MORRIS COUNTY — Boys and girls in grades K-4 who are not yet Cub Scouts are invited to the Robert Tunnell Memorial Fishing Tournament at Winnebago Scout Reservation in Rockaway on Saturday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Registration fee is $5.00  per youth in grades K-4 and $30.00 for older youth and adults.
Prizes will be awarded. Bagels at 7:30 a.m. and hamburger/hot dog lunch is included. A limited number of camp boats are available or bring your own boat. Only row boats with oars or electric motors are allowed.

Attendees will receive information for joining the Cub Scout pack in their town.
Winnebago Scout Reservation is at 102 Timberbrook Road.

To register, contact Patriots” Path Council, BSA membership executive Al Thomas, al.thomas@scouting.org by noon on May 9.

MORRIS COUNTY — At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department’s Communication Center received a 911 call reporting an officer accidentally shot himself in the leg at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy Firing Range.

The injured officer from the Department of Human Services Police Department, received immediate medical assistance from fellow officers and academy staff.

Par-Troy EMS arrived on scene and transported the officer to Morristown Medical Center with minor non-life threatening injuries.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officers who also responded to the incident were advised that the officer was in the process of completing weapons qualifications when his weapon fired causing a minor injury to his thigh. No other injuries were reported.

MORRIS COUNTY — The Joey Bella Memorial Fund, Inc. will host their annual fundraisers in early July. The Fund has been in existence for 30 years and has collected over one million dollars in donations which have been used to assist nearly 60 families with children who are affected with catastrophic illness in Denville and surrounding areas including Mt. Tabor, Rainbow Lakes, Boonton Township, Randolph, Morris Plains, Rockaway Boro and Rockaway Township.

The Tricky Tray is on Tuesday, July 2 “under the tent” at Gardner Field, Savage Road and Route 46W in Denville. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and calling begins at 8:00 p.m. $15.00 per person includes one sheet of tickets and light refreshments. No one admitted under 18 years–no infants permitted.

Please contact (973) 768-6487 for more information or to make a donation. Tickets sold at the door only.

Band Beer Beefsteak will be held on Wednesday, July 3 “under the tent” at Gardner Field, Savage Road and Route 46 West, Denville. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $60.00 per person and include an all-you-can-eat Beefsteak Dinner served by Giresi Caterers and 16+ microbrew beers.

Entertainment provided by The Benjamins. Buy your tickets online by clicking here. For more information, email info@joeybella.org.

MORRIS COUNTY — The N.J. Police Community Affairs Officers Association held the Spring 2019 Graduation Ceremony for its Law Enforcement Career Development Course.

This session hosted by the Bergen County Sheriffs & Prosecutors Offices graduated diverse students from more than 30 colleges and universities. These students completed 10 weeks of intense preparation to become law enforcement officers.

This is the 10th year running the program throughout the region. To date they have graduated more than 800 college students who have attended this free training.

Their goal is to prepare an educated, professional, diverse workforce for the future of law enforcement.

Law Enforcement partners of the program include the N.J. State Police, NJ Attorney General, NJ Department of Corrections, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), NJ Asian American Law Enforcement Officers Association, Hispanic American Law Enforcement Association, Blacks in Law Enforcement Serving the Community (BLESC), Port Authority Police Hispanic Officers Society, Port Authority Police BiState Coalition, Italian American Police Society of N.J., international Council of Women in Law Enforcement along with a number of local, state and county law enforcement agencies.

For more information on N.J. Police Community Affairs Officers Association call (973) 298-0746.

PARSIPPANY — Congresswoman Sherrill jointly introduced a bipartisan bill to provide states funding to fight the opioid epidemic. Alongside Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Denver Riggleman (R-VA), Sherrill unveiled a proposal to authorize $5 billion to extend the State Opioid Response Grant program. The money distributed through these grants has helped to provide additional treatment beds, expand treatment and recovery options, bridge gaps identified in systems of care, support robust prevention campaigns, among other actions taken by the states to address the opioid epidemic.

“I told New Jerseyans that I would find ways to work for commonsense, bipartisan solutions to some of our greatest challenges,” said Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill. “New Jersey lost more than 3,000 individuals to overdoses in 2018, and this crisis extends to every corner of our country. I’ve spoken to advocates, patients, healthcare professionals, and law enforcement officers in our community, and the lack of resources constantly comes up as a roadblock to progress in combating the opioid epidemic. Extending the State Opioid Response Grant program will give New Jersey and states across the country resources to address the opioid epidemic over the long term.”

“This crisis affects each and every community across America, and we have to ensure that each state has the resources necessary to combat this tragedy,” said Congressman David Trone (D-MD). “In my first 100 days in office I spoke with health departments, hospitals, first responders, elected officials, police officers, incarcerated individuals, mental health professionals, early childhood organizations, and those suffering from addiction. I heard loud and clear that we need additional and consistent funding to end this crisis. This legislation does just that. I thank Representatives Armstrong, Sherrill, and Riggleman for joining me in this bipartisan effort.”

“As a national leader in opioid reduction and overdose prevention, we applaud the introduction of these grants.  The impact of this funding could be far-reaching, saving thousands of lives each year and going a long way to addressing the opioid epidemic,” says Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Chief of Emergency Medicine at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, NJ and St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center. Dr. Rosenberg developed the Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) program, a highly successful and unique approach to acute pain management without the use of opioids. St. Joseph’s was the first hospital in the country to launch the innovative ALTO program, reducing opioid prescriptions by over 82% in just 2 years.

“While we are seeing success in treatment and prevention in Sussex County, there is so much more to do to help our residents who struggle with addiction,” said Becky Carlson, Director of the Center for Prevention and Counseling in Sussex County. “There isn’t a single easy answer. This crisis requires sustained and creative solutions, from personalized care to education to support for families. As an SOR grant recipient, the Center for Prevention and Counseling knows the critical importance of this program, and the positive impact it’s had in Sussex. I’m glad Representative Sherrill is working with her colleagues to make this a priority.”

Representatives Sherrill, Trone, Armstrong, and Riggleman are members of the Freshmen Working Group on Addiction. Led by Representative Trone, the Freshmen Working Group on Addiction includes more than 50 Members of the newly-elected freshman class from districts across the entire nation. The purpose of the group is to come together to understand the extent of the impacts of addiction and to jointly promote policies to reduce overdoses and deaths.

To read more about the State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act, click here.

To watch Congresswoman Sherrill’s full remarks at the press conference this morning, click here.

FLORHAM PARK — Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation President Frank Cahill presented Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officer Arthur Ohlsen IV with a donation of $500.00 supporting the Police Unity Tour.

The primary purpose of the Police Unity Tour is to raise awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty.

The secondary purpose is to raise funds for the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial and Museum.

Parsippany-Troy Hills Patrolman Arthur Ohlsen IV is riding to Washington in memory of his father, the late Arthur Ohlsen III of the Dover Police Department.

Officer Arthur Ohlsen III was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 while responding to reports of a brush fire near the railroad tracks under the South Salem Street overpass.

Officer Ohlsen was directing fire department personnel to the scene when he was struck. He was flown to Morristown Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries 45 minutes later.

Officer Ohlsen had served with the Town of Dover Police Department for 18 years, and is survived by his wife and two sons. At the time of his death he was 44 years old.

Members of various police departments, including Patrolman Arthur Ohlsen IV, come together to pedal in praise of their fallen comrades in the Police Unity Tour. Hundreds of police officers rode their bicycles from New York to Washington, D.C., to remember those whose lives were lost in the line of duty.

In May 1997, the Police Unity Tour was organized, by Officer Patrick P. Montuore of the Florham Park Police Department, with the hope of bringing public awareness of Police Officers who have died in the line of duty and to honor their sacrifices. What started with 18 riders on a four day fundraising bicycle ride from Florham Park, NJ to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. Has grown into nine chapters consisting of nearly 2500 members nationwide who make the trip annually.

This past May we were proud to announce that the Police Unity Tour was able to donate 2.6 million dollars to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund bringing our total donations to almost 23 million dollars.