The North Wildwood Italian-American Festival celebrates its 23rd anniversary in the Wildwoods this year with a weekend of food, family fun and Italian-American heritage Friday through Sunday, June 23-25. Festivities take place along Olde New Jersey Avenue in North Wildwood. There will be free live music, street vendors displaying Italian merchandis...

Upon his research of companies, the New Jersey native noticed rave reviews online for Morano Gelato, a New England-based company started by Morgan Morano. After the company told Dayan it was looking to franchise soon, he trekked to New England for a two-day road trip, where he sampled the product and ultimately fell in love with the brand. “I was b...

The North Wildwood Italian-American Festival celebrates its 23rd anniversary in the Wildwoods this year with a weekend celebration of great food, family fun and Italian-American heritage, Friday June 23 through Sunday, June 25. Festivities for the three-day event take place along Olde New Jersey Avenue in North Wildwood including FREE live Italian...

Michael Symon, Iron Chef and co-host of ABC’s “The Chew,” opened his first Italian-themed venture, Angeline, to huge fanfare in Atlantic City last month. But look past all the media exclamations of “Mamma mia!” and celebrity chef ballyhoo, and you’ll find that Angeline might just be the honest and unguarded account of everything that has made Symon...

The first annual Peppertown Park Bocce Tournament and Festival kicked off the fundraising efforts to benefit the Peppertown Park Renewal Project on Saturday at the park, raising $1,450. The tournament was the perfect start to summer with a "Little Italy" festival flavor. Berkeley Heights local eateries were showcased serving their meatball, sausage...

Adriana Trigiani thinks her new novel, a thick, 500-page epic that bounces around different continents and through a sprawling extended family, is her best work. That's saying something, since the author has already penned 16 bestselling novels, including "The Shoemaker's Wife" and the "Big Stone Gap" series. Fans of Trigiani’s can decide for thems...

Holy Family Roman Catholic Church on Brookline Avenue will hold their 26th Annual Italian Festival from Thursday September 21 through Sunday September 24 in the church parking lot.  The annual event includes food, music, games, and rides. 

Matthew A. DiPaula of Mount Laurel passed suddenly Saturday, June 10, 2017, due to an aneurysm, and was rushed to Virtua Marlton. While his loving family was holding his hands, our Lord and Savior then gently took hold of his hands to bring him home. He was 87. My father was born Sept. 10, 1929, to Italian immigrant parents, Giuseppe DiPaolo (Nusco...

Unless you’ve traveled out to Italy in your lifetime, it would be tough to find a gelateria as authentic as Morano Gelato in Westfield. This local business is brand new to the Garden State and offers traditional Sicilian-style gelato made from scratch every morning on premises. The gelateria operates seven days a week, bringing guests a variety of...

This evening members of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey presented a check for $25,000 to Special Olympics New Jersey for a Platinum sponsorship. The Society is proud to join other New Jersey law enforcement organizations in raising more than $3 million dollars for Special Olympics in 2016. The Society works tirelessly throughout t...