The borough of Ship Bottom celebrated its finest as four police officers were lauded with awards during the March borough council meeting, which also saw the hiring of one new patrolman.

Police Chief Jonathan Potter kicked off the ceremony by presenting Sgt. Kyle Jones with the Scott Barr Lifesaving Award, named after the retired Ship Bottom police sergeant and Ocean County Regional SWAT Team member who was injured by an oncoming vehicle as he stopped to help at the scene of a Garden State…