DENVILLE Christians around the world pause on Good Friday to remember what the faithful believe occurred at Calvary some 2,000 years ago.
For the past 21 years, young Christians in Morris County have expressed their love for Jesus on Good Friday with a ceremonial carrying of the cross of Jesus on public roads between two churches.
Last year s cross carry by the Christian Drama School of New Jersey was eventful as pandemic protocols moved it to an unprecedented virtual platform.
Gathered by the banks of the Rockaway River Friday morning in Tourne County Park, the troupe was happy to be performing live again while setting yet another precedent.
Kenneth William ‘Ken’ Walsh
BOLIVIA Kenneth William “Ken” Walsh, 64, suddenly slipped through our fingers into God’s waiting hands Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Ken was born July 2, 1956, to William and Margaret (Hrabcak) Walsh in Cheraw, South Carolina. He was welcomed by two older sisters, Joanne and Linda. As time went on, he was joined by siblings, Patricia, Kevin, Mary, Greg and Kerry. As the family relocated to many states, Ken developed a keen love for travel and exploration. He carried with him his childhood curiosity and wonder throughout his lifetime. He instilled his sense of wonder and awe of the natural beauty of this world into his family, highlighted by the family’s cross-country adventures.
Facebook post which had nearly gone viral as of March 3.
“There was nothing we could do to revive him, although we tried, she wrote. He died in his tracks.”
Though the circumstances surrounding Ross’s death may seem similar to an overdose, Marisa assures that wasn’t the case and instead says Fentanyl poisoning was to blame.
“The bitter truth is that my son Ross died from Fentanyl poisoning,” she writes. “I prefer to call it ‘poisoning’ instead of ‘overdose’ because I am almost certain that Ross had no idea that he was consuming Fentanyl.”
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Marisa says Ross had no intentions of consuming the drug, which she believes was counterfeit.
The policy specifically bars intentional strikes to the head or face in most circumstances.
“Never (as a police officer) would you stand toe-to-toe and just trade punches with somebody,” said Chris Burbank, the vice president of law enforcement strategy at the Center for Policing Equity and the former chief of the Salt Lake City Police Department. “So, I don’t see the benefit of this other than for an archaic tradition.”
Just two county police academies Cape May and Mercer still include boxing in their training programs, and Mercer hasn’t featured it during the coronavirus pandemic, Aseltine said.
But the drill also has many defenders in the police community who argue that police officers will inevitably encounter uncooperative and violent offenders and need to be taught how to defend themselves in a physical confrontation.