St. Bart's to Celebrate 50th Annual Italian Festival on Labor Day Weekend
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Chapter of UNICO, in collaboration with St. Bartholomew's Church and St. Bartholomew's Academy, announces the milestone return of the 50th Annual Italian Festival. The vibrant celebration of community, culture, and culinary delights is set to take place from August 30 to Sept. 2, 2024, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church...
Volunteers make meatballs ahead of St.Paul's Italian festival
St. Paul's Italian Festival is quickly approaching, but the food prep has been underway since June. On Tuesday, it was all about making over 3,000 meatballs. St. Paul's kitchen was filled with the scent of Italian seasonings as volunteers rolled and cooked thousands of meatballs. As Tricia Louis said, "When we come to the Italian Fest next weekend,...
Festa Italiana sure to be deliziosa
Once again Festival Way in Bradford (PA) will be filled with the sights and sounds of Italian food, music and culture during 2024 Festa Italiana, held Aug. 8, 9 and 10. This year’s event will feature musical performances, many vendors and, of course, all of those Italian treats locals wait all year to enjoy. The air will be scented with the aroma o...
To know this dean at St. Joseph’s is to know his grandmother
Joseph A. DiAngelo, 76-year-old dean and professor of management at St. Joseph’s University in Merion, Pa., was the first person in his family to obtain a doctorate degree. When he was growing up, his paternal grandmother Camille DiAngelo wanted him to become an accountant so that he could always find work preparing people’s income taxes, and his b...
Come hungry: New Kensington (PA) gearing up for 43rd annual Festa Italiana
Nancy Brock doesn’t think there will be any problem with a shortage of food for this year’s Mount St. Peter Church Festa Italiana. They’ll have more than 3,400 meatballs, 40 trays of lasagna and plenty of spaghetti, pizza and polenta, said Brock, who is in charge of food preparation for the 43rd year of the festival Aug. 2 and 3 in New Kensington....
Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) Awards Annual Scholarships
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch New Jersey has announced the recipients of their annual academic scholarships. This year's scholarships, to be applied for the upcoming Fall semester, have been awarded to two New Jersey high school seniors. The first recipient, Ashley Rescinio, is a graduate of Monmouth Regional High School. She wi...
A New Modern Italian Restaurant Is Upping Arlington’s Fine Dining Game
In terms of the number of restaurants, and the breadth and variety of those restaurants, Arlington’s food scene is in a class of its own. Some might even argue that Arlington’s restaurant community bests that of Fort Worth’s. How many good Indian restaurants are there in FW? One, maybe two? Arlington has a dozen. But for all the great global cuis...
The Jersey Shore is in my bones, which probably makes me a ‘shoobie’
During and post-COVID, many from this newspaper’s readership started using their Shore homes throughout the year leading to more year-round restaurants and businesses. Added to the Urban Dictionary in 2010, “shoobie” began as slang for a New Jersey, Delaware or California seashore day-tripper, and evolved to refer to someone with a summer beach hom...
Italian pasta making company eyes Great Stream Commons for first U.S. manufacturing plant, makes seeks abatement
Pastaio USA, an established Italian pasta maker, is considering property in Great Stream Commons as the site of its first manufacturing plant in the United States. At Monday night’s Warrior Run School Board meeting, accountant Steve Jensen, a company representative explained how the local location would benefit the community. Pastaio is a leading i...
Suffolk (VA) and Oderzo (Veneto), Italy celebrates longtime cross seas union
Suffolk Sister Cities International welcomes special guests from Oderzo, Italy, on Saturday to celebrate 30 years of friendship. Italian Artist Ezio Burigana and his family came together with Suffolk officials during a special Obici-Oderzo Foundation Rededication held on Saturday, July 27, at Foundation Park near Mills E. Godwin Courthouse. Held al...
The Origin Story Of Mr. Peanut Is All Thanks To A Teenager
The iconic Mr. Peanut celebrated his 100th birthday back in 2016, and the sweeping celebration that Planters threw was a testament to his enduring popularity as a mascot. (Daily Meal named him among the most iconic food mascots of all time.) While everyone recognizes the monocle-wearing, anthropomorphized peanut today, the story behind his creation...
Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal To Be Honored At Fundraiser
The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee is proud to announce that they have chosen Stephanie Mongiello Wauters of Toms River to be Grand Marshal for the 33rd Annual Celebration. Each year the selection is difficult because there are several worthy individuals nominated and reviewed by the search committee. After carefully reviewing each of t...