Regional V.A. office moves mountains to help vets

IRVINGTON, NJ — English writer Sir Francis Bacon coined the phrase: “If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” And though that was written hundreds of years ago, Jennifer Myers, the public affairs officer for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Newark Regional Office, said it still applies today. […]

Camptown VFW Post 1941 get new bathrooms and kitchen

Camptown VFW Post 1941 get new bathrooms and kitchen

IRVINGTON, NJ — The members of Camptown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1941 haven’t served breakfast to their fellow vets and members of the Irvington community since September because the post, located on Chestnut Avenue, was being renovated thanks to the local Home Depot store on Springfield Avenue. But the renovation of the post’s kitchen […]