Polar Bear Plunge 2021
Polar Bear Plunge 2021 Stories by Rosemary An and Karen Jenkins Costume Culture PBA members have made the icy dip uniquely stylish By Rosemary An Middlesex County Sheriff’s Local 165…
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Three promotions for Barnegat Township Local 296
Barnegat Township Local 296 welcomed its three promoted members on Feb. 2. Former treasurer Vincent Damiano was promoted to sergeant, Sergeant Andrew Parsley was promoted to lieutenant and Lieutenant Jason Carroll…
Read MoreLike mother, like son
Family members—and Passaic County Correction Officers Local 197 members — serve the department together Passaic County Correction Officers Local 197 member Jahreik Dennis used to wake up at 5 a.m.,…
Read MoreBaby Blues
Cranford Local 52 members get reacquainted with the parents of an infant they helped deliver Cranford Local 52 members Tom Bell and James Knight revisited the scene of a baby…
Read MoreNine-year-old donates to Cherry Hill Local 176’s hospital fundraiser
Cherry Hill Local 176 delegate Steve Warren personally thanked nine-year-old Lyla at her house with a plaque, flowers and a gift card on Jan. 9 for donating $305 to the…
Read MoreOfficer Edward Jamandron of State Corrections Local 105, End of Watch: Jan. 23, 2021
‘He was a family man’ Stephen Jamandron reminisced about his father, Edward, teaching him how to do chores around the house at just 7 or 8 years old. He was…
Read MoreSupreme Court affirms paid leave time for union representatives
By Robert A. Fagella, Esq. and Paul L. Kleinbaum, Esq. Leave time to perform union business has been a traditional component of most public-sector collective negotiations agreements for decades. Most…
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Extending his warmth
Asbury Local 6 member steps up to help resident left out in the cold Asbury Park Local Member Joseph Leon received a call from State Delegate Eugene Dello asking him…
Read MoreLocal 197 distributes brand-new clothes to residents
Passaic County Corrections Officers Local 197 members distributed more than 300 coats, hats, gloves, socks and blankets to disadvantaged residents in Paterson on Jan. 9. For the first-ever event, the…
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