• Neighborhood watch groups start to spring up in Jackson

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — As residents throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties continue to be the victims of a recent spike in home burglaries, people in Jackson have started working with police to try to make their community less inviting to criminals. Jackson police Sgt. John Convery said police have started to see…

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    • The Jackson Township Regular Republican Organization meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The Feb. 22 meeting will be held at the Jackson Township first aid building, 38 East Veterans Highway, at 7:30 pm. All Republicans are welcome. Details: 732 833-9333.

  • Jackson mayor wants to know when service members are coming home

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Mayor Mike Reina is asking family members, friends or neighbors who know a returning member of the armed forces to notify his office so the township can honor the men and women who have selflessly served their nation. The mayor’s office may be reached at 732-928-1200, ext. 211.…

  • Residents feel violated by spate of burglaries

    Jackson police searching for suspects as criminals strike different parts of town BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON— It is a scene no one wants to see. After a long day at work, a resident returns home to find that his residence has been burglarized. In recent weeks a wave of burglaries have hit Jackson…

  • Council rules state law is unfunded mandate

    Anti-bullying statute must be reconsidered by state legislators BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I f the state Legislature wants to keep the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights on the books, it is going to need to pony up some money to help New Jersey school districts implement it, according to a ruling from the Council on…

  • Ocean freeholders introduce budget

    The Ocean County Board of Freeholders unveiled its proposed 2012 spending package, keeping to its pledge of no surprises when it comes to the county’s budget. “The proposed 2012 spending package totals $354,189,356. It covers the cost of providing services in a growing county while coming in $4.1 million below a restrictive 2 percent spending…

  • Jackson man charged with attempted carjacking

    JACKSON — A Jackson resident is facing multiple criminal charges following his alleged involvement in an incident on the afternoon of Jan. 31. Police said Tyron Trotman, 24, of Foxglove Court, Jackson, was visiting relatives in the Sixty Acre residential development when an argument with a family member turned physical at about 5:30 p.m. Police…

  • CODA

    New law lets a little more sun shine on government GREG BEAN Over 30 years in the news business, and much of that in New Jersey, I learned firsthand how hard it is to find out how some branches of government are spending your tax dollars. When state governments or local municipalities released their annual…

  • Efficient lights on way to Jackson

    JACKSON — The township has entered into a contract agreement with Jersey Central Power & Light for the retrofitting of existing street lights with light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. Under the terms of the agreement, more than 500 lights will be replaced around Jackson, according to a press release. Mayor Mike Reina said, “The township’s ‘going…

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