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N.Y. Jets' Jerricho Cotchery Among Those to be Recognized at Black History Month Celebration

Morristown High principal and executive director of Morristown Neighborhood House also will be honored.

The Morris County Prosecutor's Office Community Affairs Unit and National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives will present a 2011 Black History Month Celebration Tuesday night at the , fifth floor, in Morristown at 6 p.m.

The event will recognize Alderwoman Carolyn Blackman, of Dover; retired Capt. Don Wactor, of the Orange Police Department; Dr. Felicia Jamison, educator/historian; Morristown High School Principal Linda Murphy; Executive Director David Walker, of the Morristown Neighborhood House and Jerricho Cotchery, of the New York Jets.

The keynote speaker will be Sheriff Mildred Scott, of the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office.

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To RSVP, e-mail rsvp@co.morris.nj.us or call 973-285-6268.


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