Tag: U.S. Marines
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Hundreds attend service for Marine from Colts Neck
COLTS NECK – Several hundred people made their way to Colts Neck High School on the overcast morning of July 25 to pay their respects to U.S. Marine Cpl. Daniel I. Baldassare. Baldassare, 20, was among 15 Marines and one Navy sailor who died when the military plane on which they were traveling crashed in…
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Colts Neck mourns death of Marine killed in crash
The community of Colts Neck is mourning the death of a U.S. Marine from the township who was among 15 Marines and one Navy sailor who died when a military plane crashed in Mississippi on the afternoon of July 10. Cpl. Daniel I. Baldassare, 20, graduated from Colts Neck High School in 2015. He was…
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Street namings hold special meaning for North Brunswick families
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Surrounded by dozens of her family and friends, Lou Ann Benson was able to honor her late father in a ceremony that was more than 10 years in the making. Benson, the current director of the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, has been part of dedicating streets in…
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Former North Brunswick detective passes away
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A police officer who served and protected North Brunswick decades ago has passed away. Ralph J. Mulhern, 73, of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, was a senior patrolman and detective for the North Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) from January 1968 through 1994, according to Police Capt. Brian Hoiberg. He retired as a detective. Mulhern served…
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Grand marshals named for Sayreville Memorial Day
SAYREVILLE – Organizers of the Memorial Day Parade in Sayreville have announced the grand marshals for the day. Joseph Myers has been chosen by American Legion Post 211 as its grand marshall. Myers was born in 1947, was raised in Sayreville and graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1965. In November 1966, he entered the…
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Marines land on vo-tech campus to mark Fleet Week
EAST BRUNSWICK — The two giant Marine Corps helicopters swept in over the Brunswick Square Mall and circled to land on the soccer field on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS). The visit by the helicopters — a 57-foot-long MV-22 Osprey, a tilt-rotor troop carrier with a range…
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Elks salute East Brunswick patrolman as ‘Citizen of the Year’
EAST BRUNSWICK — A township police officer has been recognized as the “Citizen of the Year” by the East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370. Patrolman Craig Hoover is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he was selected as Marine of the Year in 1995. He achieved the rank of sergeant during his military…
