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Left Penniless By Embezzler, Ridgefield Park Boy Scouts Get Surprise Gift From Police Left Penniless By Embezzler, Ridgefield Park Boy Scouts Get Surprise Gift From Police
Left Penniless By Embezzler, Ridgefield Park Boy Scouts Get Surprise Gift From Police A Bergen County Boy Scouts chapter that authorities said had its bank account drained by a thieving Scout master got an unexpected boost from local police. Ridgefield Park detectives charged Christopher Infantino, 58, of New Milford with embezzling more than $11,000 from the Boy Scouts of America Troop 3 last July. The troop was left penniless while the charges against Infantino moved through the court system. Enter Ridgefield Park Police Chief Joseph Rella. In a rare move, Rella agreed to let the village PBA Local 86 extend its annual “No Shave November” fundraising campaign through Febr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
27th Annual Polar Bear Plunge Approaches In Seaside Heights 27th Annual Polar Bear Plunge Approaches In Seaside Heights
27th Annual Polar Bear Plunge Approaches In Seaside Heights It's supposed to be sunny this Saturday, but the temperature could hover around freezing -- just in time for the 27th Annual Polar Bear Plunge in Seaside Heights. Nearly 7,500 plungers have registered, pledging to raise about $2 million for Special Olympics New Jersey. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the plunge taking place at 1 p.m. Saturday’s plunge will take place on the beach between Blaine Avenue and Sumner Avenue, directly in front of Spicy Cantina. Street closures in the area will be in effect until early afternoon. At 1 p.m., all those who have raised the plunge mini…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
New Little Ferry Police Chief Brings Skill, Smarts New Little Ferry Police Chief Brings Skill, Smarts
New Little Ferry Police Chief Brings Skill, Smarts Little Ferry officially welcomed its 10th police chief in history Tuesday night – a born and bred borough lawman whose skills and smarts raised him through the ranks. Capping more than a quarter-century in blue, New Police Chief James Walters was sworn at borough hall surrounded by loved ones, friends and colleagues. A Ridgefield Park High School Class of 1985 graduate, Walters joined the department in February 1993 after completing a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice at what was then Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University) and attending the Morris County Pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
36th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Covers 750 Miles, Benefits Special Olympics NJ 36th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Covers 750 Miles, Benefits Special Olympics NJ
36th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Covers 750 Miles, Benefits Special Olympics NJ More than 3,000 law enforcement officers and supporters took to the streets of the Garden State on Friday, among dozens of groups each carrying a "Flame of Hope" to the Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games. The first of 26 separate legs launching the 36th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run began at 6 a.m. Highpoint State Park on Route 23 in Sussex. The main run, meanwhile, went all the way from Bergenline Avenue and 91st Street in North Bergen, outside James J. Braddock Park, to the Millstone River Bridge on Route 27 in Kingston -- nearly 60 miles. It had an estimated 350 runners, the l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Join Westwood Police For Pre-Snow Bowl Special Olympics Fundraising Dinner Join Westwood Police For Pre-Snow Bowl Special Olympics Fundraising Dinner
Join Westwood Police For Pre-Snow Bowl Special Olympics Fundraising Dinner An exclusive four-course, prix fixe dinner at Westwood’s popular Caffe Anello next week will help raise funds for Special Olympics New Jersey. Members of the Westwood Police Department and PBA Local #206 who will be participating in this year’s Snow Bowl at MetLife Stadium (March 15) are hosting the event. It begins Monday, Feb. 25, at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $75 each. Space is limited. DONATIONS also can be made to the non-profit Westwood Police Officers Association. Since its inception, the Snow Bowl has raised more than $2 million that has gone to help more than 25,000 special needs athlet…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Come Join Westwood Celeb Chef, Police For Special Olympics Fundraiser Come Join Westwood Celeb Chef, Police For Special Olympics Fundraiser
Come Join Westwood Celeb Chef, Police For Special Olympics Fundraiser WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Chef John Vitale hosts a fundraiser for Special Olympics New Jersey and the newly-formed Westwood Police Officers Association this coming Sunday at his popular Caffe Anello. Mayor John Birkner will join Vitale (inset above) in the kitchen of his Broadway eatery. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $75. The evening includes a four-course, prix fixe dinner. Space is limited, so make your reservations sooner rather than later (see below). Members of the new association (a 501c charity) and PBA Local #206 will be among the participants in the March 9 Snow Bowl at MetLi…

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by Jerry DeMarco