🍝😱 Da Mystery Kine: Who Dumped Mass Amounts of Pasta in New Jersey?

Fo real, da polis an da public works peeps wen show up afta “15 wheelbarrow loads” of pasta wen get dump piled up along one creek in Old Bridge, NJ. 🌊

Since da time wen she wen meet planny of her neighbors while running fo da local office, Nina Jochnowitz stay get planny complaints from da peeps of Old Bridge, NJ. Da town stay about 30 miles northeast of Trenton. Mos of da time, dey calling her fo see if she can talk story wit da town fo crack down on fireworks 💥, ATVs, o pick up opala left on da sidewalks.

But las week, had one wahine dat she wen meet from da time wen she wen run fo office wen call her up, let her know about one odda kine problem: “Get one big pile of pasta dumped on da side of da stream.” 🍝🌊

Nina, who stay one scientist, wen jump in her car go check um out. Wat she wen find, about 30 feet off da road an less dan one mile from her hale, confirmed dat dis stay mo dan one overturned bowl of bucatini.

Had one person who wen dump hundreds of pounds of spaghetti, macaroni, an alphabet shapes in big piles next to da stream in one wooded area wea peeps dump construction materials, bed frames, an furniture sometimes. “Had literally 25 feet of pasta dat wen get dumped,” she wen say. 😮

Da scene stay look like someting from “Strega Nona,” dat classic keiki book by Tomie dePaola about one sweet “grandma witch” whose magical overflowing pot wen flood her small Italy town wit pasta. 🧙‍♀️🍝

Ms. Jochnowitz wen guess dat 300 to 500 pounds of pasta wen get left behind in da woods. 🌳 She wen take photos wit her phone, emailed one town official fo report da find, an wen post da photos on top Facebook. 📸

No take long, da town wen go nuts wit theories about who wen dump da pasta an why, especially in one state wea get planny love fo Italian grindz. 🇮🇹❤️ Was it one caterer wit one last-minute wedding cancellation? One restaurant cooking fo one football team dat neva showed up? 🏈

In Old Bridge, “Dass all dey talking about,” wen say Denise Bloom, da admin of one local Facebook group, who wen call um da “Great Pasta-gate of 2023.” 😂 Had some peeps, she wen say, stay post photos of few noodles on da ground, call um “impasta.” 🍜

Afta photos of da dumped pasta wen get shared on one Reddit discussion about all kine New Jersey stuffs, dass wea da puns an dad jokes wen start. One guy wen comment: “We should send da buggahs who wen do dis to da state penne tentiary.” 😆

Anthony Esposito, da ownah of Via Sposito, one Italian restaurant in Old Bridge dat serve spaghetti, linguine, penne, tortellini, an gnocchi, wen say he stay only guess wea da pasta wen come from.

“No mo’ notting from ova hea,” he wen say on Thursday. “I guess whoeva wen do dat stay feeding da forest.” 🌲🦌

Fo Ms. Jochnowitz, da pasta, previously reported by NJ Advance Media, wen show da lack of bulk-trash service in Old Bridge, wea get about 67,000 residents. “It’s been one pilikia fo planny years,” she wen say.

In one email on Thursday wit da subject line “Pasta Dumping,” Himanshu Shah, da town business administrator, wen say dat afta photos of da pasta wen go around on Facebook last week, da Department of Public Works wen go check da site an find “what appeared to be 15 wheelbarrow loads of illegal dumped pasta along a creek in a residential neighborhood.” 🏡

Da Police Department wen send one officer, who wen take one report. Den had two Public Works employees who wen clean up da pasta “in undah one hour, an properly disposed of it,” Mr. Shah wen say. No mo’ clue if dey wen use one big fork fo do um. 🍴

Although Ms. Jochnowitz wen say da pasta had been cooked, Mr. Shah wen say dat was uncooked pasta dat wen get removed from da packaging an wen soften afta planny days of rain. ☔

Da Police Department stay investigate da mattah, Mr. Shah wen say. Da department neva immediately respond to one phone call an one email on Thursday.

Ms. Jochnowitz wen say dat she wen find out who wen dump da pasta an dat it no was one restaurant. 🚫🍽️

“I only know dat it no was one business,” she wen say. “It was one private residence, an I stay talk story wit da family thru one person who knows da family.” 🏠

She wen no like talk moa, say she no like da source of da pasta get unwanted attention. 👀

“I stay laugh now, but dass planny pasta,” Ms. Jochnowitz wen say. “My hope stay dat whoeva wen do dis no stay eating as many carbs as dey wen cook.” 😅

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🍝😱 The Mysterious Case: Who Dumped Huge Amounts of Pasta in New Jersey?

Seriously, the police and public works officials were called after “15 wheelbarrow loads” of pasta were found dumped along a creek in Old Bridge, NJ. 🌊

Since she met many of her neighbors while running for local office, Nina Jochnowitz has received numerous complaints from the people of Old Bridge, NJ, a town about 30 miles northeast of Trenton. Most of the time, they ask her to help address issues like fireworks 💥, ATVs, or trash left on sidewalks.

But last week, a woman she met during her campaign called her about a strange problem: “There’s a huge pile of pasta dumped by the side of the stream.” 🍝🌊

Nina, a scientist, went to investigate. What she found, about 30 feet from the road and less than a mile from her home, confirmed that this was more than just an overturned bowl of bucatini.

Someone had dumped hundreds of pounds of spaghetti, macaroni, and alphabet shapes in large piles next to the stream in a wooded area where people sometimes dump construction materials, bed frames, and furniture. “There were literally 25 feet of dumped pasta,” she said. 😮

The scene resembled something from “Strega Nona,” the classic children’s book by Tomie dePaola about a kind “grandma witch” whose magical overflowing pot floods her small Italian town with pasta. 🧙‍♀️🍝

Ms. Jochnowitz estimated that 300 to 500 pounds of pasta were left in the woods. 🌳 She took photos with her phone, emailed a town official to report the find, and posted the photos on Facebook. 📸

It didn’t take long for the town to go wild with theories about who dumped the pasta and why, especially in a state known for its love of Italian cuisine. 🇮🇹❤️ Was it a caterer with a last-minute wedding cancellation? A restaurant cooking for a football team that never showed up? 🏈

In Old Bridge, “That’s all they’re talking about,” said Denise Bloom, the administrator of a local Facebook group, who dubbed it the “Great Pasta-gate of 2023.” 😂 Some people, she said, posted photos of a few noodles on the ground, calling them “impasta.” 🍜

After photos of the dumped pasta were shared in a Reddit discussion about New Jersey happenings, that’s where the puns and dad jokes began. One commenter said, “We should send the culprits to the state penne-tentiary.” 😆

Anthony Esposito, owner of Via Sposito, an Italian restaurant in Old Bridge that serves spaghetti, linguine, penne, tortellini, and gnocchi, could only guess where the pasta came from.

“It’s not from around here,” he said on Thursday. “I guess whoever did it was feeding the forest.” 🌲🦌

For Ms. Jochnowitz, the pasta incident, previously reported by NJ Advance Media, highlighted the lack of bulk-trash service in Old Bridge, home to about 67,000 residents. “It’s been a problem for many years,” she said.

In an email on Thursday with the subject line “Pasta Dumping,” Himanshu Shah, the town business administrator, said that after photos of the pasta circulated on Facebook last week, the Department of Public Works inspected the site and found “what appeared to be 15 wheelbarrow loads of illegally dumped pasta along a creek in a residential neighborhood.” 🏡

The Police Department sent an officer, who filed a report. Then, two Public Works employees cleaned up the pasta “in under an hour and properly disposed of it,” Mr. Shah said. There’s no word on whether they used a giant fork to do so. 🍴

Although Ms. Jochnowitz said the pasta had been cooked, Mr. Shah stated that it was uncooked pasta that had been removed from its packaging and softened after several days of rain. ☔

The Police Department is investigating the matter, Mr. Shah said. The department did not immediately respond to a phone call and an email on Thursday.

Ms. Jochnowitz said she discovered who dumped the pasta and that it was not a restaurant. 🚫🍽️

“I only know that it wasn’t a business,” she said. “It was a private residence, and I’ve been in contact with the family through someone who knows them.” 🏠

She didn’t want to say more, as she didn’t want the source of the pasta to receive unwanted attention. 👀

“I’m laughing now, but that’s a lot of pasta,” Ms. Jochnowitz said. “My hope is that whoever did this isn’t eating as many carbs as they cooked.” 😅