Clean drinking water to be made available for residents with contaminated wells

JACKSON-Joint Base MDL officials said today that they have not yet received test results back from wells tested in Jackson Township, but if those tests come back with PFOS and PFOA levels…

January 24, 2017

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Lakewood Police: Avoid Route 9 & Hurley Avenue for Next Two Hours

Police Blotter

AVOID Rt 9 & Hurley Ave for the next 2 hrs due to emergency utility work. Across the Jersey Shore traffic lights have gone out, telephone poles topped and trees fallen. Roads…

January 23, 2017

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Military to go Door to Door to Ask Residents for Well Samples; Contaminated Wells Found In Manchester

Police Blotter

JACKSON-The Department of Defense ramped up its efforts to get water samples from residents in Jackson near Joint Base MDL whose well water may have been contaminated with fire suppression chemicals over…

January 23, 2017

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After Officer Nearly Struck, Department Reiterates Commitment to Enforce "Move Over" law

Community News·Police Blotter

JACKSON-The Jackson Police Department says it will be taking violations of New Jersey’s “Move Over” law very seriously. Ocean County has recently installed warning signs along County Line Road in the…

January 23, 2017

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After Man Stopped Breathing in Stop & Shop; First Responders Went into Action

Police Blotter

JACKSON-On Thursday, at 11:27am Officer Cassiopeia DeLaTorre responded to the Stop and Shop Store regarding an older male who was unconscious and not breathing. Officer DeLaTorre, who was later joined by Quality…

January 17, 2017

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Kid who didn't want to go to school spits at cop; arrested instead

Police Blotter

JACKSON-On Monday, January 9th, at 6:18am Officer Morizio and Officer Donnelly responded to a father son dispute. Police said the teenage son was refusing to go to school and causing a disturbance inside…

January 17, 2017

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Fact Checking Councilman Ken Bressi's Slanderous Assault Against JTOWN Magazine

Politics

Editorial from JTOWN Magazine editor Phil Stilton Government doesn’t get to decide what is a newspaper and what isn’t, but when the government declares a publication by ordinance to be a newspaper,…

January 13, 2017

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Roadway fatalities in Ocean County increased in 2016

Ocean County News·Police Blotter

In 2015, 38 died in roadway fatalities in Ocean County. In 2016, that number rose by four to 42. Below is a list of roadway fatalities reports by the New Jersey State…

January 13, 2017

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Security guard stole $200k in cash after being fired from Casino sentenced

Atlantic County News·Police Blotter

Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a former security guard at the Caesars Casino in Atlantic City was sentenced to prison today for committing an armed robbery at the casino in…

January 10, 2017

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Stray Pit Bulls Kill Dog in Owner's Backyard

Police Blotter

by Jackson PD On Saturday at 11am, Jackson Police Officer Chris Kelly responded to a residence on Maxim Court to speak with the owner of a dog who was attacked. The caller…

January 9, 2017

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Shelter in Place Lifted at Elementary School After Receiving Call of Armed Subject Enroute

Police Blotter

by Steven Laskiewicz, JPD JACKSON-On Wednesday January 4, 2017 at approximately 10:43 am, a call was received at the Rosenauer School by an anonymous subject indicating that a person armed with a…

January 4, 2017

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Man to police: Military hacked my phone; Retired airman's daughter is international spy

Police Blotter

Editors Note: After obtaining the video from this encounter, we are now able to properly report this story. For the benefit of the actor involved, suffering from mental illness, we will not…

December 18, 2016

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Council to Township: Remember Veterans During the Holiday Season

Community News

by Phil Stilton JACKSON-The Jackson Township council took time during their final meeting before the holidays to remind residents to keep America’s warriors in their thoughts. “This holiday season, they will be…

December 17, 2016

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Local Authorities Mum on Sheriff Officer Who Struck Teen Girl With Car

Police Blotter

LAKEWOOD-Little is still known about a crash that involved an Ocean County Sheriff’s Department officer enroute to a routine call in Lakewood Wednesday afternoon after the driver struck a 17 year old girl…

September 22, 2016

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Racial and Religious Tensions Escalate to Violence Around New Jersey Jewish Orthodox Enclave

Community News

LAKEWOOD-Over the past year, racial and religious tensions between Lakewood’s predominantly Orthodox Jewish population and residents in surrounding towns have escalated, culminating in violence for the first time this week. As Lakewood…

September 22, 2016

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Man Arrested for Child Neglect After Nearly OD'ing While Giving Child Bath

Police Blotter

JACKSON-On Saturday September 17, 2016 at approximately 8:30 pm, Jackson Police Officers Michael Kelly and Shane Davis, along with Jackson First Aid responded to a residence located on Bennetts Mills Road…

September 22, 2016

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Police Seeking Woman Who Verbally, Physically Assaulted Jewish Boy at WalMart

Police Blotter

Howell police today are seeking to identify a woman who allegedly harassed a group young boys at the Walmart store on Route 9 here earlier this month. Tensions are beginning to flare…

September 22, 2016

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Auburn Tigers Defeat Jayhawks in Marathon Little League Softball Championship Game

In the News

JACKSON-The Holbrook Major Softball Auburn Tigers (8-8) defeated the undefeated Kansas Jayhawks (12-0-1) 9-7 in a 12 inning marathon championship game that spanned two evenings. The Jayhawks struck early, going up 2-0 in…

June 20, 2016

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Holbrook Little League to Recognize 43 Year Volunteer for Service at 2016 Opening Ceremony

In the News

JACKSON-Jim Furlong, who has volunteered as a manager for the Holbrook Little League Dodgers for 42 years, will be recognized by the board of Directors this Saturday at 10am at the Holbrook…

April 15, 2016

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That No-Knock Ordinance is Our Only Hope…No, There was Another

Community News

Records obtained from Jackson Township show that Jackson’s new no-knock ordinance removed several components of the original 1995 ordinance that regulated peddling and door-to-door solicitation in the township that are now being requested…

March 22, 2016

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