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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