Tag: Jackson
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Jackson Township Council sells land to become site of new firehouse
JACKSON – The Jackson Township Council has authorized the sale of a 12-acre property on West Veterans Highway to the Jackson Board of Fire Commissioners, District No. 2, so a new firehouse may be constructed. Township Council Vice President Martin Flemming, Councilman Alexander Sauickie, Councilman Nino Borrelli and Councilman Stephen Chisholm voted “yes” on a…
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Jackson woman charged with murder
JACKSON – A 44-year-old female resident of Jackson has been charged with murder in connection with the death of her husband. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz announced that on Aug. 2, Antonia Ashford, 44, was charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of her husband, Roderick…
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Jackson planners approve Phase 3 of Adventure Crossing project
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Planning Board have approved Phase 3 of the Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing project. The board’s approval was granted during a special meeting that was held on July 26. Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing is being developed on Route 537 between Interstate 195 and the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park…
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Subdivision application will return before Jackson planners
JACKSON – The Jackson Planning Board is expected to hear additional testimony on Aug. 16 regarding an application that proposes subdividing an 11-acre lot into 21 residential lots on Grawtown Road. The property that is the subject of the application is on the north side of Grawtown Road, just west of Whitesville Road. The site…
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Jackson school administrators unveil new transportation facility
JACKSON – It took a while, but administrators in the Jackson School District have finally cut the ribbon on the district’s new satellite transportation facility at Jackson Liberty High School. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on July 13 to officially open the $5.6 million facility that has been in use since April 2020. The…
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Jackson Police Department will hold National Night Out on Aug. 3
JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department will hold its annual National Night Out event on Aug. 3 from 6-9 p.m. in the Jackson Shopping Plaza (ShopRite) at North County Line and Cook roads. The event will be presented by Jackson PBA Local 168 National Night Out is an international event celebrated in local communities and…
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Jackson planners set special meeting for Adventure Crossing application
JACKSON – The Jackson Planning Board has scheduled a special meeting for July 26 to hear additional testimony regarding the proposed Phase 3 uses at the Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing project. Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing is being developed on Route 537 between Interstate 195 and the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in Jackson, near…
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Jackson Planning Board approves Wawa at site of Glory’s Market
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Planning Board have approved a development application that will see the iconic Glory’s Market replaced by a Wawa convenience store and gas station at 584 Cedar Swamp Road, Jackson. The applicant, Dreamview, LLC, was granted preliminary and final major subdivision approval, and preliminary and final major site plan approval…
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Jackson council members ban cultivation and sale of cannabis in community
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Township Council have adopted an ordinance that prohibits all types of cannabis businesses from operating in the municipality. Following a public hearing during the governing body’s June 29 meeting, council President Andrew Kern, Vice President Martin Flemming, Councilman Nino Borrelli and Councilman Stephen Chisholm voted “yes” on a…
