Tag: Jackson
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Jackson zoning board grants approval for ATV training and riding center
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment have voted 6-1 to grant a use variance that will permit a property owner to establish an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) training and riding center on a site at Hawkin Road and West Veterans Highway. The action was taken during a meeting on Dec. 1.…
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Valuables left in vehicles are drawing thieves to Jackson
JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department, in response to a recent rash of thefts from motor vehicles, is once again reminding individuals not to leave valuables in vehicles and to lock their vehicles when they are parked. In a social media post, police wrote, “Do not leave valuable electronics, large sums of cash, wallets containing…
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Jackson officials address EMS issues with adoption of two ordinances
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Township Council have adopted two ordinances that impact emergency medical services (EMS) in the municipality. Township Council President Andrew Kern, Vice President Martin Flemming, Councilman Alexander Sauickie, Councilman Stephen Chisholm and Councilman Nino Borelli voted “yes” on separate motions to adopt the ordinances during the council’s Nov. 23…
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Community offers assistance following house fire in Jackson
JACKSON – A fire at a home on Laurelton Avenue in Jackson left a family of four people without its residence days before Thanksgiving. On Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m., police officers and firefighters responded to a fire at a residence on Laurelton Avenue, which is off Manhattan Street. One minor injury to an individual…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Dec. 1
Two current members of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education and a former member of the board were elected to three-year terms in the 2021 general election. According to election results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, incumbent board members Jennifer Okerson and MaryRose Malley were re-elected with 11,516 and 11,242…
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Decision awaited on proposal for private ATV riding center in Jackson
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment may make a decision at their Dec. 1 meeting on an applicant’s request for a use variance that would permit the establishment of an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) training and riding center at Hawkin Road and West Veterans Highway. The applicant, Faculty 2, LLC, and…
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Consider Einstein’s view about miracles
With all the depressing news stories lately, I thought I would pass on a story I recently read about that might provide a temporary distraction from all the bad news. How often do we hear someone say “It’s a miracle!” There certainly isn’t any shortage of accounts when it comes to the miraculous. This miraculous…
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Jackson planners consider proposal for three private schools
JACKSON – Initial testimony has been presented to the members of the Jackson Planning Board by representatives of an applicant that is seeking municipal approval to construct three private schools on a 13.5-acre tract on Leesville Road. The applicant, Lees Village, LLC, is proposing to build two two-story elementary schools and one two-story high school…
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Proposed ordinances in Jackson address EMS issues in community
JACKSON – Public hearings will be held during the Nov. 23 meeting of the Jackson Township Council on two ordinances that would, if adopted, impact emergency medical services (EMS) in the municipality. Township Council President Andrew Kern, Vice President Martin Flemming, Councilman Stephen Chisholm and Councilman Nino Borelli voted “yes” on separate motions to introduce…
