Less Than Thirty Days Left Until School Returns at the Jersey Shore
JACKSON, NJ – It’s that time of summer. They call it the dog days, but for many children enjoying days out in the pool, trips to the beach, fishing, crabbing, and the…
Jackson Mayor Drops Bid for Assembly, Says He Has a Job to Finish in Jackson
JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Mayor Michael Reina officially announced on Monday that he would be pursuing his dream of becoming a New Jersey Assemblyman. Reina became one of several Ocean County Republicans…
Jackson Republicans Narrowly Survive in Failed Takeover Attempt of Party Leadership by Religious Voting Bloc
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A coup of the Jackson Township Republican Club led by Mayor Michael Reina, former Jackson School Board member Tzvi Herman, and Rabbi Mordechai Burnstein, who also serves on…
Jackson Township Settles Federal Lawsuit With Department of Justice
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ (UPDATE) – The Justice Department announced an agreement with Jackson Township and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons…
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Jackson Township for Discriminatory Ordinances Targeting Orthodox Jewish Religious Schools
NEWARK, N.J. – The Justice Department announced an agreement today with Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized…
Jackson Township Settles Federal Lawsuit Claiming Anti-Semitism, Civil and Religious Rights Violations
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Five years ago, Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina stood before a group of residents at his monthly ‘Meet the Mayor’ session at town hall and told residents to…
Jackson School Board of Education Approves 24 New Private School Bus Routes to Lakewood
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There is good news for the hundreds of private school students living in Jackson that require transportation to Lakewood religious schools. The Jackson Township Board of Education has…
Jackson Police Increase Patrols, Security Around Schools in Wake of Texas Mass Shooting
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has announced an increase in presence around schools in the Jackson School District on Wednesday and beyond in light of the school shooting…
Jacksonville Sexual Predator Sentenced To 35 Years For Using Hidden Camera To Produce And Possess Child Sexual Abuse Videos And Images
Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced James Thomas Butler II (41, Jacksonville) to 35 years in federal prison for the production, attempted production, and possession…
Jackson Township Says State Should Pay to Bus Children to Private Schools
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Council is demanding the State of New Jersey pay to bus roughly 2,700 private school children who live in Jackson, but attend private schools in…
Ocean County School Board Member Indicted for Invasion of Privacy, Cyber-Harassment
JACKSON, NJ – A Jackson woman who serves as the vice president of both the Jackson Township School District the Ocean County School Board Association has been indicted by a grand jury…
Secretary Accuses Former Holmdel Schools Superintendent of Sexual Harassment
HOLMDEL, NJ – A lawsuit filed by Marie Deane, an employee of the Holmdel School District and executive secretary to the superintendent of schools, claims former interim superintendent Leroy Teitz of multiple…
Holmdel Schools Late to the Game, But Cafeteria COVID-19 Plexiglass Shields Finally Removed from Cafeterias
HOLMDEL, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy dropped the school masking and COVID-19 safety requirements for students on March 7th. It wasn’t until two weeks later that the Holmdel School Board…
Jackson County man sentenced as an armed career criminal
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Brandon Mason has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal. “The Armed Career Criminal statute was written for defendants…
Sales Representative Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Procurement Fraud at Chicago Elementary School
CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into an alleged procurement fraud scheme at a Chicago elementary school has resulted in charges against a sales representative for a Chicago Public Schools vendor. An…
New Jersey seeking legislation to curb school bus driver shortage
LAKEWOOD, NJ – School bus shortages are a major problem facing hundreds of thousands of New Jersey families and students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nowhere in the state is…
Jackson Mayor Defends Himself after Advocating for the Rights of Jewish School Children and Public Busing Services
Jackson Township, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina, who is currently defending himself and the township from multiple religious-based state and federal civil rights lawsuits has taken a stand against antisemitism…
Two More Defendants Added to Federal Indictment Alleging Fraud Scheme at Chicago Elementary School
CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into an alleged fraud scheme at a Chicago elementary school has resulted in charges against two new defendants. An eleven-count superseding indictment unsealed today in U.S.…
Jackson Township Schools to go mask optional on March 7th, masks still required on school buses
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township School District has announced that starting on March 7th, the district will being a facemask optional policy for all students and staff. The decision comes…
Four Defendants Plead Guilty to Meth Conspiracy Near Elementary School
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy that converted large amounts of liquid methamphetamine into crystal methamphetamine at a rented house…