Happy 4th of July to all, and have a safe and enjoyable summer!
With the 4th of July weekend coming up, please be aware that illegal fireworks will not be tolerated. A notice stating such will be on the boulevard signboard and posted on our social media platforms. Please see the poster at the bottom of page regarding new Jersey laws pertaining to fireworks.
The Harvey Cedars Police Department will be hosting Coffee with a Cop. The first will be at Birdy’s Café on Saturday, July 2nd, 8:00 am-10:00 am, Neptune Market on Friday, July 22nd, 8:00 am-10:00 am, and then at Agnello’s by the Cove on Friday, August 19th, 8:00 am-10:00 am. I encourage every resident to stop by and meet our dedicated officers.
The HCPD Community Forums continued in June with Officers Ben Mrozinski and Matthew MacCorkle presenting “Officers on Patrol” and Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bike Safety. I want to thank the Officers for a great job, as they were extremely informative and their dedication and professionalism were clearly demonstrated. Chief Burnaford also went over the department’s Organization Chart again and led a spirited question and answer session. Thanks to everyone who attended, and to those who sent myself and the Chief some extremely positive notes and emails afterward.
The HCPD Community Forums will pick up again on Wednesday, September 28th at 5:00 pm. Sergeant Steve Frazee and Officer Dan Grundtisch will be presenting: Officer Training, Firearms, and SWAT. Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum.
Our Seasonal Officer, Danielle Bialecki has been on patrol, including biking the boulevard, side streets and patrolling the beaches. Please remember to bike with traffic, walk and run against traffic, and observe all traffic regulations, including the Safe Passing Law (move over one lane for pedestrians or bikers, when possible, and slow down to 25 MPH if you cannot move over) and remember to stop for pedestrians at all street corners. Traffic, bike, and pedestrian activity is at its height now, so please all be safe and observe all regulations.
Our HC Beach Patrol is fully staffed for July, thanks to great off-season recruitment and retention work put in by our Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend. Speaking of which, Congratulations are in order for Lifeguard Chief Townsend, his management team, and all of the HC Lifeguards, as the HC Beach Patrol was just once again fully accredited, after a thorough observation, by the Ocean Lifesaving Association (OLA). To quote the “Beach Visitation - Observation” report submitted by OLA:
The Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol is a “very good operation - always progressive and constantly striving to improve their operation. Lifeguard Chief Townsend does a terrific job!”
And furthermore, for your information (and some hometown pride!) the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol is the ONLY agency on LBI that is accredited by two different certifying bodies: the Ocean Lifesaving Association (OLA) and the US Lifeguard Association (USLA). Congratulations again to Chief Townsend for this well-deserved accomplishment.