Italian American Police Society of New Jersey

Carmen Cerreto for PBA #600 Delegate

sebbie — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:17:47 +0000

Carmen Cerreto, a long time IAPS member and retired Belleville PD officer, stated that he is being challenged for his position as State Delegate for PBA #600 (Retired Officers). The vote will take place at St. James Church at Amboy Ave. and Main St. in Woodbridge (across the street from PBA Hqtrs. at 158 Main St.). Voting will take place on Tuesday, June 12th at noon. Retired PBA members can vote, but they must be there in person to do so. The person challenging Carmen is named Bob Brown a retired Woodbridge PO and not a member of the IAPS.

Please make every attempt to get to Woodbridge on June 12th to vote to support one of our members. It not only will be appreciated by Carmen, but it is important to our Organization to keep our members in office at State level union positions to assist our membership if needed.

William Schievella

President IAPSNJ

2012 Scholarships

sebbie — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:47:06 +0000

1. Victoria Williams – Freedom High School
Trooper Phillip Lamonaco Memorial Scholarship

2. Julia Marie Ruggier – Parsippany High School
PO Mary Ann Collura Memorial Scholarship

3. Kate Latkovich – Woodbridge High School
Det. Marc DiNardo Scholarship

4. Danielle Corbisiero – Townsend Harris High School
Sgt. John Raineri Memorial Scholarship

5. Christopher R. Zika – St. Joseph Regional High School
Captain Kathy Mazza Memorial Scholarship

6. Ryan Joseph Mantone – Oratory Prep High School
Det. Joseph DiTomasso Memorial Scholarship

7. Jacqueline Bambo – Westfield High School
Lt. Rocco Nisivoccia Memorial Scholarship

8. Luca DeFazio – Saint Rose High School
Union County Prosecutor Andrew Ruotolo Memorial Scholarship

9. Julianna Mola – Saddle Brook High School
IAPSNJ President Scholarship

10. Joseph Andrew Trumbetti – Northern Valley Demarest High School
IAPSNJ President Scholarship

Join us in Congratulating our winners

NAPO update concerning retirement age

sebbie — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:07:41 +0000

Below please find a Legislative Update from NAPO about the issues with the federal regulations on retirement age. As you can see Congressman Pascrell from New Jersey is working hard to fix this problem.

IRS News on Normal Retirement Age

NAPO has been working with the Treasury Department, Members of Congress and members of the pension community on Treasury regulations and the enactment of Normal Retirement Age rules. Earlier this year NAPO met with key policy makers within the Treasury Department to present the concerns of rank-and-file law enforcement on the pending implications of the proposed January 1, 2013 enactment of Normal Retirement Age guidelines.

This morning Treasury released updated guidance making modifications to the 2007 regulations. These changes are an important step in the right direction for NAPO’s members.

First, the “safe harbor” provision that allows public safety to qualify for “Early Unreduced Retirement” will now encompass pension plans that are combined with other plans. Therefore, officers will no longer be forced to wait longer to retire and receive benefits. NAPO has worked closely with the offices of Senator Kohl, Representative Pascrell, Representative Kind and Representative Duffy to address this specific issue. We would like to thank them for their hard work and leadership.

Secondly, this notification clarifies in-service distributions for public safety. As long as an individual is participating in a plan and is older than 62, they are entitled to collect in-service distribution. We are aware that this does not solve all the problems with this issue and will continue to seek a legislative fix.

Finally, and most importantly, for the immediate future, the enactment date for the IRS Normal Retirement Age has once again been postponed. The new date of enactment has been moved to January 1, 2015.

NAPO will continue to seek a full exemption for public safety from the Normal Retirement Age and will work to raise awareness of the issues of HELPS Benefits. (If an officer retired under “Early Unreduced Retirement” then they do not qualify for HELPS Benefits. Under the HELPS provision, a public safety officer must have retired at “Normal Retirement Age” in order to obtain the privilege to use up to $3,000 from their retirement savings on a pre-tax basis for use toward health care insurance and long-term care insurance premiums.)

Treasury has requested comments regarding the guidance under consideration described in the notice, “Application of the Normal Retirement Age Requirements to Governmental Plans”. NAPO will be submitting written comments soon and we will send a copy of our letter and a sample letter for your department to submit. Please do not hesitate to contact me via email (rhedge@napo.org) or phone (703-549-0775) if you have any questions or concerns.

SOURCE NAPO.org

Article in Star Ledger Published: Sunday, May 13, 2012

sebbie — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:08:28 +0000

Great Article spotlighting the IAPSNJ

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/italian-american_police_groups.html

Police Week 2012

sebbie — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:51:53 +0000

Dear Member,

As our nation celebrates Police Week 2012 this weekend in Washington DC, I would like to ask you to take a moment to remember our brothers and sisters from New Jersey who have fallen in the line of duty. We must make sure that our state never forgets the sacrifice made by these brave police officers who like us went to work every day thinking of their family and personal lives not expecting it to be their last tour of duty.

I would also like to congratulate the members of the IAPSNJ that made the journey from New Jersey to Washington DC as part of the Police Unity Tour. These riders that made the grueling journey on bicycles help keep the memories of fallen officers alive forever.

Finally we would like to wish all of our Mothers a Happy Mothers Day!

Fraternally yours

President William Schievella
&
The Executive Board of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey

Deepest Sympathy – Mario Minutillo

sebbie — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:28:54 +0000

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Mario Minutillo, 92, father of executive board member Pat Minutillo. Mario succumbed to kidney failure on May 5, 2012 following a short but serious illness. He will be missed. Viewing is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 8th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at Priola Funeral Home, 60 North Beverwyck Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034, phone: (973) 335-4700. Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, May 9th at 11 am at Saint Peter the Apostle Church, 179 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ (corner of Rt. 46 W. and Baldwin Road).

_________Below is from the Funeral Parlor web site________

Name:

MARIO MINUTILLO

Date:

March 6th, 1920 – May 5th, 2012

Obituary:

Mario Minutillo died peacefully Saturday evening, May 5, 2012 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Dover. He was 92. Born and rasied in Hoboken, he had been a resident of the Lake Hiawatha section of Parsippany since 1963. Mr. Minutillo was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was stationed in the Pacific Theatre. He was a firefighter with the City of Hoboken for 30 years, retiring as a Captain in 1980. Mr. Minutillo was a member of St. Ann’s Social Seniors and the Lake Hiawatha Seniors Club. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Anna (Quagliano); two sons, Patrick Minutillo of Lake Hiawatha and Anthony Minutillo and his wife Darlene of Rockaway; a sister Angelina; and two grandchildren, Anthony Joseph and Samantha Ann.

Visitations:

2:00PM to 4:00PM on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at Stephen J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service (map/driving directions)

7:00PM to 9:00PM on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at Stephen J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service (map/driving directions)

10:00AM to 10:45AM on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at Stephen J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service (map/driving directions)

Services:

11:00AM at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 (map/driving directions)

Place of Rest:

Gate of Heaven Chapel Mausoleum
225 Ridgedale Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936 (map/driving directions)

2012 Pasta Night Success

sebbie — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:37:57 +0000

I would like to thank all of the members and friends that helped make the 8th Annual Italian American Police Society of NJ’s Homemade Pasta Night for Special Olympics a huge success! A sell out crowd of members and supporters enjoyed an evening of food, comedy and a tricky tray auction. Our organization was able to raise more than $15,000 for Special Olympics Athletes. There were dozens of volunteers that helped make the evening a success. I would like to thank the below people that spent hours cooking, chopping fruit and vegetables, slicing cold cuts and many other tasks. Some of the people were there working all day and during and after the event and for that we deeply appreciate their help. Below is a list of those who helped Committee Chairmen Jerry Onnembo, Joseph Rutigliano and Bob Belfiore.

Alan Sierchio who made the Gravy with assistance of Nick Incanella.
Ron Sepe who baked the sausage and meatballs
John Lazzara who sliced all the meat for the antipasto
Marilyn & Daniel Schievella who supervised and rolled meatballs all day

The kitchen crew who worked hard to roll meatballs, chop and prepare food, serve drinks and clean; Vinnie Nardone, Rich Giordano, Al Imperiale, Dominick Imperiale, Joe Simonetti, John Sartori, John Sisto, Chris Dottino, Pete Esemplare, John Marcelli, Jack Dempsey, Anthony Magnotta & Suzanne, JoAnn Lazzara, Laura Schievella, Julie Zippo & her five friends, Michael Chiarella, Joe Puso, Mike Puzio and his son Tyler, Dan Solitti, Matt Stambuli, Sebbie Damato, Gary Cantagallo & Candice, Kevin Piscatelli and the Morris County Prosecutors Office’s Career Development Workshop Graduates (Scott, Matthew, Anthony, Dan, and Taylor) that helped unload trucks and make meatballs.

Many thanks to Elaine Rutigliano for her help at the door, DJ Sal for volunteering his evening and Chrisie Belfiore for the delicious spice cakes.

Special thanks to Diane Onnembo and her cousin Nadine for running the Tricky Tray Auction

Special Thanks for the Generous Sponsors for donating food and wine.

Make Wine with Us, Wallington
Shop Rites of Lyndhurst & Parsippany
Tribeca Ovens Bakery
Star Ravioli
T & J Auto, Wood Ridge
Appetito Provisions
Fratelli Beretta

All of the unused food was graciously donated to the Samaritan Homeless Shelter in Somerville.

Lastly thanks to Mrs Louann Agosta for donating back the $900 raffle prize to Special Olympics. Mrs Agosta is the mother of Michael and Phillip Agosta of Woodbridge PD.

Sincerely,

William Schievella
President,
The Italian American Police Society of New Jersey

Pasta Night This Saturday

sebbie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:09:33 +0000

Our Pasta Night for Special Olympics is this Saturday Night, and as always we are asking for volunteers. We need help with food preparation and cooking from 10am to 4pm as well as food serving and clean up between the hours of 4:30 and 8:00 pm.

Please let us know if you can help.

We also need someone with an SUV or truck to pick up donated beer and soda in the Freehold area on Saturday afternoon.

Anyone who will volunteer, please contact Bill Schievella at president@iapsnj.org so he can keep track of everyone.

Deepest Sympathy – Ann Lazzara DiSanto

sebbie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:23:31 +0000

It is with sadness that we inform you of the passing of Ann Lazzara DiSanto,
mother of our Vice President John Lazzara, on April 3rd.
Please John and his family in your prayers.

Viewing: Friday, 4/6 2-4 / 7-9 PM

Festa Funeral Home

111 Union Boulevard

Totowa, NJ 07512

Funeral Mass: Saturday, 4/7 9:30 AM

Our Lady of Pompei

70 Murray Avenue

Paterson, NJ 07501

Ann Lazzara Di Santo
AGE: 88 • Whiting

Ann (nee Riendl) Lazzara Di Santo, age 88, of Whiting at rest in Neptune on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Ottaviano “Jerry” Lazzara and the late Nicholas Di Santo. Loving Mother of Geraldine Hoffner Canova & her husband, Eugene of Little Egg Harbor, John Lazzara & his wife, Joanne of Wayne and Joy Ann Minardi Zuppichini & her husband, Mark of Spring Lake. Dear Sister of Theresa Bollinger of North Haledon. Loving Grandmother of Nicholas Hoffner, Michael Lazzara, Alyssa Lazzara, Christopher Minardi, Jonathan Minardi, Amanda Minardi, Natalie Zuppichini, and Mark Zuppichini. Great Grandmother of Dylan Lazzara, Brandon Lazzara and Italia Vetter.

Born in Paterson, she lived in Paterson, then Franklin Lakes before moving to Whiting in 1989. She was a homemaker and housewife. She worked as a cook for her husband at The Wodow’s Tavern, Paterson and she was also employed at Singer Kearfott before retiring.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the Festa Memorial Funeral Home, 111 Union Blvd, Totowa, on Saturday at 9:00 AM. A blessing to follow at Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church, Paterson at 9:30 AM. Entombment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Mausoleum, Totowa. Friends may call Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM. For more information, go to www.festamemorial.com.

Published in Asbury Park Press on April 5, 2012

2012 Gala a Great Success

sebbie — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:40:09 +0000

Another annual gala dinner dance has come and gone. Our program went smoothly, and as always our Gala Committee did a fantastic job. We gave a special thanks to our Gala Chairman Alan Sierchio who is stepping down as Chairman because he is retireing and moving out of state. He promises to visit and attend our events when possible, but is passing the baton. The staff at the Fiesta was accommodating and as always, did a great job.

I want to again thank our members and guests for making this night a huge success.

Again we congratulate our Honorees. Please read their bios and stories in the ad journal which is now posted on our web site and below.

William Schievella,
President The Italian American Police Society of New Jersey

Man of the Year - Timothy Williams
Woman of the Year - Cara DiFalco
Humanitarian of the Year - Dr. Vincent Carrao
Businessman of the Year - Michael Tota

IAPSNJ Valor Awards:
Detective Richard Nicoletti
Officer Michael Ruggier
Parsippany PD

Officer Rachel Morgan
Officer Ryan Hayo
Paramus PD

IAPSNJ Medal of Valor (posthumously) – Det. Michael Morgan, Newark PD

Our Gala Journal is on our website. Please read the bios of our recipients and patronize our supporters.
Links to their respective websites when available.