By: Richard L. Smith

As the sun dipped low over the Passaic River Tuesday evening, the feeding area of St. John’s Church in Newark's East Ward was filled with emotion, reflection, and meaningful gratitude.

Dozens of people—family, friends, longtime customers, and civic leaders—gathered on the church grounds not only to honor the late Antonino “Nino” D’Angelo, a beloved Harrison business owner, but to celebrate the legacy he quietly built through a decade of generosity.

I was on hand for the 5:30 p.m. ceremony, which was organized by the Honorable Newark East Ward Councilman Michael J. Silva, who stood with pride as more than three dozen attendees joined him on the 'humanitarian' grounds of St. John’s—a site Nino had supported for years through regular donations of food.

For nearly a de

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