JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson Township Council kicked off its 2025 session with the annual reorganization meeting on Thursday. The event was attended by key Republican leaders from Ocean County, including former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who is running for Governor of New Jersey in 2025.
The meeting started with the swearing-in of 2025 election winners Mordechai Burnstein, Nino Borrelli, and Giuseppe Palmeri. Burnstein was appointed to fill a vacancy left behind after the resignation of Jackson hardware shop owner Marty Flemming.
Burnstein thanked Mayor Michael Reina and the Jackson Township Council for having faith in him to do the job and the residents who elected him to office in November. Burnstein is the first Orthodox Jewish resident to have been voted into an elected position on the municipal body in Jackson.
Nino Borrelli also thanked the townspeople for his election victory. He was also an incumbent Republican who has been focused on combatting overdevelopment and enhancing the township’s business and recreational services during his term.
Former Jackson School District Board President Giuseppe Palmeri was also sworn in on Thursday, thanking his family and the voters of Jackson for believing in him and allowing him to make the transition from the school board to the municipal council.
Council President Jennifer Kuhn was re-elected as the council president and Burnstein was elected to serve as council vice president in two unanimous council votes.
Former Assemblyman Ciattarelli swore in Burnstein. Senator Owen Henry, Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and Alex Sauickie, Ocean County Commissioners Frank Sadeghi and Ginny Haines, the board’s eldest member, were also in attendance.
Commissioner Sadeghi swore Ms. Kuhn in for her second term as council president, and Sauckie swore in his former councilmate Borrelli.
New Jersey Trump Surrogate Mike Crispi was also in attendance at the meeting.