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Help Boy Scout Renovate Glen Ridge Ambulance Headquarters Help Boy Scout Renovate Glen Ridge Ambulance Headquarters
Help Boy Scout Renovate Glen Ridge Ambulance Headquarters A Boy Scout in Glen Ridge is raising money to refurbish the Glen Ridge Volunteer Ambulance Squad headquarters. Alan Breslin has set up a GoFundMe as part of his Eagle Project to help build the ambulance squad a new office area at its headquarters, providing them with a new desk, countertops and flooring that will allow the squad to better complete their electronic patient care reports. Breslin said the current space is dilapidated and inadequate for the volunteers As of Wednesday, May 10, $7,613 has been raised. Breslin said he was looking to raise $6,500 and that any extra money raised wil…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Support Surges For Family Of Former Parsippany Fire Chief, Volunteer After Unexpected Death Support Surges For Family Of Former Parsippany Fire Chief, Volunteer After Unexpected Death
Support Surges For Family Of Former Parsippany Fire Chief, Volunteer After Unexpected Death Support is surging for the family of a former Parsippany fire chief and lifelong volunteer member who died after battling a long illness. Francisco Munoz, life member and former Chief of Parsippany Rescue and Recovery, died April 15, the department said. Munoz, whose family came to the U.S. from Chile, spent more than two decades saving lives and serving as a dedicated volunteer on the Parsippany rescue squad. Described as a “family man,” Munoz was known for his intense love of his wife and children. “He was a true family man,” the department wrote on Facebook. “He always had his camera …

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by Valerie Musson
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Governor Orders Flags Lowered In Honor Of Union Teen Killed In Crash Governor Orders Flags Lowered In Honor Of Union Teen Killed In Crash
Governor Orders Flags Lowered In Honor Of Union Teen Killed In Crash Gov. Phil Murphy has issued an executive order that U.S. and state flags fly at half-staff Friday in honor of Anthony Steitz, a 17-year-old from Union who died after his car crashed in Watchung late Saturday night.  “Private First Class Anthony P. Steitz was taken from us much too soon in a tragic automobile accident,” said Murphy. “His selfless service and dedication to our state and country will not be forgotten. Tammy and I would like to express our sincere condolences to Anthony’s family and friends in this difficult time.” Steitz, a member of the Junior ROTC at Union High School, …

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by Paul Milo