Annie Bown, the first female special police officer in West Milford, is second from left in this early 1950 photo. Some of the other officers shown are Richard Struble, Bill Perry, Vincent Meyer, Pat Squitieri, Jim Gray and Len Spano. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: 1st female special police officer The Rev. Jed O’Connor, a former Franciscan priest in the Catholic Diocese of Paterson in the 1980s, was one of the last people... Columns 25 Jun 2025 | 02:17