Ross, and George

Surprise, surprise!

Radio personality Jennifer Ross, who was canned a year ago from WRMF-97.9 FM’s morning show and replaced by younger, cheaper talent, is returning to the station — but not to the airwaves.

Ross, 52, is scheduled to take over as director of community affairs next week, said station boss Elizabeth Hamma. The job’s description is unclear. Hamma declined to comment further.

In an email to Page2Live, Ross wrote:  “I’m thrilled about the opportunity.  As you know, I’ve always been committed to the community, as has WRMF, so this is the perfect opportunity for me.  I’m looking forward to continuing my relationship with the WRMF team and great things for the future.”

A station insider who asked not to be identified said the move makes sense for both WRMF and the woman who ruled local morning radio for 25 years.

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Red light cameras on Okeechobee Boulevard

The West Palm Beach Police Department is throwing professional courtesy into the wind.

Patrolmen have been told Friday they’ll have to pay the city’s $125-fines if they’re caught running red-lights equipped with cameras — even while in uniform and in a squad car.

And the same goes for any other law enforcement agency circulating on the city’s territory — unless, of course, there’s a legitimate emergency!

Tired of lawmen trying to weasel out of paying, Assistant Chief Dennis Crispo last week sent a preachy letter to all other area chiefs and  Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw to lay down the law.

“Please advise your members if they are captured on camera in their vehicles running the red light at these intersections, they will be cited,” the letter reads. “The only remedy for relief will be through the traffic court system. All law enforcement personnel must understand the high standard of conduct is applied to them in order for the public to have confidence in their departments and the officers.

“This trust is a critical and precious commodity . . . and yet it is fragile and easily lost.”

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Hard to believe, but Grease sweetheart Olivia Newton-John is about to turn 62! Here is the cancer-surviving Jupiter Inlet Colony resident with her nature conservationist hubby, John Easterling, at a Miami Beach junket last week. The two were married two years ago at the Jupiter Beach Resort. (Click here for more photos)

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Scurry

A Jupiter Police captain who broke a color barrier at the suburban department was quietly placed on administrative leave last month as investigators with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office check into allegations of domestic violence.

Capt. Reggie Scurry, 34, the first black police captain in the town and a former Jupiter High School football star, was sent home by the brass after his wife sought treatment for injuries suggesting she was beaten, according to a department source who asked to remain anonymous.

Medical personnel called in Jupiter PD, and the case was later transferred to PBSO.

Scurry’s wife, Cobi, 33, told Page2Live she couldn’t comment “on that” when she was reached on her cell phone Wednesday, and quickly hung up. She and Scurry have been married since 2002.

Department spokesman Sgt. Scott Pascarella confirmed Scurry had been suspended with pay for the past three weeks but said he didn’t know why.

“PBSO is conducting an investigation at the chief’s request,” Pascarella said. “We are waiting for the results.”

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