Need we say more? Lake Hopatcong + alcohol = Hopatcongholic!

My friend was on the boat that got hit and he got hurt. Get ready for your lawsuit Mr. Lohr

I'm shocked the police don't have boats on the lake that are ready to go at all times.

He probably doesn't have any insurance or assets to sue for so you may have to go after the last place he was getting tanked at because that may be the only way to collect.

The marine police are usually stationed in Newark or on the Hudson. They are here maybe 3 or 4 times during the entire summer.

During the weekend in the day when the lake is really busy the cops are out on the lake. However it appears that this happened at night when there is less need for patrol.

Not really sure why they didn't request the fire department to come out with their boat. Its already in the lake ready to respond to lake emergencies.

they need to stop the drinking on the lake they look the other way and this will hopefully be a wake up call to stop the boozers on the lake

Glad he wasn't drinking at my house or vested property as I wouldn't want a personal suit against my assets as the previous comments suggested. Yes It could happen to anyone that allows drinking and driving whether by boat or car.

People need to take responsibility for there actions, that's the bottom line. There are hundreds of accidents on RT 80 every day, we don't jump up and say we need to stop driving to work!! When there is alchol involved we blame the Bar serving the drink or the store that sold it. Summer time fun on the lake includes having a few drinks, for a lot on the lake its all to common. I am not saying its ok, just speaking the truth. The state could step up its patrols on the lake, but we all complain about taxes now... It all costs money!! Maybe the state and town should have an accident fee.... You crash a car or boat while intoxicated and you have to pay a weekly fee for the rest of your life... That would make people think twice. If you don't pay, you are given community service.

Mike....hmmmmm I think you're onto something. I like the fee idea. Community service is generally part of the conviction, plus fines and penaltities. That's first warning. It gets worse on 2nd and 3rd conviction. Not speaking from experience just a litte knowledge of the law.

Believe me if the Hopatcong police were on the lake at night in the summer especially the weekends they would make penalty of money to cover their salaries, boat expenses, heck there are enough boneheads out there to even cover the benefits. Wake up Mayor, not only is this a safety issue but this is a revenue generating opportunity that and you are sleeping at the wheel.

Help save Hopatcong I think it would be a great idea to get the PD a boat but then your going to have people complain that we bought them a boat

We have a beautiful lake but the town refuses to redevelop areas around the lake to bring in quality businesses to lower taxes. The lake is this town #1 asset it time to utilize it.

The lake belongs to the state, Hopatcong PD SHOULD NOT and WILL NOT patrol the Lake. I don't even like them going out there in "citizens vessel" its not their territory and the should only serve and protect not try to generate revenue for their salaries.

The state troopers do a fine job.

State Police are cutting back and are not manning the lake as much. If i'm hurt on the lake I want the police to get out there to help me. We are a lake town or PD should man the lake or have a boat to man the lake in case of emergencies.

Troopers do a great job but they arent always around anymore and I think they will end up stop patrolling the lake completely.

If you are out there and you are hurt call the fire dept jefferson has a boat and fireman(Kevin and Dan Bourke) saved a woman from drowning last year. For FREE!
You should also know a few people with boats you can call like me no?

Nice new police cars that Hopatcong has.

Its part of a grant to replace the cars. Then the old cars are auctioned off where the town gets that money. Like I said, keep getting old beat up cars fixed, which cost $$$$ or get newer cars. The old town meetings used to bring up bills of repairs. Every town state or municipality gets this!

Roll Back Our Taxes, the know-it-all, claimed grants have to be repaid, so I guess we had better budget for this money, eh genius?
Paulenich quoted Petillo's 2011 reorganization meeting speech, in which she said: "Over the past three years, we have been very successful in acquiring almost $2 million in state and federal grants." Then Paulenich said: "Does everybody know what a grant is? Borrowed money. I'm sorry. It adds to the deficit." Petillo responded Tuesday: "You don't pay grants back. It's not a loan."

What do I care. Keep paying money to repair the cars. Then ask the town how much the repair bill was for 1 car. The PD gets a certain amount of money per year just like the DPW, the town, and schools. If they don't use the money they lose it. Then the next year they get less money because the State sees it as they didn't use the money last year.

Abe...you never cease to amaze me. You should know what a deficit is because that's how you financed the Civil War when the first time in history we paid federal income taxes and the public debt increased 15 x's over that same time period. And you thought you were the last of the big spenders until Petillo came along and decided to enrich Hopatcong with more federal debt grant money in which every taxpayer in America will have to pay back some day. I will give you a gold star if you can tell me what the federal debt stands at now within $3M dollars because that's how much it increasing per MINUTE!

You're right...let's help flush those troubles down the drain at borough hall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVEf69dLjy0

I will hang an air freshener at the borough hall when I am done.