IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine January ~ March 2019 Winter Edition Issue No. 41 A social, fraternal organization of more than 4,000 Italian American Law Enforcement officers in the State. William Schievella, President Editor-in-Chief Patrick Minutillo Visit us at http://www.iapsnj.org IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine January ~ March 2019 Winter Edition Page 2 Issue No 41 P RESIDENT’ S MESSAGE B ILL S CHIEVELLA Detective Thomas officers for recognition at our SanFilippo, Jersey City Dinner Meetings directly to Police Department and me. We enjoy recognizing Officer Alex Monteleone, those that have gone above Palisades Park Police and beyond as law Department to the Board of enforcement officers. I can Officers. These five new be reached at board members are a great [email protected] addition to the current board I want to wish you and As you read this magazine of highly dedicated law your families a Healthy and we will be about to ring in the enforcement officers. Happy New Year. Please join New Year. For many of us, Organization’s like ours are us at a meeting or event in 2018 was full of vital because of the constant the coming year. accomplishments and influx of new talent to meet celebrations. This is the time the needs of our group. As of the year where we enjoy this Executive Board Fraternally yours, celebrating with colleagues, continues to serve the Italian William Schievella, President family and friends. As American and law Christmas and Hanukkah enforcement communities, I pass by us and the New Year always invite new members begins let’s use this as a time to become more involved. I for us to refocus our ask you to consider serving personal and professional on a committee or position goals for the coming year. within the organization. If you As law enforcement officers, have feedback about existing our job becomes more events or complex and dangerous all suggestions the time. We are forced to do for new types our jobs protecting the public of events in a more difficult please con- environment. Please do not tact me di- let your guard down and rectly. I al- always be safe when you are ways enjoy out there. talking to This New Year welcomes members and some new Executive Board law members to serve in enforcement leadership roles for the officers organization. We welcome about our Officer Nick Monaco, Morris organization County Sheriff’s Office, and how it Officer Fausto Rossy, Bergen can grow. I County Sheriff’s Office, Dep. also invite Attorney General Janet Bosi, you to NJ Attorney General’s Office, suggest law enforcement Visit us at http://www.iapsnj.org IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine January ~ March 2019 Winter Edition Page 3 From the Editor Patrick Minutillo I didn’t make it Interesting comments regarding our former Governor this year but I did from a new political book: ask some of my American Oligarchy: The Permanent Political Class associates who By: Ron Formisano were present what In the 2009 campaign Christie vowed to protect our Governor had public employees’ “sacred” pensions. Four months to say regarding after taking office he discussed pensions at the Wish these our state’s ongo- conservative Manhattan Institute, run by one of his clowns could get ing pension prob- money men, hedge fund manager Paul Singer: “Our their priorities in or- lems during his benefits are too rich,” he said, “and our employees der, a little more con- address at the aren’t contributing enough either.” During that cern for the needs of League of Munici- campaign, too, he attacked Democratic incumbent the average tax pay- Jon Corzine for unethically investing retiree money palities this past ing citizen of this on Wall Street. In office, Christie awarded pension November. After management contracts to his own Wall Street State instead of their all, it is arguably Friends; in 2011 Singer’s hedge fund, Elliott Associ- own political agenda the single biggest ates, received a contract to manage $200 million in would be nice but we issue facing the state public pension funds. Then in 2014 Christie, all know that is not State of N.J. today facing a fiscal crisis, put $696 million into the pension going to happen. and obviously an fund instead of $1.58 billion, and the next year $681 If you get a area of tremen- million instead of $2.25 billion. Meanwhile, he chance, I ran across dous concern for increased taxes on the working poor and vetoed a bill a great PBS-Frontline to raise the minimum wage to $8.50. No wonder the public employ- program called “The when Christie delivered a speech at a secret meeting ees in the State he held by the Koch brothers, David Koch, whom no one Real Cost of the Pen- represents. Sadly, would mistake for a populist, introduced him as “my sion Gamble”. It I was told that kind of guy.” (page 122) does focus on Ken- during his remarks tucky but their pen- he did not bother to mention Another interesting and sion problems are almost anything regarding pensions. telling report that was re- identical to ours. Check it I guess he just forgot! LOL leased just this past Novem- out at pbs.org/Frontline. It’s But then again, why worry ber by The Pew Charitable worth your time. Remember, about our serious pension Trusts, an independent non- it’s only my opinion! system issues when the big profit, non-governmental New Jersey didn’t wind up in such a issues in New Jersey for pol- organization, places New horrible fiscal mess by chance. It iticians and the media are Jersey dead last among happened “by politicians working legalizing marijuana, raising states when it comes to and screwing around with the the minimum salary to $15 maintaining fiscal bal- pension system, and it created such per hour and attacking our ance, which is raising a hole that we can’t come back from own U.S. Immigration and enough revenue on an it without really a whole new Customs Enforcement annual basis to cover ex- structure.” agents. penses for the same giv- Senator Stephen Sweeney en year. November 12, 2018 Visit us at http://www.iapsnj.org IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine January ~ March 2019 Winter Edition Visit us at http://www.iapsnj.org IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine January ~ March 2019 Winter Edition Visit us at http://www.iapsnj.org IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine January ~ March 2019 Winter Edition Mr. Lawrence R. Inserra, Jr., also known as Larry, serves as the Anne Prisco is the fifth Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and president of Felician President of Inserra Supermarkets, College, and the first not to Inc. Mr. Inserra serves as Treasurer of be a nun. The first time Wakefern Food Corporation. He Anne Prisco stepped onto served as Secretary of Hillcrest Health Felician College’s campus, the veteran college administrator Service System, Inc. He serves as a was undercover. Director of Hillcrest Health Service Using her maiden name, Prisco took a campus tour, chatted System, Inc. He served as Director at with the student tour guide, rode the shuttle bus and walked Pascack Bancorp, Inc. Mr. Inserra has through a dorm. After a few hours, she concluded the 2,200- been a Director of Lakeland Bank Inc. student Catholic college in suburban Bergen County seemed and Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. since like a good fit. January 7, 2016. Mr. Inserra serves as a Director of Shop Rite Prisco got the job. In July she took over as Felician’s fifth Supermarkets Inc. and Wakefern Food president, marking the first time in the school’s 70-year history Corporation. He served as a Director that a nun is not in charge. at Pascack Community Bank. He has Prisco, who is a practicing Catholic, said her initial plans for been Chairman of the Board of Felician include boosting enrollment from 2,200 to 3,000 Governors at Hackensack University students by bringing in more international, online and adult Medical Center since 2013 and served students. as its First Vice Chairman. Prior to Prisco said she knows their story. Born in Brooklyn, she was Hackensack University Medical the eldest of two children in an Italian immigrant family. Her University, he served for many years father was a construction worker and her mother was a as the Chairman of the Gimbel homemaker. Prisco went to the University of Arizona, where an Multiple Sclerosis Center at Holy aunt lived, on an academic scholarship to study to be a Name Hospital. He serves as a teacher. Director of Central Bergen Federal After graduation, she ended up as a financial aid counselor at Credit Union and the Commerce & Fordham University in the Bronx. That lead to more than 30 Industry Association of New Jersey. years in college administration at a series of schools. He serves as a Trustee of the Community Resource Council of Prisco eventually earned a doctorate in economics and Bergen County. He holds a number of education from Columbia University. Six years ago, she was leadership positions, both appointed vice president for enrollment management at Loyola professionally and philanthropically. He Marymount University in Los Angeles. was originally appointed to the medical "Places like Felician and the sisters have been very clear that center's Board of Governors in 1995. their mission is to serve everyone," Prisco said. "It reminds me Mr. Inserra holds Bachelor of Science to pay a little less attention to the rankings and more attention in Business and Economics from to what happens to students once they get here." Lehigh University. Visit us at http://www.iapsnj.org IAPSNJ Quarterly Magazine January ~ March 2019 Winter Edition Chief Anthony G.