The Darren Drake Act looks likely to become law.
The act, named for Darren Drake, 32, one of the eight people murdered in the October 31, 2017 terrorist truck attack on a Lower Manhattan bike path, would make it difficult for terrorists to rent vehicles, reports Jonathan D. Salant for NJ Advance Media.
A rented truck was used to mow down innocent cyclists in the Halloween attack.
Both the House and Senate’s negotiators agreed to the bill, making its approval nearly certain.
A paramedic turned artist is painting a 50-painting series of portraits of women who served on 9/11 or during the recovery efforts. Some of her portrait subjects are EMT Yemel Merino, PAPD Captain Kathy Mazza, and NYPD Officer Moira Smith, the three female first responders killed during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Kate Bergen is a paramedic with EMS Squad 38 in Stafford Township, where her paintings of D.C. Fire and EMS Fire Inspector-Technician and paramedic Tanya Justin, retired NYPD Detective Christine Reyes, and PAPD Sergeant Sue Keane are currently on display, reports Victoria Ford for ArtBeat.
Staffford Town Hall
260 East Bay Avenue
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
A new memorial plaque was unveiled on December 5, 2022 to honor New York Drug Enforcement Task Force officers who died of World Trade Center-related illnesses.
This plaque shows a bronze flag engraved with the seven names of the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force who have died, who are New York State Police Senior Investigator Thomas G. Moran, Jr. – died July 22, 2012; New York City Police Department Detective Traci L. Tack-Czajkowski – died January 15, 2013; New York City State Police Investigator Paul R. Stuewer – died October 5, 2016; New York City Police Department Detective Mark Mkwanazi – died February 16, 2017; New York City Police Department Sergeant Robert P. Masci – died June 9, 2018; New York City Police Department Detective Thomas J. Barnitt – died June 11, 2018; and New York City Police Department Detective Terence P. Mulvey – died December 1, 2021.
