Tag: Jackson
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Reasons to reconsider vaping
By Robert Pedowitz, DO When a patient asks if vaping is safer than smoking, I tell them that neither is safe, potentially pose health risks, and that both habits should be broken. While vapes—also called vapor cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes—have been marketed as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, there hasn’t been enough…
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Jackson requires church to carry insurance at building leased from township
JACKSON – The Township Council has adopted an ordinance amending Jackson’s lease agreement with the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. Council President Ken Bressi, Vice President Rob Nixon and Councilman Scott Martin voted to adopt the ordinance at the governing body’s Aug. 14 meeting. Councilwoman Ann Updegrave and Councilman Barry Calogero were absent. Jackson owns the building…
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Doctor describes plan for three medical office buildings in Jackson
JACKSON – Residents gathered at Jackson Memorial High School on Aug. 15 to make their concerns known to the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment in regard to an application that seeks to establish medical offices in a residential zone. Allen Morgan and Morgan Harmony Development are seeking a use variance from the zoning board to construct…
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New York man admits to robbing bank in Jackson
A Manhattan man has admitted to robbing a bank in Jackson in 2013 and he will be sentenced for that crime and others later this year. On Aug. 15, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced that Eddy Cruz, 42, admitted to robbing the bank in Jackson, and banks in Fort Lee and Hasbrouck Heights, and he admitted…
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Butler laid the foundation for Jackson Liberty legacy
JACKSON – Maureen Butler will retire on June 30 after serving as the first and only principal in the history of Jackson Liberty High School. Butler joined the Jackson School District in January 2006 and the high school – Jackson’s second – opened in September with freshman and sophomore classes. Butler was the assistant principal…
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Jackson zoners approve use of storage container by Cub Scout pack
JACKSON – The Cub Scouts will have a permanent storage trailer at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4703 property on Magnolia Drive in Jackson. Representatives of Cub Scout Pack 34 appeared before the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment on June 6 to seek variances from the municipal code so they would be able to…
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Jackson Cub Scout Pack 34 welcomes girls to join as members
JACKSON – Girls can be Cub Scouts, too. Jimmy Iannello, the Cubmaster of Cub Scout Pack 34, said the pack began accepting applications June 1. He said Pack 34 is the only pack in Jackson accepting girls. “Six girls have already applied and registered (in Cub Scouts). I have about 12 who are in the…
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Zoning board approves construction of three buildings on County Line Road
JACKSON – The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved an application that proposed the construction of a multi-tenant contractors office, showroom, garage, warehouse and shop on County Line Road. Board Chairman Steve Costanzo, Vice Chairman Sheldon Hofstein and board members Alexander Sauickie, Carl F. Book Jr., Kathryn McIlhinney, Peter Maher and Scott Najarian voted…
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Jackson zoning board requests more information about proposed building
JACKSON – An applicant seeking municipal approval to construct a commercial building on South Hope Chapel Road in Jackson has been asked to improve the site plan that has been submitted to the Planning Board. The applicant, Hope Offices, LLC, wants to construct a 13,000-square-foot, two-story building containing retail, office and storage space. According to…