"Pasta Dumping Mystery Solved in New Jersey Town"
TL;DR
Residents of Old Bridge, New Jersey, were left puzzled after finding around 500lbs of uncooked pasta dumped next to a local brook. The pasta, which appeared cooked due to recent rainfall, was eventually cleaned up by public works employees. Some residents believe the pile of noodles came from a nearby home that is currently up for sale, where a military veteran was clearing out his parents' house and discovered a stockpile of old pasta. The incident has been criticized for being wasteful, with some suggesting the pasta could have been donated to a food pantry or homeless shelter.
- Holy macaroni! New Jersey town baffled by 500lbs of pasta dumped by brook The Guardian US
- Hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped in Old Bridge, N.J. NPR
- Mission im-pasta-ble! Neighbor solves mystery of mammoth NJ noodle dumping New York Post
- Old Bridge pasta mystery solved My Central Jersey
- What to do when hundreds of pounds of pasta are dumped in a NJ town? Take photos, make jokes CNN
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