Woodland Park Councilwoman Tracey Kallert and Council President Vincent DeCesare presented a $14,000 check to the NJ State PBA Survivor & Welfare Fund from the “Families Behind Badge” softball tournament.

The tournament honors officers that have given their lives in the line of duty and their families, and raises funds to assist those surviving families via the State PBA Survivors Fund.

This year’s event honored the late Francesco “Frank” Scorpo Sr., a Woodland Park native who succumbed to COVID on April 12, 2020 at age 34. Frank served as a police officer with the City of Paterson. He served in both the Patrol and Traffic Divisions. He is survived by his wife Kristina, sons Francesco S. Jr and Santino, his parents Sebastiano and Anna and brothers Paolo Scorpo, among others. Scorpo’s family will be presented a check for $2,000 at the Borough Council’s August meeting.