LARCHMONT, N.Y. (October 11, 2025) — The Larchmont Police Department’s accomplishments in improving local traffic safety for all road users have been recognized through AAA Northeast’s Community Traffic Safety Awards.
This year, the department received the AAA Bronze Award for continued excellence in traffic safety.
Chief McNerney and Lt. Paprota proudly accepted this award at the yearly award ceremony.
The honor was presented by AAA Northeast as part of its Community Traffic Safety Award program.
AAA Northeast, serving over 6.5 million members in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, continues to advance traffic safety, youth education and community service through a robust lineup of free initiatives.
The organization’s Traffic Safety Department delivers more than 20 virtual and in-person outreach programs in partnership with local police, schools and groups, emphasizing safe driving, walking and bicycling. Key offerings include child passenger safety sessions with certified technicians addressing car seat misuse, distracted driving presentations highlighting risks like phone use, and cannabis-impaired driving education for high schools amid legalization trends.
Youth-focused efforts feature the longstanding School Safety Patrol program, launched in 1920, which trains over 675,000 students in 35,000 schools as patrollers to protect pedestrian routes and foster leadership. Other school programs encompass bike safety rodeos with loanable kits, Halloween safety assemblies and puppet shows teaching preschoolers about passenger, pedestrian and bus safety.
Community service campaigns include the AAA Road to Hunger Relief drive partnering with 19 other AAA clubs to stock food pantries, Earth Month environmental cleanups, Trunk or Treat events and a new 2024 volunteer expansion initiative. In 2024, AAA Northeast sponsored 850 community events, delivered 800 meals to homebound residents and supported 190 organizations.
Diversity and veteran support programs, such as the Career Exploration Program and donations to groups like Feed Our Vets, align with the organization’s ESG framework prioritizing volunteerism and sustainability, including backing for the Transportation and Climate Initiative on emissions reductions.
Recognition efforts include the annual Traffic Safety Poster Contest and awards to municipalities for pedestrian protections, alongside internal honors like the 2024 Theo Award for the Northeast Nine employee wellbeing program.
More available via northeast.aaa.com/community or local branches.
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