• Jackson school board places stamp of approval on budget

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Property owners can expect to see an increase in their school taxes following the Jackson School District Board of Education’s adoption of a $146.7 million budget for the 2015-16 school year. The budget will be supported by the collection of $77.7 million in taxes from Jackson’s property owners.…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Krysten Guilfoyle of Jackson was inducted into Sigma Alpha Pi at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Jackson Liberty High School, Guilfoyle is majoring in early childhood education. Lyle German of New Egypt received a bachelor of arts in sociology and business administration from Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania. A graduate of New…

  • Work on Garden of Hope to begin

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Construction is expected to begin May 27 on a memorial where young men and women from Jackson who lost their lives too early will be remembered. The Garden of Hope will take shape on a 3-acre tract at the Jackson Soccer Complex on Jackson Mills Road. William Valentine,…

  • Mom has got son’s work cut out for him

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch When our Lawrence returned from his sophomore year at college, I could not have been more thrilled. There are so many emotions and thoughts that enter a mother’s mind when one of her flock returns to the nest. I was elated to see his smile, and when he hugged…

  • Residents urged to add name to Sara’s Law next-of-kin registry

    During the four years since the passage of Sara’s Law, more than 5,700 people have signed up for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) registry for next-of-kin emergency notification. Sara’s Law, named for Sara Dubinin, a 19-year-old Sayreville resident who was killed in a 2007 car accident, created the next-of-kin registry to prompt emergency…

  • Parents follow all roads in bid to save son’s life

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jamesy Raffone James and Karen Raffone of Manalapan started the Jar of Hope Foundation with the goal of finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy because their son, James, 6, who is known as Jamesy, was diagnosed with the rare terminal strain of muscular dystrophy in October 2013. One month later,…

  • Foundation planning golf outing in June

    JACKSON — Four years after the passing of James Volpe, the foundation that bears his name will return to the golf links to celebrate his life and raise money for a number of causes. Volpe was a senior and a member of the varsity baseball team at Jackson Memorial High School when he was killed…

  • Howell man faces assault, restraint charge

    Louis Kuka JACKSON — A Howell resident is facing criminal charges following his alleged involvement in an incident at a home in Jackson. Louis Kuka, 45, was charged on May 7 with aggravated sexual assault, criminal restraint and aggravated assault after he surrendered himself to detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Jackson…

  • Memorial Day parades, ceremonies scheduled

    American military personnel who died in the service of their nation will be honored during Memorial Day activities on May 25. For the 56th consecutive year, Jackson will hold a Memorial Day parade and memorial services. The parade is hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4703, Jackson, and sponsored by the Jackson Policemen’s Benevolent…

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