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“I was born in Jersey City and moved out to the suburbs, Scotch Plains when I was about 8 years old,” says the man known as “New Jersey’s Bad Boy” as he discussed his upcoming performances at the Victoria Theater at NJPAC in Newark, April 7 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Mike Marino has performed his comedy in venues all over the world, yet this guy from North...

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Monday evening, Knights of the Sacred Military Constatntinian Order of St. George joined the parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Newark, New Jersey to celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph and commemorate the anniversary of the death of the Order’s late Grand Master, HRH Prince don Ferdinando Maria di Borbone of the Two Sicilies. Mass wa...

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“The Sopranos” is getting the big-screen treatment. New Line is developing a movie prequel, currently titled “The Many Saints of Newark,” penned by David Chase. Chase, who created the hit HBO series, wrote the screenplay with fellow “Sopranos” scribe Lawrence Konner. Some fan-favorite characters from “The Sopranos” are expected to appear in the fil...

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On what had to be the coldest night of the year, the Knights and Dames of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George gathered at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey Saturday evening for the annual memorial Mass to our late beloved Grand Master, HM Francesco II di Borbone, the last King of t...

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Action-adventure, comedy and family values are the main and delectable ingredients of “THE PASTA FAMILY ALL-AGES ILLUSTRATED ADVENTURES” – a series of 23 graphic novels starring a family made of macaroni!  Join our heroine, Annaleenie, a little girl with a GIANT appetite for adventure, and her family and friends, as life’s challenges are met with w...

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Amid a sea of supporters from Washington, D.C. to Trenton, from Newark City Hall to the outer reaches of West Essex, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo formally announced his re-election campaign in Newark on Monday morning at Essex County Veterans Memorial Park. DiVincenzo, a Newark native who now lives in Roseland, is seeking his fifth term...

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Seton Hall School of Law’s Peter W. Rodino Jr. Society held its annual banquet to honor legal professionals and community trailblazers on Nov. 1 at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. This year’s event honored Dina M. Mastellone with the “Excellence in Achievement Award”; Edward B. Marable Jr. (’94) with the “Humanitarian Achievement Award”; and Bart...

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New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Mike Marino. Busy stand-up comedian Mike Marino - affectionately known to his fans as "New Jersey's Bad Boy" - brings his hysterical and insightful take on the Italian-American experience to NJPAC with his new tour, Make America Italian Again. A native of Jersey City, Mike Marino's material is larg...

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Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia was recognized at the annual Essex County Italian Heritage Celebration on Monday afternoon.  "It's a real honor, especially since I admire my other two honorees" Venezia said in an interview with TAPinto Bloomfield. Venezia's fellow honorees were Eleanor Guarino, a community activist in Belleville, and Carmel Poetue...

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If you’ve ever taken a drive in Belleville’s Branch Brook Park, around the cherry blossom trees, there’s a chance you’ve passed by the park’s bocce courts. And if that trip took place any day of the week between 2:30 p.m. and as late as 9 p.m. some days, chances are you’ve seen an diverse group of guys gathered at the courts, playing the game they...

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