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23, 2005
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| Office
of The Attorney General
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Peter C. Harvey,
Attorney General
Division
of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Jerry Fischer, Director
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Maureen
Sczpanski
609-984-2529
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Media
Advisory
Kick-Off of Summer ‘05
Initiatives to Combat Underage Drinking
Visuals/Photo Opportunities
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WHO:
- Attorney
General Peter C. Harvey;
- Division
of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
Director Jerry Fischer;
- Ocean
County First Assistant Prosecutor Terrence
Farley;
- Partnership
for a Drug-Free New Jersey Chairman
Joseph P. Miele;
- Law
enforcement officers from the towns
participating in the Cops in Shops program,
Pt. Pleasant Beach officials and representatives
from the licensed beverage industry,
and The Century Council;
- Thirteen
middle school students who are finalists
in the “Dangers of Underage Drinking”
Calendar/Billboard Competition and their
families.
Enforcement:
State officials will announce efforts
underway this Summer to deter underage
drinking throughout shore resort areas
in New Jersey. Efforts include the Cops
in Shops program, an initiative developed
by The Century Council, in which local
police officers work undercover in liquor
stores to prevent underage purchases.
Undercover efforts with County Prosecutors’
Offices, State ABC investigators and
local police that target underage drinkers
in bars and nightclubs will also be
discussed. Additionally, TV Public Service
Announcements on underage drinking recently
taped by Attorney General Harvey will
be available to members of the broadcast
media. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s
Office will also have “Fatal Vision
Goggles,” which simulate the effects
of alcohol, available for demonstrations.
Additionally, the number of arrests
made as a result of the ABC’s
2004-2005 College Underage Drinking
Initiative will be released.
Public Awareness and Education:
The ABC, in cooperation with the Partnership
for a Drug-Free New Jersey, will unveil
the winning entry in a statewide billboard/calendar
competition. Designed to encourage middle
school students and their parents to
work together to create billboard messages
with the theme “Dangers of Underage
Drinking,” this year’s competition
produced more then 1,500 entries. Thirteen
finalists were selected and invited
to the press conference, where the winner
will be announced for the first time.
The winning designs will be displayed
by the children.
Friday,
June 24, 2005, beginning
at 1:30 p.m.
The
Pt. Pleasant Beach Boardwalk, at the base
of Arnold Ave., directly in front of the
Police Mini-Station. In the event of inclement
weather, the event will be held in the
Pt. Pleasant Beach Municipal Building,
second floor court room, located at 416
New Jersey Avenue.
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