May 14: 5 non-COVID-19 stories from across the tri-state region

Looking for some stories that are not about the coronavirus?  Here's a selection of stories from across our regions.

News 12 Staff

May 14, 2020, 4:10 PM

Updated 1,451 days ago

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Looking for some stories that are not about the coronavirus?  Here's a selection of stories from across our regions. 
Norwalk cemetery launches fundraiser to ensure war veterans are never forgotten: The Riverside Cemetery has launched a new effort to ensure that our nation's fallen veterans are never forgotten. The cemetery recently started the War Memorial Preservation Project fundraiser.Service members from all of the nation's wars are buried throughout the cemetery. There are also distinct memorial areas for the Civil War, World War I and World War II.
ADL: Anti-Semitic incidents in New Jersey at highest levels ever recorded: Anti-Semitic incidents in New Jersey are at the highest levels they have ever been, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League. The organization says that there were more than 2,100 anti-Semitic incidents in the state in 2019 – the highest amount since the group began keeping track of such incidents in 1979.
News 12 is told it happened around 8 p.m. in front of 1534 Myrtle Ave. The NYPD released video of the 60-year-old victim walking when a man came running across the street and shoved him to the ground.
 


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