Veterans
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Government
Parsippany VFW Post Remembers Vets with Buddy Poppies
It's time for the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars Buddy Poppy fundraiser. Parsippany VFW Post 10184 kicked off its 2013 Buddy Poppy sales effort last week with Mayor James Barberio a...
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Local Connections
Operation Tie the Knot: Vote for Derek and Krystina
Local sweethearts are in the running to win an engagement ring and dream wedding in Operation: Tie the Knot. U.S. Army Specialist Derek McConnell, a Parsippany resident, and Krystina...
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Local Connections
Joe Piscopo Headlines Mountain Lakes Charity Gala
New Jersey-born former Saturday Night Live comedian Joe Piscopo hosts a fundraiser Thursday for a foundation dedicated to helping people with disabilities. The gala, “An Evening at ...
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Local Connections
Help Needed for Wounded Soldier's Homecoming
U.S. Army Specialist Derek McConnell will get a hero's welcome when his recent homecoming to Parsippany is celebrated Sunday. A party for the 22-year-old veteran is scheduled to take...
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Volunteers in the News
'I Have a Very Different Life Now,' Injured Vet Says
Army Spc. Derek McConnell makes his way around Wayne's 9/11 Memorial by steering his wheelchair in a circle. McConnell lost both of his legs when he stepped on an improvised explosiv...
