Military & Veterans
By MAUREEN MCVEIGH-BERZOK
September 27, 2020EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Joe McVeigh grew up in Brooklyn and spent part of his summers in Keansburg. As with several towns along the north end of the shore during those times, there was a ferry running between New York City and the boardwalk community. He met my mom there, as her family also spent time in Keansburg when away from the summer heat of Jersey City. Her father was a ...
BOMERVILLE, NJ - Shoppers and diners sitting at tables outside Main Street restaurants dropped their forks on their plates and looked skyward as a US fighter jet unexpectedly thundered overhead early Saturday afternoon on ts way to intercept a private plane that had crossed into the restricted airspace zone which extends out 30 miles from Trump National ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The East Brunswick Elks have long been one of the many civic organizations that have extended support to both the local and greater community, especially with regard to American veterans in need of support following military service.
One cause sponsored by the Elks is Rebuilding Warriors, a non-profit organization providing service dogs to Veterans and ...
TRENTON, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday ordered that the U.S. and New Jersey flags be flown at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities in recognition of the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day, May 8th, 1945.
The flags will also fly at half-staff to honor the victims of COVID-19, pursuant to Executive Order No. 114, which remains in effect indefinitely.
“Today, we ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Still wearing his Army-issue camouflage uniform, Lt. Col Rob Movshin stood in his driveway late Saturday afternoon surrounded by family and friends, waving to nearly 100 cars that drove by to welcome him home from a 10-month tour fo duty in Kosovo - just minutes after he returned home
His boots were on the ground for just a short time before the sirens and honking horns ...
MANVILLE, NJ - Those who say the two-party system in America is broken would have seen otherwise at Saturday's 15th anniversary packing event hosted by Operation Shoebox New Jersey, with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle joining hundreds of volunteers to assemble 1,250 personal care packages for shipment to US troops deployed around the world.
State Assemblyman Roy Freiman, D-16th, ...
