The annual event has gone from less than 100 participants 25 years ago to more than 7,000 this year, helping to raise more than $2 million for Special Olympics New Jersey.
Once again this year, corrections officers from the Union County Jail in Elizabeth will be dressing up as superheroes to participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run, which leads up to the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics Summer Games in Ewing.
Some special education students can outrun students without a disability, or sink baskets at a greater rate. They just haven't always had the chance to compete.
As New Jersey gears up to host its annual Special Olympics Summer Games in June, one group of law enforcement officers is again bringing attention, awareness and funding to the athletes in their own unique way.
The time to get "freezin for a reason" is almost here! Join Big Joe Henry as he broadcasts live from the Spicy Cantina in Seaside Heights for the 2016 Polar Bear Plunge!
It was a magical night for Big Joe Henry as he and the NJ1015 staff were part of the Special Olympics NJ Opening Ceremony at The College of New Jersey.