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arren County Freeholder Jason Sarnoski was recognized for his ongoing service on the Board of Trustees of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) at the agency’s annual meeting in Newark recently. “I’d like to thank the NJTPA for this recognition,” Freeholder Sarnoski said. “I am committed to using transportation investment to make travel safer and more efficient in the County, and to help spur economic development.” “Under Freeholder Sar-
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Warren County Freeholder Honored For Service On Transportation Planning Board
noski’s leadership, Warren County has advanced nearly $200,000 in safety projects and nearly $10 million in local roadway and bridge projects,” NJTPA Executive Director Mary K. Murphy said. NJTPA Chair Peter Palmer, Somerset County Freeholder Director, joined Executive Director Murphy in presenting Freeholder Sarnoski with his service award. With Sarnoski’s support, the county completed the Morris Canal 25-Year Action Plan, which outlines recommended projects
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along the greenway in Warren County over the next two decades. Warren County is also in the process of updating its Transportation Technical Study, a key component of the Warren County Smart Growth Plan. Under Sarnoski’s leadership, Warren County, along with Morris County, is piloting NJTPA’s Freight Concept Development Program, which identifies goods movement projects with strong economic development potential to give them a path forward towards construction. “Freeholder Sarnoski has made significant contributions not just to Warren County, but to the entire NJTPA region,” Murphy said.
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Hackettstown Police Receive Help From The Hospital
By Jason Cohen ith heroin use on the rise throughout the country, police departments are finding new ways to combat the deadly drug. Recently, the Hackettstown Medical Center helped the Hackettstown Police in this fight. The hospital donated a supply of Narcan, a drug that stops people from
overdosing on heroine, to the Hackettstown Police Department. New Jersey was one of several states with statistically significant increases in drug overdose death rates from 2014 to 2015. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heroin overdose deaths have nearly tripled since 2010. Jim Furgeson, chief de-
velopment officer, at the foundation for Hackettstown Medical Center told the “Hackettstown News” it was important to aid the police in its battle against heroin. “Hackettstown Medical Center is committed to partnering with our community to help save the lives of our neighbors who are struggling with drug addiction,” Furgeson said. “Working
within our community’s network of agencies and professionals, we hope to facilitate medical intervention and improve access to treatment and recovery support. HMC is proud to continue to strive to make a positive difference in the quality of life for individuals, families and our entire community.” Narcan is used to block continued on page 2