Left to right: Deputy Chief Keith Babin, Reserve Officer Andrew Redden, Detective Anthony Foshay, Chief Dana Kelley, Lt. Timothy Deluca and Reserve Officer Eric Fluette. SUMMER RESERVE POLICE OFFICER SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS It is with great pleasure that the Old Orchard Police Department announced the names of the recipients of the Old Orchard Beach Campground Neighborhood Watch Group Summer Reserve Police Officer Scholarship awards. Chief Dana Kelley congratulated the two recipients, Reserve Officers Andrew Redden and Eric Fluette, received the $350 individual scholarships. The reviewers of the essays written by the scholarship participants were very impressed with the knowledge and sensitivity of these two young officers in many important aspects of community policing and felt their essays were expression of the values and goals of the Community Policing program. Lt. Timothy Deluca heads the Community Policing Committee. Mike Vallante, Chairman of the Scholarship Review Committee, indicated “we first became aware of the needs of our Summer Reserve Officers who personally must pay the $350 tuition per officer to attend the Maine State Police Academy.” It was then decided to set up the scholarship program which requires the Summer Reserve Officer who applies to write an essay which is judged for originality, research and scholarship. Lois Brown of the Scholarship Committee stated, “For the second year in a row we were happy to see unanimous agreement among the scholarship readers regarding who would receive the awards.” Members who participated in the review were Mike Vallante, Lois Brown and Margaret Harvey who confirmed, “It is always nice to have one’s opinions confirmed by other members of the Review Committee.” Special thanks were given to The Pier Leasing Company and BRASS (Bar Restaurant Association) for their generous support of the scholarship. Detective Anthony Foshay is the Police Department representative working with the Old Campground Neighborhood Watch Group. Picture taken by Linda Jenkins. Further information is available by calling Louise Reid, Assistant Town Manager, at 207-934- 5714 X 226. |
