Jackson, NJ

PDF of print edition 12-YEAR-OLD BECOMES FIRST EVER GIRL TO WIN STATE'S NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE By Keith Hagarty       Can you name the capital city of Qatar in under 10 seconds? For one 12-year-old Jackson resident, the answer was easy enough- it's Doha. While most are left scratching their heads at such a question, Rachel McEnroe, of Bennetts Mills Road, recently used her vast knowledge of geography to become t... More ... This Year's Budget Approved; Tax Rate Remains Stable By Keith Hagarty       Crediting Mayor Mark Seda and the township administration for keeping the tax rate stable, the township council unanimously adopted the 2007 municipal budget on Monday. And this year, that budget contains no tax increase. The $38.7 million budget is $826,926 larger than last year, about a three p... More ... Special Examiner Contracted To Review Defeated School Budget By Keith Hagarty       After being soundly rejected by voters last week, the 2007 school budget is now being reviewed by a special examiner who will then present recommendations to the township council on possible cuts. The defeated $132 million budget proposed a 8. More ... Owners Say Talk Of Wal-Mart Approval Premature Planned Project On Toms River-Manchester Border Still Mired In Bureaucracy By Bill McLaughlin       Jay Grunin first heard about the supposed Department of Environmental Protection approval for a new Wal-Mart by reading it in a local newspaper. That's surprising because Grunin is co-owner of Jay-Lin Holdings Inc. More ...       Mike "Lip" Lipcsey, 16, and Kevin "Curly" Mahana, 16, of Toms River East High School, are pumped for thunderous homeruns, lightening fast steals and some long overdue warmer baseball temperatures as the Lakewood BlueClaws start a four-game home stand against the Lexington Legends, April 30 to M... More ... FEMA Seeks To Bring Communities Together During Disaster Recovery COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CAN HELP PICK UP PIECES AFTER MOTHER NATURE STRIKES By Bill McLaughlin       A meeting of senior housing leaders, sponsored by FEMA on April 11, hit home for Ocean County residents a few days later. A few days after a talk about how communities can come together to help respond to emergencies, New Jersey was hit by a nor'easter, flooding a number of communities. More ... New Pumpout Boat On Mission To Keep Barnegat Bay Clean       OCEAN COUNTY - Ocean County is getting ready to purchase a new pumpout boat to replace the one servicing the southern portion of Ocean County. "Our pumpout boat program has resulted in environmental benefits up and down Barnegat Bay," said Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, who serves as liaison to the... More ...