Tag: World War II
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Grant to help veterans and homeless families at the former Camp Kilmer Army base site
EDISON — A $15,000 grant from M&T Bank will help needy veterans and previously homeless families qualify for low-cost housing and help pay move-in expenses at the affordable housing available at the former Camp Kilmer Army base site. The project’s first phase calls for the construction of 86 apartments with 25 percent set aside for…
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February’s magic moments at Guadalcanal
Whoever made the calendar had some days leftover, so they made February. With not enough days to be a real month, February had a real identity problem. Sometimes it wanted to be a winter month; other times it wanted to be a spring month. Not really being one of either, it got stuffed in after…
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Spotswood veteran enjoys Eagles’ Super Bowl victory
SPOTSWOOD- A Philadelphia Eagles fan for more than six decades, World War II veteran Richard E. DePue decided to take only his second airline flight since the war to attend this year’s Super Bowl. “I’ve been a true Eagles fan since 1950, when the Eagles played Washington [Redskins] for the championship. The had the great…
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Calendar listings for the Suburban
South Amboy Elks Lodge 784 will hold “Howely Night” beginning at 7 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave., South Amboy. Hot roast beef sandwiches will be served after the fifth race, along with coffee and cake. Donation is $7. For more information, call 732-727-7170. ** The Old Bridge Library will host…
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Edison honors Frank Greco
EDISON — The saying “age is nothing but a number” rings true when it comes to Frank Greco. “Mr. [Fred] Wolke and I always say that Frank is like the energizer bunny,” Lois Wolke said reflecting on her long-time friend. “He just keeps going and going and going.” The Edison Township Council honored Greco, who…
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Men’s discussion group to remember historical events
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County and the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey are looking for men to join its “Where Were You…?” discussion group, which will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Highland Park Senior Center, 220 S. Sixth Ave., Highland Park. The men’s discussion group…
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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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Honoring of veterans will continue in 2018 in North Brunswick
On. Oct. 23, the Township of North Brunswick completed its last Wartime Veteran Street Naming for 2017. In 2017 we honored 29 families. In total since I started this project, we have honored 58 families in North Brunswick. At every one of the street namings, the veterans and their families have a wonderful appreciation of…
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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,…
