ORLEANS —The Orleans Police Department (OPD) and Town officials are once again promoting “Project Blue Light” this holiday season, urging residents to incorporate blue into their seasonal displays to honor law enforcement.

Project Blue Light is a national tradition that serves two important purposes: to honor and remember law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and to show support and thanks for those who continue to serve in American law enforcement today.

The movement originated in 1989 with Dolly Craig of Philadelphia, PA, who placed a blue light in her window to remember her son-in-law, Officer Danny Gleason, who was killed in the line of duty three years earlier. Craig shared her idea with Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), which helped spread the concept n

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