Join us tonight for the newjerseystatepolice’s Battle of the Badges III Charity Softball Game at skylandsstadium for an inspiring night of heroes, hope, and baseball! 👮🏼‍♂️ Buy tickets at scminers.com! This year’s event will honor sussexcountysheriffsofficenj Supervisory Public Safety Dispatcher Shannon Thonus, who recently passed away at the age of 31 following a courageous battle with stage 4 cancer. A portion of the proceeds will go toward the Thonus family—her husband, Jim Thonus, a New Jersey State Trooper and U.S. Marine, and their two young daughters, ages 1 and 4. 📆 Friday, August 15 🚪 Gates open at 3:30 PM 🚙 Touch-a-Truck (hosted by the Sussex County Sheriff’s Office), 3:30 PM 🥎 New Jersey State Police vs. pastatepolice, 4:00 PM 🇺🇸 Pregame ceremonies, featuring an honor guard, bagpipes, motorcycle units, and the national anthem, 6:30 PM 🚁 NJSP helicopter ball drop/Ceremonial first pitch, 7:00 PM ⚾️ Down East Bird Dawgs vs. Sussex County Miners, 7:05 PM 🥶 Brain Fr...