• Young people work to make a difference

    JACKSON — A group of young men and young women in Jackson are going the extra mile in their commitment to help people who are less fortunate than they are. Mayor Mike Reina recognized these young people during the July 28 Township Council meeting. “The young men and women being recognized today have been chosen…

  • County engineers outline road, safety improvements

    Many locations in Jackson will receive upgrades over next few years BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Frank Scarantino JACKSON — Safety is the main concern behind recent and upcoming improvements to Jackson’s roads and bridges. That was the message Ocean County Engineer Frank Scarantino and Ocean County Traffic Engineer Roden Lightbody relayed to Township Council…

  • Volunteers look out for the isolated elderly

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer For Phil Zipser, it is the friendships that have kept him visiting nursing homes for the past 13 years. Zipser, a Monroe Township, Middlesex County, resident, spends several hours every week at a long-term facility in Manalapan, trying to reach as many residents as he can in whatever way he…

  • Westlake residents get ready for annual blood drive

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Residents at the Westlake adult community will once again have the opportunity to give “the gift of life” during the sixth annual Chuck Boudreau Blood Drive. The blood drive, sponsored by the Westlake Men’s Club, will be held at the Westlake Golf and Country Club from 9 a.m.…

  • Lakewood plan targets township’s tough traffic

    LAKEWOOD — With Lakewood’s recent population growth, traveling through the downtown district via Clifton Avenue or traveling along Route 9 certainly presents challenges for vehicles and pedestrians alike. But traffic flow and pedestrian safety may improve significantly if the Road Action Plan proposed by Todd Day, Lakewood’s township engineer, is implemented, according to a press…

  • $89K grant paves 8 streets

    PLUMSTED — Eight streets in the New Egypt section of Plumsted are being repaved and drainage improvements are being made with $89,000 in grant funds obtained by the Township Committee from the state and federal governments’ Transportation Trust Fund. Weather permitting, the street paving project was scheduled to begin the week of Aug. 24 and…

  • Health officials gear up for H1N1 challenges

    For two days last week, New Jersey health officials convened to continue New Jersey’s preparedness efforts in planning for H1N1 (swine flu) influenza. In July, a summit was held over two days to address the essentials of New Jersey’s response to H1N1 influenza: surveillance, community mitigation, vaccination planning and communications. Those four key areas continued…

  • Mayor proud of town’s salute to U.S. veterans

    JACKSON — Residents turned out on Aug. 8 to salute American veterans who did their duty and more in the service of their nation. Jackson held its first Wounded Warrior parade that day as a way of saying thanks to those who answered the call of duty. Following the parade along West Veterans Highway and…

  • A dream 62 years in the making for husband and wife

    John and Florence Smatusik remarry in Catholic ceremony in front of family and friends BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer They met when they were 12 on his father’s farm on Frank Applegate Road in Jackson. Florence and John Smatusik, both 82, listen to the priest who remarried them in a Catholic ceremony held on…

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