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Judge Denies Bid By Cocaine-Buying Ex-Palisades Parkway Police Chief To End His Probation Judge Denies Bid By Cocaine-Buying Ex-Palisades Parkway Police Chief To End His Probation
Judge Denies Bid By Cocaine-Buying Ex-Palisades Parkway Police Chief To End His Probation A disgraced former Palisades Interstate Parkway Police chief who avoided prison after he was caught buying cocaine online lost a bid Friday to have his one-year probation cut in half. An attorney for Michael Coppola told a state judge in Hackensack that his client needs to be able to freely go to and from his Ohio-based job and out-of-state interviews without court-ordered restrictions. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor James Santulli countered that the remaining six months of probation were necessary for Coppola’s drug treatment. Superior Court Judge Margaret Foti agreed. One year was a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Help Available 'On The Spot' For Opioid Addicts At Unique Passaic County Community Meeting Help Available 'On The Spot' For Opioid Addicts At Unique Passaic County Community Meeting
Help Available 'On The Spot' For Opioid Addicts At Unique Passaic County Community Meeting Arresting dealers and users is only part of the fight against opioid addiction, said Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik, who is co-hosting a unique event that will focus on treatment options. “Help will be available on the spot,” the sheriff said. “Addiction affects many throughout our county and several of us know someone, or someone who knows someone, who may have an opioid addiction,” Berdnik said. “We need to break the cycle of addiction by building bridges with our community.” “Breaking Barriers / Building Bridges” aims to provide “an inspirational, hopeful and almost theater-l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address
Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address Fighting the battle against opioid addiction has been a top priority for Donna Andelora of Wayne since 2012, when her son Joey died of a heroin overdose at 22 years old. She founded Joey's Angels in his memory on Facebook -- and hasn't stopped fighting for him since. Andelora on Tuesday will attend Trump's State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat representing the 11th District, the Daily Record reports. Sherrill believes the growing opioid epidemic is among the most serious public health crises in New Jersey. Andelora explained the extremely addictive nat…

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by Cecilia Levine