Food + Beverage

The Distinct Beauty of Bourbon

Meet Dan Amatuzzi, Scotch Plain-Fanwood's Resident Wine and Spirits Expert Article by Dan Amatuzzi | Photography by Provided Page 1 Dan Amatuzzi is the Vice President of Beverage at Eataly, overseeing wine and beverage operations across its North America locations. He lectures and teaches on wine throughout the country and has been featured in leading media publications including NBC’s The Today Show, Bloomberg Radio, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Food and Wine. His published...

Sports + Recreation

Golf's Quirky Cousin

Local friends create their own version of Disc Golf Article by Alan Bastable | Photography by Terry Azad PAGE 1 Text: Alan Bastable is the Executive Editor of Golf.com and a proud Scotch Plains resident. He wrote and published this article in 2020, and it is as much of a homage to friendship as it is to the game of Disc Golf.  We are proud to reprint it here today.  Readers interested in playing disc golf can visit Oak Ridge Park in Clark for a beautiful (actual!) course.   PAGE 2 Text ...

Education

BUILDING Community

The new Fanwood Memorial Library is a vibrant community hub Article by Sophia Mekbeb | Photography by Tom Kranz Fanwood’s community spirit has always shone brightly, but the recent transformation of the Fanwood Memorial Library has taken that spirit to a whole new level—from mere renovation to reinvention. Replacing a building that had served the town for nearly three-quarters of a century, the new 15,000-square-foot facility is a modern marvel of accessibility, design, and community...

Food + Beverage

Dairy Queen: A Love Story

A Family's Love Melts a Community Article by Terry Azad | Photography by Craig Smith and Donna Albanese When Joseph Albanese took Adele DeMaio out on their first date in 1948, they were both teenagers. Today, at the age of ninety-five, Joseph still remembers the movie they saw, and even the row where they sat. In an effort to impress her, Joseph took Adele out for ice cream after the movie ended. But the banana split she wanted was twenty-five cents, and he did not have enough money. So, the...