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Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England
Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England It’s fitting that a group of marathoners from the U.S. Naval Academy are running a game ball all the way up to the home of the New England Patriots for this weekend’s grudge match with the U.S. Military Academy. There’ll be plenty of rushing and relatively few passes from both sides in the 124th Army-Navy football game at Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, on Saturday, Dec. 9. The USNA marathoners shoved off from Bancroft Hall on their campus in Annapolis, MD on Tuesday, beginning a traditional dash that dates back to the 1980s. A slight flurry of snowflakes fell just after lunchtime Thurs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Soldier Charged In Crash That Killed Army Cadet From West Orange: Report Soldier Charged In Crash That Killed Army Cadet From West Orange: Report
Soldier Charged In Crash That Killed Army Cadet From West Orange: Report A soldier was charged in connection with the crash that killed a West Point cadet from West Orange earlier this year, Army Times reported Wednesday.  Christopher Morgan, a popular West Orange High School alumnus who was slated to graduate from the prestigious military academy next year,  died when the tactical vehicle he was travelling in overturned near a West Point, New York training site June 6. Twenty-one other people were injured.  Staff Sgt. Ladonies P. Strong was charged with one specification of involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide, reckless operation of a veh…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Englewood Police Academy Recruits Learn Respect, Discipline, Positive Habits VIDEO: Englewood Police Academy Recruits Learn Respect, Discipline, Positive Habits
Video: Englewood Police Academy Recruits Learn Respect, Discipline, Positive Habits They stood tall each morning – neatly dressed, perfectly groomed and punctual – and had to do pushups or lay flat when they didn’t. By the end of the week, the 25 recruits of this year's Englewood Junior Police Academy learned something about respect and positive habits. Detective Lt. Thomas Greeley beamed with pride as the 2019 group were graduated on Saturday. The boys and girls embarked on a rigorous training and instructional routine led by Greely last Monday. Over the next six days, they became familiar with the basic tenets and principles of respect, both for themselves and one anot…

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by Jerry DeMarco