Vietnam veterans hear from a family they helped during Memorial ...
Vietnam veterans heard a special tribute to their sacrifice and that of their fallen brethren, from the daughter of South Vietnamese parents who's family members fought alongside American soldiers and came to the U.S. after the war. "All these soldiers are heroes in my eyes," said Teresa Ngo of Freehold, a student at Biotechnology High School who spoke at the Memorial Day ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veteran' Memorial in Holmdel. "But they were not looked upon as heroes in the 1970's."..>> view originalClinton cancels Thursday campaign event in N.J.
TRENTON — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has canceled one of two campaign rallies scheduled in New Jersey this week. The campaign announced Monday that Thursday's "organizing event" at the Physical Education Building at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor is canceled due to a scheduling change. The former secretary of state has a fundraiser scheduled with Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday in the Garden State, followed by a rally at the Golden Dome Athletic Center at R..>> view originalPledge challenges N.J. companies: Hire more female CEOs, execs
Barnabas Health President and CEO Barry Ostrowsky has signed the pledge. File photo. (Bill Wichert | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Of the 942 board seats in New Jersey's 99 public companies, only about 15 percent are filled by women. About 25 percent do not have any female directors within their companies. That's according to the recently released Executive Women of New Jersey study, "A Seat at the Table," which collected statistics on the representation of women on the boards and in leadershi..>> view originalBattleship welcomes new citizens
The Battleship New Jersey welcomed 39 new citizens and commemorated Memorial Day with a wreath ceremony Monday morning. Buy PhotoThirty-nine new citizens took the Oath of Allegiance on the Battleship New Jersey on Memorial Day, following the ceremonial wreath ceremony.(Photo: Shannon Eblen/ Staff photographer)Buy PhotoCAMDEN - Hailing from 29 different countries of origin, 39 people left the historic Battleship New Jersey on Monday morning as new citizens of one country: the United Stat..>> view originalMountain Lakes, Delbarton tennis teams still alive
Dan Breeman, Correspondent 6:15 p.m. EDT May 30, 2016Buy PhotoDelbarton first singles Justin Wang returns a forehand to Eric Biscoveanu of Notre Dame during the 2015 NJSIAA Non-Public A final.(Photo: Bob Karp/Staff photographer)Buy PhotoThe Delbarton tennis team has become somewhat of a regular participant in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions and, beginning Tuesday, will attempt to take the first step toward claiming the title when it faces Holmdel in a quarterfinal.Conversely, Mou..>> view originalWar's heavy toll haunts a small corner of Bergen County
They were eight young men who went to war a half-century ago, some straight out of high school or college, some married with children. Viorel Florescu/Staff photographer Brian Wedlake, in photo, was killed in action in Vietnam in 1968. But it was years before his sister, Bonnie, could bear to visit his Mahwah grave Each carried his own story and hopes but shared an ultimate commonality with all those America honors on Memorial Day — a life cut short in serv..>> view originalHe served NJ, and his country: Remembering Maj. Dwayne Kelley
With barbecues flaring and beaches filling, it’s easy to forget what Memorial Day is all about. It’s about men and women like U.S. Army Major Dwayne Kelley — a New Jersey State Police detective sergeant first class and longtime Army reservist who’d served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was killed in a bomb attack Iraq in June of 2008. He’d been among 10 people, including four Americans, killed in an attack on an office in Sadr City, according to reports at the time. He’d been among the America..>> view originalMorristown author keeps them laughing with romantic comedy
Dee Ernst, a Morristown resident, is the author of “Stealing Jason Wilde.”(Photo: Photo courtesy of Dee Ernst)MORRISTOWN – Dozens of fans and friends, old and new, crowded into the Dublin Pub earlier this month to celebrate local author Dee Ernst's debut of her latest romantic comedy.T-Shirts, mugs, totes, and books both audio and print were raffled off with great enthusiasm throughout the evening. Ernst's younger daughter Carrie, and Carrie's best friend Kelsy Webb from Parsippany, ". . . kind..>> view originalHudson County track and field: Hudson Catholic, St. Dominic excel
MADISON — While no outdoor track team championship trophies are coming back to Hudson County, plenty of smaller school athletes in the area will be moving onto their group championships this weekend. Headlined by Hudson Catholic's Tomatse Ogedegbe and St. Dominic's Malia Gray, county athletes brought home nine individual sectional titles on Saturday afternoon at Madison High School. Hudson Catholic, St. Dominic, and St. Anthony were entrants in North, Non-Public B, while Secaucus, Weehawken, a..>> view originalPennsylvania man charged in Newark shooting
NEWARK — A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested on gun charges Sunday after he fired a weapon on a city street, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement. Kejarris Griffin did not strike anyone but may have been shooting at a fleeing vehicle around 2 a.m. on the 500 block of S. 18th Street, police said. Officers responded to the area after hearing gunfire, when they also found a number of juveniles out after curfew. The youths' parents were called to pick them up. Griff..>> view original
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