Articles from The Bridgewater/Raritan Newspaper
The Breeze by Bruce Doorly
brucedoorly@gmail.com (908) 581-1917 |
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Kaye Russell Raritan's USO Entertainer During World War II |
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June 6th, 2024 will be the 80th Anniversary of D-Day |
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The Grand Marshal of the 2024 Basilone Parade is Vietnam Veteran Ray Manzo |
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Somerville's Seven Rostron Brothers Served in World War II |
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Bridgewater's Van Horne House and the Battle of Bound Brook |
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The Manville Rock N Roll Concerts of the 1960s |
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Bridgewater and Raritan Remember Beatlemania |
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History of Christmas (and the local stores we shopped at) |
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Wilson Military Academy was located in Finderne 1907-1912 Before Burning Down |
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Article about Old Postcards |
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Pictures of Old Postcards |
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I Scream, You Scream, the (Raritan) History of Ice Cream |
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Recalling the Teen Hangout of the 1950s Maurer's in Somerville |
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History of the Somerville Circle |
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Bridgewater / Raritan From 1650 to Today |
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The Grand Marshal of the 2023 Basilone Parade is Archie Fagan |
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Jacob Kopf of Bridgewater Gave his Life for our Country in World War II |
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Who Were the Native Americans that this Plaque in Raritan is dedicated to? |
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The Dance at the Van Veghten House in Bridgewater on March 19th 1779 |
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Bridgewater's Van Veghten House |
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Raritan in the 1950s When Baseball was Everything |
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Photos from the 2022 Basilone Parade Photos by Dawn Wilde |
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History of the Raritan Train Station and the Raritan Valley Line. |
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Conditions in the German POW Camps During World War II |
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Raritan's Prisoners of War during World War II |
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The Grand Marshal of the 2022 Basilone Parade is Charles Wynn |
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Raritan Unveils World War II Honor Roll |
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Nurses Played a Vital Role During World War II - Three Raritan Nurses Served Overseas |
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High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Carl Weigner
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Recreating the list of Raritan Men and Women who served in World War II |
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Somerville Actor Lee Van Cleef was The Best of the Bad |
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Bridgewater/Raritan High School Holds its First Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner |
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Raritan in 1868 The 1st Official Year |
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Raritan's Centennial Celebration in 1968 |
80 Page Book about Centennial |
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Photos from the 2021 Basilone Parade |
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Raritan's Gold Star Gallery Alfred Zanoni World War II Pilot |
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Grand Marshal of 2021 Basilone Parade is Fred Plushanski |
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The Story of Thor Solberg and the Solberg Airport |
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Dr. Seuss Children's Author and so much more |
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A Snapshot in Time Raritan in 1891 |
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In 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried unsuccessfully to pack the Supreme Court |
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July 2nd 2021 will Mark the 100th Anniversary of the Signing of the Resolution to end the U.S. Involvement in World War I |
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Alexander Hamilton Founder of Raritan ? |
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Alexander Hamilton His Stay at The Wallace House in Somerville 1778/79 |
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Basilone Motorcade A Big Success Story and Photos |
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The 75th Anniversary of The End of World War II |
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Raritan’s Italian Americans lifted themselves up through work, family, and each other |
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Raritan soldiers met relatives for the first time in Italy during World War II |
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The August 28th 1963 March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom
And Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream Speech |
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The Home Front in Raritan During World War II |
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The History of Nursing |
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Over a Hundred Years Ago Another Pandemic Raged Throughout the World |
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This year marks the 100th Anniversary
of the passage of the 19th Amendment Granting Women The Right to Vote |
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A. J. Troisi Bridgewater/Raritan High School's First Athletic Director |
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A. J. Troisi and the 1929 Somerville High School Football Team |
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The Bank Robbery of 1939 |
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John Basilone at Guadalcanal |
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YouTube Video of Basilone's Foxhole at Guadalcanal Today |
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Tobacco Industrialist James Duke 1856-1925 |
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Photos by Dawn Wilde from the 2019 Basilone Parade |
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The Hall-Mills Murders and the Trial of the Century
(up until that time) at the Somerset County Courthouse |
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Remembering John Pacifico |
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Comin Soon: Bridgewater-Raritan High School Athletic Hall of Fame |
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Bob Vaucher is the Grand Marshall of the 2019 Basilone Parade |
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Bridgewater Businesses Played A Role in the Apollo 11 Moon Landing |
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Vaughn Stapleton A Great Coach and More |
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John Basilone's boyhood days in Raritan |
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Remembering The Drive-In Movie Theatre on Route 22 in Branchburg |
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Job Kenyon Raritan's Fire Chief 1858 - 1891 |
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Walter Jacobs
Raritan’s First Casualty in World War II |
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Chimney Rock
The Origin, the Legend, the Quarry, the Inn, and the Rock Itself |
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Raritan in 1918 World War I and the Influenza Epidemic |
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The History of The Basilone Parade |
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Rocky Miele Raritans's First Mayor |
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Scott Kelly Most Popular Player on the Somerset Patriots |
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The Grand Marshall for the 2018 Basilone Parade is Andy Martin
In Vietnam he was awarded
The Silver Star for Bravery |
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Besides Independence 1948 Featured Two Important Events for Raritan |
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History of the Raritan Churches |
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History of the Raritan Schools |
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In 1948 70 Years Ago Raritan Became an Independent Town |
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Old Maps of Raritan Show how the town has Evolved |
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DeLucia's Celebrates its 100th Anniversary |
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Raritan Started as a Manufacturing Town |
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The History of Bridgewater's Roads and Train Line |
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Bridgewater's Role in the Revolutionary War |
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The First Local Newspaper was Started in 1823 |
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Herb Patullo is the Grand Marshall of the 2017 Basilone Parade |
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Raritan's Joe Lomastro was killed in World War II While Serving on the USS Essex |
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The History of The Raritan Fire Department |
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A Raritan Kid Gene Moretti Turns 100 ! |
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Raritan on Pearl Harbor Day December 7th 1941 75 Years Ago |
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Somerville's Paul Robeson was a Singer, Actor, Athlete, and Activist |
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History of the Somerset Medical Center Part 3 |
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History of the Somerset Medical Center Part 2 |
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History of the Somerset Medical Center Part 1 |
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Photos and Speeches from the 2016 Basilone Parade |
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A Once Forgotten Hero, Dennis Crane, who was killed while serving in Vietnam, has been added to Raritan's Wall of Heroes |
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Old Newspapers Show Snap Shot of Raritan in 1937 |
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Special for Memorial Day Slideshow of the Raritan Men Who gave their life Defending our Country |
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John Sturges will be The Grand Marshall of The 2016 Basilone Parade |
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Local Baseball Player Johnny Welaj Shared Day with Lou Gehrig |
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Raritan's St. Rocco Celebration Started in 1896 |
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Raritan to Digitize Historical Photos and Other Documents |
See what Photos are now online |
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Now Online ! 600 World War II letters written to Tony Orlando |
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ARTICLE FROM 2011 Highlights of World War II Letters Written by Raritan Soldiers Breeze - Mar 2011 |
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Tony Orlando Sent Packages to the Troops Breeze - Apr 2011 |
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Remembering Raritan's Taverns From the Golden Age of the Local Tavern |
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Remembering Raritan's Mom and Pop Grocery Stores |
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The Story of The Restoration of The Frelinghuysen Mansion 1968-1974 |
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Warren Glaser and The Raritan Valley News |
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Photos from the Dedication of The Rose Pacifico Children's Room at The Raritan Library |
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In 1974 B/R High School
EAST Football Team Won the State Championship |
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Photos From The 2015 Basilone Parade |
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Remembering Raritan's Movie Theatre |
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50th Reunion for 1965 B/R High School Basketball State Champions |
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The Grand Marshall of the Basilone Parade is Tony Lettieri |
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Slavery in Somerset County |
Click to see list of Slave Records sorted by "Owner's Name" |
Click to see list of Slave Records sorted by "Town" |
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Bridgewater-Raritan High School's 1st Girl's State Championship Team 1976 "EAST" Basketball |
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70th Anniversary of The Death of John Basilone |
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Raritan's Charles Dougherty was killed while serving on a submarine during World War II |
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Ben Carnevale is Raritan's Only Member of a Major Sports Hall of Fame |
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Raritan Library Presents:
The Wedding Album of John Basilone & Lena Riggi Married July 1944 |
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Photos from The Unveiling of The Wall of Heroes |
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Remembering The Thanksgiving Day Football Games Between Bridgewater/Raritan East and West |
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Bridgewater's James Vones
Had His Ship Sunk off Guadalcanal in World War II |
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Raritan to Unveil Wall of Heroes On Nov. 8th at The Municipal Building |
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See Sample of The Wall of Heroes |
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Read about the men on The Wall of Heroes |
Wall of Heroes Donated by Civic Duty Partners and Ed Danberry. www.civicdutypartners.org |
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Now Online
The 1st School Newspaper from Bridgewater-Raritan High School
January 1960 |
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Introducing New Book about Raritan in World War II
Raritan's Finest Hour |
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1989 was B/R High School's only State Champions in Baseball |
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The Grand Marshall for the 2014 John Basilone Parade is Gene Moretti |
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Raritan Honors Recreation Directors Rich Bartolucci and Bob Andreychak |
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The Early Years of Bridgewater / Raritan High School Sports |
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The Forgotten Decades of Bridgewater-Raritan High School Sports |
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State Champions Remembering The 1987 Bridgewater-Raritan High School West Basketball Team
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The Undefeated 1953 Somerville High School Football Team
Raritan and Bridgewater Teenagers attended Somerville in 53
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Photos From The 2013 Basilone Parade
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Korean War Veteran John Lamaestra is The Grand Marshall of The 2013 Basilone Parade
Breeze - October 2013 |
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Daughters of Raritan's Anthony Musz Meet man their father made friends with in Belgium during WW II
Breeze - September 2013 |
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Joseph Le Flem of Vones Lane was awarded The Silver Star during World War II
Breeze - July 2013 |
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Piecing Together Bridgewater's World War II History Proves Difficult Task
Breeze - July 2013 |
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30,000 People Welcomed Home John Basilone in 1943 Breeze - June 2013 |
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Raritan's Frank Russo was awarded The Bronze Star twice. Was in a photo with Winston Churchill Breeze - May 2013 |
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Raritan’s Bronze Star & Silver Star recipients from World War II Breeze - Apr 2013 |
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The World War II letters of Al Gaburo Breeze - Mar 2013 |
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Family of Raritan's Anthony Musz Reconnects with Belgium Family that Anthony met During the War Breeze - Feb 2013 |
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Bridgewater's Joe Wing Flew 30 Bombing Missions Over Japan Breeze - Jan 2013 |
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Christmas in Raritan during World War II Breeze - Dec 2012 |
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Joe Mancini gave his life while serving aboard the USS Intrepid in WW II Breeze - Nov 2012 |
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Mancini Brothers 7 Brothers Serve in WW2 Breeze - Oct 2012 |
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Profile of Grand Marshall of 2012 Basilone Parade Dominic Porcaro Breeze - Sep 2012 |
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Bridgewater's Andy Martin is awarded Silver Star in Vietnam Breeze - Jul/Aug 2012 |
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Bridgewater/Raritan H.S. 1st State Championship Team The 1965 Boys Basketball Team Breeze Jun 2012 |
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The Origin of Raritan Little League Breeze - May 2012 |
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World War II Profile Frank Del Rocco Breeze - Apr 2012 |
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The Del Rocco Brothers 5 Brothers from Raritan Serve in World War II Breeze - Mar 2012 |
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Raritan Police Chief Lorenzo Rossi Had his own Brand of Justice Breeze - Feb 2012 |
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Forgotten Dynasty of Bridgewater/Raritan H. S. Football Breeze - Jan 2012 |
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Pearl Harbor 70 Year Anniversary Raritan Remembers Breeze - Dec 2011 |
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Anthony Musz's Scrapbook and Letters Tell His Story Breeze - Dec 2011 |
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Raritan's U.S. Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen Had a Remarkable Career Breeze - Nov 2011 |
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Couple Risk Their Lives to help U.S. Soldiers Evade Capture from the Nazis Breeze - Oct 2011 |
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September 11th 2001 10 Years Later Sept 2011 |
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World War II profile Grand Marshall of 2011 Basilone Parade Joe Koavc Breeze - Jul/Aug 2011 |
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Raritan's Singer Catherine Mastice Breeze - June 2011 |
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Raritan's Peter Petras Killed in World War II Breeze - May 2011 |
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(Short Version) Highlights of World War II Letters Written by Raritan Soldiers Breeze - Mar 2011 |
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The Reverend from a Raritan Church Who Was Killed in the War Rowland Koskamp Breeze - Feb 2011 |
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Calco Bridgewater's Forgotten War Production Plant Breeze - Jan 2011 |