An N.J. first aid squad that couldn’t rescue itself will dissolve after 94 years
Updated Feb 13, 2021;
Posted Feb 13, 2021
The Belmar First Aid Squad s 1938 Ford ambulance, seen in this undated photo, may end up at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborne, Michigan, after the squad dissolves following its last day of operation on March 31. The squad was founded in 1927, and is one of the nation s oldest ambulance corps.Belmar First Aid Squad
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When the ocean liner SS Morro Castle caught fire off the Jersey Shore on Sept. 8, 1934, leaving hundreds of injured passengers and crew scattered on Monmouth County beaches, the Belmar First Aid Squad responded.
News Transcript News Briefs, Jan. 13
Six men have been hired by Freehold Township and have joined the ranks of the Freehold Township Police Department.
During a Township Committee meeting on Dec. 2, the oath of office was administered to Alexander Conoshenti, Rocco Hernandez, Matthew Horvath, Nicholas Mezzacappa, Erik Stumpf and Justin Purves.
Municipal officials said the appointment of the new patrol officers follows the retirement of veteran officers from the Freehold Township police force.
According to the 2020 municipal budget, Freehold Township is budgeted for 76 police officers, including superior officers (sergeants, lieutenants, captains, chief). The police officers’ salaries and wages account for about $12.9 million (30.5%) of Freehold Township’s $42.7 million budget.