Tag: Jackson
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Jackson Republican Club endorses Ciatarelli for governor
JACKSON – The Jackson Township Republican Club voted to endorse Jack Ciattarelli to secure the Ocean County line for the Republican nomination for governor during the club’s first meeting of 2021. Club President Todd Porter pledged to cast the club’s votes for Ciattarelli at the Ocean County GOP nominating convention. “Jack Ciattarelli has demonstrated he…
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Jackson school administrators seek to fill board vacancy
JACKSON – A vacancy exists on the seven-member Jackson School District Board of Education and eligible residents may apply to serve on the panel. Board member Thomas Colucci resigned on Jan. 21 after having served on the board for seven years. He said that in addition to recovering from COVID-19 for several weeks, he recently…
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Apartment plan awaits site plan approval from Jackson zoning board
JACKSON – During their meeting on Feb. 3, members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment may decide to grant preliminary site plan approval to two applicants who are seeking to construct 192 apartments on West Veterans Highway (Route 528). In 2020, board members granted use variances to the applicants, Dr. Ira Port and Alan…
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Jackson council members name new commissioner to utilities authority
JACKSON – Township Council members have appointed Janet Longo to a five-year term as a commissioner on the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority (JTMUA). Longo’s term will run from Feb. 1, 2021 through Jan. 31, 2026. Longo will succeed Vickie Rickabaugh on the JTMUA Board of Commissioners. She will join commissioners William J. Allmann, Carol…
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Traffic roundabout planned for intersection near Jackson Liberty High School
JACKSON – In one of their first acts of business in the new year, the members of the Jackson Township Council have authorized the construction of a traffic roundabout at the intersection of North Hope Chapel Road and New Central Avenue. North Hope Chapel Road is also known as Ocean County Route 639. The location…
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Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli begin serving four-year terms in Jackson
JACKSON – Martin Flemming, Steve Chisholm Jr. and Nino Borrelli were sworn in as members of the Jackson Township Council during the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting of the governing body. The three men were elected to four-year terms on the council in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Flemming and Chisholm were already serving on the…
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Jackson man charged with leaving scene of fatal collision on Christmas Eve
JACKSON – A resident of Jackson has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred in the township on Christmas Eve. On Dec. 30, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Roberto Alcazar-Sanchez, 27, has been charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting…
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Authorities investigating fatal collision on Christmas Eve in Jackson
JACKSON – Authorities are investigating a Christmas Eve motor vehicle collision in Jackson that claimed the life of a grandmother from Howell. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Dec. 24 at 6 p.m., officers from the Jackson Police Department were called to the area of Cedar Swap Road and Interstate 195 to…
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Zoning board members reject proposed subdivision of Jackson parcel
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment have unanimously rejected an applicant’s request to subdivide property on Denton Lane with the eventual goal of constructing 21 single-family homes and a four-unit residential building at the site. Denton Lane intersects with Whitesville Road (Route 527). During a meeting on Dec. 2, representatives…
