Agudath Israel Claims Jackson Township is “Erecting a Wall on Lakewood Border”

LAKEWOOD-Another lawsuit has been filed against the Township of Jackson by Agudath Israel of America (AIoA) on behalf of Orthodox Jewish residents living in the community. This new lawsuit personally cites…

Murphy Administration Calls On Facebook to Shut Down “Rise Up Ocean County” Page

Is state letter to Facebook a challenge against anti-semitism or assault against free speech in New Jersey? TOMS RIVER, NJ-A popular and growing Facebook page, “Rise Up Ocean County” (RUOC) is under…

Jackson Township Hires Land Use Lawyer at $800/hr to Defend Against Religious Lawsuits

JACKSON-The Jackson Township Council has hired Marci Hamilton as special counsel who, according to the township, “has expertise related to the First Amendement and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act…

Murphy School Security Cut Angers Community that Supported His Campaign for Governor

TRENTON-New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has cut over $500 million from the state legislature’s “Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act” on Monday. Originally proposed last month as a $1 billion aid package…

Jackson Planning Board Raises Questions Over Basement of Commercial Building

JACKSON-A property owned by Rabbi Aaron Kotler faced intense scrutiny by the Jackson Township planning board over a planned basement and no explainations. Kotler is the CEO of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood,…

Editorial: Lakewood Rabbis Should Reject Jackson Clergy Appointments

JACKSON-Community inclusion is great. It’s something every town should actively engage in. Municipalities should accommodate and make all residents feel welcomed and wanted. That was the intended goal when Jackson Township Mayor…

Jackson Council Recognizes Education and Sharing Day

JACKSON-The Jackson Township council on Tuesday celebrated Education and Sharing Day, a day to honor the works of Hasidic Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Councilman Robert Nixon, who once led the township’s…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Trump’s New Jersey USDA Appointee Calogero Focus of Federal and State Investigation for Involvement in Possible Civil Rights Violations

JACKSON-A federal appointee of the Trump administration to be the new state executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency is now the target of investigations by the Department…

Calls for Resignation of “Anti-Semitic” Councilman Made in New Jersey Town Divided

JACKSON-Some Orthodox Jewish residents are calling for the resignation of Jackson Township Councilman Robert Nixon after documents released by the township displayed Nixon’s intent to curb Orthodox Jewish population growth here. Jackson…

VAAD Denies Claim of Backing Jackson School Board Candidate

LAKEWOOD-The Lakewood VAAD, an influential community council serving Orthodox residents here has denied claims that it had endorsed any candidates in the recent Jackson Township School Board election. In that election, longtime…

Jackson Residents Overwhelmingly Vote Dey Back on School Board

JACKSON-Sharon Dey, a long time school board member who narrowly lost her re-election bid in 2016 came back strong on Election Day to win her 2017 election campaign. Also winning on election…

Attorney General Issues Stern Warning to Jackson Township; Doesn’t Rule Out Similar Charges

TRENTON-The Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday announced charges against the township council of the City of Mahwah for practices against the Orthodox Jewish community it felt were in violation of…

Attorney General Charges Jersey Town Council for Civil Rights Violations; Seeks to Take Back $3.4 Million in Green Acres Funding

From the Office of Christopher Porrino, NJ Attorney General TRENTON – Likening the conduct of Mahwah township officials to 1950s-era “white flight” suburbanites who sought to keep African-Americans from moving into their neighborhoods,…

Kim Guadagno Addresses Anti-Semitism Claims in Jackson, Mahwah

In an interview this week with Hamodia, an Orthodox Jewish newspaper, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno was asked about what the paper called a growth in anti-semitism across New Jersey, specifically citing Mahwah…

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