Hopatcong Lake Regional News
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Morris County ranks as the healthiest county in New Jersey, according to ninth annual health report prepared by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and released this week.
Due to the quick actions of the Jefferson Township Police and Fire Departments, a major loss for the area was diverted.
The Jefferson Township Police Department is pleased to announce it will be hosting its 15th Annual Junior Police Academy! Applications are available starting March 27, 2018 and must be turned in by April 22, 2018.
During this annual summertime event the Jefferson Police go all out in their hosting of around 70 young cadets for a week long experience of a life-time, as the cadets learn across 18 different key areas that includes everything from Defense Tactics to how to defuse a bomb.
According to Chief of Police, William Craig. “We do this activity each year to ensure that the youth see us a friend and a member of the community that they can trust, and at any time they can approach us with a question or problem they are having. This is just part of what we do in our community outreach activities to make sure that we are serving the public. In the best possible way.”
In addition, Craig stated, “The classes year are larger than we normally take, but we were just unable to turn anyone away, since this is such an important part of what we do in our community efforts. Once we announce the course each year, we are immediately flooded with applications for students that want to participate in the Junior Police Academy.”
“We already have a success story in that “Matthew Johnson” who was a cadet in the first year of this event, recently joined the Jefferson Police force. He is a welcome addition to the force, and already has his values firmly in place based upon his past training.”
Annual Junior Police Academy Pictures
Normal Annual Junior Police Academy Major Activities are:
Defensive Tactics
Drunk Driver Simulator
Firearms Safety
SERT
Bomb Squad
JTFD Jaws of Life
Morris County Police Academy
Morris County Jail
Juvenile Detention Center
Atlantic Air One
Shooting Range
Morris County Mounted Unit
Drug Prevention
As the continued issue of School Shootings, their prevention and how to control the guns and issues, the very proactive Jefferson Township Police Released the following statement.
As part of an on-going Community Health Needs Assessment, the North Jersey Health Collaborative (NJHC) is distributing its 2018 Community Voice Survey to collect the perspectives of county residents on which issues matter the most for their health and well-being.
Tour Jefferson Township’s 96-acre facility at Camp Jefferson on Sunday, March 25 or Sunday, April 8 and learn firsthand what it has to offer your child this summer during the Recreation Department’s 15th annual summer day camp program.
The Jefferson Township Recreation Department is pleased to announce that its 11th spring recreation track season is being offered for 2018.
As posted by the Jefferson Township Police Press Release, the following investigation found that the reported threat was not credible.
Over the past year, Morris County has seen a rise in the number of car burglaries and stolen vehicles. As a result, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon is asking for the public’s help in dealing with the issue.
The Jefferson Arts Committee is pleased to announce its Student Artists of the Month awards for February. According to committee chair Jason Nicholas, the students chosen by their art teachers this month to be recognized for outstanding work on a class art project are:
The Jefferson Arts Committee will host its 7th annual bingo fundraiser and tricky tray featuring numerous well-known designer handbags including Coach, DKNY, Kate Spade, Vera Bradley, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Fossil, Dooney & Bourke, Michael Kors and more!
Morris County is extremely proud to announce that our sixth-annual Morris County Public Safety Youth Academy program will be held this July for students entering grades 9-12 in the fall.
