Franca is Secaucus' hottest new restaurant, and one you ought to be eating at: It serves made-from-scratch Italian dishes in an extremely elegant setting in the lobby of the Harmony Suites. Most Secaucus reside...

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Recently, the Executive Board of the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO) New Jersey hosted the Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey's Executive Board for a dinner. The purpose of the invitation and gathering, according to IAATO President Mr. Lou Albruzzese was, "to break bread to thank the AVS board for...

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