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 […]
Veterans Day
Emerson
County: Free Rounds of Golf for Veterans, Servicemen Nov. 11-13
HACKENSACK—Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announces that all Bergen County veterans and active duty service members can enjoy a free round of golf at any of the county’s six golf […]
Englewood
Veterans Day Ceremony Honors Those Who Served
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—On Nov. 15, dozens of people gathered at Soldier’s Monument in Englewood for the city’s annual Veterans Day tribute. It was an event filled with pride and reflection as the […]
Pascack Press
Township Dedicates Scout’s Veterans Memorial
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—The inscriptions in chill brick brought many to their knees, fingers outstretched. Others, some atop canes or clad in motorcycle leather, recognized veterans’ names and pointed. Of […]
Back in Time
BACK IN TIME: Dwight Morrow Pays Tribute to the Boys in Service
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—The year was 1943. America was embroiled in the Second World War, and on the homefront patriotism was running high. Everyone wanted to do their part. While the majority […]
Back in Time
This Week in History: Westwood Honors WWI Servicemen
WESTWOOD, N.J.—We go back nearly a century to Nov. 11, 1922, when Westwood celebrated Armistice Day—as it was known then—with the dedication of a monument to honor the borough’s servicemen […]
Hillsdale
250 Turn Out With Pride to Dedicate Veterans Memorial
HILLSDALE, N.J.—An estimated 250 people from the borough and surrounding towns turned out for the dedication ceremony for the newly constructed Hillsdale Veterans Memorial on Sunday, Nov. 3. Plans for […]
Englewood
City honors veterans: Annual service marks moment of solidarity
BY HILLARY VIDERS SPECIAL TO NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS ENGLEWOOD, N.J. —— There are more than 20 million military veterans in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans […]