Madison NJ’s largest annual community celebration will return this fall as Bottle Hill Day marks its 51st year on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a theme honoring America’s 250th anniversary. Presented by the Madison Downtown Development Commission (DDC), the rain-or-shine festival will once again transform downtown Madison into a day-long celebration of community, entertainment, shopping and…
The Traveling Memorial Wall is a 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, it stands 6 feet tall in the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end. The Memorial is a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War.
Roger A. Cregg Sr. passed away Nov. 6, 2012, in Denville, NJ at the age of 85. He was born in Parris Island, SC. Mr. Cregg served in the USMC during World War II before his honorable discharge as a Corporal. He also served in the Air Force ROTC as a Second Lieutenant while attending Georgetown University. Roger was a “True Marine” and a member of the Marine Corps League.
Seymour “Sy” Brody, 88, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Morristown, N.J., passed away on June 16, 2009, in Morristown, N.J at the age of 88. Sy was a WWII Marine who fought at Guadalcanal and the invasions of Bougainville and Guam. He was an educator for the Morris School District and at Seton Hall University. Sy was also a member of the Third Marine Division Association and the Marine Corps. League.
Richard Braden, died on September 23, 2011, at the age of 81. Born in Hoboken, NJ, he lived in Montville Twp and Manahawkin before moving to Lake Hiawatha in 2009. Mr. Braden served in the USMC during the Korean War and was a member of L/Cpl. Robert J Slattery Detachment of the Marine Corps League.
Richard J Bernard Sr, 76 years old, of Highlands, passed away at home on August 20, 2006. He was born and raised in Newark and lived in East Hanover before moving to Highlands. He worked for the NJ State Department of Labor and served in the Marine Corps in the Korean War and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.
Russell J. Allaman, 67, died on Jan. 6, 2013, at St. Clares Hospital in Denville, NJ. He retired as a Lieutenant with the Denville Police Dept. in 1995 and also owned and operated McCabe Travel Agency in Denville for 15 years. Russell served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
Stanley J. Godlewski, Jr., of Florham Park, died on June 13, 2018, at the age of 71. He honorably served 2 tours in Vietnam from 1966 to 1969 as a USMC machine gunner, receiving the Presidential Unit Citation for acts of heroism during combat.
Jack Gartenberg, 93, of Parsippany died October 26, 2019. Jack served as a member of the 4th Division of the U.S.M.C. during World War II, where he was wounded in the Battle of Iwo Jima and earned a Purple Heart. He was a life member of the Slattery Detachment
Jim Reilly, Insurance adjuster, Roseland resident, 64 years old, died in the Hospice of New Jersey, Wayne, on Aug. 19, 2008. He served in the USMC from 1962-1968 and was a member of the Slattery Detachment.