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Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87 Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87
Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87 He was a warm man with a huge heart and, true to his Sicilian heritage, made sure that everyone was well-fed. That’s how many will remember Vincenzo Martino of Hackensack, who died Wednesday. He was 87. Born in the Parlermo community of Alia, Martino lived for 10 years with his wife, Concetta, and family in Germany before coming to America, settling in Hackensack and opening what became a North Jersey landmark nearly 50 years ago: Martino’s Grocery on Lodi Street. Everyone who patronized Martino’s had a favorite, whether it was the zucchini pie, the homemade ravioli or the meatballs in mar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kinchley's Tavern Pizza Not Crispy Enough For 'Barstool Sports' CEO Portnoy Kinchley's Tavern Pizza Not Crispy Enough For 'Barstool Sports' CEO Portnoy
Kinchley's Tavern Pizza Not Crispy Enough For 'Barstool Sports' CEO Portnoy "Barstool Sports" CEO Dave Portnoy is one of the many Americans who just had to try a bite of the pizza from Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey. The Massachusetts native and pop culture blogger was pleased -- not thrilled. "It's very good pizza," he said in a video of himself inhaling a slice in the parking lot, "but not crispy enough to say it's elite." Portnoy -- who has been traveling across the U.S. sampling readers' favorite pizza joints -- rated Kinchley's pizza a 7.5/10. He said it was nothing more than "bar pizza." "Am I happy that I drove lik…

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by Cecilia Levine