Emerson
Editorial: On Veterans Day, Dick Bozzone, and Americanism
PASCACK VALLEY—Veterans Day, observed every year on Nov. 11, is a day set aside to honor all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Originally known as […]
Veterans
Pascack Press
Roscoe ‘Coach’ Draper, 105, dies: Among the last of the famed WWII Tuskegee Airmen, he lived in Westwood and blazed a trail still soaring
By EDMOND W. DAVISFOR PASCACK PRESS Dateline: Westwood—Tuskegee Airmen Flight Instructor Dr. Roscoe D. Draper—affectionately known as Coach—passed away Thursday, Oct. 31 at the remarkable age of 105. Draper is […]
Hillsdale
Legion adds Maniaci, 93, to ranks of ‘Sons’
By DENNIS CESASPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESS HILLSDALE—Ninety-three-year-old Frank Maniaci, a longtime resident, was inducted into the ranks of the Sons of The American Legion Squadron 162 on Saturday, Nov. 2. […]
Pascack Press
County offers free golf to veterans, service members for Veterans Day
HACKENSACK — In honor of Veterans Day, Bergen County veterans and active-duty service members are invited to enjoy a free round of golf at any of the County’s six golf courses […]
Community Voices
Post 162, Sons commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day
HILLSDALE—In a solemn gathering on Saturday, March 30, members of American Legion Post 162 and Sons Squadron convened at the Hillsdale Veterans Memorial to pay tribute to the veterans of […]
Hillsdale
‘Sippy Poo’ barbecue corrals big bucks for Fisher House
HILLSDALE—Scott McDowell, born and raised in Hillsdale and now living in Woodcliff Lake, has for the past several years been running a barbecue for Fisher House Foundation, which builds comfort […]
Community Voices
A role model turns 104
EMERSON—On Day 5 of the Allied landings at Normandy, France, a meat grinder that led to the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe from Nazi control, Peter Jacullo, at La Pointe […]
Park Ridge
PRPD Veteran of the Quarter: Archie Harvey, USN
PARK RIDGE—The Park Ridge Police Department is proud to recognize Archibald “Archie” Harvey as a hometown hero, the department’s PRPD Veteran of the Quarter. Harvey was born on March 5, […]
Park Ridge
Firefighters raise funds for Legion Post 153
PARK RIDGE, N.J.—In March, members of the Park Ridge Fire Department were proud to present a check for $1,000 to Jedh C. Barker American Legion Post #153, which has fallen […]
Northern Valley Press
Former River Vale Police Chief Gets 70-Years-Overdue Service Medals
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—On Monday, Feb. 24, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) delivered long overdue medals to World War II veteran and River Vale native Thomas H. Simpson, more than 70 […]