Jackson Fire Commissioners Host First Chametz burning

JACKSON – Jackson Township is a changing community that has seen an influx of Orthodox Jewish residents moving in over the past few years. To accommodate the religious requirements of the community,…

Gasoline price in Jackson tops $3 per gallon

JACKSON, NJ – Gas prices in Jackson Township are nearing the $3 mark across the board, but one station, GasTime on West Commodore Boulevard checked in today at $3.07 according to Gas…

Jackson Police Department Announces New Hires

JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson Township Police Department has hired three new police officers. Press Release from the Jackson Township Police Department: At the Tuesday, March 23rd council meeting, the Jackson Police…

Toms River Township asks Board of Public Utilities to Take Action Against Optimum

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Like many other municipalities at the Jersey Shore, cable internet and television performance has suffered at the hands of Altice/Optimum Online. Tonight the township council voted unanimously on…

549 more housing units approved by Jackson planning board

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Parke South, part of a future development that includes over 1,000 homes on the heavily wooded western side of Jackson is a done deal. That comes after a…

Jackson homeowner operating as LLC asks town to convert residential home into Synagogue

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – After being cited several times for code violations a homeowner in Jackson Township has submitted plans to the Jackson zoning board to convert his New Prospect home into…

The Pastrami House, a non-Kosher Jewish Deli is Coming to Jackson

JACKSON, NJ – The Pastrami House Delicatessen is coming to Jackson Township. The sandwich chain which has locations in Matawan, Berkeley Heights, Hoboken and Lincroft is coming to the Cooksbridge Plaza on…

Teen rescued after spending cold night lost in Jackson woods

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish teenager was rescued this morning by volunteers, according to a report in the Lakewood Scoop. The boy was dropped off near his Yeshiva in the…

Armed Jackson man busted in county-wide drug investigation

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force concluded a cooperative, multijurisdictional narcotic’s investigation…

Jackson Rita’s under new ownership with new stricter Kosher guidelines

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Rita’s Ice of Jackson Township is under new ownership and officially reopened on Friday. The restaurant will now be New Jersey’s first Kosher Cholov Yisroel Rita’s location. Rabbi…

Suspect in Florida registered Porsche stole Jackson man’s wallet from unlocked car

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – For at least one criminal roaming Jackson Township, it’s clear crime does pay. A burglary suspect driving in a white Porsche SUV was caught trying to steal a…

Jackson Police say man acting “frenzied” ran through police HQ biting cops, threatened to defecate on them

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Saturday, March 6, 2021, at approximately 4:35 pm, officers responded to a residence in the Township on the report of a dispute that had occurred. Upon arrival,…

Does your Optimum service suck? Jackson is fighting back

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – For a long time, customers of Altice’s Optimum broadband internet service have been experiencing unsatisfactory performance issues and the township is now fighting back. In 2020, the township…

Jackson School district announces emergency phone after another student left on bus

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Another student was left on a Jackson Township School District bus after the bus had been parked in the school bus yard and the driver and most employees…

JB’s Diner Coming to Jackson

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A 6,500 square foot diner is coming to Jackson. Jackson Township is one of the few towns at the Jersey Shore and perhaps the entire state of New…

Jackson man held two kids, dirt bike riders at gunpoint

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There are some people who yell at kids to stay off their grass and complaining about kids doing kid things and then there’s a Jackson man who approached…

Shovel your sidewalk or get fined $2,000 in Jackson

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township isn’t playing games and its code enforcers are sweeping neighborhoods issuing warnings to residents who have not yet shoveled their sidewalks. “You have 24 hours to…

Jackson School District Swears in First Orthodox Jewish Resident to School Board

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – As Jackson Township evolves and the Orthodox Jewish community within the township continues to grow, the school board here has sworn in the first ever member of that…

$130,000 BMW M8 Stolen in Jackson Last Seen in Newark

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Police, helping a resident located their stolen BMW M8 found the vehicle was last seen on the BMW app as being in Newark. On Tuesday January 26,…

Editorial: Jackson Planning Board Needs to Stop Muzzling the Public

The following article was written by Randy Bergmann, a former editor at the Asbury Park Press and now independent journalist, originally published on his Facebook Page and republished with permission. Randy Bergmann…

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