Tag: South Korea

  • North Brunswick airman serving in South Korea found dead in dormitory

    North Brunswick airman serving in South Korea found dead in dormitory

    An airman at Osan Air Base in South Korea was found dead in his dormitory room on Nov. 2. Senior Airman Richard Samaroo, 21, of North Brunswick, was discovered in his dorm at about 12:25 p.m. Nov. 2, Osan said in a statement on its website. Samaroo was an electrical power production technician in the 51st Civil Engineer…

  • Korea, 65 years later

    Korea, 65 years later

    Japan had occupied Korea since 1910. At the conclusion of World War II, the United Nations, in its infinite wisdom, decided to partition the Korean peninsula along the 38th parallel, making two countries, North and South Korea. The reasoning may have seemed sound at the time. The United States would disarm and take the surrender…

  • Rumson native talks about his experience during Olympics

    Rumson native talks about his experience during Olympics

    A Rumson resident is thrilled to share his speeding down a large hill, twisting and turning around colored gates as a snowboarder during this winter’s Olympic Games in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. A.J. Muss proudly discussed his once-in-a-lifetime experience. “This was my first Olympics and it was a great experience. Ultimately its just another race,…

  • On Campus: Edison natives receive degrees from Monroe College

    Three Edison natives received degrees from Monroe College’s 84th annual commencement in June held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Bhumikka Manish Golwla earned a Master of Business Administration in Business Management, Nikunjkumar Panchal, Edison, earned a Master of Business Administration in Business Management and Michael Yeboah, Edison, earned an Associate…

  • Edison Pokemon player heads to world games

    EDISON — Parth Patel is on his way to the 2017 Pokémon World Championships in August. After three days of head-to-head Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) and video game battles, Parth, 15, of Edison, joined an elite group of Pokémon players to earn a top spot at the 2017 Pokémon North American International Championships that…