Tag: Jackson
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Jackson Trails application proposes 459 residential units, house of worship
JACKSON – When it meets on Dec. 2, the Jackson Planning Board will continue to hear testimony on an applicant’s plan to build 459 residential units and a house of worship on South Hope Chapel Road (Route 547) near Jackson’s border with Manchester Township. Jackson Trails, LLC, has applied for major subdivision and major site…
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DEP to host 10th annual Wild Outdoor Expo in Jackson
The 10th Annual WILD Outdoor Expo, showcasing New Jersey’s outdoors and opportunities for recreational activities, will be held Sept. 7-8 at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area in Jackson. The expo runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and will be held rain or shine. Admission and parking, as well as most activities,…
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On second thought, Jackson zoners grant use variances for apartments
JACKSON – The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted use variances to two applicants who sought municipal approval to construct 192 apartments on West Veterans Highway (Route 528). The applicants were Dr. Ira Port and Alan Cohn. One application sought a use variance for a 29-acre tract in a Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zone. The…
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Jackson council adopts bond ordinance to fund capital improvements
JACKSON – The Township Council has adopted a bond ordinance that will fund capital improvements in Jackson. The ordinance appropriates $3.2 million and authorizes the issuance of $2.37 million in bonds and notes to finance capital improvements and the acquisition of equipment. Officials will make a $124,998 down payment and reappropriate $717,853 in excess proceeds…
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Jackson baller is taking his hoop talents to Hungary
Jackson Memorial High School graduate Eric Carter, 23, has signed a one-year deal with Soproni KC, a basketball club in Hungary’s A League. Carter, a 6-9 forward, graduated from Jackson Memorial in 2014. He attended the University of Delaware and graduated earlier this year. In his senior season, Carter averaged 15.8 points and 9.7 rebounds…
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Jackson resident charged with drug and weapons offenses
Susan A. Gibson, the special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz have announced that a nurse who is a resident of Jackson has been charged with several drug and weapons offenses. According to a press release issued…
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Jackson Liberty graduate trains to serve in U.S. Navy
GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Sailors are some of the most highly trained people on the planet, according to Navy officials, and at Recruit Training Command, otherwise known as “boot camp,” these skills are taught by hard-charging Navy professionals who transform civilians into disciplined, qualified U.S Navy sailors. Fireman Brendan Sheerin, a native of Jackson, recently…
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Jackson Parke drainage raises concern among planning board members
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Planning Board are continuing to hear testimony on an applicant’s plan to construct more than 500 residential units on a Perrineville Road tract. Attorney Jason R. Tuvel, engineer Daphne Galvin, and Mitchell Newman, the director of land acquisition and entitlements for the owner and applicant, represented Jackson Parke at…
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Middlesex County Grand Jury hands up a 30-count indictment in Dark Web narcotic trafficking business
Five people and two corporations have been named in a 30-count indictment regarding a multi-million-dollar criminal enterprise responsible for manufacturing and distributing narcotics in New Jersey, New York and through the Dark Web. Chester Anderson, 45, of South Brunswick; Jarrette Codd, 42, of Jamesburg; and Ronald MacCarty, 51, of Jackson in Ocean Township,…
