County kicks off National Crime Victims Rights Week.
Residents and officials gathered in Morristown Monday to pay tribute to crime victims, just one week after the Boston Marathon bombings. “As we can just see from last week’s tragedy in Boston, we have to keep ever vigilant to ensure the protection of our citizens and maintain the rights of victims in the justice process,” acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp told a crowd of 50. “The victims are often the forgotten people in the criminal justice system," he said at a dedication for National Crime Victims' Rights week. Keynote speaker Richard Pompelio, an attorney with the New Jersey Crime Victims' Law Center, said the legal system has long shown "disinterest" in the victims of crimes. "Somewhere along the way, the system began to …
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Bloomingdale Council tables voting on ordinance to prohibit skating and sledding on borough ponds so that more research can be done.
If the Borough of Bloomingdale decides to prohibit ice skating on frozen borough ponds, at least one resident has promised officials he will likely disregard the rules. "I would not willingly follow this law," Matthew Iannuzzi, said during the public comment portion of Tuesday's borough council meeting. Ianuzzi was one of several who spoke against the council's consideration of the ordinance which would also prohibit sledding or even walking on the borough's two ponds, Bogue Pond and Oakwood Lake. The council was planning to vote on the ordinance on final reading for adoption Tuesday, but prior to the discussion, Mayor Jonathan Dunleavy told the public that members have decided to take more time to gather information and would not be …
Reduce Gun Violence
1:16 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Thank you for showing how important it is to help victims of crime. To have fewer victims, let's work on the long-term problems defined in the Governor's NJ-SAFE Task Force recommendations. AND right now, let's ask the State Senate to adopt the same 10-bullet per magazine limit that Connecticut just passed in the wake of Newtown. In many past attacks, victims have escaped, or others have tackled … more ›