NB Opinion
V-J Day: War is over
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought an immediate response from the Emperor of Japan. He ordered his country’s forces...
The Atomic Bomb
On Aug. 6, 1945, the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, took off from Tinian Island and dropped a nuclear bomb over the Japanese city...
Korea, 65 years later
Japan had occupied Korea since 1910. At the conclusion of World War II, the United Nations, in its infinite wisdom, decided to partition the...
Happy birthday America
Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was a place called America. It was a vast wilderness between two great oceans. Some...
New Jersey needs to address gas tax issue
New Jersey needs to eliminate the recently enacted increase in the gas tax. The increased tax leads to a stifled economy, and gas prices...
When ‘all hell broke loose’
On June 5, 1944, coded radio messages were broadcast into Europe alerting the underground that what was long anticipated and anxiously awaited was about...
Officials warn of the dangers of prom season
Prom and graduation season is upon us. Congratulations to all the students on a job well done. We hope that you and your family...
Knights thank charity drive supporters
The members of the St. Cecilia’s Knights of Columbus Council 7046 in Monmouth Junction want to express our thanks to everyone in the local...
Memorial Day is perfect time to show respect for fallen heroes
May is filled with special days: Mother’s Day, the start of some of the year’s most beautiful weather and the time when we begin...
Poppy sales represent a wonderful May
I have always loved the balmy days of May. Maybe it was because everything was in bloom to prepare nature’s summer wardrobe. Or, was...
The gateway to summer
A beautiful spring with warm days, blossoming plants and flowers is the gateway to a long anticipated summer. I vividly remember the spring of...
The summer of decision
Harry Truman had no sooner moved into the oval office as our 33rd president when Germany collapsed.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt had his hands on the...
Spring brings eternal hopes
The bare Forsythia bushes next to my house have started to be speckled with small yellow buds, while not far away a daffodil sprout...
Spirit of young airmen evident at Air Force base
I don’t remember the date in the early '50s, that as part of a U.S. Army team I drove a battle-ready tank off the...
People, dogs join together to fight cancer
On Sunday, April 29, volunteers from the American Cancer Society will be joining forces with residents of New Jersey and their dogs to take steps...
February’s magic moments at Guadalcanal
Whoever made the calendar had some days leftover, so they made February. With not enough days to be a real month, February had a...
February is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease
No matter where you look in February, you’ll see a familiar symbol: a heart. This month, homes and stores everywhere are getting ready for...
We must speak, we must act
Let us remember the 220,000 people of the noble nation of Haiti who were killed as a result of the earthquake that rocked that...
