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...
Miss Mandy's Italian Eatery filling void in Mullens dining
Miss Mandy’s Italian Eatery is a family-operated business offering reasonable prices for families looking for an evening out or a stay-at-home meal that doesn’t require cooking at home. Mandy Lawson and her partner Jason Mullins wanted to provide a different dining experience for local residents as well as trail riders and other tourists visiting M...
The Italians of long-ago Hammonton: Government report from 1907 details their lives and labors
Although most Italian immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in the nation’s large cities to meet the demands of industry, many others had a different experience, settling in rural areas to work in mines and quarries, build railroads and to farm. Each of these experiences were likely unique due to differences in time, industry...
Protester sprays 'Hamas is comin' on Christopher Columbus statue in Washington, D.C.
Graffiti was scrawled on monuments outside Union Station in Washington, DC, as protesters flooded the city on Wednesday, July 24. Footage captured by Caleb Condor shows graffiti on the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain and the Freedom Bell late Wednesday afternoon. The protests were prompted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit...
Italian American of the Year honored at Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Kickoff Dinner
It’s an event that is so highly anticipated that from the day it ends, they begin preparing for the next one. The 41st Annual Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival begins this weekend, and the months of planning and preparation were celebrated at their kickoff dinner at Undo’s West. This year’s Italian American of the Year is Rita Cara...
The Real Donnie Brasco
Before he was an FBI agent, Joe Pistone was a wise-guy-in-training in his native Paterson, New Jersey, hanging out in after-hours gambling joints, with Mob ties NOT optional. “I grew up in an all-Italian neighborhood and didn’t know gambling was illegal until someone told me,” Pistone says. “Everyone had a bookie.” The experience came in handy whe...