In 1917 Albert Einstein published his first paper on cosmology, Houdini performed his buried alive escape, Al Capone became known as Scarface after a knife fight and Theresa LaRosa was born. This weekend, the Grove woman will celebrate her 100th birthday – first with a large party on Saturday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, and second, she’ll celebrate her official birthday on Sunday.

The birthday celebration, for upwards of 80 friends and family, will come complete with homemade manicotti, meatballs, Italian sausage and of course, Italian cookies. Not bad for someone who jokes her secret to long life is eating lots and lots of pasta – specifically macaroni with red sauce.