Fundraiser For Injured Berkeley Officer Will Run From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Today

Berkeley Township police officer Robert Ashton is slowly recovering from serious injuries he received in a motorcycle accident in Waretown recently.

And some of his fellow officers have stepped up, volunteering to donate sick and vacation time to Ashton, who has been on the force less than three years, Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said recently.

But Ashton - a Marine veteran who served three tours in the Middle East - has only been with the department for three years, so he doesn’t have much sick or vacation time accrued.

So the Berkeley P.B.A. 237, Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. and the Township Council and Tony’s Pizza are teaming up today for a fundraiser for Ashton. The restaurant will donate 25 percent of today’s proceeds to the P.B.A. which will turn the funds over to Ashton’s family. He has three children, ages 2, 11 and 13.

Tony’s Pizza is located at 340 Route 9 in Bayville. For more information or to order, please call 732-269-5555.