Jackson, NJ

PDF of print edition SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND SERVE YOUTH By Lauren Puglisi       For over six years, Jackson's School Resource Officers (SRO) have been successfully bridging the gap between parents, teachers and students by becoming important fixtures within the township school district. More ... Ocean County Library Honored In Washington D.C. By Jo Ann La Russo       Your local library honored by the White House? You bet. Elaine McConnell, director of the Ocean County Library system, traveled to Washington D.C. last week to receive the 2007 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor awarded by the Institute of Museum and Librar... More ... Jackson To Participate In State Gypsy Moth Program By Lauren Puglisi       On Tuesday night, Jackson's municipal conference room on West Veterans Highway was filled with residents who were eager to witness gypsy moth presentations from two state agencies: the Department of Environment Protection and the Department of Agriculture. More ... Seniors Learn About Assisted Living Options By Lauren Puglisi       Representatives from Sunrise Senior Living visited the senior center on Don Connor Boulevard last week for a courtesy lunch, interactive bingo game and a presentation on assisted living. More ... HISTORY MADE AT MONMOUTH COUNTY'S ANNUAL ORGANIZATION MEETING       FREEHOLD - Monmouth County recently made history when Lillian G. Burry and Kim Guadagno became the first women to serve in the county's top posts. Burry was named director of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, while Guadagno began her three-year term as the Monmouth County sheriff. More ...      --Photo By Keith Hagarty BRICK - Sierra Swint, 3, is all smiles showing off her toy ballerina she received from Elizabeth Scro, artistic director of Once Upon A Dance in Toms River, following her first dance lesson at the Brick branch of the Ocean County Library. More ... Natural Lands Inventory Grows To Over 7,300 Acres By Bill McLaughlin       TOMS RIVER - Ocean County made one of its largest open space acquisitions since voters first approved the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund program over 10 years ago. "This piece of property, approximately 877 acres in Waretown, will be our single, largest land preservation effort," said Oce... More ... Girl Scout Cookies More Than A Sweet Tradition       The bar was raised last year when approximately 300 Girl Scouts in the area sold at least 300 boxes of cookies, totaling at least $315,000. As top sellers for the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, they were eligible to participate in the council's annual Girl Scout Cookie Challenge, a game-show sty... More ...