Riidgewood NJ, in celebration of National Police Women’s Day on September 12, 2024, the Ridgewood Rotary had the privilege of hosting a special luncheon to honor the incredible female officers from Ridgewood, Glen Rock, and Ho-Ho-Kus. We were especially delighted to have Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke, Retired, as our guest speaker and the Master of Ceremonies for the event.
Ridgewood NJ, Major General Garrett Harencak, Commander of the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service, will be guest speaker at the regular Tuesday midday meeting of the Ridgewood Rotary Club, May 17, at Old Paramus Reformed Church Hall, on East Glen Avenue.
General Harencak’s will speak on “Airpower and Defending America As an Aerospace General Harencak, who grew up in Elmwood Park, entered the Air Force in 1983 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His assignments included command of the B-52 bomber; instructor pilot and squadron command in the B-1B bomber and service as aide to the Commander of the U.S. Central Command. Before his current assignment,General Harencak was the Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear
Integration, stationed in Washington, D.C. The general’s appearance was arranged withthe assistance of Ridgewood resident, Dr. Anthony Cipriano, who is President of the Iron Gate Chapter of the Air Force Association, in the New York area.
Club president, Bob Freudenrich announced that the public is invited to attend the meeting which begins with buffet lunch at 12:15 P.M. Reservations should be made by emailing Harris Reinstein at harrisreinstein@msn.com or telephoning him at
(201) 652-7877. The cost of the lunch is $15.00, payable at the door.
In addition to Ridgewood, the local service club draws its members from Glen Rock and HoHoKus. Information on becoming a member of Rotary can be requested from Mr. Reinstein.
