In 1997, “The Police Unity Tour” was organized by Officer Patrick P. Montuore of the Florham Park Police Department, with the hope of bringing public awareness of police officers who have died in the line of duty, to honor their sacrifices, and ensure that they are never forgotten. Newark Police Officer Hernandez Thomas, one of the bikers, is making his 15th ride with the Tour. The Tour began with 18 bikers 16 years ago. Last year, more than 1,500 police officers from across the nation and world made the trip, raising $1.5 million for the museum and memorial.

On Wednesday May 9th, 2012 over 200 police officers bicyclists started their tour from New York City’s Ground Zero to Washington D.C. to raise awareness and funds for the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial and Museum. On their way, they stopped at the Newark Police Memorial on Franklin Street full of energy and discipline. They received a warm welcome from the Newark Police Department and from Police Director Samuel A. DeMaio and Newark Police Chief Sheilah A. Coley. The family of late Newark Police Detective Michael Morgan, who was shot outside a Paterson Strip Club while stopping an attempted armed robbery, was honored.

On Saturday, May 5 the Ivy Hill Little League held its opening day for 2012. Throwing out the first pitch to open the season was Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

The day started with all the teams marching from the Ivy Hill Plaza on Irvington Avenue to Ivy Hill Park. All of the players were fully dressed in their uniforms starting with the tee-baller teams, the Yankees, and the Cubs. Other teams playing in the league this year are the Ivy Hill Vikings, the Monarchs, A's, Pirates, and the Black Soxs.

This year’s opening day was well organized. There was a concession stand selling hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries and refreshments for the fans. Also participating were several parents who marched to the field, chanted various slogans.

Mayor Cory A. Booker and the Newark Holocaust Remembrance Committee held the City of Newark’s 25th Annual Holocaust Remembrance, at the Robert Treat Hotel, located at 50 Park Place in Newark’s Downtown. The City of Newark’s Annual Holocaust Observance, now in its third decade, is the state’s largest and oldest observance. The observance is a solemn act in remembrance of all those affected by the Nazi genocide that took place from 1933 to 1945. More than 50 New Jersey Holocaust Survivors were able to attend this year’s ceremony which was the sixth observance Mayor Booker presided over.

This year’s observance themed “Hope, Courage, Resistance, Heroism and Defiance,” recognized the Bielski family. Serving a the event’s keynote speaker, Robert Bielski shared his family history as the son of Tuvia Bielski, who formed and led with his three brothers an Otriad or partisan movement of Jewish refugees.

Mayor Booker said in his remarks, “We are honored to have Robert Bielski as our keynote speaker. The Bielski family teaches us that ordinary people can stand up to forces of tyranny and genocide. Their courage is a role model for our renewed commitment to oppose genocide. Today we stand in humble reverence of the Bielski family and the men and women of the Jewish partisan movement who define the word, ‘defiance.’

Saint Michael's Medical Center announces its first implant of a medical device designed to alert patients of an impending heart attack so they can seek medical attention and potentially avert damage to their heart, or even death.

Dr. Abbas Shehadeh is the Site Principal Investigator of the AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor and alert study.

The implant was performed by Dr. Joachim Correia, a cardiac electrophysiologist at Saint Michael's and among the first physicians in the United States to implant the experimental device.

Dr. Shehadeh said during heart attacks most of the damage to the heart muscle occurs in the first few hours.

“Therefore early intervention is important to save myocardium,” said Dr. Shehadeh. “We believe the AngelMed Guardian device could improve early recognition and reduce time to treatment in these high risk patients, and may potentially save lives. “

The AngelMed Guardian system is created by a New Jersey company, Angel Medical Systems of Shrewsbury. The AngelMed Guardian system is designed to track significant changes in the heart's electrical signal and then alert patients to seek medical attention before they may experience symptoms of a heart attack. The objective of the ALERTS Pivotal Study is to provide an assessment of the safety and effectiveness of the AngelMed Guardian System.

The AngelMed Guardian System is comprised of an internal implantable device about the size of a standard pacemaker with a lead into the heart, an external telemetry device, and a programmer that aids physicians in evaluating heart signals.

Juan Hernandez is one of the first patients in New Jersey enrolled in the ALERTS study to receive the AngelMed Guardian System. Mr. Hernandez is 63-year-old resident of Newark, with a history of diabetes who suffered his first heart attack earlier this year. He was successfully implanted with the device last month at St. Michael’s Medical Center.

According to the American Heart Association, one of every five deaths in the US is attributable to coronary heart disease. Further, 50% of heart-attack fatalities occur within one hour of symptom onset and occur before the patient even reaches the
hospital.

Saint Michael’s Medical Center is among the first medical facilities to participate in the AngelMed Guardian system study. To participate in the ALERTS study, patients must meet various inclusion criteria. For more information on the AngelMed
Guardian system or the ALERTS study protocol, contact Raymond Monel, Research Coordinator, Saint Michael’s Medical Center at 973-877-2764 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it