Posts by Patrick Colligan
A Service like no other
President’s Message The first days of COVID seem to be forgotten already. They were not easy, especially for those of us in public service. I’ve said it many times to…
Read MoreWe can play in this League
President’s Message Rob Nixon sums it up best: If you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re probably on the menu. As we finished up another long week at…
Read More‘Man makes plan… and God laughs’
President’s Message As all of us know too well, those few words just about sum up all our lives. For those of you who remember the June 2014 PBA meeting,…
Read MoreBank error in their favor, collect $1.2 billion dollars!
President’s Message I have to take a minute here to discuss this amazing debacle of the anticipated and unprecedented increase of more than 20 percent in the State Health Benefits…
Read MoreWe told you so!
President’s Message I had the opportunity to join Paterson Mayor André Sayegh, State Senator Joe Cryan, Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly and many others in a press conference in July to roll…
Read MoreWell, pitchforks and torches haven’t worked!
President’s Message I’ll spare you all the bad COLA jokes this time. But I can no longer ignore the latest attempts to obtain COLA. I said it before. I’ll say…
Read MoreForgotten history…let’s not forget
President’s Message I was given an old copy of The Police News of N.J. a few months ago. Maybe not so old to all of you, it was an issue…
Read MoreNational Police Week is must-see
President’s Message For those of you who attended National Police Week, you can stop reading and turn the page. You know what I’m about to write. For those of you…
Read MorePresidents Message: Self-interests? Seriously, judge?
In his denial for a stay of the governor’s vaccine mandate executive order, Appellate Judge Clarkson S. Fisher Jr. wrote: “In the final analysis, there are times when individual self-interests…
Read MorePresident’s Message: This is not news – The press is misinformed
This should not come as a shock to any of us in law enforcement: New Jersey newspaper editorial boards continue to promote a false narrative that this state has somehow…
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