26th Annual
Polar Bear
Plunge
Toms River Local 137
A boisterous group of Toms River Local 137 members huddled
on the Seaside Heights beach before taking the plunge. The Local
137 team once again lived up to its reputation of supporting the
Special Olympics in full force by raising $15,221 for the 26th an-
nual Polar Bear Plunge. This was the 15th highest donation out of
447 teams registered for the event.
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NEW JERSEY COPS
■ MARCH 2019
Union County Prosecutors Office
Local 250
While some
NJ State PBA
Locals rented
motel rooms
or huddled in
restaurants on
the boardwalk
for the Polar
Bear Plunge,
retired mem-
bers of Union County Prosecutors Office Local 250 kept it classic
with a parking-lot tailgate that could feed a village. Grillmaster
Jim Weinberg was the ringleader of the group. He organizes the
tailgate as an opportunity for the group of retired members to get
together and support the Special Olympics, in addition to a cause
that is near and dear to his heart.
“I am now a cancer survivor,” Weinberg stated. “I come out for
Special Olympics, but I dedicate my plunge to all of my brothers
and sisters who have lost a family member to cancer.”
Having his left lung removed this year wasn’t going to stop the
survivor from taking the plunge for the third time, alongside 15
of his brothers and sisters from Local 250. Dino Caminiti was one
of the many who enjoyed the tailgate while supporting Weinberg,
whom he served alongside on the Union County SWAT Team.
“I still miss the job and I miss all the people I worked with,”
Caminiti stressed. “But the brotherhood is still here.”