Tag: U.S. Navy
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Sayreville native serves aboard floating airport
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Cote, a native of Sayreville, serves the U.S. Navy aboard one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. Cote joined the Navy two years ago. Today, Cote serves as a nuclear machinist’s mate. “Both my mother and father served in the Navy,”…
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Zoning Board member has near-perfect attendance throughout 200 meetings
Dennis Valcheck, a Hillsborough resident, U.S. Navy veteran, and local business owner, has served on the Board of Adjustment for 16 years. Valcheck has attended over 200 meetings and has had almost perfect attendance. He has owned Frank D. Valcheck, Inc. School Bus Transportation for 58 years, providing busing to the Hillsborough School District over…
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Linwood Place intersection named after Navy veteran who enlisted instead of playing for the Chicago Cubs
NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick honored the late U.S. Navy veteran Irwin “Chase” Schorr by dedicating Linwood Place and Schirra Road as Schorr Way. The Township of North Brunswick’s Veteran Street Sign Program allows township residents who were wartime veterans to be recognized by adding their name on a secondary street sign to an existing…
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Old Bridge remembers two of its own
OLD BRIDGE – A moment of silence was held to remember former Police Chief William A. Volkert Sr. and Donald Schuck, longtime member of the Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company, at a Township Council meeting on Sept. 14. Donald Schuck Councilwoman Anita Greenberg-Belli said Schuck, who passed away on Aug. 23, will be “severely missed” for…
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North Brunswick groups create time capsule to mark 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick We Remember Committee held a pre-Sept. 11 ceremony at the flagpole and memorial site off Route 1 to commemorate the loss of life and sacrificial service on Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial site was a donation by the George Harms Construction Company in 2003 after their completion of Route 130…
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South River native serves in U.S. Navy aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook
Petty Officer First Class John Azevedo-Pereira joined the U.S. Navy six years ago. Today, he serves as a gas turbine system’s technician. “My brother, Antonio Pereira, joined the Navy as a gas turbine system’s technician right after high school,” Azevedo-Pereira said. “He was my inspiration and driving force for joining the Navy…
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Tinton Falls native serves aboard aircraft carrier ‘Mighty Ike’
NORFOLK, Va. – A Tinton Falls native is serving aboard one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Petty Officer 2nd Class Quinton Sledge, a 2016 Monmouth Regional High School graduate, joined the Navy three years ago. “I wanted to make my family proud,” Sledge said.…
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Woodbridge native celebrates 100th birthday amid pandemic
EDISON – When Amy Aaroe was 8 years old, she asked her mother an inquisitive question after realizing people pass away. Her mom, Emma Aaroe, told her daughter not to worry about her. “I’m going to live to 103,” Emma Aaroe told her daughter. This year, she is close to reaching the age she told…
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Princeton veterans honored in Veterans Day ceremony
The Spirit of Princeton’s Veterans Day commemoration ceremony returned in Princeton for 2020 to honor military veterans who served or are currently serving in America’s armed forces. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, only a small number of veterans, their families and municipal officials gathered at the All Wars Monument at the corner of Mercer…