Tag: Jackson
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Testimony to continue for Wawa proposed at site of Glory’s Market in Jackson
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Planning Board will hear additional testimony on June 21 regarding an applicant’s plan to replace the venerable Glory’s Market with a Wawa convenience store and gas station at 584 Cedar Swamp Road, Jackson. The applicant, Dreamview, LLC, is seeking preliminary and final major subdivision approval, and preliminary and final…
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Switlik Elementary School earns national Green Ribbon award
JACKSON – The Switlik Elementary School in Jackson has earned the national Green Ribbon award from the U.S. Department of Education. The award was announced on April 22. In a message posted on the Jackson School District website, administrators said they were “proud to share that the U.S. Department of Education announced that the Switlik…
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Jackson zoners approve parking garage at Adventure Crossing
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment have granted a variance to Cardinale Enterprises that will permit the developer of the Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing project to construct a parking garage at the Route 537 development site. A parking garage is not a permitted use in the zone where Adventure Crossing is…
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Sierra Club opposes land swap between state and Jackson gun club
JACKSON – The New Jersey Sierra Club has submitted comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) opposing the agency’s proposed land swap with the Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club, South Stump Tavern Road, Jackson. The proposal is to transfer 43 acres the DEP owns in Jackson in exchange for 87 acres…
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Jackson council members introduce $49 million municipal budget for 2021
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Township Council have introduced a $49.37 million budget that will fund the operation of the municipality during 2021. During a meeting on April 13, Township Council President Andrew Kern, Vice President Martin Flemming, Councilman Alex Sauickie, Councilman Stephen Chisholm and Councilman Nino Borrelli voted “yes” on a motion…
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Jackson Memorial girls win five medals at state wrestling tournament
The Jackson Memorial High School girls wrestling team saw five of its six state tournament qualifiers win a medal during the NJSIAA state wrestling tournament that was held on April 10 at Phillipsburg High School. Abigail Stanberry (151), Jordyn Katz (161), Chloe Lawler (128), Aleksandra Biesczcad (215) and Kamila Biesczcad (143) each earned a medal…
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Jackson zoning board considers proposal for parking garage at Adventure Crossing
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear additional testimony regarding the Cardinale Enterprises/Jackson Crossing 2 application during its meeting on April 21. Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing is being developed on Route 537 between Interstate 195 and Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, near the Millstone Township border. The project has…
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House fire on Lehigh Boulevard claims life of Jackson resident
JACKSON – A resident of Jackson died in a house fire the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has determined was accidental in nature. On April 1 at 8:45 p.m., Jackson police officers and firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at a home on Lehigh Boulevard in a residential development off West County Line Road in…
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Jackson school board introduces $150M budget for 2021-22
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson School District Board of Education have introduced a $150.6 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. The budget will be supported in part by a tax levy of $97.5 million to be collected from Jackson’s residential and commercial property owners.…
