Tag: U.S. Navy
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Old Bridge native participates in world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise
A 2001 Old Bridge High School graduate and an Old Bridge native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). Lt.j.g Thomas Grapentine is an information professional officer aboard USS John P. Murtha, currently operating out of San Diego. A Navy information…
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U.S. Navy veteran receives street sign in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township of North Brunswick’s Veteran Street Sign Program continued on June 25 with the naming of Jason Drive and David Drive as Wilkey Way. Charles Wilkey was born on Nov. 1, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1963 and served on active duty for four years…
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Manalapan native serving with Navy aboard destroyer
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Heidi Cheek SAN DIEGO – A Manalapan native and 2012 Manalapan High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur. Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Vitolo is an operations specialist aboard the guided-missile destroyer operating out of San Diego, Calif. A Navy operations specialist is responsible for the safe navigation of the ship by…
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Kukor Way dedicated in honor of late U.S. Navy signalman
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Veteran Street Sign Dedication Ceremony on May 7 honored the late William Kukor with a secondary sign for Kukor Way, which is located at the intersection of Williamson and Sherman roads. Kukor was born on Dec. 25, 1925, in New Brunswick. He moved to North Brunswick in 1963, according to a…
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Sailor learned Navy values while living in North Brunswick
A 2015 John P. Stevens High School graduate and North Brunswick native is serving in the U.S. Navy supporting nuclear-powered, fast-attack, submarines homeported in and visiting the Groton, Connecticut, area. Seaman Apprentice Anthony Un is an information systems technician (IT), responsible for the computers and networks in the Navy. “The best part of my job is…
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Family members honored for military service with secondary street signs in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Three members of the same family were honored for their service to the country. The intersection of Laurel Place and Cedar Avenue will bear a secondary street sign for Holz Way in honor of August, the late William Kenneth and Edward Holz. August “Gus” Holz was born on Feb. 23, 1926, at…
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South Amboy native receives high school Hall of Fame award
SOUTH AMBOY – A South Amboy native and 1995 Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) graduate received the SWMHS Hall of Fame award for 2018. Commander Steven Tarr III, serving in the U.S. Navy for 18 years, is the commander of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754), one of four Guam-homeported submarines.…
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Metuchen to hold 91st annual Memorial Day parade, ceremony
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 91st Annual Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony on May 28. The parade will begin on that Monday at 10 a.m. at Edgar School on Brunswick Avenue, then travel north along Main Street to end at the newly finished plaza at the intersection of New and Pearl streets. The ceremony…
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Three newest Eagle Scouts complete beautification projects in Edison
EDISON – Billy Beatty, Michael desRanleau, and Nick Fisher, members of Boy Scout Troop 12, were honored in April for earning their Eagle Award. For his project, Billy built four raised garden beds for the developmentally disabled at Spectrum for Living in Edison. After leveling the ground, he and his team cut landscaping timbers into…