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Lt. Scott Paterson

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Hail to Rumson Police Chief Paterson

Scott Paterson was sworn in as chief on New Year's Day

They like him. They really, really like him. It wasn't the Oscars. It wasn't Hollywood. But, that was the love-of-a-local-celebrity tone that rang through Bingham Hall when Scott Paterson finished taking his oath as the new chief of the Rumson Police Department in front of a capacity crowd at the borough's New Year's Day reorganization. Wife by his side and twin children holding the Bible, Paterson was sworn in to the office by Mayor John Ekdahl just after the Borough Council passed the official resolution appointing him chief. Residents, officials, family, friends and officers from both Rumson and Fair Haven packed and lined the hall in a show of their staunch support. Paterson, a well-known 20-year veteran of the force, did not speak, …

Pegeen Patton

5:48 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013

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Rumson's New PD Chief to Take Oath

Scott Paterson will officially become chief.

While Rumson's governing body will remain the same with this year's reorganization, one major change in officials will take place. Acting Police Chief Scott Paterson will officially become chief. While Paterson has assumed the responsibilities of chief for months now, since former longtime Chief Richard Tobias retired, his appointment as the department's chief will take hold once the appointment resolution is passed and his oath to the office is administered at the borough's traditional noon New Year's Day reorganization ceremony at Bingham Hall. Councilmen Mark E. Rubin and Frank Shanley, who were both re-elected to new terms on the governing body, will be sworn in. Shanley, according to the agenda will not be present. Max B. Ross will be…

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