(Summer) 2015 - Italian American Police Society of New Jersey

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IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine July ~ September 2015
Summer Edition
Volume 1, Issue 25
A social, fraternal organization of more than 4,000 Italian American Law Enforcement officers in the State.
William Schievella, President
Editor: Patrick Minutillo
There are no
General
Membership
Meetings
July
or August
Tuesday
September 15
The Graycliff
Moonachie, NJ
Wednesday
October 7
Marco Polo
Summit, NJ
All Meetings Start at
7 PM
Visit us at http://www.iapsnj.org
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
BILL SCHIEVELLA
2014 ~ 2015
William Schievella
President
Ronald Sepe
Executive Vice President
John Lazzara
1st Vice President
Jerry Onnembo
2nd Vice President
Alfonse Imperiale
3rd Vice President
Joseph Simonetti
Financial Vice President
Patrick Minutillo
Executive Secretary
Allan Attanasio
Recording Secretary
John Sisto
Financial Secretary
Vincent Nardone
Director
John Sartori
Sgt. at Arms
Sebastian D’Amato
Director of
Communications
Trustees
Rose Minoughan
Robert Belfiore
Nick Incanella
Anthony Magnotta
Nat Faronea
Richard Giordano
Christopher Mincolelli
Michael Puzio
Peter Serrone
Joseph Rutigliano
John Stroka
Daniel Sollitti
Dominick Imperiale
Matthew Stambuli
Edmond Brady, CPA
Dr. Brian Mignola
Dr Daniel Schievella
Anthony Caivano, Esq.
Caterina Benanti Esq
Fr. Christopher Hynes
Fr. David Baratelli
Fr. Geno Sylva
As this
magazine is
delivered to
you, the
summer is
upon us.
This is the
time of year when family and
friends come together to enjoy
cookouts, time at the beach or
family vacations. Italian Americans are passionate about family
and this time of the year is full of
sausage and pepper sandwiches,
bocce games and Italian ices. On
Saturday, July 18th the Italian
American Police Society of New
Jersey will hold its annual family
pool party and BBQ at the Manor
Park Swim Club in Westfield. This
is a great opportunity to enjoy the
day with your fellow members and
their families. This free BBQ features homemade Italian specialties and an expansive BBQ complete with clams and dessert. Our
group enjoys a private swim club
and activities for the children and
adults. As always, our brothers
and sisters from other NJ law enforcement unions and organizations will join us, as well as our
friends from the NYPD, Port Authority PD and Nassau and Suffolk
counties. This event is more than
just a party but rather an opportunity to share our proud, common heritage together. It is an opportunity to come together as law
enforcement officers and enjoy
the fraternal nature of our noble
profession. The information for
the event is contained in this edition of the magazine. I hope to see
you there to greet you in person.
Sadly this past week NJ State
Trooper Anthony Raspa was laid
to rest after being killed in the line
of duty in a motor vehicle crash.
This young trooper perished while
on routine patrol after striking a
deer on the highway. We must always be mindful of our own safety
when conducting routine police
functions. So many law enforcement officers are killed in the line
of duty in traffic accidents. We
must do everything possible to
prevent these accidents whenever
possible. The most important part
of our day is to come home safe
to our loved ones. Let's keep the
family of Trooper Raspa in our
thoughts and prayers.
Finally I am proud to congratulate the Italian American Police
Society of Southern Connecticut
on its formation. I was honored to
travel to the Norwalk, CT Police
Department to help a group of Italian American police officers form
this group. I am looking forward
to joining them for their first event
in the coming months. Our organization is very proud to help sponsor this new group.
I am proud to serve as your
President. Best wishes to you and
your family for a safe and happy
summer. Please feel free to contact me if I can ever be of assistance to you.
Fraternally yours,
William Schievella, President
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From the Editor
Patrick Minutillo
Betrayed by a “Our conclusion that no enforcea- fund public pensions? No other
Public or Private Contract would
lackey court? ble contract was created here bebe safe for enforcement by the
cause the Debt Limitation Clause
As I sit
Courts.”
here on June prohibited the Legislature and
Sounds like a very realistic
Governor from binding the State to
9th writing
this editorial I an enforceable contract of this na- problem to me. Where do we go
am obviously ture eliminates the need to engage from here? What happens to
Chapter 78? How do we continue
further in a contract impairment
very disapto trust the promises and commitanalysis,” wrote the five.
pointed, no,
Note that Christie's appointees ments of our elected officials?
make that
Your guess is as good as mine.
to the NJ Supreme Court include
disgusted, with the NJ Supreme
I guess the next question, espeJustices Patterson, FernandezCourts 5-2 decision in the Burgos
cially for retirees, is what going to
Vina & Solomon. Just saying!!!
Opinion.
happen in Berg v. Christie,
In their dissenting opinion,
“The New Jersey pension system is not the New Jersey COLA case
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner
one monolithic fund that is losing money which is still being ‘held’ in
and Associate Justice Barry
the hands of the court.
Albin wrote, “The decision
daily. In fact, the State manages five
According to actuary
strikes down the promise made
pension plans for State and local
John Bury, “My guess is
to hundreds of thousands of
employees. Of those five, PFRS is
that the petition will not be
public workers by the political
financed mainly by local governments, law heard until the funding case
branches of government that
enforcement officers and firefighters who is decided. At that time, the
deferred wages earned for
years of service would be fund- have been making their required pension contract clause arguments
ed during their retirement.
payments, even with the additional 1.5% will have been decided and
the Court could summarily
“The decision unfairly requires
required from Governor Christie’s own
my petition and then
public workers to uphold their
Chapter 78 legislation of 2011. The PFRS grant
remand it to the Appellate
end of the law’s bargain — insystem is stable at almost 77% and the only Division to decide it in light
creased weekly deductions
thing holding it back from operating at an of the funding case opinion.
from their paychecks to fund
their future pensions — while
almost 90% funding level is the governor’s In addition, they could keep
my case and decide both
allowing the State to slip from
broken promise.”
the contract clause and eqits binding commitment to
uitable arguments presentmake commensurate contribued in my petition. Either
tions,” they added. “Thus, pubPatrick Colligan
way, I don’t expect an opinlic workers continue to pay into
NJSPBA President
ion on the COLA issues for
a system on its way to insolFollowing the June 9th Pension Decision some time.”
vency.”
In light of today’s events
Thank you Justice Rabner
Reversing Judge Jacobson’s Initial Ruling
you will have to come to our
and Justice Albin for a very
by the NJ Supreme Court
own conclusions in regards
reasonable and realistic opinto the fate of COLA.
ion.
Thanks and remember it’s only
With this decision it has been
Unfortunately the majority opinmy opinion.
ion of Justices, LaVecchia, Patter- argued that, “Anarchy will be the
son, Fernandez-Vina, Solomon and rule of law in New Jersey. Why
Cuff came to the conclusion which would anyone ever honor a contract again in New Jersey? You do
reversed a lower court ruling
not like the terms of a contract, do
that Gov. Chris Christie and
not pay and ignore the rest of the
state lawmakers must contribute
more toward the pension funds for contractual terms. Contract
Breach's will spread throughout
public workers.
the State and how could you do
In a 5-2 ruling, the judges focused their analysis on Chapter 78. business when the NJ Supreme
Court will not enforce a contract to
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On March 16th Judge Louis Sceusi swore in IAPSNJ President William
Schievella as Morris County’s newest Undersheriff.
Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Susan
Hunter said that Schievella would serve
as an Undersheriff of community affairs,
or community policing, and work with
experts on staff in such areas as identity
theft and gang involvement to reach out
to the community, schools, civic groups
and clergy.
In Photo L~R : Morris County
Sheriff Edward V. Rochford,
Judge Louis Sceusi and
Undersheriff William Schievella
Undersheriff Schievella was a
Sergeant with the state Parole Board and
a Rockaway Township councilman when
he was hired to be now former
Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi’s Chief of
Investigations in 2007. Undersheriff
Schievella started a community affairs
unit that formed liaisons with
neighborhoods and community groups in
striving to improve connections
between law enforcement and citizens,
Hunter said.
We wish Bill the best of luck and success in his new position!
The Italian American Police
Society of New Jersey is proud to
announce that Financial Vice
President
Joseph Simonetti
and
Dr. Raymond Catania
were honored on May 14th at the
National Council of Columbia
Associations in Civil Service with
the Organizational President’s
Award at their 54th Annual
Awards Dinner on May 14th at the
El Caribe in Brooklyn.
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SATURDAY JULY 18, 2015
MANOR PARK
SWIM CLUB
LAUREL PLACE
WESTFIELD, N.J.
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Anyone attending is requested to bring a door prize
Volunteers needed for set up and clean up
For tickets please call 1-800-IAPSNJ-1
Or contact anyone on the pool committee:
Pete Serrone 908-307-0185, Nick Incannella 908-380-9571
Vinnie Nardone 973-985-3308, Al Attanasio 908-337-1958
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GALA DINNER DANCE PICTURES
IAPSNJ 2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD
To visit a large array of photos from this great evening, and others, please visit
our website at www.iapsnj.org, click on the “media” tab and then “pictures”.
Please feel free to “save” or “copy” photos of your choice.
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2015 GALA HONOREES WITH MEMBERS OF THE
IAPSNJ DINNER DANCE COMMITTEE
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The IAPSNJ is now providing a way to dispose of that old vehicle with our
Cars for Cops program. Donate your used vehicle and your donation to the NJ
Police Officers Foundation is Tax Deductible.
We are now a 501 c3 organization
Help Us Help You – It’s Tax Deductible! Donate Your Car
Truck • Boat • Motorcycle
or Construction Equipment
800-IAPSNJ-1 or e-mail [email protected]
IAPSNJ Executive Board Members were on hand, along with a large crowd of
family and friends, to celebrate Lucia Sollitti’s Big 4-0 Birthday Celebration at
Harmon Cove in Secaucus on March 15. Lucia is the wife of Jersey City
Police Captain and IAPSNJ Board member Dan Sollitti .
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On Saturday, April 25, 2015 the Italian American
Police Society of New Jersey held its annual Pasta
Night for Special Olympics. A record crowd
attended and enjoyed a gourmet homemade Italian
meal of antipasto, meatballs, sausage, spaghetti,
stuffed shells, salads and more than 30 different
deserts. Thanks to our members a very successful Tricky Tray raised a lot of money for this important cause. The attendees were treated to a
comedy show and the event was a huge success.
Thank you to all for the generous food donations
as well as to the many volunteers that worked from
9 am to 11 pm cooking, cleaning, preparing food
and serving. What a great way to enjoy an evening
together and help New Jersey's Special Olympics.
Thanks to the Law Enforcement college
students that worked hard to help raise more
then $17,000 for Special Olympics.
April 25th was an amazing night for the Italian
American Police Society of New Jersey at our
annual Pasta Night for Special Olympics. More
than 50 police officers and supporters
prepared a homemade Italian meal to raise
more than $17,000 for New Jersey's Special
Olympics athletes. What a great time! Thank
you to all that supported this important cause!
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Special Thank You to
Nadine and Dan
Meola
and
Diana Valiante
who once again worked very long
and hard on providing a fantastic
Tricky Tray with many, many great
prizes.
Thanks to Jim Storms (Castle Printing) for his
donation of 400 designer wine glasses which were
provided to all attendees at the event.
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WE COULDN’T DO IT
WITHOUT THE GENEROUS
DONATIONS PROVIDED BY:
Thanks to Jeff Rosen
(Mortgages for Heroes) for
the TV he donated to our
Tricky Tray.
THANK YOU ALL!
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On March 8th IAPSNJ members came out to support a fundraiser given by the
Sisters of Christian Charity in Mendham. In photo is Mendham Borough Police
Chief and IAPSNJ member Pasquale Libertino along with fellow members of
the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey. A great Italian meal and
live music was provided at the very well attended event and we were honored
to support these Catholic nuns that do so much for the community.
DID YOU KNOW
The first pasta
factory in the
United States
was founded by
Antoine Zerega
in Brooklyn, NY
in 1848.
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Fiera di Sant'Orso: A 1,000-Year-Old
Fair in Aosta
Italy’s Version of Ground Hog Day
A thousand years and the Fiera di
Sant’Orso (Saint Ursus Fair) in Aosta
is still going strong. The annual event,
held on January 30 and 31, attracts an
average of 150,000 visitors every year
who come to browse the hundreds of
stands of local artisans.
The Sant’Orso Fair combines craftsmanship and folklore in a lively display of arts
and crafts held in the charming background of Aosta’s city center and around the
Roman walls. Tools and machinery, sculptures, wood and stone carvings, textiles,
masks, toys, decorations for the house and garden, cutlery, furniture, sabots, and
other items made from copper and wrought iron are on display during the two-day
event, which originated around the year 1000.
The fair is held in honor of Sant’Orso, a monk said to be of Irish origins who lived in
Aosta during the 6th century. To honor him, a church was built around the year
1000, which is also when the fair began. Locally, the fair is known simply as “la foire”
or “la millenaria” (the thousand-year-old). It is said that the Sant'Orso church distributed clothes and traditional wooden shoes (sabots) to the poor in the Middle Ages.
A local saying goes that, if on Sant’Orso Day (February 1) the weather is nice, the
bear (orso means bear in Italian), who is in hibernation, turns around in his pallet
and sleeps for another 40 days, which means the weather will be bad for the
following 40 days.
Source: Silvia Donati
A research in the Sardinia Coast Unveiled the Oldest Melon of All
Ages is Italian
The melon seeds date back to the Bronze Age
A melon which dates back to 2700 years ago used to be eaten in Sardinia according to an
analysis made on 47 sees founded on the western coast of Sardinia.
The research was conducted by the European Academic, he University of Cagliari, the
Institute of Arboreal Species in Sesto Fiorentino, the Sovraintendenza of Archeological
Goods of Tuscany and Sardinia, the Institute of History of Madrid and the laboratories of
Paleobotany of Sapienza University in Rome.
Until today, the first information regarding the cultivation of these seeds came from the
Middle East. The melon seeds found in the Oristano area come from the Bronze Age, dated
between 1310 and 1120 BC. The spread of melon in the Mediterranean has been attributed
to Greeks and Romans in recent times.
Source: L'ITALO-AMERICANO
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Message to our Membership ~ by: Sebbie D’Amato
Dear Member,
As our organization continues to grow, we find ourselves in the need of assistance by members with various skills and contacts. Many times we are asked by members, "How can I get involved more" Our answer
usually lends to existing events and committees. If we are to grow as an organization, we need to expand our
thinking. We would like to tap the vast talents and network of contacts of our membership, These contributions could be intellectual, technical or physical.
Each event we hold is unique, in that each has different needs. Whether it be food or beverage donations,
talent or entertainers, or other personal talents discussed below.
Information is the key to any organization and we try to provide it on our web site as best we can, but like any
good web site, it is a "full time job".
We would like to find some members who are versed in web management to assist our webmaster with
gathering and posting pertinent information for our members.
Our Magazine Editor is doing a fantastic job with the Quarterly Magazine. Gathering content for a magazine
usually requires a staff of contributors. If you are interested in contributing or gathering information or writing for the magazine, we want you.
We have some ideas for our events, but these ideas cost money. We would like to have some of these ideas sponsored by businesses, who in turn would be promoting themselves. We are looking for members who
are versed in “sales”, because they would , in fact, be selling a specific idea or event that the sponsor can
finance. One of these ideas, for example, might be a video biography of each year’s Gala Honorees. A video
could be underwritten by a sponsor who would be displayed in the credits. This video would be played at the
Gala to introduce our honorees and then would be posted on our web site to further benefit the sponsor(s)
and promote our Gala. This is something that could continue year to year provided the sponsors would continue their participation. Any documentary film or video has multiple sponsors deferring the costs. Therefore
selling the idea to multiple sponsors would be essential.
Many police officers have other professions, such as music entertainment, carpentry, electrical, or possibly even videography. The videographer may want to take on a project such as the video mentioned above.
The member involved in music entertainment may want to promote his business by “playing” at our Pasta
Night, Annual Picnic, Gala or other events.
LOGO APPAREL ITEMS CAN SIMPLY BE ORDERED BY VISITING THE HOME PAGE OF
OUR WEB SITE AND CLICKING ON THE LINK LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDEBAR.
Proudly Wear Your
Organization’s Apparel!
ORDER @
www.iapsnjwear.com
CALL 732-277-7123
[email protected]
RI
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MEMBER NEWS
If you wish to continue receiving
these magazines and your dues are
not up to date please renew your
membership in a timely manner.
We’d hate to lose you as part of
our IAPSNJ family.
Neapolitan proverb
Ogni scarrafon è bell a mamma soja”
“EVERY
BUG IS BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR
MOTHER’S EYES”
DID YOU KNOW
in 1913 an Italian-American engineering genius,
Henry Ginaca, invented the pineapple peeler and
coring machine. You may think that this is
nothing, but in reality this piece of ingenuity
gave birth to the Hawaiian Pineapple export
industry that brought economic wealth to the
islands while introducing the Pineapple to the
world.
GO TO WWW.IAPSNJ.ORG
FOR ON-LINE APPLICATION
AND INFORMATION
PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR DUES
All members are urged to take a moment, if they haven't already, and send in their 2015 Membership Dues of $25 to
keep their membership active. Membership dues help fund many important programs such as our scholarship and
"good and welfare" funds, Columbus Day celebration, and holiday charity toy drive. Our Dues Payment via PayPal
has taken off and at least 20% of our membership have now renewed on-line, as well as New Members joining and
paying their dues fully on-line.
This year we will be pushing our dues renewal campaign via email, to the on-line system. Please take advantage of
it. It is simple & secure. You will start seeing the 2015 dues reminders starting in November. Take advantage. No
PayPal account, No Worries. The system will accept credit cards securely as well. If you must pay via check, please
make checks payable to The Italian American Police Society of NJ and include your membership number if possible.
Mail to: I.A.P.S. of N.J., 729 Indian Road, Wayne NJ,
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Italian American Police
Society of New Jersey
Executive Board
members and Undersheriff Rich Wall at the
Belleville Police PBA
Ball at Nanina’s in the
Park on April 2nd.
Congratulations to
Belleville on another
great event.
Congratulations to Past Gala Honoree
and Associate Member Nicholas Grillo
on opening his own Funeral Home in
Bloomfield, NJ. Nick is an amazing
servant of those in need and the Italian
American Police Society of New Jersey
is proud of his accomplishments.
Good Luck!
On March 22nd several members of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey
participated in the Red, White and Blue Sunday Service at the First Baptist Church of
Dover / Rockaway. This service honors Police, Fire and EMS from Northern NJ for their
service.
Mendham Boro Chief Pasquale Libertino, Fairfield Chief Anthony Manna,
Trustee Michael Puzio, Ret. West New York Capt. Gary Delgrecco and President William
Schievella attended from the Society to pay respect to their colleagues. Afterwards the
church held a luncheon for first responders.
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First Italian Immigrant
In 1635, Pietro Cesare Alberti, a 27-year-old Venetian
aristocrat, got off a Dutch ship in the New World and
became its first Italian immigrant. The only Italian in the
Dutch colony of New Amsterdam (later New York), he
married Judith Jans Manje, the daughter of influential
Dutch settlers.
The Dutch altered his name from Alberti to Alburtis, Burtis
and finally, Albertis. But no matter what he was called, he
prospered, acquiring a tobacco plantation in Brooklyn. He
and his wife were killed in a 1655 Indian raid, but six of their
seven children survived to adulthood.
In the early 1900s, what is now 104th Street in Corona, Queens was named Alburtis
Avenue, but the name was changed when Queens numbered its streets around 1927. In
2011, however, thanks to the Italian American Cultural Roundtable, and its president
Frances Bologna, a local board co-named Corona Avenue and 104th Street in his honor
on November 6, 2011. Now ethnically diverse, Corona had been a thriving Italian
American community during the first half of the twentieth century.
Publication: Italian America
Author: Weingart, Maria Bologna
Courtesy of Anthony “Espo” Esposito
Members of the
Italian American
Police Society of
New Jersey
Executive Board
supporting the Wood
Ridge Police PBA
Beefsteak on March
13th at the Fiesta.
Our own Vice
President Jerry
Onnembo is the PBA
President and Chief
Joseph Rutigliano is
our board member
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Congratulations
to Jersey City Officer
Tom SanFilippo and his wife Kristin Caruso Filippo
on the birth of their new son
Anthony Thomas SanFilippo
born on 5-7-15 at 01:32am weighing in at 7lbs 1oz !!!!
Congratulations
To Retired Sussex County Corrections Corporal
Diane Vitale
On the birth of her new grandson
Jack Elliot Gallager
born Nov 15 2015.
May 28
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DID YOU KNOW
Gene Sarazen, born Eugene Saracini in 1902, is the first golfer
to win each of the modern Grand Slam Championships,
beginning with the Professional Golf Association and U.S. Open
titles in 1922. He won both again two more times each. During
the 1973 British Open, he got a hole-in-one on the 126-yard
eighth hole.
Baseball Great
Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri
(December 6, 1903 – August 6, 1946)
was an Italian-American professional baseball second
baseman during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly
with the New York Yankees. He was part of the famed
“Murderers’ Row” Yankee batting lineup of the late
1920s (most notably the legendary 1927 team), along
with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel. He was
also the first person to hit two grand slams in one game
in 1936 vs Athletics.
Lazzeri was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He dropped out of school to
work with his father as a boilermaker, but at the age of 18, began to play baseball
professionally. After playing in minor league baseball from 1922 through 1925, Lazzeri
joined the Yankees in 1926. He was a member of the original American League All-Star
team in 1933. He was nicknamed "Poosh 'Em Up" by Italian-speaking fans, from a
mistranslation of an Italian phrase meaning to "hit it out" (hit a home run).
Lazzeri is one of only 14 major league baseball players to hit for the natural cycle
(hitting a single, double, triple and home run in sequence) and the only player to
complete a natural cycle with a grand slam.[1] Lazzeri was posthumously inducted into
the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1991.
Source: Wikipedia
The chocolate bar exists today in part thanks to
Domenico Ghirardelli. In 1867, he perfected a method to
make ground chocolate. Today, Ghirardelli chocolate is sold
all over the world, including the square in San Francisco
named after him, where his chocolate factory - now a
shopping center -- still stands.
Courtesy of The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
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DID YOU KNOW
ANTI-ITALIAN MOOD LED TO 1891 LYNCHINGS IN NEW ORLEANS
Late on the night of Oct. 15, 1890, as New Orleans Police Chief David C. Hennessy walked to his
Girod Street home, he was ambushed by a group of men who had been hiding in a shanty across
the street. He died the following morning, conscious until the end, and explicit about who had done
him in: "Dagoes."
The killing, and the sinister events that followed, capped a period of profound anti-Italian sentiment in the city, which had been building during three decades of heavy Italian immigration. It culminated on March 14, 1891, when the largest mass lynching in American history took place in New
Orleans.
The saga began when Joseph A. Shakspeare, then mayor, appointed Hennessy as police chief.
Hennessy had gained a national reputation for the capture of a Sicilian bandit named Esposito, who
was credited by some with bringing the Mafia to the United States. The Mafia was believed to be responsible for nearly 100 unsolved murders in New Orleans since the Civil War, and Hennessy was
determined to eradicate it. He was greeted by a code of silence in the Italian community.
While Hennessy's elaborate funeral proceeded, a dragnet led to the arrest of dozens of Italians.
Meanwhile, the business and political community responded to the assassination with outrage and
created a well-financed "Committee of Fifty" to help indict and convict the alleged assassins. This
extra-legal group included public officials, lawyers, newspapermen, bankers, and businessmen,
and was led first by Edgar H. Farrar and then by Walter C.
Flower.
Eventually, 19 Italians were indicted on charges of Hennessy's murder and nine of them were
tried in February 1891. They remained some high-priced legal talent, including the colorful private
detective Dominick C. O'Malley, one of Hennessy's enemies.
The alleged masterminds of the conspiracy were Charles Matranga and Joseph P. Macheca, the
latter a prominent merchant and political leader who was once a friend of Hennessy's. Pietro Monasterio lived in the shanty from which the attack was launched. The suspected gunmen were Antonio Scaffidi, Antonio Bagnetto, Emmanuele Polizzi, Bastian Incardona, and Antonio Marchesi. Also
on trial was Marchesi's teen-age son Gaspare Marchesi, who allegedly had used a whistle to warn
the assassins of Hennessy's approach.
During the trial, Polizzi raved maniacally and made a confession, which was not admitted into
the record. Indeed, several key witnesses were never called to testify. Despite such lapses, most
New Orleanians strongly believed in the merits of the case.
So the city was stunned on the afternoon of March 13, when six of the defendants were found
innocent and a mistrial was declared in the cases of three others. Talk of jury tampering, intimidation, and bribery was rampant. Because there were still some outstanding indictments, all the defendants were returned to prison.
That evening, a large group of men dissatisfied with the verdict met. Among its leaders were Farrar, William S. Parkerson, Walter D. Denegre, John C. Wickliffe, James D. Houston, and Charles J.
Ranlett. The 61-man Vigilance Committee placed an ad in the next morning's newspapers calling for
a meeting and warning participants to "come prepared for action."
Thousands of people responded and met at the statue of Henry Clay on Canal Street to hear
Parkerson: "When the law is powerless," he said, "rights delegated by the people are relegated
back to the people, and they are justified in doing that which the courts have failed to do." The
speakers left little doubt that bloody work was to be done that day.
Reportedly, the plan was to take six of the men from the prison and execute them in view of the
citizens of New Orleans. The other three were to be spared.
Sensing danger, the Italian consul in the city, Pasquale Corte, sought help from Gov. Francis T.
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Nicholls, who said he could do nothing
without a request from Mayor Shakspeare,
who was holed up in the Pickwick Club.
The crowd marched to Parish Prison,
near the site of the present-day Municipal
Auditorium. Refused admittance at the
front gate, the leaders gained access
through a back door. Several dozen others
barged in and added to the confusion.
Unable to protect the Italians from the
mob, the jailers let them loose within the
walls to fend for themselves, but nine of
them - including five who had not been
brought to trial - were chased down and
shot. Two others were dragged outside
and forced through a kicking gauntlet to a
tree.
One was hanged from a rotten branch, and when it snapped, he was hanged in short order from
a sturdier one. The other suffered worse agonies. He was hanged from a lamppost by a rope that
broke and brought him tumbling to the ground. He was hoisted again, but since his arms had not
been tied, he grabbed the line and pulled himself up to the crossbar. A blow to the face sent him
dangling once more, but he again grabbed the line. Lowered into the crowd, his hands were bound
and he was hauled up a final time. A half-dozen bullets put an end to his writhing.
When it was all over, 11 men who had not been found guilty of any crime were dead. Those responsible for the deaths proclaimed their action was a success and justice had been done.
The city's business community and the daily newspapers supported the lynchings. A survey
showed that 42 of the nation's newspapers approved of the action, while 58 disapproved. A grand
jury indicated that if there was guilt, it was shared by the entire mob, estimated at between 6,000
and 8,000 people.
The Italian government protested, and there was even talk of war. Though the United States accepted no responsibility, it did pay an indemnity to the survivors of those victims who held Italian
citizenship.
The lynchings didn't eradicate organized crime from the city, nor did they put an end to other
theories of "Who Killa da Chief?" - as the next generation or two of Italian-Americans were taunted.
Neither did it slow Sicilian immigration into New Orleans. In time they,
like other immigrant groups, were assimilated into the mainstream
of American life with members of their large community rising to
prominence in all areas of endeavor.
Superintendent
of Police
David Hennessey
Six times in the 1890s Italians fell prey to American mob violence. Three
of these tragedies happened in Louisiana.[2] The most famous case
resulted from the fatal shooting of New Orleans Police Superintendent,
David Hennessy, in October 1890. Before he died, the chief reportedly
whispered, "The dagos did it." Authorities attributed the crime to the
Mafia and soon arrested a score of Italians. After a public meeting in
downtown New Orleans on March 14, 1891, an angry mob that included
numerous prominent citizens descended upon the city jail, and meeting
no resistance, systematically shot or clubbed to death, eleven of the
Italian prisoners. When an investigation excused the mob's actions, the
Italian government severed diplomatic relations with the United States
and briefly contemplated war .
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Great Italian American Series
Generoso Pope ~ First Italian-American Millionaire
Generoso was born with the
name Generoso Antonio Pompilio
Carlo Papa. He was the son of
farmers Fortunato and Fortunata
Papa. After coming to America, he
fathered three sons with his wife
Catherine. His eldest son, Fortunato "Fortune", (1918–1996) graduated from Columbia University and
became an executive in the family
construction business. Anthony (1919–2005) who was the middle son, took over the family
business and quadrupled the size of Colonial Sand and Stone Company in less than four
years. Generoso Pope, Jr. (1927–1988) graduated from MIT at age 19 and purchased what
was to become the National Enquirer in 1952, two years after his father's death.
Generoso Pope arrived in America at age 15 in 1906 with $10 in his pocket and got his
first job carrying drinking water to construction workers for $3 per week. He rose to construction supervisor and, eventually, owner of Colonial Sand & Stone, which was the largest sand and gravel company in the world. Colonial built much of New York City’s skyline,
including Rockefeller Center, Radio Music Hall, the Empire State Building, the George
Washington Bridge, and the original Yankee Stadium.
In 1912, Generoso established Pope Foods to bring to America the unique Italian flavors
which he had enjoyed as a young child in Italy. He bought the Italian-language daily newspaper Il Progresso Italo-Americano in 1928 for $2,050,000, which would convert to
$261,000,000 in the modern day economy. He doubled its circulation to 200,000 in New York
City, making it the largest Italian-language daily in the country. He purchased additional papers in New York, including Il Bollettino della Sera, Il Corriere d'America, and the Philadelphia daily L'Opinione. Generoso also acquired a small newspaper company and transformed it into The National Enquirer. He also owned the radio station, WHOM, which is the
current 92.3 NOW. He became the chief source of political, social, and cultural information
for the community.
Pope encouraged his readers to learn English, become citizens, and vote. His goal was
to instill pride and ambition to succeed in modern America. A conservative Democrat who
ran the Columbus Day parade and admired Mussolini, Pope was the most powerful enemy
of anti-Fascism among Italian Americans. He was closely associated with Tammany
Hall politics in New York, and his newspapers played a vital role in securing the Italian vote
for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s's Democratic tickets. It is recorded that Generoso is the influence for the election of President Roosevelt. With his presidential friendships, Generoso
was able to make Columbus Day into a national holiday in 1934. He also founded the Columbus Day Parade in New York City, which is still the world's largest Columbus Day Parade.
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Pope served as chairman of the Italian Division of the Democratic National Committee in
1936, and helped persuade the president to take a neutral attitude over Italy's invasion
of Ethiopia. He broke with Benito Mussolini in 1941 and enthusiastically supported the
American war effort. In the late 1940s, Pope supported and helped secure the vote
for William O’Dwyer as New York City mayor in 1945 and Harry S. Truman as president. His
business concerns continued to prosper under New York's Democratic administrations. In
the early years of the Cold War, Pope was a leading antiCommunist, orchestrating a letter writing campaign by his subscribers to stop the Communists from winning the Italian elections in 1948.
Pope Hall at Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey was dedicated to Generoso in 1971. The St. Francis College athletics building in Brooklyn, New York, which houses
their NCAA Division 1 teams is named after Pope.
Generoso Pope died of a heart ailment at age 59 in April,
1950. At the time of his death he lived at 1040 Fifth Avenue, a
residence that would become famous as the home of Jackie
Kennedy. Pope was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in a private mausoleum adjacent to Central Avenue, the cemetery's main road. His wife Catherine
Richichi Pope died in 1998 at age 101. The entire Pope family is interred at Woodlawn except for Gene, Jr., who is buried at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery in Royal
Palm Beach.
On Friday, March 20th the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey and the
Mountainside Police Department held a celebration in honor of Chief Alan Attanasio of the
Mountainside PD. A large crowd of family, friends, Italian American Police Society of NJ
members, Union County Police Chiefs and dignitaries attended the event to congratulate Al
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A QUICK BREAK
COURTEST
OF
ANTHONY “ESPO”ESPOSITO
At a hotel restaurant, a man sees an attractive woman sitting
alone at the next table.
Suddenly, she sneezes, and a glass eye comes flying out of her
eye socket. It hurls by the man, and he snatches it from the air and
hands it back to her.
"This is so embarrassing," the woman says, and she pops her eye back in place. "I'm sorry to have disturbed you. Let me buy dinner to make it up to you. May I join you?" He nods.
The woman is a stimulating conversationalist, stunningly pretty, and the man finds they
have a lot in common. He gets her phone number and asks, "You are the most charming
woman I've ever encountered. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?"
"No," she replies. "You just happened to catch my eye."
Beer & Colonoscopy
It was my first time visiting Dr Putz for a colonoscopy.
I went into his office for my first rectal exam.
His new blonde nurse, Evelyn, took me to an examining room.
She told me to get undressed and have a seat until the doctor could see me. She said that he would only be a
few minutes.
After putting on the gown that she gave me I sat down.
While waiting I observed there were three items on a stand next to the exam table:
A Tube of K-Y jelly - A rubber glove - and a beer
When Dr. Putz finally came in I said, "Look Doc, I'm a little confused. This is my first exam. I know what the KY is for, and I know what the
glove is for but can you tell me what the BEER is for?"
At that, Doctor Putz became noticeably outraged and stormed over to the door. He flung the door open and
yelled to his new blonde nurse, "Damn it, Evelyn ! I said a BUTT LIGHT
All complaints should be sent directly to Espo (LOL)
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How Parmigiano-Reggiano Is Made
Parmigiano-Reggiano is made from raw cow’s milk. The whole milk of the morning milking
is mixed with the naturally skimmed milk (which is made by holding milk in large shallow
tanks to allow the cream to separate) of the previous evening’s milking, resulting in a part
skim mixture. This mixture is pumped into copper-lined vats (copper heats and cools
quickly). Starter whey (containing a mixture of certain thermophiliclactic acid bacteria) is
added, and the temperature is raised to 33–35 °C (91–95 °F). Calf rennet is added, and the
mixture is left to curdle for 10–12 minutes. The curd is then broken up mechanically into
small pieces (around the size of rice grains). The temperature is then raised to 55 °C
(131 °F) with careful control by the cheese-maker. The curd is left to settle for 45–60
minutes. The compacted curd is collected in a piece of muslin before being divided in two
and placed in molds. There is 1100 L (291 US gallons or 250 imperial gallons) of milk per
vat, producing two cheeses each. The curd making up each wheel at this point weighs
around 45 kg (100 lb). The remaining whey in the vat was traditionally used to feed the pigs
from which “Prosciutto di Parma” (cured Parma ham) was produced. The barns for these
animals were usually just a few yards away from the cheese production rooms.
Thanks to Everybody Loves Italian
ITALIAN-AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS
DID YOU KNOW
The Elegants is an Italian
American doo-wop vocal
group, that was started in
1958 by Vito Picone,
Arthur Venosa, Frank
Tardogno, Carmen
Romano and James
Mochella in South Beach,
Staten Island, New York.
Before their nursery
rhyme inspired song,
“Little Star”, became a
number one hit, the band
usually performed informally under the boardwalk
by their homes. “Little
Star” was the only million
seller for the group, and
was written by Venosa and
Picone. It spent 19 weeks
in the Billboard Hot 100,
earning gold disc status .
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We Sadly Announce the Passing of
Honorary Lifetime IAPSNJ Member
Michael Mola, 87
(January 1, 1928 - April 2, 2015)
Born in Bari, Italy and came to the United States
in 1954. Michael was a member of the Italian
Association of the Carabinieri. He was also a
member of the Italian-American Police Association in New York and
the American-Italian Association of New Jersey.
Our sincere condolences to the Mola family.
Deepest Regrets on the passing of
Rutherford PD Detective Sergeant (Retired)
Peter Robert Parisi, 76
October 31, 1938 - March 26, 2015
of Rutherford, formerly of Jersey City, New Jersey,
passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Det. Parisi
was a long time member of the IAPSNJ.
Our sympathies to the Parisi Family and Friends.
We are saddened to report the passing of
Lawrence William Mays, 81
December 16, 1933 ~ April 30, 2015
Mr. Mays was a US Navy Korean War veteran and the
former Paramus Court Clerk for 20 years.
Our sincere condolences go out to his wife, Marilyn,
his son, Retired Port Authority Police Officer,
Lawrence J. Mays
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Deepest Regrets on the passing of
Linden Police Officer
Frank Viggiano, 28
a 5 year veteran of the department who was
involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident this past
March 20th.
Our sincere condolences to the family, friends and
his fellow officers at the Linden Police Department.
Popular Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Dies
During Basketball Tournament for Tomorrows
Children
Bergen County Sheriff’s Lieutenant
Brian Beutel, 47
collapsed and died on March 19th during a charity
basketball tournament at FDU in Hackensack for
the Tomorrows Children’s Fund.
Our sincere condolences to Lieutenant Beutel’s family, friends and
associates, as well as to his extended family at the Bergen County
Sheriff’s Office
The Italian American Police Society of New
Jersey extends it condolences to the New
Jersey State Police and the family of Trooper
Anthony Raspa, 24
May he rest in peace with all the other fallen
heroes.
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We are saddened by the loss of
Nina A. Dato, 76
mother of member,
Sergeant Alessandro F. Dato
of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office
Our sincere regrets go out to Alessandro, the
Dato family and friends.
Our Condolences to member
Michael Nittoli
Plainfield Police Department
and the Nittoli family
on the loss of his grandfather
Anthony Nittoli, 85
on May 10
Our condolences to New Jersey Transit Police Inspector
Al Stiehler
and the Stiehler family on the loss of his mother
Ida Stiehler, 76
On May 13, 2015
We are saddened at the loss of
Doris Marta Russo, 78
mother-in-law of our EB member, IAPSNJ Attorney
Anthony Caivano
Our condolences to the Caivano family.
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Caldwell Police Raise $5,051 For
Special Olympics NJ
M E TL I F E S TA D I U M
MARCH 20-22, 2015
ON FRIDAY MARCH 20, 2015
OFFICERS FROM THE CALDWELL
POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN
THE 2015 SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW
JERSEY CHARITY SNOW BOWL FLAG
FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT AT METLIFE
STADIUM. THE SNOW BOWL IS AN
OFFICIAL 6-ON-6 FLAG FOOTBALL
Trophy Presented
TOURNAMENT WITH LIGHT BLOCKING
to Caldwell PD For
PLAYED OVER THREE DAYS ON MARCH 20-22, 2015 AT
Being One of the
METLIFE STADIUM. IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE
Top Teams With
EVENT, THE OFFICERS RAISED A TOTAL OF $5,051 FROM
Donations to
NUMEROUS LOCAL BUSINESSES, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS. THE
Special Olympics
CALDWELL POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS HONORED WITH A
TROPHY FROM THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY
COMMITTEE FOR BEING ONE OF THE TOP FUNDRAISERS OF THE EVENT. THE
TEAM FINISHED NUMBER 12 OUT OF 155 TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE
EVENT FOR FUNDRAISING. ALL PROCEEDS COLLECTED BY THE FLAG FOOTBALL
TEAMS BENEFIT SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY ATHLETES AND HELP FOSTER
THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSION OF PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING
AND ATHLETIC COMPETITION IN A VARIETY OF OLYMPIC-TYPE SPORTS FOR
CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR VERY GENEROUS DONATIONS AND SUPPORT
TOWARDS THIS WONDERFUL CAUSE.
DID YOU KNOW
The first electric battery was invented in 1799 by Italian
Alessandro Volta (18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827)
(April 17, 2015)
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:
As I said before, I'm not lucky enough to have any Italian ancestry that I
know of, but -- but I consider myself an honorary Italian, because I love all
things Italian, and the United States would not be what we are, or who we
are, without the contributions of generations of Italian-Americans.
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Nassau County Sheriff's Department Columbia Association Dinner Meeting at
the Mio Posto Italian Restaurant in Hicksville, NY on March 31st..
Congratulations to President Thomas Barretti on an outstanding job.
IAPSNJ
member
Anthony
Lorenzo
Scalcione
was sworn
in as a
Jersey City
Police
Lieutenant
on March
10th after
scoring #1
on a NJ Civil
Service
exam. His
wife, Susan
holds the
Bible while Mayor Fulop administers the oath as Anthony's proud family looks
on at Jersey City's City Hall.
Congratulations Anthony on a well deserved promotion.
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IAPSNJ F AMILY GOLD COURTESY CARDS
A VA I L A B L E O N O U R
WEB SITE
Either, or both,
cards can be
purchased
directly from our
website at a very
reasonable price.
Check it out!
Go to the ‘site map’
and look for Gold
Courtesy Cards to
order and to find
frequently asked
questions.
DID YOU KNOW


The oldest olive tree in Italy, in Umbria is
reportedly over 1700 years old.
The average Italian consumes 26 gallons
of wine a year.
According to popular lore, Queen Margherita of Savoy
(wife of King Umberto I) was visiting Naples and stopped
by Pizzeria di Pietro (renamed Pizzeria Brandi) for a bite
to eat. Chef Raffaele Esposito created a pizza that
resembled the Italian flag: red tomatoes, white
mozzarella, and green basil. The Queen loved it, and the
pizza was named for her.
Lucky/Unlucky Numbers
I always thought my greatgrandfather was kidding when
he used to say number 13 was
lucky. Apparently he was serious as the Italian concept of
lucky and unlucky numbers is
different from other parts of
the world. Some older Italian
Americans still hold the belief
of lucky 13, especially when
gambling, but it seems that in
Italy the number 13 has
started to have unlucky
properties as well. The
number 17 is considered
unlucky for at least two
reasons, both having to do
with how it is written. When 17
is written using Roman
numerals XVII, it can be
rearranged to spell the Roman
word VIXI meaning "I have
lived" and was found on
ancient tombstones. When
written using Arabic numerals
17 are still considered unlucky
since it resembles a man
hanging from a gallows.
Remember
to check
this
magazine
out in full
color with
active links
on line
at
www.
iapsnj.org
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This past May 8th
members of the Italian
American Police Society of
New Jersey's Executive
Board traveled to the
El Caribe in Brooklyn to
attend the NYPD Columbia
Association's Annual Dinner
Dance.
As always it was a wonderful
evening with our Italian
American brothers and
sisters from the NYPD. These
incredible men and women
serve the City of New York
and their heritage every day
with honor.
Congratulations to their
President Richard Angeletti
on his leadership
On Thursday, May 14th, the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Financial Vice President
Joseph Simonetti was honored by the National Council of Columbia Associations in Civil Service
for his professional accomplishments. Vice President Simonetti is a retired Deputy Police Chief
from the Belleville Police Department and oversees all of the financial operations of the
organization. Deputy Chief Simonetti is also a highly respected educator who dedicates a lot of time
to serving fellow police officers. At this event, Dr. Raymond Catania respected cardiologist from
Morristown and Somerset Medical Centers was honored for his Humanitarian Service. The
organization wants to congratulate both of these esteemed professionals.
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On May 9th Chief Al Attanasio of the Mountainside Police Department and
IAPSNJ President Schievella hosted a farewell dinner in honor of our
colleagues from the Los Angeles Police Department Motorcycle Unit and the
Aruba Police at L'Affaire. These groups made the long journey to our area to
take part in Police week 2015. That same week they all made the trek to
Washington DC to pay respect to the fallen heroes remembered. We had a
great week of fellowship, camaraderie and laughs here in NJ. The Italian
American Police Society of New Jersey inducted all of these officers as
DID YOU KNOW
Italy is only slightly larger than Arizona.
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NEWS
CONDOLENCES TO OUR
NYPD BROTHERS AND
SISTERS
CONGRATULATIONS
Raritan Township Police Officer and IAPSNJ Board Member
Peter Serrone
On March 18th Officer Serrone was recognized with the a well
deserved life saving a award from the Raritan Township
Police Department for performing CPR and saving the life of a
woman he was dispatched to assist who was in cardiac arrest
with no pulse.
CONGRATULATIONS
NYPD Columbia Association President
and our good friend and associate
NYPD Highway Patrol Sergeant
Richard Agneletti
On being honored by the National Police Foundation with their
President’s Award
The Annual Awards Dinner was held on May 6th at Russo’s on the Bay,
Howard Beach, NY.
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WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
NEW MEMBERS
Chief William Straniero Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
Police Officer Carmelo Melendez Perth Amboy Police Department
Police Officer Marc De Francesco Paterson Police Department
Corporal Brian Palma
Essex County Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Nicholas Dattoli
Port Authority Police Department
Deputy Chief Rosario Lobello Homeland Security/Customs/Border Protection
Associate Member
Dr. David Bikoff
David J. Bikoff, MD, PA, FACS
Hispanic American Law Enforcement Association 28th Annual Banquet at
Casino in the Park in Jersey City on May 3rd. It was a great night and the
IAPSNJ was on board to join in the celebration.
Congratulations to Chief Chris Wagner of the Denville Police on becoming
the 100th President of the NJ State Chiefs of Police Association in June. On
April 9th IAPSNJ representatives were on hand for an awesome reception
and to congratulate Chief Wagner at the Park Savoy in Florham Park.
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Congratulations to Italian
New Jersey member
Chief
Serafino Caporuscio
of the Passaic County
Sheriffs Department on his
retirement. Detective
Captain John Lazzara who
is the Italian American
Police Society First Vice
President and Chief Phil
DiGavero of the Morris County Sheriff's Office attended a ceremony on March 27th at the
Passaic County Courthouse in honor of Chief Caporuscio with Society President William
Schievella. Best wishes to Fino in his retirement.
Congratulations to
Gennaro “Batman”
Ortiz
On his retirement from
the Newark Police
Department after 25
years of service.
On March 27th
members of the
IAPSNJ were glad to be
on hand to help Gene’s
L~R: Pat Minutillo, John DeMarco , Gene “Batman” Ortiz,
fellow officers, family
Joe Simonetti, Newark PD Chief Anthony Campos and
and friends celebrate
Craig Donnelly.
his distinguished
career at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark.
NEW BABY BOY
Jett Anthony Giordano
March 8, 2015
Congratulations to parents
Anthony and Tony
and of course proud Grandfather
Richard Giordano
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Safety Equipment Program
One of the many charitable ventures of the Italian American
Police Society of New Jersey, in conjunction with our New Jersey Police Officers Foundation fund raising campaign, is
our Safety Equipment give-a-way.
This is a presentation of a package of police safety / life saving equipment valued at $800.00* to active members of our organization who are full time police officers.
Effective Feb. 1, 2014 to be eligible for this give-a-way program, you must be an active up-to-date dues paying member.
For members with delinquent dues, you must bring your dues
current, paying for the lapsed time period of up to five years.
We will select 10 winners per year. All that is needed for any
active member in good standing, who meets the criteria, is for
that member to fill out the entry form below. Then an entry is selected randomly, once a month for presentation to the winner at the general membership meeting. Attendance at the meeting is required in order to
receive your package. If you have been selected to receive a package you will be notified by email and
asked to confirm your attendance. If you cannot attend the meeting your name will be returned to the data
base for a chance at a future drawing. Any questions, please contact Program Chairman, John Sisto
at [email protected].
*”This package contains at least $800.00 worth of police related merchandise if purchased separately.”
Over the last several years since the start of this important program we were honored to have given out
over 60 ballistic vests to police officers who were not provided one by their respective departments. We are
happy to say that most officers are now provided vest by their departments. We have therefore changed
our program to provide these Equipment Packages from this point on.
Please Fill out the Entry Form which can be found on our website.
Good Luck and Stay Safe!
IAPSNJ
Executive
Board
Members were
in attendance
at the Police
Honor Legion
of NJ
Presidents Ball
at the
Brownstone
on April 10th.
Great
Event!
MARCH MEETING ~ MARCH 12, 2015
MOUNTAINSIDE INN, CLIFTON, NJ
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MARCH MEETING
GOOD FOOD, GOOD WINE & GOOD FRIENDS
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Congratulations to
Michael Trama
of the Lyndhurst
Auxiliary Police on
graduating from the
Bergen County Police
Academy Auxiliary
Police Class. Mike is a
member of the IAPSNJ
and a Criminal Justice
student at Bergen
Community College.
Way to go Mike!
SENATE, No. 2789
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MARCH 9, 2015
STATEMENT
This bill provides that if a member of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS)
resigns from PFRS-covered employment to comply with common law doctrine of incompatibility of positions in order to assume an elective office not covered by PFRS with the same
employer, the member’s retirement will be considered mandatory. The member will receive
a retirement allowance while in the elective office, and may receive compensation as an
elected official for that elective office, notwithstanding that the elective office is with the
same employer from whose employment the member retired.
Currently, PFRS will not pay a retirement allowance to a person in this situation because
the former employment was, and the elective office is, with the same entity. The bill provides that it will be effective if the qualified status of PFRS under federal law can be maintained upon its application.
The bill is consistent with the public policy of encouraging persons in public employment to seek elective office to share skills and experience because it eliminates the disincentive of the postponement of an earned PFRS pension benefit if the retiree resigns and
assumes an elective office with the same employer.
The bill would take effect upon the enactment of the “Volunteers in Public Service Pension Reform Act,” pending before the Legislature to allow municipal elected officials in the
Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) to retire based on other PERS service and
remain in office with no salary or health care benefits for that office.
The “IAPSNJ Newsletter”
is an official publication of
the Italian American Police
Society of New Jersey,
P.O. Box 352, Lyndhurst,
New Jersey 07071. This
publication is mailed to our
General Membership and
selected readers from
throughout New Jersey on
no less than a quarterly
basis and is made available by way of our website
at http://www.iapsnj.org.
No portion of this publication may be reproduced,
altered from its original
content, or distributed in
any way, shape or form
without the expressed written consent of the Italian
New Jersey. In some cases
pictures, commentary or
articles may be used wholly
or in part within the context
of this publication. In all
such cases full credit shall
be extended to the photographer, writer and or publication.
As always, you may contact us in a variety of manners including telephone,
regular mail or preferably,
email:
1-800-IAPSNJ1 (Office)
[email protected]
www.iapsnj.org (web site)
All communications must
be accompanied by the
writers name, return address and telephone numbers.
Executive /Secretary &
Editor:
Patrick Minutillo
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ASSEMBLY, No. 4265
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
SYNOPSIS
Permits municipalities to establish five-year residency requirement for police officers
and firefighters.
STATEMENT
This bill would permit a municipality to adopt an ordinance requiring that an
applicant for appointment to the municipal police department, paid fire department, or
part-paid fire department reside in the municipality in which he or she seeks
appointment for the first five years of his or her employment. Upon appointment, the
individual must agree to begin residing in the municipality no later than six months
after the date of employment.
SENATE, No. 2789
216th LEGISLATURE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
SYNOPSIS
Requires Attorney General to appoint special prosecutor when criminal complaint is filed against law enforcement
officer.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate law enforcement officers
against whom a criminal complaint has been filed in connection with the performance of the officer's duties and
prosecute charges of misconduct and brutality.
A special prosecutor appointed under the provisions of the bill would have all the power and authority of the
county prosecutor. The special prosecutor is authorized to investigate the alleged crimes, appear before the
county criminal courts and grand juries, prepare and try indictments, and represent the State in appeals of the
criminal cases in State courts. The special prosecutor also may appoint temporary assistants, aides, investigators, or other personnel and incur any necessary expenses.
According to the sponsor, this bill is intended to address the perception of bias in police misconduct investigations. Because of recent high-profile decisions by grand juries not to charge police officers in cases of police involved fatalities, the public does not trust county prosecutors to investigate the local police officers with whom
they regularly work and rely upon to prepare cases and serve as witnesses. Under the bill, these cases would be
handled by a special prosecutor.
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On Wednesday May 6, 2015 the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey
held its General Dinner Meeting at Villa Maria in Bayonne. The society
inducted 6 new members and recognized its visitors from the Aruba Police.
The attendees were treated to an amazing dinner from our hosts Luciano and
Antonio Ventrone. Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Smith welcomed the visitors to the
City of Bayonne. It was a great evening of great food and camaraderie,
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LETTERS
May 10, 2015
Mr. Vincent Nardone, Director
Italian American Police Society
P.O. Box 352
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Dear Vincent,
It's certainly Spring in central Jersey, and the weather's warmer and warmer.
And it's still a most appropriate time to give thanks to you and to all of those who have helped support SHIP and
SHIP's Safe Harbor, both in 2015, 2014 and in all years past.
We sincerely appreciate the assistance you provided for the less fortunate through your generous donation of thirtyfive trays of food (meatballs, sausage, ziti, fruit, and cakes on 4/26/2015). This gift will help to restore some hope and
encouragement to those engaged in the daily battle to maintain dignity as they cope with the harsh realities of their
existence.
We are privileged to be in a position to see the expressions of joy and appreciation on their faces as they receive the
assistance made possible through your generosity.
On behalf of those you helped, please accept our gratitude and appreciation.
Be at peace, and know that you have touched the hearts and souls of these special people.
Bless you.
Sincerely,
Tom O’Leary, LCADC, CCJS
Executive Director
This letter acknowledges a tax exempt contribution to the SHIP program, a non-profit tax exempt organization
recognized under section 501-C-3 of the Internal Revenue Code, Federal Tax I.D. Number 22-2971220
SCOTT SIMONETTI FEATURED ON truTV REALITY SHOW “THE HUSTLERS”
In a new reality TV series TruTV provides an
inside look at the cutthroat, high-stakes world
of competitive pool in a series that follows
some of the country’s top-ranked players at
they attempt to outwit and outplay all those
that dare to challenge.
IAPSNJ Member Scott Simonetti, former
Sergeant with the Belleville PD and son of our
own Financial VP Joe Simonetti and his wife
Jennifer is prominently
featured in the series.
The series is available
“ON DEMAND” if you have that service and it’s worth your time to tune in.
Congratulations Scott! We’re proud of you!
Summer Edition
Each Spring we hold our Annual
Scholarship Breakfast, at this event the Society presents10 $1000 scholarships in memory of Italian American Police Officers that lost their lives in the line of duty.
These scholarships are available only to the children or grandchildren
of members who are college bound high school seniors. Members must have been
in good standing with dues paid for four consecutive years. Members that meet the
above criteria that DO NOT have children can submit nieces and nephews in certain
circumstances
We are pleased and proud to announce our 2015 scholarship recipients:
Congratulations to all!
 Amanda Saab
Immaculate Conception High School
 Kaitlyn Albanese
East Brunswick High School
 Tyler Puzio
Morris Knolls High School, Denville
 Alexandra Marie Iemmello
Randolph High School
 Gabriella Palmiere
West Essex Regional High School
 Diana Battaglia
Hasbrouck Heights High School
 Anthony Fugnitti
St. Joseph's High School, Montvale
 Alana Joyce Pasquale
Hanover Park High School, East Hanover
 Michael Anthony Vastano
Westfield High School
 Kaitlyn Amoresano
Hawthorne High School
On Sunday, May 31st the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey held its annual
Family Scholarship Breakfast. At this event ten students were presented with college
scholarships in memory of Italian American Police Officers that fell in service. Since 2001
the organization has provided college bound students with more than $135,000 in
scholarships. The organization wishes it's students well in their studies in the Fall.
Summer Edition
Night at the Stadium on July 10th, 2015
The Italian American Police Society will be having a
Night at the Stadium on July 10th, 2015.
Ticket deadline June 20th
Somerset Patriots vs. Long Island Ducks
Barbeque before game starts at 6:00 pm
&
Fireworks show after the game
Game starts 7:05
Click to be reminded the Tuesday before.
Tickets are $30.00 p/p and available here
If you have any questions,
email [email protected]
IAPSNJ Family Mass & Communion Brunch
The Italian American Police Society of New
Jersey will hold its 2nd Annual Family Mass &
Communion Breakfast on Sunday, September
27, 2015 at 11:30 am at Holy Rosary Church,
344 6th Street in Jersey City.
Holy Rosary is the first Italian Parish in NJ.
Summer Edition
Italian American Police Society
Of New Jersey
P.O. Box 352
Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
Have a car, truck or boat to donate? Go to:
http://www.donatecarusa.com/charities/police-officers-foundation-of-new-jersey/landing
We’re on the
Web!
www.iapsnj.org
AND
IAPSNJ IS A 501c3 ORGANIZATION

(Summer) 2015 - Italian American Police Society of New Jersey

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