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Nicole Neroulias grew up in Briarcliff Manor, NY, and graduated from Cornell University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In November 2007, she traveled with her father, retired Col. Andonios Neroulias, to Vietnam with a group of other veterans from the Lower Hudson Valley, an experience she chronicled in The Journal News’ Return to Vietnam series.
Nicole previously covered religion and city news in Cyprus, Connecticut and California, where she earned several fellowships and prizes, including a national Religion Newswriters Association award. She joined The Journal News in early 2007 and also teaches journalism at Columbia.
E-mail Nicole Neroulias at nnerouli@lohud.com
Veterans can get some extra help preparing and paying their income and property taxes this year.
New York’s “Cold War veterans,” meaning those who served in the armed forces between Sept. 2, 1945, and Dec. 26, 1991, are eligible for property tax exemptions this year, but due to some delays at county and municipal levels, it [...]
Edited 3/17: Added photos of Atwood and Samples.
In addition to my blog entry last week, my story in today’s Journal News explains a bit more about the “Support Our Troops Drive†being held this Sunday in the basement of St. Augustine’s Church, 18 Cherry Ave., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Recipients include Capt. Ryan [...]
Check out this story from Sunday’s Connecticut Post about a group of female World War II veterans looking to boost their dwindling numbers, possibly by bringing in members who served in more recent conflicts.
The WAVES, which stands for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, were an all-female division of the Navy. According to the Wikipedia [...]
Jim Barker, a Vietnam veteran who served as an Army linguist in 1971-72, has put out a call through the National VVA Magazine for other veterans to share their “most ‘comic to bizarre’ experiences during your Vietnam tour for possible publication.”
His book will give credit to the contributors, or keep them confidential if requested, and [...]
Edited at 11 a.m.: I corrected the starting point for the White Plains parade.
When I think of St. Patrick’s Day, I think of four-leaved clovers, snakes, leprechauns, green beer, those Shamrock Shakes McDonald’s convinces festive folks to drink every March, and … veterans? Well, of course, what’s a parade without military bands and flags?
Most local [...]
From one of the folks behind the blogosphere curtain at The Journal News/LoHud.com:
“In the coming days, we will be moving this and other LoHud blogs to a dedicated server that will provide more stability and better troubleshooting capabilities than what we currently have. Please bear with us during this transition. Some features may [...]
There’s usually not much to report when I get into the office at the crack of dawn, but today was an exception: someone apparently tried to blow up the Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square around 4 a.m. No one was hurt in the small explosion, but the NYPD shut down a six-block [...]
Two wounded veterans will be special guests at the Hudson Valley Friends of the NRA’s 16th annual banquet at Casa Mia Manor House in Blauvelt this Friday.
Both men are amputees who live in Orange County, said Stan Pascoo, the group’s chairman, who met them through the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit group that raises awareness [...]
Know any veterans or military spouses looking for jobs? RecruitMilitary, a national military-to-civilian recruiting firm, will hold two free career fairs for job seekers with military backgrounds in our area this month.
The RecruitMilitary Career Fair will run 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 19 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J., and [...]
Re-Edited at 6:30 p.m.: The donation link at the bottom of this entry is now working!
Ever hear of the Wounded Warrior Project? It’s a nonprofit group that raises awareness and funds, largely through athletic events, for the ongoing rehabilitation of severely wounded veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Andrew Kelly, a Clarkstown police officer [...]
"At Ease!" is a place for Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard veterans to share their experiences and voice their opinions. It doesn't matter if you served during war or peacetime, overseas or stateside, active duty or reserves, as a draftee or volunteer - if you served in uniform, this is the place for you.
We'll let you know about interesting military and veterans stories we find, issues that might affect you, and local veterans events you might want to attend.
If you're a member of a veterans organization in the Lower Hudson Valley, let us know about your events, charity efforts and other news. We may also ask for your help in finding sources to interview for veterans stories in The Journal News and LoHud.com.
Rich Liebson is a "military brat" who grew up on bases in the U.S. and Germany during his father's 23-year career as an Air Force enlisted man. Rich enlisted in the Army in 1976 and until his discharge in 1980 was assigned to the 78th Engineer Battalion in Ettlingen, Germany, as a public information specialist and translator. He's been a reporter at The Journal News and its forerunner, the Reporter Dispatch, for more than 20 years. During that time he's covered a variety of beats and has written frequently about veterans and veterans issues.
Hema Easley was born and raised in India, where she worked as a reporter for The Associated Press and United Press International. While in India she wrote about the insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir and covered the 1999 India-Pakistan conflict in the mountains of Kashmir. She joined The Journal News in 2002. She has covered municipal government in Westchester and now covers on social services in Rockland as well as military issues.
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