Tag: Jackson
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Jackson school board will welcome four new members following election
JACKSON – The race for four seats on the Jackson School District Board of Education has produced an outcome that will see four new members join the seven-member board in January. Jackson residents had nine candidates to choose from to fill three available three-year terms on the board and two candidates to choose from to…
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Jackson Liberty marching band wins fourth consecutive state championship
JACKSON – The Jackson Liberty High School Marching Band has won a fourth consecutive state championship. On Oct. 30, the talented musicians who perform in the band earned the Tournament of Bands title of New Jersey State Champions while competing against bands from across the state at Cherokee High School in Marlton. The Jackson Liberty…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Nov. 10
Through the efforts of the Howell Alliance for substance use prevention and mental health awareness, Howell became the first municipality in Monmouth County to receive updated New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act signs. The act requires a smoke-free environment in essentially all indoor workplaces and it requires locations that are open to the public, including places…
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Jackson planners expected to hear proposal for three private schools
JACKSON – An application that proposes the construction of three private schools on a 13-acre tract on Leesville Road in expected to be heard by the members of the Jackson Planning Board on Nov. 15. The applicant, Lees Village, LLC, is proposing to build two two-story elementary schools and one two-story high school at 31…
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Friends of Jackson Library welcome volunteers to support good cause
By Lorraine Palmé When I learned to read as a 5-year-old in Brooklyn, my aim in life was to read all the books in the library. I started very systematically and alphabetically to achieve my goal. By the time I received my gold card and had to leave the children’s section, I had already read…
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Jackson council authorizes developers agreement for Adventure Crossing
JACKSON – Members of the Township Council have voted to authorize a developer’s agreement with the entity that is developing the Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing project. A developer’s agreement is an agreement between a governing body and a developer to expressly define a project’s rules, regulations, commitments and policies for a specific period of time.…
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Jackson council adopts soil fill law in move to protect environment
JACKSON – Members of the Township Council have adopted an ordinance that replaces Jackson’s previous soil fill ordinance. The ordinance was introduced on 28 at which time Councilman Alexander Sauickie said, “This is a revision of an ordinance I authored and the council unanimously passed in April 2020 … The ordinance passed was based on…
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Warehouse proposal fails to pass muster before Jackson zoning board
JACKSON – An application that proposed the construction of 397,495 square feet of warehouse space and 34,800 square feet of office space in four buildings on North County Line Road failed to garner enough votes for a use variance during the Oct. 20 meeting of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment. The applicant, Countyline Holdings…
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Jackson zoning board approves site plan for townhomes on Harmony Road
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment have granted preliminary and final major site plan approval to an application that proposed the construction of 202 townhouses on Harmony Road. The zoning board approved a use variance for the applicant, Hyson Estates LLC/Grand Harmony, in February 2020. The applicant returned this year…
