Military & Veterans
By ROD HIRSCH
May 29, 2022HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Led by Mayor Shawn Lipani and members of the Township Committee, more than 100 local heroes, veterans of WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, other deployments and service stateside were honored for their time in uniform away from home at the 17th annual Salute to Veterans Breakfast Saturday morning at the municipal complex prior to the ...
WOODBRIDGE – Downtown may get a new look and an economic boost from a five-story, mixed-use retail-residential complex proposed for Main Street where Vito Mazza Salon & Spa and a neighboring restaurant are now located.
The project, proposed by Mazza Urban Renewal LLC, has a preliminary and final site plan application before the town’s Planning Board. A public hearing is set for ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- The Scotch Plains-Fanwood SPFK12 school district celebrated Veterans Day with a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. to rename Park Middle School as the Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School (580 Park Ave., Scotch Plains) in honor of the hometown hero and member of World War II’s celebrated Tuskegee Airmen. (VIDEO of full ceremony ...
NEW JERSEY - Veterans Day is a federal holiday honoring all those currently serving and who have served in the military. It became a federal holiday in 1938 and is one of 10 observed throughout the calendar year. Since Veterans Day is a federal holiday all post offices and most banks are closed on Thursday, November 11 as well as state and local government offices and courts. Schools in the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Excess Halloween candy is being collected by Operation Shoebox New Jersey, a volunteer, non-profit organization that ships personal care packages to members of the US military stateside and those deployed overseas.
The sweet treats are a welcome addition to the care packages, which also include snack and food items as well as toiletries.
OPSHBX NJ has sponsored the ...