Interesting news tidbit. Maybe Newarkers would be interested in chipping in to Cory Booker for more police bikes?
NEW HAVEN- Alderwoman Elizabeth McCormack of New Haven’s 24th Ward announced today that residents of the Whalley Ave./Edgewood Ave./Beaver Hill neighborhood will be gathering at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 45 Hobart St. for presentation to the New Haven Police Department of three new specially equipped patrol bicycles.
Responding to the city’s fiscal troubles and area public safety concerns, the Hobart St. Block Watch launched an effort to raise enough funds to purchase bicycles for police to use in patrolling Police District 10, served by the Police Substation at 386 Whalley Ave. (the corner of Whalley and Norton). The fundraising effort took off, as the entire community came together with tremendous spirit and enthusiasm to raise the necessary funds.
Alderwoman McCormack praised the many neighbors who stepped forward to meet this need. She had special thanks for the leadership shown by Margaret DeMarino, as well as for Joanne Oram and James Taylor, residents of the home at 45 Hobart where the bicycle presentation event will take place. McCormack was also grateful for the outstanding effort put in by Mike Newton, a real estate agent at
H. Pearce Co., as well as the large donation contributed by the non-profit organization Continuum of Care.
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