Tag: U.S. Army
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North Brunswick hires U.S. Army veteran as newest police officer
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A U.S. Army veteran is now employed by the North Brunswick Police Department. Adrian A. Ailey was sworn in as a police officer during the Feb. 5 Township Council meeting. The township resident graduated from the Cape May County Police Academy on Jan. 17. He had worked as a probation officer for…
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Jamesburg educator, veteran honored with street sign
The symbolic naming of Gaeta Way in North Brunswick honors a veteran who spent his career in education in Jamesburg. During a ceremony on Oct. 23, a secondary street sign was placed on N. Boyd Parkway to honor the late Michael F. Gaeta, who entered the U.S. Army in 1941 as a Private in the…
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Soldier who served in World War II and Korea honored with street sign
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The final street naming of 2017 wrapped up with the symbolic naming of N. Boyd Parkway as Gaeta Way in North Brunswick. The late Michael F. Gaeta was born on May 23, 1918, in Bayonne. He entered the U.S. Army in 1941 as a Private in the 44th Infantry Division. In 1942,…
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Lifelong residents of North Brunswick honored with street signs bearing their names
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Three street naming ceremonies were held on Oct. 2 to honor local veterans. Parillo Way bears a sign at the intersection of Orchard Street and Princess Drive for the late John Dominick Parillo. Schembri Way was marked at the intersection of Edwin Street and Truman Place for the late Angelo Schembri. Smith…
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Two more streets named after North Brunswick veterans
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The cross roads of Williamson and Huff roads bear a street sign for Daino Way, while the cross roads of Deerbrook Boulevard and Dickens Road are adorned with a sign for Haley Way. The families of Eugene Daino and Thomas George Haley gathered at their respective destinations on Oct. 10 for street…
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7 candidates seek seats on Old Bridge school board
OLD BRIDGE — Seven candidates are vying for the three, three year term seats available on the Board of Education in the upcoming election. Incumbents Kelly Ellis-Foster and Donna Andriani will face newcomers Theresa Burns, Jill DeCaro, Kyler Dineen, Lisa Lent-Miller and Matthew Sulikowski. Board member Frank Weber is not seeking another term on the…
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Female Iraqi vet honored with street sign in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Three more veteran street naming ceremonies were held in North Brunswick, including one for a young female involved in the War on Terror. A sign for DiGloria Way hangs at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Laurel Place, Natale Way adorns the intersection of Hidden Lake Drive and Upper Brook Drive, and…
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POW-MIAs remembered at Edison ceremony
EDISON — It’s been 50 years since Capt. Ronald M. Mayercik, a navigator in the United States Air Force, went missing in action when his F-4 fighter plane crashed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. And as the years pass, memories of the strapping young fellow who many looked up to are still there;…
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Veterans honored with street signs bearing their names in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The intersection of Joseph Street and Fela Avenue in North Brunswick will be known as Di Silvestro Way, and the intersection of Chestnut Street and Willow Avenue will bear the name Ricker Way. On Aug. 28, council representatives and family members gathered for the secondary street sign naming ceremonies to honor township…
