Tag: U.S. Army
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Two candidates will vie for the Ward 2 one-year unexpired term on the Old Bridge Township Council
OLD BRIDGE – Two candidates will vie for the Ward 2 one-year unexpired term on the Old Bridge Township Council for the election in November. Councilwoman Mary Sohor, a Republican, vacated her Ward 2 seat, which expires on Dec. 31, 2021, after she was sworn in for the council-at-large seat in November 2019. The Old…
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In the Service: U.S. Army Specialist Allen Henry Pashley
U.S. Army Specialist Allen Henry Pashley, son of Dorothy Pashley of Sayreville and Allen Pashley of Sayreville, was awarded the Army Achievement Medal in April. The medal is awarded for exceptionally meritorious achievement in a non-combat field. SPC Pashley was recognized for his dedication to duty and selfless service, greatly contributing to mission accomplishment. His…
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Large-scale research project focuses on horse-human bond for veterans with PTSD; therapy will be conducted at Special Strides in Monroe
The Equine Science Center has announced its fundraising initiative kickoff for a large-scale research project focusing on Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies (EAAT) for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which will coincide with June’s Month of the Horse in New Jersey. The research project, conducted by the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, will…
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Edison new COVID-19 cases fluctuate, township will hold laying of wreaths, street dedications for Memorial Day
EDISON – Edison officials reported 12 new positive cases of COVID-19 on May 21, bringing the total number of cases to 1,693, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are four months to 90, officials said. The township has lost 172 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County.…
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Old Bridge rings in New Year by hiring three new officers
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge rang in the New Year with three new police officers. Mayor Owen Henry, along with Police Captain Joseph Mandola, introduced officers Jeffrey Karabin, Thomas Pena and Andrew Annuzzi during a Township Council meeting on Jan. 13. The officers were sworn in on Dec. 31 and will begin training at the…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center attending surgeon honored for time spent in Afghanistan
Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC) recently recognized Ghazali A. Chaudry, M.D., FACS, attending surgeon, during the semi-annual physician meeting at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge for his service in Afghanistan as lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. “We are pleased to honor Dr. Chaudry who has recently returned from overseas…
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Rabbi shares his story as a child of the Holocaust in Monroe
MONROE – When Peter H. Grumbacher was growing up in the 1950s in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, the atrocities of the Holocaust was the cloud, the “elephant in the room” so to speak. It was a topic Grumbacher, as a curious young child, got dismissed time and time again through a…
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Streets named after veterans in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Fox Meadow Road is now symbolically Bocchieri Way, while the intersection of Tremont Avenue and Stelle Avenue bears the name of Pingatore Way, as part of North Brunswick’s veteran street naming program. Salvatore “Sam” J. Bocchieri was born on Dec. 21, 1927, in Newark. He served in the Korean War as a…
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South Brunswick street ceremonially renamed Potts Drive after Korean War veteran
Roger Potts was born in 1932 in Princeton and enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, serving the country from 1953. He received the National Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He was honorably discharged on Feb. 14, 1955. He was honored on Aug. 10 with an honorary street sign for Potts…
