Recently, a meeting was held between members of the boards of the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center and the Italian American One Voice Coalition. Dr. Manny Alfano, President of IAOVC, had protested the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center’s production of “Murder Marinara.” Alfano stated, “It is demeaning and not a true reflection of the Italian American family.” He further indicated that “Murder Marinara” was a “take off” on other similar offensive productions that habitually utilized Italian names and glorified the mobster characters. Prevalent were characters Paulie Peanuts, modeled after the ill- famed Paulie Walnuts of the Sopranos, as well as Carmella and Tony, who is the murder victim.