Tag: Jackson
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Jackson will give residents, businesses chance to sponsor parks, playgrounds
JACKSON – Municipal officials have adopted an ordinance that establishes the Jackson Township Parks and Playgrounds Fund. Township Council President Robert Nixon, Vice President Barry Calogero, Councilman Ken Bressi, Councilman Alex Sauickie and Councilman Andrew Kern voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the ordinance on May 14. The fund will allow individuals and entities…
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JWV offers reward for information in Jackson vandalism incident
JACKSON – A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individuals who vandalized an unoccupied/abandoned home on Valley Road, Jackson, in late April. The reward was announced in a statement from municipal officials last week. Municipal officials have condemned the act of vandalism, saying, “The governing…
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Jackson Police Beat, May 22
The Jackson Police Department reported the following incidents occurred in the township: • At 1:21 a.m. May 10, Police Officer Stephen Cilento responded to West County Line Road to investigate a report of a vehicle taken without the owner’s consent. While patrolling the area a short time later, Cilento observed the vehicle and attempted to…
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Jackson Memorial bands win awards at international music festival
JACKSON – The Jackson Memorial High School symphonic and marching bands won six awards at the Virginia International Music Festival, including the Grand Champion of NATO Parade of Nations, which honors the best band overall. During spring break, the bands traveled to Norfolk, Va., to perform at the festival, which hosts international, military and musical…
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Judge rules Jackson school board must pay $388K for parent’s attorney fees
JACKSON – The Jackson School District Board of Education has been ordered to pay $388,837 to the attorney who represented a parent in a legal matter that involved the district. U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey Tonianne J. Bongiovanni issued her ruling in favor of the parent on April 30. Bongiovanni ordered…
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Jackson school board adopts $153 million budget for 2019-20
JACKSON – The Jackson School District Board of Education has adopted a $153.21 million budget for the 2019-20 school year that will result in larger class sizes and a reduction in positions, but not in the size of the district’s staff. No residents spoke during a public hearing on the budget that was held at…
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Jackson Police Beat, May 8
The Jackson Police Department reported the following incidents occurred in the township: • At 6:31 p.m. April 27, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop with the driver of a 2005 Infiniti on Azalea Circle after they observed motor vehicle violations. When the officers detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, the 19-year-old…
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Jackson zoning board OKs variance for truck parts recycling business
JACKSON – A business that deals in recycled truck parts is expected to be established on Wright-Debow Road, Jackson, following the approval of an application by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The board’s vote came on May 1 following numerous hearings on the application that was filed by A&A Truck Parts. Chairman Sheldon Hofstein, Vice…
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Jackson police seeking suspects in incident of vandalism
JACKSON – Police are searching for the person or persons who defaced an abandoned home on Valley Road with anti-Semitic and racist graffiti, and municipal officials have condemned the act. Shortly before 3 p.m. April 30, police officers responded to Valley Road to investigate a report that anti-Semitic graffiti had been found on a home.…
