When you learn that Ed Shankman has written children’s books entitled “The Boston Balloonies”, “The Cods of Cape Cod” and “I Met a Moose in Maine One Day”, you might think he lives in New England. Even more so when you hear that his latest book is about Champy, the legendary monster of Lake...
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We got the tip when we were on our way home from the Verona Pool this evening. Camera crews near the Anthony Robert Salon. Possible “Jerseylicious” filming. The scene, when we got there, definitely looked “Jerseylicious”. Two young women with extremely dark tans sashaying down the avenue with that distinctive Jersey-in-heels walk. Anthony Lombardi...
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Lindley Scarlett has been the president of Annin & Co. for the last decade. A long-time marketing executive, Scarlett was brought in to run the company until the next generation of the Annin family was ready to be in management. That will happen next year, and this past Friday, Scarlett reflected on his time...
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Maybe you’ve been walking around Verona Park Lake recently and seen a young man who appears to be having an animated discussion with someone even though he’s all alone. It’s OK. He’s an animator, an Emmy award-winning animator in fact, and when he gets back to his office nearby, he’ll use his computers to...
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Verona is once again holding its Fourth of July fireworks a little bit early–Thursday, July 1, to be exact. The sound and light show starts with DJ music at 7 p.m., and the actual fireworks at dusk. But Anthony Totoriello would like you to know that you can start the festivities even earlier with...
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Sonny’s on the Avenue is adding music to the menu. Owner Tom Malanga is bringing live entertainment to his patio dining area every Thursday evening in July, beginning this Thursday, July 1. First up will be Joey & Doreen Arminio, who have often performed in Verona as Joey Arminio & The Family. On Thursday,...
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Subito is an Italian word that means “immediately”, and when Stephen Culbertson started Subito Music in 1993, making an immediate copy of a musical score was an all-night job. Back then, you see, the work had to be done by hand. Now, Subito Music now relies on digital copiers and CD production machines. Good...
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Allison Zabady said goodbye to a lot of her long hair on Wednesday, and when it grows back she will likely do it again. Yesterday at the Anthony Robert Salon in Verona, Zabady had her third haircut for Locks of Love, a non-profit that creates hairpieces for children that have lost their hair to...
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Teresa Giudice, one of the stars of Bravo TV’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey“, will be at Beth Freeman’s Trend Coffee Bar & Boutique tonight. The reason? To sell and sign copies of her bio-cookbook Skinny Italian, which was released on May 4. Giudice will be at Trend, which is located at 636 Bloomfield...
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The Star Ledger‘s Munchmobile has hit the road for another summer of exploring the food of New Jersey, and today’s paper carries a report on its search for the best cake. It found one it really liked in Verona, the strawberry shortcake at Mardi Gras. Here’s what it said, in part: The strawberry shortcake...
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