U.S. Navy

"Trenton Makes, The World Takes" (photo via Trenton Mayor Tony Mack on Facebook)

U.S. Navy To Name Ship After Trenton

Sen. Frank Lautenberg is praising the Navy for its plans to name a new ship after New Jersey’s capital city.

2013/04/11

Lakehurst Naval Badge (credit: Navy Lakehurst Historical Society website)

Memorial Service To Be Held In N.J. For Forgotten USS Akron Crash

The USS Akron, a 785-foot dirigible, was in its third year of flight when a violent storm sent it plunging tail-first into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after midnight on April 4, 1933.

2013/03/31

Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama face off in their final debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. - Oct 22, 2012 (credit: Rick Wilking-Pool/Getty Images)

Fact Check Tuesday: Romney Vs. Obama – Round Three

Both men got things wrong. So Brooks Jackson of factcheck.org checked in to go over the claims and set the record straight.

2012/10/23

U.S. Government Expecting Long Island Residents To Pay For Navy’s Toxic Mistake

Many residents are being asked to foot the bill for the government’s dumping of toxic waste into the Long Island soil. And to make matters worse, the contamination is on the move.

2012/10/11

Welcome to Bethpage sign (file/credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

State Health Officials Conducting Cancer Study Near Old Long Island Dump Site

The toxic plot is the result of years of dumping by the Grumman Corp. and the U.S. Navy and is believed to threaten the water supply to about 250,000 residents in Bethpage.

2012/09/25

Brian Bill (credit: In memory of Navy SEAL Brian Bill/Facebook)

Monument To Honor Fallen Conn. Navy SEAL Brian Bill

The city of Stamford plans to honor a Navy SEAL killed last month in a chopper in Afghanistan. A committee of seven will decide the form of the monument.

2011/09/13