Tag: Jackson
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Jackson Liberty students learn principles, reasons for controlled burn
JACKSON – Representatives of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service conducted a controlled burn on property at Jackson Liberty High School in Jackson on March 23 as 34 students looked on and learned why the action was being taken. A controlled burn involves setting planned fires to maintain the health of a forest. Materials that…
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Jackson Parke South housing development wins board’s approval in Jackson
JACKSON – The Jackson Planning Board has granted preliminary and final major site plan approval for the south section of the Jackson Parke residential development. The plan will see 549 single-family and multi-family residences, including 100 affordable housing units, constructed on a 129-acre tract off West Veterans Highway in the Cassville section of Jackson. The…
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Jackson school board members appoint educator to fill vacant seat
JACKSON – The superintendent of schools in the Spring Lake Heights School District in Monmouth County has been appointed to a vacant seat on the Jackson School District Board of Education. John Spalthoff was sworn in to fill a vacancy on the seven-member board during the panel’s March 17 meeting. Thomas Colucci resigned from the…
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DEP’s proposed land swap with gun club is bad deal for the environment
By Jeff Tittel The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is proposing to transfer approximately 43 acres it owns in Jackson to the Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club in exchange for approximately 86 acres the club owns in Upper Freehold Township. The DEP will be holding two public hearings and is seeking comments…
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Jackson planners approve Phase II of Adventure Crossing project
JACKSON – The Jackson Planning Board has granted amended site plan approval for Phase II of Cardinale Enterprises’ Jackson Crossing 2/Adventure Crossing project. The approval came during a meeting on March 8. The board members were present in the Jackson municipal building with several of the applicant’s professional representatives. Other professional representatives of the applicant…
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Restore ‘E Pluribus Unum’ as America’s national motto
In 1787, our founding fathers deliberately and wisely gave us a secular Constitution. A short time later, a committee made up of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin – knowing that “unity is the first priority of success” – provided their new nation with a godless, secular motto: “E Pluribus Unum” (one out of…
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Four school districts face loss of state aid during 2021-22 academic year
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2021-22 academic year. In terms of state aid, some school districts have come out winners and will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts have come out losers…
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Jackson planners approve application for JB’s Diner on Route 537
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Planning Board have approved an application that proposed the construction of a diner on Route 537 (Monmouth Road), near the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park. The applicant, Lirama, LLC, JB’s Diner, sought preliminary and final major site plan approval during the board’s Feb. 22 meeting. The building will…
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Altice customers may voice concerns to Board of Public Utilities during hearing
Individuals who purchase communications services from Optimum/Altice USA may address their concerns about the company to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) during a Zoom call at 10 a.m. March 16. Services provided by Altice have been a topic of public discussion in Howell and Jackson, among other communities, for the past several…
