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Following Tuesday’s Winter Storm, Most Flights Fully Booked at Laguardia, Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports on Wednesday

• Airports Expect Significant Vehicle Traffic Tomorrow
• Travelers are Urged to Call Their Airlines Prior To Traveling to the Airports
• Passengers Without a Confirmed Flight Should Not Come To the Airports
• All Travelers are Advised to Use Mass Transit Options including the JFK AirTrain, EWR AirTrain and LaGuardia Link Q70 Bus
• Nearly 3,000 Tuesday Flights Cancelled at LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports; 99% of all Tuesday flights at LaGuardia Cancelled

Following today’s winter storm and nearly 3,000 flight cancellations, LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports are expecting significant vehicular traffic on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Due to the severe weather, roughly 99 percent of all flights at LaGuardia were cancelled on Tuesday. Many flights on Wednesday are already fully booked, and prior to travelling to the airport, passengers are urged to call their airlines. Travelers without confirmed flights should not come to LaGuardia, Kennedy or Newark Liberty airports. 

All passengers heading to LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty are advised to use mass transit including the JFK AirTrain, EWR AirTrain and Q70 LaGuardia Link.

The Port Authority has an on-site Traffic Command Center at LaGuardia that monitors traffic conditions and deploys staff and resources where necessary. Airport traffic conditions are regularly updated and communicated via social media Facebook, or @LGAairport on Twitter and LaGuardiaAirport.com.  Additional tips for passengers and motorists can be found on the airport’s website at http://laguardiaairport.com/news/winter-weather

Union County Freeholder Chairman Bruce H. Bergen presents resolutions to ShopRite Associates Sandy Dellaportas and Paul Hadsall congratulating them on spear-heading the Fighting Hunger from the Heart initiative at the ShopRite of Clark to raise awareness of the issue of hunger and providing funds to hunger-fighting charities.

Paul and Sandy are featured on a special edition Cheerios box that will be sold exclusively at ShopRite stores during the month of March.

Chairman Bergen also presented a resolution to Clark ShopRite Manager Dominic Romeo congratulating him and his staff on raising money during National Hunger Awareness Month last September for food banks in the communities that ShopRite serves.

(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union) 

A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will arrive on Sunday, March 26, 2017, to examine all aspects of the Union County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services Sheriff Joseph Cryan announced today.

“Verification by the team that the Union County Sheriff’s Office meets the Commission’s “best practice” standards is part of a voluntary process to achieve accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence”, Joseph Cryan  said.

As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general public are invited to provide comments to the assessment team. They may do so by telephone or email.  The public may call 908-527- 4080 on Monday, March 27, 2017  between the hours of 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.  Email comments can be sent to phora@ucnj.org.

Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards.  A copy of the standards is available for inspection at the Union County Sheriff’s Offfice 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth NJ 07207.  Please contact Sergeant Patrick Hora at (908) 527-4942.

Anyone wishing to offer written comments about the Union County Sheriff’s Office ability to comply with the standards for accreditation is requested to email the Accreditation Program manager at hdelgado@njsacop.org or write the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12 Marlton, N.J. 08053.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office must comply with NJSACOP LEAP standards in order to achieve accredited status.  Sheriff Joseph Cryan indicated, “Accreditation results in greater accountability within the agency, reduced risk and liability exposure, stronger defense against civil lawsuits, increased community advocacy, and more confidence in the agency’s ability to operate efficiently and respond to community needs.” 

The Accreditation Program Manager for the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police is Mr. Harry J Delgado, Ed.S.  “The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar New Jersey law enforcement agencies.  The assessors will review written materials, interview agency members, and visit offices and other places where compliance with the standards can be observed.  Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they will report to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted accredited status”, Harry J Delgado stated. 

Accreditation is valid for a three-year period during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting to their continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.

The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police through its New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission is the legitimate authority and accreditation agency in the state of New Jersey. For more information regarding the Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission please write the Commission at New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12 Marlton, N.J. 08053 or email hdelgado@njsacop.org

Union County Freeholder Alexander Mirabella presents resolutions to Robert DelaRosa, Sr. and Robert Stevens congratulating them on their 50 years of dedicated service to the Roselle Park Volunteer Fire Department and to the residents of the Borough of Roselle Park. They were joined by Roselle Park Fire Chief Joseph Signorello. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union) 

Union County Freeholders Linda Carter, Angel G. Estrada and Vernell Wright present Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp, Councilman Barry Goode, Councilwoman Joylette Mils-Ransome, Councilman Charles McRae and Plainfield Senior Citizens Service Center Director Sharron Mitchell-Brown with a new van that will provide free transport for senior citizens. The vans are being awarded to a total of 18 municipalities this year through Freeholder Chairman Bruce Bergen’s “Seniors in Motion” initiative to assist seniors with free, local transport. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

Union County Sheriff’s Officers took part in the Read Across America on March 2 throughout Union County in honor of the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss.

“We send some of our officers out to schools across Union County to read a Dr. Seuss book to the kids,” Union County Sheriff Joe Cryan said. “It is a great program.”

Officers from the Union County Sheriff’s Office read to students in School #9 in Elizabeth, Brunner Elementary School in Scotch Plains, the Hannah Caldwell Elementary School in Union and the Cedarbrook K-8 School in Plainfield.

“This is the second consecutive year our officers have participated in this program.  It’s a win/win for our officers and the kids involved,’ the Sheriff said. “Anytime we can get out in the community and interact with the kids in a positive way it’s a good thing, and it provides us an opportunity to promote reading to the kids in a fun way.”