FIRE ACADEMY CELEBRATES FIRST GRADUATION CEREMONY SINCE COVID 3

(above) Zachary Menendez of Bridgewater graduated from the Somerset County Fire Academy’s Fall 2022 class, and will be joining the Green Knoll Fire Department as a volunteers. Zachary is following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Bob Skillman, who served 55 years as a firefighter including as chief of the Laurelton Fire Department. “For all the guys who don’t know what they want to do or want to try something new, really get into volunteer firefighting. You might just find that this is something you want to spend your life doing,” said Zachary.