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─Photo by Bob Vosseller Jackson Township Board of Education members listen to Superintendent Nicole Pormilli discuss the timeline of the school district’s budget preparation which included a PowerPoint presentation during a recent live Board meeting. By Bob Vosseller a vote taken to select who was not present chelle Richardson ran JACKSON – Board a board president and for the reorganization the early portion of the of Education members vice board president meeting. meeting with the assisheld their f irst live both ended in a staleBoard member Mi- tance of school district meeting in months re- mate vote of three to chael Walsh who also attorney Marc Zitomer cently at the Jackson three. vied for board presi- who verified adminisMemorial High School This meeting went dif- dent, a position he held trative protocols during Fine Arts Center. The ferently. Board member last year, was approved the meeting, until the session began with ad- Tara Rivera, who had as vice president. gavel was turned over dressing an unresolved been nominated by new No one put forward to Rivera as president. issue from their reorga- Board member Tzvi another nomination Wa l sh a b s t a i ne d nization meeting: who Herman and supported for president following dur ing the vote for would lead them. by Board member Scott Herman’s nomination board president while During their f irst Sargent now gaining an of Rivera. Board member John meeting of the year, affirmative vote from School District Busi- Burnetsky voted no. held early in January, member Gus Acevedo, ness Administrator Mi(BOE - See Page 21)
Demand Outpaces Supply For Vaccine
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – As a significant portion of the population is allowed access to the coronavirus vaccines, the system is buckling under the demand and the supply of vaccine has not caught up. Healthcare workers, long-term care facility residents, first respond-
ers, seniors, and those with serious medical conditions are able to get the vaccine in New Jersey. But if there’s no vaccine to be had, does this matter? Ocean County was receiving 5,000 doses of the vaccine a week, The Asbury Park Press reported. That dropped to 3,000 one week, and
then went up to 3,500 the next. Accordi ng to the 2018 census, seniors in Ocean County numbered at around 130,000. Even at 5,000 a week, that would take at least seven months to vaccinate them all. It would likely be longer because the vaccine requires two doses.
And that doesn’t include the number of people who are healthcare workers, fi rst responders, and others. The 5,000 a week figure are just the vaccines being provided to the Ocean Count y government to distribute. There are others, like certain medical facilities and pharmacies,
who have their own supply. Those numbers were unknown as of press time. The state has prioritized vaccine roll-out toward people who are the most likely to get the virus and to have a serious case. Therefore, the first group to be vaccinated were health (Vaccine - See Page 17)
February 6, 2021
Jackson Parke Critics Cite Parking, Water Issues
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Another round of testimony was heard concerning the controversial Jackson Parke South application during the latest Planning Board meeting. This meeting allowed public testimony about the application proposed by EL at Jackson, which is owned by Jack Morris. Morris owns the property of Jackson Parke in the Cassville section of the township. Morris purchased the property from Hovnanian with the agreement that the property would be written into Jackson Township’s Fair Share housing contract. This agreement granted Jackson Township an easement to run water and sewer lines through several hundred acres between the north and south. (Parke - See Page 11)
For Jackson Writer, A Positive Message Is Her Comfort Zone By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – In a time of global pandemic, economic uncertainty and other issues of unrest, a bit of chicken soup for the soul is very welcome. Resident Devora Adams, 34, has served up four stories that have appeared in five editions of the book series, “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” The writer who is a wife and a mother of four was excited to learn that one of her prior stories would be published in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Teens.” “It’s the fifth “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book in which a story of mine appeared, which is exciting for me because it’s been a dream of mine since I was a child,” Devora said.
Her passion for writing began with poetry. “I started writing when I was in second grade when I wrote my first poem. My teacher was so proud of (Book - See Page 10)
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