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Two New Development Projects in the Works for Whitesville Section of Jackson to Bring 75 Additional Homes

JACKSON-Two developers applied to the Jackson Municipal Utilities Authority for preliminary approval of water and sewer services. The commission granting preliminary sewer and water approval to Denton Pines, Block 20601, Lot 10,…

August 9, 2022

Jackson Welcomes Female Police Officer to Department

by Jackson PD JACKSON-Samantha Conners (Badge #300), age 23, was sworn in by the Township Clerk and appointed as our newest police officer with the Jackson Police Department today. She has attended…

March 21, 2018

Firefighters at Controlled Burn Site in Jackson Discover Human Remains

JACKSON-The Jackson Township Police Department, Ocean County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CSI, and New Jersey State Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a skeletal…

March 20, 2018

Jackson Mayoral Candidate Questions Residency of MUA Commissioner

JACKSON-John Maneri, a candidate for mayor in Jackson Township questioned the legal residency status of longtime GOP operative Geneva “Bubbles” Clayton at the March 13th Jackson Township Council Meeting. “There’s been a…

March 19, 2018

Jackson Council Appoints GOP Insider to Embattled Zoning Board Seat

JACKSON-The Jackson Township Council has filled a vacant seat on the Jackson zoning board for the fifth time in just over one year. Joseph Sullivan, a GOP operative was quickly approved by…

March 20, 2018

Jackson Landmark Building for Sale

JACKSON-Long before it was Art and Kathy’s Kitchen, the building where Jackson residents came to have breakfast and lunch for generations was initially part of a stagecoach stop between Trenton and Toms River.…

May 23, 2018

Record Shows Residents Had Pedestrian Safety Concerns Over Jackson Synagogue Application

JACKSON-Residents in attendance at the February 5th town hall planning board hearing of the first officially approved house of worship for the town’s growing Orthodox Jewish population raised safety concerns. Issues were…

March 13, 2018

Jackson Administrative Clerk Promoted to Assistant Business Administrator

JACKSON-Jackson Township now officially has an assistant business administrator after a long-time administrative clerk to Mayor Michael Reina, Samantha Novak received a promotion in February. The township did not announce the appointment,…

March 9, 2018

Council Recap: Cheer Champs Recognized by Township

JACKSON-The February 27, 2018 meeting of the Jackson Township Council began like any other meeting, as Council President Ken Bressi kept the room standing after the pledge of allegiance for recognition of…

March 9, 2018

College Coach from Jackson Convicted in Child Sex Case

Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced today that a former Dunellen Recreation Director and ex-Middlesex County Men’s College basketball coach pleaded guilty yesterday to criminal charges involving two additional victims. Christopher…

February 27, 2018

Jackson Council to Further Amend Affordable Housing Code for Former Jackson Valley Site

JACKSON-Jackson Valley was once a proposed 958 unit age-restricted community, but since developer Hovbilt filed for bankruptcy in 2013, it was forced to sell their Jackson holdings through an auction. UPDATE: This ordinance…

April 13, 2020

Jackson Road Closures This Week

Ocean County today announced updates to several Jackson Township road closures in their weekly traffic report. Five major traffic impact projects were reported. WEST COUNTY LINE ROAD, Brewers Bridge Road to Bennetts…

February 12, 2018

Jackson Planning Board Approves East Veterans Highway Synagogue

JACKSON-Some Orthodox Jewish residents of Jackson Township will soon have an actual house of worship in the township after the Jackson Planning Board on Monday unanimously approved the construction of a…

February 6, 2018

Jackson Councilman Being Sued for Religious Harassment and Intimidation

JACKSON-An Orthodox Jewish resident of Jackson has filed a lawsuit against the township and an elected official, Councilman Robert Nixon. The case was filed on behalf of Mr. Isaac Tawil, of Pitney…

January 24, 2018

DEP Suggests Howell Waste Facility Could Bring Hazardous Waste to Township

HOWELL-As the Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Committee prepares to green-light a plan to build a 1,500 ton solid waste processing facility to Randolph Road, the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection warns…

January 23, 2018

Two Charged for Overdose Death of Jackson Woman

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Jackson Police Chief Matthew D. Kunz today announced the arrest of Genuine Baines, 19, of Trenton, NJ and Lindsay Robson, 28, of Robbinsville, NJ in…

January 22, 2018

Township to Continue Leaf Pickup After Resident Complaints

JACKSON-Residents took to social media during January’s winter storm to ask why the township has yet to finish the fall leaf pickup in many areas of town, which began . In an…

January 18, 2018

Jackson MUA Charity Grants Awarded through Home Serve USA Contract

JACKSON-The Jackson Municipal Utility Authority has awarded their 2017 grants to local charities through their deal with Home Serve USA, a private line insurance vendor. The MUA selected Home Serve USA in…

January 23, 2018

Board Declares Pool Privacy Curtain in Violation of Township Zoning Laws

JACKSON-A Jackson Township homeowner on White Road was summoned before the township zoning board to discuss a privacy barrier he erected around his family’s swimming pool. Shneur Verschleiser, was told by the zoning board…

January 11, 2018

Jackson Cop Who Shot Knife-Wielding Suspect Identified

JACKSON-Two days before Christmas, Jackson police officers were dispatched to a home on Laurel Avenue, in a sleepy lakeside neighborhood of the township. Around 8pm, on December 23rd, police received a 911…

January 3, 2018

Cops Shoot Knife Wielding Man in Jackson Reportedly Holding Hostages

Submitted by Al DellaFave, OCPO JACKSON-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced preliminary details of last night’s police involved shooting within the jurisdiction of Jackson Township. Preliminary details of the event…

December 24, 2017

Prosecutor: Jackson Man Among Nine Arrested in Freehold Drug Ring Bust

by Charles Webster, MCPO FREEHOLD – Nine members of a Freehold Borough cocaine distribution ring were arrested yesterday, after a nine-month investigation. The group was moving approximately one-third of a kilogram of…

December 18, 2017

Eruvs Legal, Curbside Basketball Hoops Still Illegal in Jackson

JACKSON-The Jackson Township council voted to approve a resolution that would reverse their previous anti-eruv right of way ordinance to allow the Orthodox Jewish community here to build two separate networks of…

December 15, 2017

Exclusive: Attorney General Warns Jackson, Other Towns to Not Close Borders to Orthodox Jews

TRENTON-Although Jackson Township Attorney Jean Cipriani last night affirmed the existence of an investigation being conducted by the Office of the Attorney General, the state has yet to publicly acknowledge the investigation.…

March 17, 2021

Jackson to vote on dropping ban on Jewish eruv

The Jackson Township Council will vote on a resolution Wednesday night that gives permission to anyone seeking to place a Jewish religious demarcation, known as an eruv, on utility poles in the…

December 13, 2017

Jackson Township - Page 45

Two New Development Projects in the Works for Whitesville Section of Jackson to Bring 75 Additional Homes

Jackson Welcomes Female Police Officer to Department

Firefighters at Controlled Burn Site in Jackson Discover Human Remains

Jackson Mayoral Candidate Questions Residency of MUA Commissioner

Jackson Council Appoints GOP Insider to Embattled Zoning Board Seat

Jackson Landmark Building for Sale

Record Shows Residents Had Pedestrian Safety Concerns Over Jackson Synagogue Application

Jackson Administrative Clerk Promoted to Assistant Business Administrator

Council Recap: Cheer Champs Recognized by Township

College Coach from Jackson Convicted in Child Sex Case

Jackson Council to Further Amend Affordable Housing Code for Former Jackson Valley Site

Jackson Road Closures This Week

Jackson Planning Board Approves East Veterans Highway Synagogue

Jackson Councilman Being Sued for Religious Harassment and Intimidation

DEP Suggests Howell Waste Facility Could Bring Hazardous Waste to Township

Two Charged for Overdose Death of Jackson Woman

Township to Continue Leaf Pickup After Resident Complaints

Jackson MUA Charity Grants Awarded through Home Serve USA Contract

Board Declares Pool Privacy Curtain in Violation of Township Zoning Laws

Jackson Cop Who Shot Knife-Wielding Suspect Identified

Cops Shoot Knife Wielding Man in Jackson Reportedly Holding Hostages

Prosecutor: Jackson Man Among Nine Arrested in Freehold Drug Ring Bust

Eruvs Legal, Curbside Basketball Hoops Still Illegal in Jackson

Exclusive: Attorney General Warns Jackson, Other Towns to Not Close Borders to Orthodox Jews

Jackson to vote on dropping ban on Jewish eruv

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