Retired Cops, Public Invited To Celebrate Department’s Past

Former Skinhead Teaches Students About Life Without Hate

By Stephanie Faughnan

OCEAN COUNTY

– A former leader of an international hate group is now spreading a different message: how to be compassionate to others and how to break a cycle of anger and violence.

Arno Michaelis was the keynote speaker at a leadership conference at Ocean County College, held in hopes to inspire kids to be kind and compassionate. (Hate - See Page 5)

Power In The Pines Air Show Takes Flight Again After 5 Years

Retired police officers had a walkout ceremony to celebrate their service.

By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER –

When police officers sign off on their last shift before retiring, there’s often a walkout ceremony, when they leave the building for the last time and are recognized by a row of their peers before entering civilian life. Many retired officers, still local, got a chance to do that at an event welcoming them back, and asking the public to share in their history. The unfortunate rainy (Cops - See Page 4)