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Melvin Kling, 99, Decorated WWII Vet, Penn State Fan From Pennsauken Went To Hundreds Of Games Melvin Kling, 99, Decorated WWII Vet, Penn State Fan From Pennsauken Went To Hundreds Of Games
Melvin Kling, 99, Decorated WWII Vet, Penn State Fan From Pennsauken Went To Hundreds Of Games Melvin E. Kling, formerly of Pennsauken, New Jersey and the Harrisburg area in Pennsylvania, died on Christmas, a month shy of his 100th birthday, according to an obituary by the Alloway Funeral Home. He was a highly-decorated veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in Europe as well as the Korean War, where he was a commanding officer of a 101st Airborne company. He was a huge fan of the Penn State Nittany Lions. Mel had estimated he traveled to 200 to 300 Penn State football games, both home and away, his obituary said. Mel was born in Harrisburg, PA, on Jan. 22, 1924, whe…

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by Jon Craig
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'True American Hero': NJ Teacher, Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor 'True American Hero': NJ Teacher, Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor
'True American Hero': NJ Teacher, Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor A New Jersey teacher and US Army veteran with two Purple Hearts received a national honor for the sacrifices she made for America. US Army SSG Vanessa Schieber, of Northampton County, PA, was name among the Patriot Project's honorees for 2023. The Purple Heart Patriot Project is a program of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission. Vanessa SchieberNational Purple Heart Honor Mission Schieber, 37, enlisted in the Army in April 2007 and served for 11 years a member of the 101st Airborne Division, and later the 1st Armor Division. Her first deployment came in 2008, as part of Operation Ira…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Terminate Hate': Schwarzenegger Shares Messages For Anti-Semites During NJ Trip 'Terminate Hate': Schwarzenegger Shares Messages For Anti-Semites During NJ Trip
'Terminate Hate': Schwarzenegger Shares Messages For Anti-Semites During NJ Trip Arnold Schwarzenegger knows a thing or two about strength: It takes resistance. The former California governor, bodybuilder and actor shared a special message about anti-Semitism during a trip to New Jersey's Stockton University on Monday, March 6, the school announced on its website. 🏋️‍♂️Arnold Schwarzenegger has spent most of his life helping people build their strength. “Your muscles only grow... Posted by Stockton University on Monday, March 6, 2023 “Your muscles only grow from resistance. It wasn’t easy. It was uncomfortable. Your mind and character are no different than your …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Man Is Latest Jeopardy! Champ Jersey Shore Man Is Latest Jeopardy! Champ
Jersey Shore Man Is Latest Jeopardy! Champ The newest Jeopardy! champion hails from the Jersey Shore. Cris Pannullo, of Ocean City, beat out four-day champ David Sibley, winning $29,579. Pannullo went into Final Jeopardy with $29,800. The question? "While working for British Naval Intelligence during World War II, he was code-named 17F." While Pannullo did not guess the correct answer, he did wagered $221 and won. He will compete again Monday night. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Social Studies Teacher Sues NJ District Over Suspension For Hitler Assignments Social Studies Teacher Sues NJ District Over Suspension For Hitler Assignments
Social Studies Teacher Sues NJ District Over Suspension For Hitler Assignments A Bergen County grade-school social studies teacher who was indefinitely suspended over assignments about Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany claims the district superintendent told him that he’d upset “Jewish people” in town and then ordered him to “fix” it. In a lawsuit filed against the Woodcliff Lake School District, Robert Welsh of Park Ridge says he was made a “scapegoat” amid complaints from parents because he’s a “socially conservative Christian in a community with a large Jewish population.” Welsh, 53, wrote a letter to the parents explaining why he considered the lesson necessary and ap…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Submarine Burglar From Long Island Enters Program That Can Clear His Record North Jersey Submarine Burglar From Long Island Enters Program That Can Clear His Record
North Jersey Submarine Burglar From Long Island Enters Program That Can Clear His Record A Long Island man who was accused of breaking into the flooded USS Ling submarine on the Hackensack River with four other people was admitted to a program that will erase the charges against him if he keeps his nose clean. Robert J. Hemberger, 41, of Island Park, NY, must complete 10 hours of community service, among various conditions of the New Jersey Superior Court Pre-Trial Intervention Program, for his role in the summer 2018 invasion of the World War II submarine. Hemberger was one of five people charged with looting the landmark museum after it had been flooded. The intruders parked…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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REWARD OFFERED: 'World War II' Robber Hits Two NJ Banks, Flees On Motorcycle REWARD OFFERED: 'World War II' Robber Hits Two NJ Banks, Flees On Motorcycle
Reward Offered: 'World War II' Robber Hits Two NJ Banks, Flees On Motorcycle A motorcycle-riding bank robber in an unusual get-up got nothing on his first try but succeeded on his second this week, according to the FBI in Newark, which sought the public's help identifying him. There's a reward in it, authorities said. The robber hit banks barely eight miles and just over two weeks apart -- the most recent when he made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Chase Bank branch on Route 27 in Franklin Park just after 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, the FBI reported. This came after a teller at the TD Bank branch on Nassau Street in Princeton locked the cash drawers a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Funeral Home Provides Burial With Honors For One Of Last WWII Vets NJ Funeral Home Provides Burial With Honors For One Of Last WWII Vets
NJ Funeral Home Provides Burial With Honors For One Of Last WWII Vets TRIBUTE: A final farewell for one of the last remaining veterans of World War II's Normandy Invasions was all paid for when disaster struck. Eugene W. Dednam of Hackensack died last month, just weeks after turning 100. He had no known survivors. The Paterson funeral home that was chosen to someday handle Dednam's burial arrangements had since burned down, however. With it went the money that was paid in the late 1980s for his final rest. Then Brian and Deb Warner stepped in. “We feel that a wartime veteran can never truly be thanked for the sacrifices they make,” said Brian Warner, the e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TSA Nabs Traveler With 'Knuckle Knife' At LaGuardia TSA Nabs Traveler With 'Knuckle Knife' At LaGuardia
TSA Nabs Traveler With 'Knuckle Knife' At LaGuardia TSA agents detained a traveler at LaGuardia Airport after spotting a trench knife in a carry-on bag, authorities said. Also known as a "knuckle knife," the blade "folds into the handle of the knuckles," Transportation Security Administration Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. The double-edged trench knife was invented for close-quarters combat during World War II, when fighting predominately happened in trenches. The "knuckle-duster" handle was intended to protect the fingers and provide a secure grip, but it also added to force to a blow. Knives, like guns, are prohibited on planes. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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How Ship Bottom WWII Vet Had Faith Restored In Human Kindness How Ship Bottom WWII Vet Had Faith Restored In Human Kindness
How Ship Bottom WWII Vet Had Faith Restored In Human Kindness Community support is surging for a World War II Marine Corps veteran and retired postal worker who lost everything in a recent house fire. Still, 94-year-old Paul Roberts of Ship Bottom remains eternally optimistic according to a neighbor who organized a fundraising drive to help him recover. Roberts' neighbor, Erin Obermayer, organized this GoFundMe page to help Paul rebuild his life, as he'd lived in the home, which was built in 1920, for 50+ years and hoped to spend his last days there. Paul RobertsGoFundMe Obermayer wrote: "Paul is one of the most positive people we have ever and w…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Town Evacuated After Homeowner Finds Live WWII Explosive Projectile On Beach Jersey Shore Town Evacuated After Homeowner Finds Live WWII Explosive Projectile On Beach
Jersey Shore Town Evacuated After Homeowner Finds Live WWII Explosive Projectile On Beach Residents of a South Jersey town were evacuated after a live explosive was found on the beach, authorities said. A Wildwood resident found the World War II-era projectile on the beach and brought it to a nearby home, police said.  Wildwood police determined that the explosive device was still live and called in members of the Atlantic City bomb squad Police and firefighters responded to West Pine Avenue about 10:10 a.m. Saturday. The munition was identified as a 120mm projectile from the World War II era, Wildwood police said. Members of the Atlantic City bomb squad removed the muni…

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by Jon Craig
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American Hero Aviator Chuck Yeager Dies At 97 American Hero Aviator Chuck Yeager Dies At 97
American Hero Aviator Chuck Yeager Dies At 97 He was born in an Appalachian hollow and went on to become a real-life American hero who was considered the country's greatest pilot. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter ace who displayed “the right stuff” when he became the first aviator to break the sound barrier nearly three quarters of a century ago, died Monday night in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 97. “My life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9 pm ET,” his widow, Victoria, tweeted. “An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest pilot & a legacy of strength, adventure” N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bomb Squad Called After Grenade Turns Up In Bergen Goodwill Donations Bomb Squad Called After Grenade Turns Up In Bergen Goodwill Donations
Bomb Squad Called After Grenade Turns Up In Bergen Goodwill Donations A once-active hand grenade that turned up in the donations to a Goodwill store in South Hackensack caused a stir but turned out safe. The decommissioned World War II-era pineapple grenade apparently had been used as a paperweight, Deputy Police Chief Robert Kaiser said Tuesday. One of the workers at the Goodwill NYNJ Outlet Center on Huyler Street called police Monday night, he said. They responded along with firefighters and the Bergen County Bomb Squad, which collected the device and deemed it harmless.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Original 'Rosie' Inspires Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers Original 'Rosie' Inspires Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers
Original 'Rosie' Inspires Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers A Ridgewood brother and sister reached back generations to show their appreciation for health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Yevchak, 15, and Christopher Yevchak, 12, posted a sign on their family’s front lawn featuring a retouched image of “Rosie the Riveter” to thank the doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. The kids’ grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth, was one of 6 million or so original “Rosies” who took up tools during World War II -- a time when munitions and other factory-produced goods were vital. America’s entry into the Second Wor…

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by Jerry DeMarco