Businesses supporting veterans: A look at efforts around New Jersey
Hanover-based Suburban Propane recently collaborated with the Guy Fieri Foundation to prep, cook and serve over 1,200 meals for New Jersey’s veterans community.
Volunteers from Suburban Propane, including CEO Michael Stivala, were joined by the...
Yankees manager visits NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Museum to help raise funds
Helping to honor the sacrifices of New Jersey’s Vietnam veterans, New York Yankees Manager Aaron Boone hosted a meet-and-greet with fans and veterans at the New Jersey Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and Museum in Holmdel.
The...
The surprising battle many military families in N.J. face daily: Food insecurity
On a bleak winter afternoon in 2021, a TV news story caught Michael Schaffer’s attention.
The commander of Fort Lewis McCord, a military base near Tacoma, Washington, was telling a reporter that many service members...
Applying lessons learned in adversity: Military reverses downward trends in recruiting | Op-Ed
Robert Collier, a self-help author popular a century ago, said that “in every adversity lies the seed of an equivalent advantage.”
I think it is fair to say that, in terms of recruitment, the U.S....
Jersey City launches 2 new programs to support veterans
Two new programs targeted to help military veterans were launched this week in Jersey City by the city’s Department of Health and Human Services Division of Veterans Affairs.
The first is Pets for Vets, a...
VA coordinator on supporting service members and veterans facing mental health challenges or suicidal...
This morning, ROI-NJ and Military Matters hosted a virtual discussion for its readership with Ash Desai, a suicide prevention coordinator from the Veterans Administration’s Lyons office.
Desai spoke about the mental health issues facing active-duty...
Air Show returns to Atlantic City in July as part of weeklong “Soar and...
After abruptly cancelling its 2024 air show, Atlantic City is back in the air show business for the summer of 2025.
Guests along the Atlantic City shoreline and boardwalk can look to the clouds on...
Amendment to increase veterans’ property tax deduction clears committee
The state Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee advanced a concurrent resolution sponsored by Sens. Troy Singleton and Nilsa Cruz-Perez proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the veterans’ property tax deduction...
USS New Jersey joins fleet as newest, fastest and deadliest submarine
On Sept. 14, the Navy commissioned the USS New Jersey fast attack submarine at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County.
Through the commissioning of the boat, the USS New Jersey officially joins the naval...
Joint Base MDL Open House and Air Show 2025: Remembering those who came before
The JB MDL Open House and Air Show honored the legacy of aircraft and crews that helped write the military’s honored history. The B-25J Mitchell "Panchito” was used in the historic 1942 Doolittle Raid...
