Brian Palaia brings more than 24 years of leadership experience to his role as Killingly town manager, including working in ...

Hundreds of firefighters battled a deadly wildfire near Athens for a second day Saturday, with strong winds raising fears it could spread.

Multimedia PHOTO GALLERY: Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greek town of Palaia Fokaia Residents look at flames as a wildfire rages near Palaia Fokaia, some 45 Km south of Athens. AFP ...

Joseph Palaia, SM ‘06–a lifelong enthusiast of space travel–is not about to wait for someone else to plan a manned mission to Mars. He’s long been convinced that NASA’s progress is too slow.

Joe Doria, right, is greeted by Sen. Joseph Palaia, left, before Doria was sworn in as a senator on June 10, 2004. Palaia died on Saturday at the age of 89. (Frank H. Conlon | Star-Ledger). OCEAN ...

Palaia was also a gun control advocate who co-sponsored the New Jersey Childproof Handgun Law in 2002. After 25 years in the Legislature, Palaia retired from public service in 2008.

Marian Palaia’s debut novel, “The Given World,” begins in Saigon, the characters clinging resolutely or at least habitually to the city’s Vietnam War-era name.