STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. WILLIAM REHMANN, JR. A-3291-09T3

04-29-11

In seeking to prove defendant's blood alcohol content in this DWI prosecution, the State called an expert to testify about the results of a laboratory test performed on defendant's blood sample by another technician. In considering defendant's argument that the failure to produce the other technician violated the rights guaranteed him by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, the court held that in such circumstances the State must call a witness who has made an independent determination as to the results offered. The court concluded that a surrogate witness knowing nothing but what is stated in another's report will not satisfy a defendant's confrontation rights but nevertheless affirmed and found that the State called an appropriate witness because the witness

supervised the testing process and signed the laboratory

certificate.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. HAI KIM NGUYEN A-2311-09T2

04-15-11

If a person incarcerated in another state is transferred to

New Jersey in accordance with the Extradition Clause of the

United States Constitution and the Uniform Criminal Extradition

Act to stand trial in this State, that person is not entitled to

a dismissal of the charges based on this State's alleged failure

to bring him to trial within the time required by the Interstate

Agreement on Detainers. Suppression is not required if evidence

was discovered by a search in another state that conformed with

the Fourth Amendment and the New Jersey Constitution, but

violated a statute of the other state that requires a warrant to

be executed only by a police officer of the jurisdiction where

the search is conducted.

Defendant's Reckless, Self-Created Conduct Triggered the Plain View Exception: State v Plummer

Defendant's Reckless, Self-Created Conduct Triggered the Plain View Exception

State v Plummer

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

APPELLATE DIVISION

DOCKET NO. A-2805-09T3

Submitted May 25, 2011 – Decided June 7, 2011

Before Judges R. B. Coleman and J. N. Harris.

On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County, Indictment No. 08-09-2160.

PER CURIAM

Defendant Grover Plummer was convicted by a jury of two counts of third-degree possession of controlled dangerous substances, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a), and sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of five years.[1] He appeals, and raises the following arguments:

POINT I: THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING DEFENSE COUNSEL'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS.

POINT II: THE PROSECUTOR'S SUMMATION EXCEEDED THE BOUNDS OF PROPRIETY. (NOT RAISED BELOW)

POINT III: THE SENTENCE IMPOSED WAS MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE AS A RESULT OF THE TRIAL COURT'S DECISION TO IMPOSE A DISCRETIONARY EXTENDED TERM.

POINT IV: THE TRIAL COURT COULD NOT PROPERLY HAVE IMPOSED A DISCRETIONARY EXTENDED TERM ON COUNT I AS WELL AS ON COUNT II. (NOT RAISED BELOW)

From our review of the record, we are satisfied that none of these points are meritorious, except for Point IV. We affirm the conviction and aggregate sentence, but remand for clarification of the judgment of conviction to eliminate one of the two extended terms.

I.

On May 28, 2010, five Asbury Park police officers were engaged in a street crime operation when one received information suggesting that Plummer —— known locally as Gaggi —— was selling controlled dangerous substances along Springwood Avenue.[2] Sergeant Michael Barnes and Officer Lorenzo Petway drove an undercover vehicle to the vicinity of Springwood Avenue and began making observations of Plummer, who was on Ridge Avenue. Seeing nothing amiss, the police officers nevertheless decided to approach Plummer, who at that point was approximately 100 feet away. Plummer was walking towards the police officers, but when they were about twelve feet apart, Plummer looked up, turned, and jogged away in the opposite direction. The police officers followed, but almost immediately Plummer tripped at the curb and fell while the police were approximately four to six feet away. As he fell, Plummer let go of an object that he was holding in his right hand. As it hit the pavement, Sergeant Barnes saw that it was "an off white object." When he retrieved it, Sergeant Barnes observed, "it was inside of a clear plastic, similar to a plastic bag that —— torn off of it, like it was pinched off and twisted at the end. And then [Sergeant Barnes] looked at it, and through [his] training and experience [he] recognized it to be crack cocaine."

The remaining four police officers attempted to subdue and handcuff Plummer, who resisted their efforts to do so. Eventually, he was restrained and placed under arrest, and in the resultant search of his person, a bag containing nine bags of heroin was found clutched in Plummer's left hand, together with paraphernalia used to ingest crack cocaine.

Plummer claims that when he first encountered the police officers, he thought he was about to be robbed by "gang bangers and stuff around here."[3] At the suppression motion he testified,

I didn't even know who it was. I didn't know who it was. Because it could have been, you know, somebody coming to rob me or beat me up or anything, because I ain't too long —— I just got home from my being incarcerated. So I didn't know who it was when they pulled me. Then, later I find out that it was the cops.

Plummer claimed that the police officers were neither wearing badges nor other identification, and they did not announce who they were. Wary of the situation, Plummer said that it was his intention to flee. However, because he had recently suffered a stroke he was unable to run, and instead fell. The police officers then "jumped on top of [him]" while he was yelling, "I ain't got nothing." Plummer adamantly denied possessing any drugs.

II.

A.

Plummer first argues that the Law Division erred in not suppressing the evidence seized from him on the day of his arrest. He asserts that the police lacked probable cause to conduct a warrantless search, and that the State's reliance on the sequelae of a field inquiry, as opposed to an investigative detention, was baseless. The Law Division determined that if Plummer's version were to be credited, then "this clearly never reached the stage of a Terry[[4]] stop until the police were on top of him." Accordingly, because there was no order to stop —— indeed, there was no tangible interaction between Plummer and the police officers because Plummer fled upon fearing for his safety without knowing their identity —— the recovery of the evidence was appropriate because it came into plain view due to the conduct of Plummer.

Alternatively, the Law Division held that due to the informant's specific disclosures, which were confirmed by Plummer being located at the place and time indicated by the informant, the police had probable cause to minimally engage Plummer, even though at the time they had not personally witnessed any criminal activities. Thus, in primary reliance upon State v. Hughes, 296 N.J. Super. 291, 296 (App. Div.) (defendant on a bicycle held to have abandoned a container filled with bags of cocaine, because he threw the container against a curb when he noticed a police car approaching, but before he was seized or ordered to stop), certif. denied, 149 N.J. 410 (1997), the Law Division concluded that the seizure of the evidence did not offend the Fourth Amendment, and denied the motion to suppress.

We recognize that under the Fourth Amendment and Article 1, paragraph 7 of the New Jersey Constitution, "[a] warrantless search is presumed invalid unless it falls within one of the recognized exceptions to the warrant requirement." State v. Cooke, 163 N.J. 657, 664 (2000); see also State v. Alston, 88 N.J. 211, 230 (1981). Here such an exception to the warrant requirement is fulfilled under the "stop and frisk" principles enunciated in Terry. Also, when the police officers initially approached Plummer on the street, they "were permitted to make a field inquiry 'without grounds for suspicion.'" State v. Maryland, 167 N.J. 471, 483 (2001); see also State v. Pineiro, 181 N.J. 13, 20 (2004) (defining a field inquiry as "the least intrusive encounter, which occurs when a police officer approaches an individual and asks 'if [he or she] is willing to answer some questions'" (quoting State v. Nishina, 175 N.J. 502, 510 (2003))). "A field inquiry is permissible so long as the questions '[are] not harassing, overbearing or accusatory in nature.'" Pineiro, supra, 181 N.J. at 20.

The police officers had a justified basis to stop Plummer and ask about his identity and why he was in the area. Of course, the situation never even reached that stage, because Plummer turned and tried to run. His reckless, self-created conduct resulted in his dropping the cocaine, which triggered the plain view exception to the warrant requirement.

A warrant is not required to perform a search when a police officer is (1) lawfully present in the viewing area, (2) the officer inadvertently discovers the evidence in plain view, and (3) it is "immediately apparent" to the police officer that the "items in plain view were evidence of a crime, contraband, or otherwise subject to seizure." State v. Johnson, 171 N.J. 192, 206-07 (2002); see also State v. Bruzzese, 94 N.J. 210, 236 (1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1030, 104 S. Ct. 1295, 79 L. Ed. 2d 695 (1984). The motion judge credited Sergeant Barnes's observations of Plummer's conduct, which resulted in the revelation of the contraband. We defer to the motion judge's adoption of such factual narrative. See State v. Mann, 203 N.J. 328, 336-37 (2010); State v. Locurto, 157 N.J. 463, 474 (1999). As such, we have no basis to disturb the Law Division's decision to uphold the seizure of the evidence and allow its use during trial.

B.

Plummer next argues that the prosecutor's summation exceeded the bounds of propriety. Specifically, Plummer takes issue with two comments about the jury's credibility assessment of the testifying police officers, who were said to "have no stake here, their lives don't change no matter what you come back with." These comments were in response to defense counsel's strident arguments that the police officers were possibly corrupt, had planted the contraband on Plummer, and had likely lied to support one another during the trial.

Because Plummer did not object to the prosecutor's comments at the time of the summation, we review this argument under the lens of plain error as articulated in Rule 2:10-2. Under this standard, we will not reverse on the basis of such error unless we find it was "clearly capable of producing an unjust result." Ibid. The possibility of producing an unjust result "must be real, one sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt as to whether the error led the jury to a result it otherwise might not have reached." State v. Macon, 57 N.J. 325, 336 (1971). Moreover, our assessment of plain error "depends on an evaluation of the overall strength of the State's case." State v. Chapland, 187 N.J. 275, 289 (2006). Furthermore, the absence of an objection at the time the alleged error occurred may well indicate that counsel did not consider such error to be significant in the context of the trial. Macon, supra, 57 N.J. at 333.

We find that the summation comments were entirely incapable of producing the undue prejudice claimed by Plummer. Not only were they fleeting in nature, but they were both accurate and fair comments. The claim that having no stake in the outcome of the case somehow unjustly bolsters the police officers' credibility borders on the far-fetched.

A prosecutor's "'primary duty . . . is not to obtain convictions, but to see that justice is done.'" State v. Frost, 158 N.J. 76, 83 (1999) (quoting State v. Ramseur, 106 N.J. 123, 320 (1987)). In summation, prosecutors may "make vigorous and forceful closing arguments to juries" based on the evidence and all reasonable inferences. State v. Timmendequas, 161 N.J. 515, 587 (1999), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 858, 122 S. Ct. 136, 151 L. Ed. 2d 89 (2001). Additionally, they may vigorously rebut specific arguments made by defense counsel. State v. Mahoney, 188 N.J. 359, 376-77 (2006), cert. denied, 549 U.S. 995, 127 S. Ct. 507, 166 L. Ed. 2d 368 (2006). We are satisfied that the challenged commentary in this case falls well within the mainstream of permissible comment during summation by a prosecutor and does not warrant our intervention.

C.

Plummer's next two arguments challenge the sentence imposed by the Law Division. In particular, he contends that the imposition of an extended term was unwarranted and the five-year period of incarceration was manifestly excessive. These arguments lack sufficient merit to warrant extended discussion in this opinion. See R. 2:11-3(e)(2).

Our review of sentencing decisions is "relatively narrow and is governed by an abuse of discretion standard." State v. Blackmon, 202 N.J. 283, 297 (2010) (citing State v. Jarbath, 114 N.J. 394, 401 (1989)). Plummer was concededly extended-term-eligible in light of his age, extensive prior criminal history, and nature of the crimes for which he was convicted. N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a). Furthermore, the circumstance that the aggregate term in this case lies within the range of third-degree crimes fortifies the view that it does not shock the conscience. See State v. Bieniek, 200 N.J. 601, 612 (2010); State v. Roth, 95 N.J. 334, 365-66 (1984). Therefore, the sentence imposed by the court was neither an abuse of discretion, nor manifestly unjust.

The judgment of conviction, however, must be clarified and corrected in one respect. Because the sentencing judge imposed similar —— if not identical —— five-year sentences on counts one and two, without expressly indicating which count would bear the extended term, it is plausible that extended terms were imposed on both. If that is what the sentencing court intended, it was in error, as there may be only one extended term pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5(a)(2). See State v. Papasavvas, 163 N.J. 565, 627 (2000) ("[A] court may impose only one extended term on one sentencing occasion."). The case is remanded solely for the purpose of clarifying the judgment of conviction to eliminate one count from the extended term calculus.

Affirmed in part and remanded in part to amend the judgment of conviction.

[1] Following the jury verdict, the Law Division tried Plummer on related disorderly persons charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2, and resisting arrest, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(a)(1). The court found Plummer guilty, and imposed terms of incarceration of thirty days and ninety days respectively, to be served concurrently with the two concurrent five-year terms for the indictable offenses.

[2] The record indicates that Springwood Avenue is also known as Lake Avenue.

[3] Plummer testified only during the motion to suppress, and not at the trial.

[4] Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S. Ct. 1868, 20 L. Ed. 2d 889 (1968)

Behavior Did Not Recklessly Create Risk of Public Inconvenience: State v Davis

Behavior Did Not Recklessly Create Risk of Public Inconvenience

State v Davis

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

APPELLATE DIVISION

DOCKET NO. A-5172-09T2

Submitted May 17, 2011 - Decided

Before Judges Carchman and Waugh.

On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County, Municipal Appeal No. 10-013.

PER CURIAM

Defendant Colleen A. Davis appeals her conviction on one count of disorderly conduct, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2(a). We reverse.

I.

We discern the following facts and procedural history from the record on appeal.

On December 14, 2007, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Officers Jason Lopez and Tiffany Dill of the Keansburg Police Department were in a patrol vehicle, with Lopez driving. Another officer requested them to locate Donald Neri, who was believed to be a passenger in an SUV driven by Davis, his girlfriend. Neri had been identified as a suspect with respect to a pending criminal-mischief investigation.

Lopez spotted Davis's SUV in a residential area, and proceeded to pull it over using his flashing lights and siren. At the time, he and Dill only observed Davis in the SUV, but they subsequently observed a child in the back seat. As Lopez was calling in the stop, Davis got out of her SUV and approached the patrol car. According to Lopez, Davis was "screaming, her hands were waving out. She seemed pretty upset. She was shouting profanities . . . ." According to Dill, Davis got out of her SUV and became "irate," and was "yelling, screaming, cursing" and came "running towards the front of [the] patrol vehicle."

After Dill succeeded in getting Davis to return to her SUV, both officers approached it. They told Davis that they were looking for Neri. According to Lopez, Davis became "more upset again," with "[h]er arms . . . going up and down." Lopez described her as "extremely upset, aggressively." She "continued to yell and curse . . . for another 30 seconds until other officers arrived." Dill testified that, once Davis returned to the SUV, she "was continuously still yelling, cursing, saying that we had absolutely no reason to pull her over."

Dill asked Davis to get out of the SUV because of the young child in the back. Despite Dill's efforts to calm Davis down, she continued "yelling and cursing and flailing her arms." After approximately a minute of that conduct, Dill placed Davis under arrest.

Both Lopez and Dill testified that there were residents in the area who witnessed the events described above. According to Lopez, people appeared to "com[e] outside because the commotion that Ms. Davis was creating was loud and people just came outside." Dill also testified that "[p]eople were coming out of their houses. They were stepping out onto the sidewalk." When asked on cross-examination whether "there were actually people there watching what was going on," Dill responded that "[t]hey were located in front of their houses . . . [or] standing in their doorway," and that there "were kids standing out on the sidewalk."

The municipal court trial was held on February 1, 2010, with Lopez and Dill as the only witnesses. After the State rested, Davis moved unsuccessfully for an acquittal. Davis then rested. After hearing summations, during which defense counsel pointed out discrepancies between the testimony given by Lopez and Dill and the report written by another officer, the municipal judge gave a detailed oral opinion, finding Davis guilty. He imposed a fine of $56, together with costs and the required assessments and penalties.

Davis appealed her conviction to the Law Division, which heard the matter de novo on the record on May 20, 2010. The Law Division judge found Davis guilty, explaining his decision as follows:

From the moment the police initiated their investigatory stop, defendant was foul-mouthed, uncooperative, and aggressive. This was not a situation where the defendant simply cursed at the officers or made a menacing gesture.

The credible evidence indicates that the defendant's language, demeanor, and body movements evidenced a response entirely disproportionate to the police stop and attempted inquiry, and taken together evidenced a person who was nearly out of control. Defendant had to be told repeatedly to return to her vehicle. Once in her vehicle, she continued shouting, flailing, and cursing despite repeated admonishments by the police to calm down, so that the reason for the stop could be explained to her.

. . . .

It is evident that [the municipal judge] found the consistent parts of the officers' testimony to be credible. The officers' testimony is not rendered incredible just because the police report did not contain every observation testified to in court. Further, [the judge] made his credibility findings with all of the above information available to him. This [c]ourt will, therefore, defer to [the judge's] findings with regard to the issue of credibility as he had the opportunity to observe the testimony and get a feel for the case, which this [c]ourt as the reviewing court cannot enjoy.

Finally, defendant contends that the [S]tate failed to show that defendant engaged in "tumultuous behavior" under the statute. "Tumultuous behavior" is not defined in the statute, and the Appellate Division has noted it is, "hard-pressed to ascertain its definitional parameters." State v. Stampone, 341 N.J. Super. 247, 254 (App. Div. 2001). "Tumult" is defined as "a disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices," or as a "violent agitation of mind or feelings." Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, 11th Edition (2005). In State v. Stampone, the Appellate Division found that slamming a car door so that it almost hit a police officer did not, by itself, constitute "tumultuous behavior" which could give rise to a disorderly persons charge.

As [the municipal judge] aptly observed, "When one is stopped by the police, one has several options. The options are to respond in a reasonable manner to the questions asked or to decline to respond. One can even speak disrespectfully in a normal voice, but when one raises one's voice, refuses to respond in a timely way to police instructions, flails one's arms, and hurls curses repeatedly at the police, the situation is one which is ripe for escalation, particularly if there are other people present who may be drawn into the melee."

Thus, the [c]ourt finds that the evidence in this matter supports a finding that defendant's behavior was, indeed, a "violent agitation of mind or feelings," which recklessly created a risk of "public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm." See N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2(a). As such, defendant's behavior meets the requirements of the statute, and the defendant was properly found guilty of improper behavior in violation of the statute.

The Law Division judge imposed the same sentence as the municipal judge. This appeal followed.

II.

Davis raises the following issue on appeal:

POINT I: DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION WAS AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF THE CREDIBLE EVIDENCE.

The State argues that the conviction was supported by the record and that Davis's conduct violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2(a).

Our role in an appeal such as this one is limited, in that we "consider only the action of the Law Division and not that of the municipal court." State v. Oliveri, 336 N.J. Super. 244, 251 (App. Div. 2001) (citing State v. Joas, 34 N.J. 179, 184 (1961)). The Law Division determination is de novo on the record from the municipal court, Rule 3:23-8(a), but the Law Division judge must give "due, although not necessarily controlling, regard to the opportunity of the magistrate to judge the credibility of the witnesses." State v. Johnson, 42 N.J. 146, 157 (1964). We are ordinarily limited to determining whether the Law Division's de novo findings "could reasonably have been reached on sufficient credible evidence present in the record." Id. at 162. Nevertheless, our review of purely legal issues is plenary. Manalapan Realty, L.P. v. Twp. Comm. of Manalapan, 140 N.J. 366, 378 (1995); State v. Goodman, 415 N.J. Super. 210, 225 (App. Div. 2010), certif. denied, 205 N.J. 78 (2011).

The summons issued to Davis charged her with "knowingly and purposely" committing "the act of improper behavior specifically by being loud, uncooperative by not following police direction during an investigation of an assault that occurred," which was said to be in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2(a). We note, initially, that (1) the trial testimony referred to an investigation involving criminal mischief, rather than an assault, and (2) Davis was found guilty of engaging in "tumultuous behavior" and not of being "uncooperative by not following police direction during [the] investigation."

Subsection (a) of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2 provides, in relevant part, as follows:

Disorderly conduct

a. Improper behavior. A person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense, if with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof he

(1) Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior; . . . .

. . . .

"Public" means affecting or likely to affect persons in a place to which the public or a substantial group has access; among the places included are highways, transport facilities, schools, prisons, apartment houses, places of business or amusement, or any neighborhood.

In finding Davis guilty, the Law Division judge focused on "tumultuous behavior." Consequently, the State was obligated to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Davis, "with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof," engaged in "tumultuous behavior."

We do not address the issue of whether there was evidence in the record to support a finding that Davis actually acted "purposely" to cause "public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm" because the judge did not make a finding of purposeful conduct. Instead we turn to the issue of whether the record supports the judge's finding of reckless conduct.

N.J.S.A. 2C:2-2(b)(3) defines "recklessly" as follows:

A person acts recklessly with respect to a material element of an offense when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the material element exists or will result from his conduct. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that, considering the nature and purpose of the actor's conduct and the circumstances known to him, its disregard involves a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the actor's situation.

[(Emphasis added).]

Davis was angry at the police officers and acting inappropriately, but we see no support in the record for a finding that she was "consciously disregard[ing] a substantial and unjustifiable risk that" her conduct would result in "public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm."

There was no evidence that there was "public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm." Although there was testimony by Lopez and Dill that members of the public had come out of their houses to observe what was going on, the municipal judge perceptively noted that there was "no way of knowing why they came out of their houses. They may have heard sirens, they may have seen the lights on the police vehicles. . . . We will never know one way or another."

There was no testimony that anyone complained to the police about Davis's conduct, and no member of the public testified. In fact the police did not interview any of the bystanders. There was also no testimony that any member of the public took Davis's side during the encounter or in any way menaced or interfered with the police officers. A conclusion that there was "public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm" or a realistic risk of such a condition would be based on pure speculation.

In State v. Stampone, 341 N.J. Super. 247, 254-55 (App. Div. 2001) (emphasis added), we addressed the meaning of "tumultuous behavior" as follows:

Defendant does not challenge the phrase "tumultuous behavior" as unconstitutionally vague or overly broad, although we are hard-pressed to ascertain its definitional parameters. The dictionary definition of tumult speaks in terms of a disorderly and violent movement, agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with great uproar and confusion of voices, a noisy and turbulent popular uprising, a riot. Webster's Third New International Dictionary 2462 (1993). For present purposes, it is sufficient to find that on the facts here presented there was no tumultuous conduct as a matter of law.

Unlike the Law Division judge, we do not read Stampone as warranting a finding of "tumultuous behavior" when someone is angry at the police and engages in the conduct described by the police witnesses who testified at trial, even if they are flailing their arms and impassioned. Stampone speaks in terms of a turbulent crowd or a riot, not the excited, or even excessively offensive, conduct of one person acting alone. Davis was not part of an unruly crowd nor was she participating in a riot.

In short, although we defer to the Law Division judge's finding of fact, we conclude, as a matter of law, that Davis's actions, which took place over the period of a few minutes at most, did not "recklessly creat[e] a risk" of "public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm" and did not involve "tumultuous behavior." While Davis's conduct was inappropriate and intemperate, it was not criminal under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2. Consequently, we reverse the conviction and dismiss the charges against Davis.

Reversed.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County

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This resource directory was compiled and developed by 152 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-254-3344 (Fax) 732-254-4224 www.ncadd-middlesex.org Printing of this resource directory was provided in cooperation with the Middlesex County Department of Human Services Division of Addiction Services ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & OTHER DRUG RESOURCE DIRECTORY FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY PROVIDING SUBSTANCE ABUSEPREVENTION, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY 152 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-254-3344www.ncadd-middlesex.org 24 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Hotlines/Mutual Support Groups 3 Information/Referral 4 Prevention/Education 4-5 Outreach 6 Detoxification Methadone Services 8 Outpatient Services 9-13 Halfway Houses 13-14 Residential Treatment 14-16 INDEX Addictions Hotline of NJ, 3, 4 Addiction Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey, 21 Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program for Students, 9 American Lung Association of NJ, 20 Bergen Regional Medical Center, 6 Carrier Clinic, 7, 14, 16 Catholic Charities, 4, 9, 16, 17 Community Care Behavioral Health, 17 Crawford House, 13 CURA, Inc., 9, 14 Damon House, 9, 14 Discovery Institute, 5, 6, 10, 15 Elijah’s Promise, 6 Extracare Health Services, 10 First Step Counseling, 10, 17 Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, 21 Info-Line of Central Jersey, 4 JFK Medical Center - Center for Behavioral Health, 10 JFK Medical Center - STEPS Recovery, 10 Mattie House (New Hope Foundation), 13 Middlesex County Area Transit, 21 Middlesex County Board of Social Services, 22 Middlesex County Division of Addiction Services, 22 Middlesex County Division of Behavioral Health & Children’s Services, 21 Middlesex County Health Department, 5, 20 National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County, Inc., 3, 4, 5 New Brunswick Counseling Center, 7, 8, 11 New Hope Foundation, 7, 11, 15 New Hope Foundation’s Open Door, Inc., 11 NJ Council on Compulsive Gambling, 22 NJ Quitnet, 20 New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program, 22 Princeton House Behavioral Health, 8, 11, 15, 17, 18 Rape Crisis Intervention Center, 22 Raritan Bay Management Corporation - Methadone Program, 8 Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies - PACT, 12 Rutgers University Center of Alcohol Studies, 5 St. Peter’s University Hospital High Risk Pregnancy, 20 Stevens, Inc. , 12, 18 Strathmore Treatment Associates, 8, 12 Tobacco Dependence Clinic, 21 Touchstone Hall, 16 UMDNJ - UBHC - Partial Hospitalization Program, 18 UMDNJ - UBHC - Acute Adult Partial Hospitalization, 19 UMDNJ - UBHC - Specialized Addiction Treatment Svs, 13 UMDNJ - UBHC - Adolescents Recovering Together (ACT), 13 UMDNJ - UBHC - COPSA, 6 6-8 Co-Occurring/MICA Pregnancy & Addiction20 Nicotine Resources 20-21 Other Services 21-22 • The resources listed are private and public non-profit agencies whose programs’ primary mission is alcoholism, tobacco and other drug addiction services. • For information on private, for-profit agencies and private counselors, call NCADD at 732-254-3344. • This directory does not evaluate the resources listed. Provision of information about a resource does not constitute endorsement, nor does omission of a resource signify disapproval. • This list may not be all-inclusive. • Please advise us of any changes. Thank you. 16-19 2 23 OTHER SERVICES CONTINUED • Initial request must come through a social worker or case worker • Mon.- Fri., 8am - 3:30pm • Limited service 3:30pm - 10pm Middlesex County Board of Social Services 181 How Lane Piscataway, NJ 08854 or 252 Madison Avenue Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 732-745-3500 or Toll Free at 1-800-SOCIAL2 http://middlesexcwa.newark.rutgers.edu Middlesex County Department of Human Services Division of Addiction Services 1 JFK Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901732-745-4042 - Main number 732-745-4065 – Alliance Coordinator 732-745-4500 - Intoxicated Driver Resource Center • Addiction services monitoring and resource allocation • Administration of scholarships for addiction treatment services • Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse administration and development •HIV/AIDS - Ryan White Services NJ Lawyers Assistance Program One Constitution Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901 1-800-24-NJLAP www.njlap.org NJ Council on Compulsive Gambling 3635 Quakerbridge Road / Suite 7 Hamilton, NJ 08619 1-800-GAMBLER www.800gambler.org Rape Crisis Intervention Center 29 Oakwood Avenue Edison, NJ 08837 732-321-1189 Hotline: 877-665-7273 HOTLINES/MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPSAddictions Hotline of NJ (24 Hours) Interpreter available for 140 languages 800-238-2333 www.njdrughotline.org ALA-CALL/ NJ Substance Abuse Hotline Interpreters for all languages 800-322-5525 www.snj.com/ala-call Al-Anon/Alateen (Family Groups) 973-744-8686 www.al-anon.alateen.org Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 908-687-8566 or 800-245-1377 Cocaine Anonymous 866-777-0983 Nar-Anon 800-322-5525 or call NCADD at 732-254-3344 for meeting information Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 800-992-0401 Nicotine Anonymous 877-879-6422 www.nicotine-anonymous.org NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc. 732-254-3344 NJ Substance Abuse Hotline 800-322-5525 New Jersey Council on Compulsive Gambling 800-GAMBLER (800-426-2537) Nar-Anon 800-477-6291 Nicotine Anonymous 877-879-6422 Self Help Clearinghouse 800-367-6274 22 3 INFORMATION & REFERRAL Addictions Hotline of NJ 601 S. Black Horse Pike Williamstown, NJ 08094 800-238-2333 • Freeconfidentialhotline • 24 hours, 7 days a week *Info Line of Central Jersey P.O. Box 159 Milltown, NJ 08850-0159 888-908-INFO (4636) www.info-line.org help@info-line.org • 24 hours a day • Bilingual/anylanguage +*National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County, Inc. 152 Tices Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-254-3344 www.ncadd-middlesex.org • Mon.- Fri. 9am - 5pm • ConfidentialHelpline New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program 1 Constitution Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1500 800-24-NJLAP (800-246-5527) or 732-937-7549 www.njlap.org • Free, confidential service for attorneys, law students, & judges only PREVENTION & EDUCATION *Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center 500 Dobranski Drive Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 732-826-0788 • PerthAmboyresidents • Family-based community programs • Self-sufficiencyprograms • Mon.- Fri. 9am - 8pm • Nofee +*Tobacco Dependence Clinic at UMDNJ School of Public Health 317 George Street, Room 210 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-235-8222 www.tobaccoclinic.org email: clinic@tobaccoprogram.org • Treatment for individuals who want to quit smoking or using tobacco • Individual and group treatment • Nicotine replacement therapy • Other pharmacological aids (e.g. Zyban) OTHER SERVICES Addiction Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey (APCBNJ) 1200 Tices Lane, Suite 104 East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-249-1991 www.certbd.com • Initial and re-certification for CPS, CCS, CMS, APS, CJC, CDA, CPAS, ADS, CHS, CMHAHyacinth AIDS Foundation 78 New Street, 2nd Floor New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-0204 Middlesex County Department of Human Services Division of Behavioral Health & Children’s Services 1 JFK Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-745-3280 • MentalHealthAdministration • Local coordinator of mental health disaster response Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) 711 Jersey Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 800-221-3520 or 732-745-7456 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 4 21 PREGNANCY AND ADDICTION St. Peter’s University Hospital High Risk Prenatal Program 154 Easton Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-745-8600 ext. 7065 or 7066 www.saintpetersuh.com • Manage pregnancy patients with substance abuse • Medicaidaccepted • Charity care available for qualified individuals Discovery Institute for Addictive Disorders, Inc. 80 Conover Road, P.O. Box 177 Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-946-9444 • Familytherapy • FamilyeducationMiddlesex Co. Health Department Health Education Services 711 Jersey Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-745-8860 and 1 JFK Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901 American Lung Association of New Jersey 732-745-3141 1600 Route 22 East www.co.middlesex.nj.us/publichealth NICOTINE RESOURCES Union, NJ 07083 908-687-9340 Helpline: 1-800-LUNGUSA www.lungusa.org/newjersey • Freedom From Smoking Clinic (min. 10 participants at workplace locations arranged) • Business Packet only–no individual services • Bilingual - English & Spanish Middlesex County Health Department Health Education Services 711 Jersey Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-745-8860 www.co.middlesex.nj.us/publichealth • 5-week tobacco cessation program • Indigent clients accepted *New Jersey Quitnet 866-NJSTOPS www.nj.quitnet.com • Tobacco prevention & awareness (elementary school to adult) • Tobacco cessation classes • Indigent clients accepted +National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County, Inc. 152 Tices Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-254-3344 Fax - 732-254-4224 www.ncadd-middlesex.org • Prevention Resource Center • Education and training • Communityorganization;Advocacy • Consultationservices • Middlesex County Substance Abuse Coalition Rutgers University Center of Alcohol Studies 607 Allison Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001 732-445-2190 – Main Office 732-445-4317 – Training/Education www.alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu• Dedicated to providing comprehensive resources and support for people trying to give up smoking. Note: Programs are footnoted with the following codes: * Bilingual (Spanish) professional on staff + Program provides specialized services to adolescents Indigent services noted are for Middlesex County residents. •Provides educational programs and training to professionals in the substance abuse field 20 5 OUTREACHDiscovery Institute for Addictive Disorders, Inc. 80 Conover Road, P.O. Box 177 Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-946-9444 • Family therapy • Familyeducation *Elijah’s Promise First Step Addiction Program 18 Nielson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-545-9002 ext. 119 www.elijahspromise.org • Intake & referral to detox substance abuse programs • Casemanagement • Referrals from probation & parole are welcome • Weekly support group; 12 Step meetings • Bilingual - Spanish & English UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare COPSA Community Outreach - Middlesex County EARS for caregivers 100 Metroplex Drive, Suite 200 Edison, NJ 08817 732-235-8400 / Fax 732-235-8395 http://ubhc.umdnj.edu • Assessment & referral • No fee psychoeducation and referral for caregivers of older adults DETOXIFICATION Bergen Regional Medical Center 230 East Ridgewood Avenue Paramus, NJ 07652 201-967-4194 1-800-730-BRMC www.bergenregional.com/srvBehavioral.html • Inpatient Medical Detoxification • IntensiveOutpatient •Chemical Dependency Assessment Addiction Counselor • Indigent clients accepted statewide • Transportationavailable • Pre-vocationalservices *UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare 4326 Route 1 North Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 Program information: 732-235-5910 Access Center: 800-969-5300 http://ubhc.umdnj.edu • Individualtherapy • Drug/alcohol counseling • Medication management • Health & wellness • Psychoeducation • Pre-vocational services • Transportation provided *UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare Acute Adult Partial Hospitalization Program 671 Hoes Lane, 2nd floor Piscataway, NJ 08855-1392 Program information: 732-235-4242 Access Center: 800-969-5300 http://ubhc.umdnj.edu •Partial hospitalization services for adults age 18 and over with a primary diagnosis of a serious and persistent mental illness • Individual therapy available • MICA treatment • Evidence based best practice modalities • Lunch provided • Group treatment philosophy with multidisciplinary treatment team • Transportation available Note: Programs are footnoted with the following codes: * Bilingual (Spanish) professional on staff + Program provides specialized services to adolescents Indigent services noted are for Middlesex County residents. 6 19 CO-OCCURRING/MICA CONTINUED • Transportation, lunch provided • Accredited by the Joint Commission • BoardCertifiedPsychiatrists • Most major insurance • Medicaid & Medicare accepted •Medication monitoring available +Princeton House Behavioral Health 905 Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-497-3355 • Inpatient Dual Diagnosis Program (Primary Psychiatric Diagnoses) • Inpatient Adult Addiction Recovery Program (Primary Substance Abuse Diagnoses) • Inpatient Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program (Primary Substance Abuse Diagnoses with some Co-occurring Disorders) • Accredited by the Joint Commission • BoardCertifiedPsychiatrists • Most major insurance • Medicaid & Medicare accepted*Stevens, Inc. 169 North Stevens Avenue South Amboy, NJ 08879 732-525-1149 • Substance abuse treatment •Adolescents, women, DUI/DWI offenses, criminal justice clients • Sliding scale fee based on income and other factors *UMDNJ- University Behavioral HealthCare New Brunswick Partial Hospital Program 303 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Program information: 732-235-6900 Access Center: 800-969-5300 http://ubhc.umdnj.edu • Individual therapy and group treatment • Drug/alcoholcounseling • Medicationmanagement • Health and wellness • Psychoeducation Carrier Clinic 252 County Road 601 Belle Mead, NJ 08502 800-933-3579 www.carrierclinic.org • HospitalInpatient • Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less) • Self payment, Private health insurance • Sliding fee scale based on income and other factorsNew Brunswick Counseling Center 320 Suydam Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-4025 • Limited admission of indigent clients • Sliding scale fee • Medicaidaccepted • IDRC & DUI initiatives funded *+New Hope Foundation, Inc. 80 Conover Road Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-946-3030 (24 hours) www.newhopefoundation.org • Sub-acute detoxification (3-5 days) • DUI initiative funded • Sliding scale fee; Indigent clients accepted statewide • Medicaidaccepted +Princeton House Behavioral Health 905 Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-497-3355 800-242-2550 www.princetonhouse.org • BoardCertifiedPsychiatrists • Accredited by the Join Commission • Most major insurances • Medicare & Medicaid accepted CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 18 7 DETOXIFICATION CONTINUED *Strathmore Treatment Associates 1 Lower Main Street, P.O. Box 125 South Amboy, NJ 08879 732-727-2555 800-655-9491 www.ccdom.org • Weekly outpatient MICA group • Individualcounseling • Medicaid accepted/Third party insurance • Sliding scale fee • Medication monitoring available *Community Care Behavioral Health 131 Ethel Road West, Suite 2 Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-572-4666 www.communitycare.us • Young Adult Co-occurring Track ages 18-24 • Adult Co-occurring Track age 25 and older • Partial Care Day Program M – F 9:30 am – 3:40 pm • Special Needs Track for DDD/MI • Transportation and lunch provided • Psychiatrist & Medication Monitoring available • Illness Management & Recovery Groups • Case Management Services • Community Services referrals & linkages • Medicaid only accepted +First Step Counseling 15 Calvin Place Metuchen, NJ 08840 732-549-0401 Mon.- Fri., 9am - 9pm by appointment • Family-Marital counseling • Mental health services available • Individual, group counseling • Adult, adolescent and children accepted • Sliding scale fee; Insurance accepted • IDRC-approvedprogram +Princeton House Behavioral Health 1460 Livingston Avenue North Brunswick, NJ 08902 732-729-3600 www.princetonhouse.org • Dayhours • Adult & adolescent partial hospital • Adolescent & adult IOP, family program CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE • Medicaid accepted (certain plans only) METHADONE SERVICES *New Brunswick Counseling Center 320 Suydam Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-4025 • Medicaidaccepted • Sliding scale fee • Psychological services; Women’s services •HIV counseling and testing available *Raritan Bay Management Corporation Methadone Program 500 Convery Blvd. Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 732-442-7030 www.rbmc.org • Detox & maintenance programs available • Must be 18 years or older *Strathmore Treatment Associates 1 Lower Main Street, P.O. Box 125 South Amboy, NJ 08879 732-727-2555 • • Medicaid accepted (certain plans only) Detox and maintenance programs available Note: Programs are footnoted with the following codes: * Bilingual (Spanish) professional on staff + Program provides specialized services to adolescents Indigent services noted are for Middlesex County residents. 8 17 +Princeton House Behavioral Health 905 Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-497-3355 • Short term adult addiction recovery program • Adolescent substance abuse treatment program •Accredited by the Joint Commission • BoardCertifiedPsychiatrists • Most major insurance • Medicare, Medicaid accepted +Touchstone Hall 35D Piermont Road Rockleigh, NJ 07647 Admissions Office: 201-784-6490 ext. 3411 Fax: 201-784-6495 • Addiction services for adolescent males • Family program ; Parent education therapy • Medicationmonitoring • Individual/groupcounseling • Comprehensive psycho-social evaluation • Students can attend full day school • HIV/AIDS testing & counseling • 2- 6 month program •AA/NA/NI/GA meetings facilitated • On site child & adolescent psychologist • SIS fee. Approved DUIJ provider • Some insurance accepted • Sliding scale fee CO-OCCURRING/MICA (MENTALLY ILL CHEMICAL ABUSER)Carrier Clinic 252 County Road 601 Belle Mead, NJ 08502 800-933-3579 www.carrierclinic.org • Hospital Inpatient • Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less) • Self payment, Private health insurance • Sliding fee scale based on income and other factors Catholic Charities 288 Rues Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816DRUG-FREE OUTPATIENT (Includes Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization) Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program for Students Hurtado Health Center, Rutgers University 11 Bishop Place New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-7402 ext. 233 http://health-rutgers.edu/adaps/ • For Rutgers students only; No fee •Evening hours by appointment • IDRC-approvedprogram *Catholic Charities 288 Rues Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816 800-655-9491 www.ccdom.org • Medicaid accepted/Third party insurance • Sliding scale fee; Indigent clients accepted • American Sign Language • IDRC-approvedprogram +*CURA, Inc. 35 Lincoln Park P.O. Box 180 Newark, NJ 07101-0180 973-622-3570 www.curainc.org • Outpatientprograms • Serves Spanish-speaking clients Damon House Outpatient 175 Market Street - Room 200 Paterson, NJ 07505 973-279-5563 •Sliding scale fee • Indigent clients accepted statewide • OP and IOP programs • Individual & group counseling • DUI-initiative funded • IDRCApprovedProgram CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 16 9 DRUG-FREEOUTPATIENT CONTINUED Discovery Institute for Addictive Disorders, Inc. 80 Conover Road, P.O. Box 177 Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-946-9444 Fax: 732-946-0758 • Intensive Outpatient and Traditional Outpatient •DUI initiative funded • Sliding scale fee • Indigent funding available • County funding and Drug Court funding available • Admissions accepted until 5pm Extracare Health Services 141 Route 34 Old Bridge, NJ 07747 908-472-5122 • Adolescent Intensive Care Outpatient • 12 Step Orientation • AddictionCounseling • Accept Medicare or Medicaide +First Step Counseling 15 Calvin Place Metuchen, NJ 08840 732-549-0401 • Family-Maritalcounseling • Mental & health services available • Individual, group counseling • Adult, adolescent and children accepted • Sliding scale fee; Insurance accepted • IDRC-approvedprogram JFK Medical Center - Center for Behavioral Health 65 James Street Edison, NJ 08818 732-321-7189 • Medicare, Medicaid and some private insurance • Indigent funding available • Outpatient Drug Free and Intensive Outpatient • IDRC-approved program • DrugCourt • Angermanagement • Psychological services available Damon House, Inc. 105 Joyce Kilmer Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-828-3988 • Sliding scale fee; Indigent clients accepted •Variable length of stay • Therapeutic Community; Smoke-free • Psychological evaluation & counseling • Mental health assessments and treatment • Vocationalcounseling • Family therapy; Individual & group counseling •Basic adult education Discovery Institute for Addictive Disorders, Inc. 80 Conver Road, P.O. Box 577 Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-946-9444 Fax: 732-946-0758 • TherapeuticCommunity • Indigent clients accepted •Sliding scale fee • Short term & Long term 1 - 6 months • Comprehensive mental health assessment • Vocational & educational training • Family therapy and education • IDRC funding available • DUI initiative funding •County funding and drug court funding available *+New Hope Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 66, Route 520 Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-946-3030 (24 hours) and 595 County Ave., Secaucus 201-866-0888 www.newhopefoundation.org • Compulsive gambling treatment • Sub-acute detoxification (3-5 days) •Residential adult up to 28 days • Residential adolescent, 14 days to 8 months • Adolescent male, Marlboro, NJ •Adolescent male or female, Secaucus, NJ • Sliding scale fee; Indigent clients accepted CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 10 15 • Women age 18 & over; Average stay 6 months • Indigent and homeless clients • Must be New Jersey resident Mattie House (New Hope Foundation) 86 Conover Road Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-817-0616 •Adult males 18 years and older • Minimum stay is 90 days, maximum is one year • In-house group counseling, individual counseling & self-help • Required to seek full time employment within 10 days of admission •Residents responsible for financial obligation of $130 per week RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT Carrier Clinic252 County Road 601 Belle Mead, NJ 08502 800-933-3579 www.carrierclinic.org • HospitalInpatient •Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less) • Self payment, Private health insurance • Sliding fee scale based on income and other factors *CURA, Inc. 35 Lincoln Park P.O. Box 180 Newark, NJ 07101-0180 973-622-3570 www.curainc.org • Serves Spanish-speaking clients • Long-term 9-12 months; short-term 1-3 months • Services for Spanish-speaking mother with child Note: Programs are footnoted with the following codes: * Bilingual (Spanish) professional on staff + Program provides specialized services to adolescents Indigent services noted are for Middlesex County residents. JFK Medical Center - STEPS Recovery Center Park Avenue and Randolph Road Plainfield, NJ 07061 908-668-2095 • Indigent funding available • IntensiveOutpatient • IDRC-approvedprogram • DrugCourt +*New Brunswick Counseling Center 320 Suydam Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-4025 www.newbrunswickcounselingcenter.org/ • Medicaid accepted; Sliding scale fee • Limited services for indigent clients • HIV support groups • Women’s support groups • 16-week IDRC-related program • IDRC-approvedprogram • DUI-initiativefunded • Methadone (see Methadone section) • Intensive Outpatient services *New Hope Foundation, Inc. 2-A2 Monmouth Avenue Freehold, NJ 07728 732-308-0113 www.newhopefoundation.org • Comprehensive services for adults, adolescents & their families • IDRC-approvedprogram • DUI- initiative funded • Most insurance accepted; Medicaid accepted • Reduced fee upon application *+New Hope Foundation’s Open Door 2-4 New & Kirkpatrick Streets New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-4800 www.newhopefoundation.org • Comprehensive services for adults, adolescents and their families CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 14 11 DRUG-FREE OUTPATIENT CONTINUED • IDRC-approvedprogram • DUI - initiative funded • Medicaid accepted; Sliding scale fee • Indigent clients accepted, county and statewide +Princeton House Behavioral Health 1460 Livingston Avenue North Brunswick, NJ 08902 732-729-3600 www.princetonhouse.org • Day & evening hours • Adult & adolescent partial hospital, IOP, family program • Transportation, lunch provided • BoardCertifiedPsychiatrists • Accredited by the Join Commission • Most major insurance • Medicaid & medicare accepted Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies Program for Addictions Consultation and Treatment (PACT) Psychological Clinic Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology 604 Allison Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-445-6111 ext. 981 • Individualized therapy; Family and couples therapy • Sliding scale fee • SMART Group (non-12-step support group) • IDRC-approvedprogram *Strathmore Treatment Associates 1 Lower Main Street, P.O. Box 125 South Amboy, NJ 08879 732-727-2555 *Stevens, Inc. 147 North Broadway South Amboy, NJ 08879 732-525-1149 • • • Substance abuse treatment Adolescents, women, DUI/DWI offenses, criminal justice clients Slide fee scale based on income and other factors • Detox and maintenance programs available Note: Programs are footnoted with the following codes: * Bilingual (Spanish) professional on staff + Program provides specialized services to adolescents Indigent services noted are for Middlesex County residents. +*UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare Specialized Addiction Treatment Services 390 George Street, 3rd Floor New Brunswick, NJ 08901732-235-3440/ Fax - 732-235-5635 Access Center – 800-969-5300 http://ubhc.umdnj.edu • Services for the developmentally disabled & physically disabled • Comprehensive outpatient services • Special services for women, HIV and adolescents; IOP for adolescents & adults; co-occurring disorder treatment • Individual, group & family therapy • Criminal Justice & DYFS referrals • Medicare, Medicaid accepted • Indigent clients accepted • Self pay accepted +*UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare Adolescents Recovering Together (ACT) 303 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-235-3440 http://ubhc.umdnj.edu • Services for adolscents 13 - 18 years • Intensive Outpatient Program • Program provided Mon., Wed., and Thurs. only from5pm-7pm • Medicaid & medicare and self-pay accepted HALFWAY HOUSES Crawford House P.O. Box 255 Skillman, N J 08558 908-874-5153 www.crawfordhouse.org CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 12 13

Municipal Court Practice program May 19 Thursday 1-2:30pm NJSBA Annual Meeting Borgata Hotel Atlantic City

Municipal Court Practice program May 19 Thursday 1-2:30pm NJSBA Annual Meeting Borgata Hotel Atlantic City Learn the new rules and statutes, an insider’s guide to handling cases in New Jersey’s busiest courts. Municipal Court practice requires more knowledge than just showing up and pleading someone guilty. Learn from two of New Jersey’s most respected lecturers on the subject. This course qualifies for Bridge The Gap credits.

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Free Power of Attorney or Living Will for Middlesex County Police Officers to honor National Police Week

To recognize National Police Week, we will provide a Power of Attorney or Advance Director for Middlesex County Police Officers. The details are attached. Appointments need to be scheduled by May 31.

Free Power of Attorney or Living Will for Middlesex County Police Officers to honor National Police Week

To recognize national Police Week, the Vercammen Law Office and certain other attorneys will provide a free confidential Power of Attorney or Living Will/Advance Directive to Police who serve in the Middlesex County area. I appreciate the service provided by police who protect my family. We want to say thank you to local police. Please call for the free consultation and Will. I am a speaker the American Bar Association ABA on Estate Planning and Probate. The ABA has been active in the “Wills for Heroes” program.

IF YOU HAVE NO WILL (LEGALLY REFERRED TO AS "INTESTATE SECESSION"):

* State law determines who gets assets, not you

* Additional expenses will be incurred by your heirs and extra work will be required by the heirs of their attorney to qualify an administrator

* The Judge determines who gets custody of minor children

* If you have no spouse or relatives, the State may take your property

* The procedure to distribute assets becomes more complicated-and the law makes no exceptions for persons in unusual need or for your own wishes.

* It may also cause fights and lawsuits within your family

This also applies if your Will is declared invalid because it was improperly prepared or is not admissible to probate. In the absence of a Will or other legal arrangement to distribute property at death, there is usually a requirement of an expensive bond and additional work to qualify an administrator. This process is called the law of intestacy.

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