Jackson, NJ

PDF of print edition Jackson Voters Overwhelmingly Defeat School Budget By Keith Hagarty       With a vote of 3,178 against, and only 1,811 votes in favor, the 2007-2008 school budget was overwhelmingly defeated by voters this week for the sixth straight year. The budget proposed an 8.75-cent tax rate increase, with school administrators calling it a necessary measure to "protect class size... More ...       JACKSON - While Jackson and surrounding municipalities were spared from any severe damage in the wake of the nor'easter that hit the tri-state area last weekend, two Canada geese make themselves right at home swimming in a flooded yard along Kent and Fords roads, on the border of Jackson and Ho... More ... Hearings Delayed On Plans For 2,531-Home Development By Keith Hagarty       Because of lateness Monday evening, the township planning board tabled a hearing on plans to build 2,531 homes on Route 526 and 527, the largest housing development project in Jackson history. The project would span from West Commodore Blvd. to West Fish Road to Jackson Mills-Freehold Road. More ... Lackay And Dey Elected To School Board; Acevedo Ousted, Duscio Falls Short Again By Keith Hagarty       One incumbent and one newcomer were chosen by voters to serve on the township board of education this week. Current board President Linda Lackay and firsttime candidate Sharon Dey were both elected to serve three-year terms. Dey received the most votes with 1,832, or 20.81 percent, with Lackay rec... More ... HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SPEAKS OF FEAR AND HOPE By Keith Hagarty       Isabelle Unger spent her childhood far away from her parents, not knowing if they were dead or alive, shuffled into the care of strangers, hiding from one home to another. All in a desperate attempt to elude capture by the Nazis. More ... Renovation Planned For Historic Bishop Library       TOMS RIVER - Bishop Library in downtown Toms River will get a facelift and a new mission beginning later this year. The building that until recently housed the Ocean County Library's local history collection will be renovated to include a public meeting area with a kitchen. A classroom for in-hou... More ... Household Hazardous Waste Collections Start May 1       TOMS RIVER - Ocean County's spring household hazardous waste disposal program is scheduled to get underway on May 1 with Brick Township being the first of five municipalities to host drop-off sites. "During the 2006 collection, our residents got rid of more than 375,000 pounds of hazardous waste,... More ...