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JACKSON FOOD PANTRIES FACE CHALLENGES
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – With the increased cost of food and gas in recent months, volunteers and operators of food pantries are facing additional challenges. Earlier this year, members of the Jackson Elks Lodge 2744 provided much needed support to a township-based food pantry. The Lodge provided a generous donation during a visit to their facilit y where they learned how the organization’s operation works in providing meals to those in need. Jackson Elks Exalted Ruler Joe LaMonica told The Jackson Times that “we visited them and spoke with Joy Rende, the director of the Jackson Women of Today - Food Pantry, where we donated a check for $1,800.” Rende said she appreciated the Jackson Elks donation and those (Food - See Page 8)
Stephen Scaturro ended decades of government work. Stephen Scaturro became Ocean County’s Director of Consumer Affairs sixteen years ago. Meanwhile, Scaturro’s lifelong commitment to serving his country and its people started before he even hit his eighteenth birthday.
Nurses Give Yearly Update
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Assistant School Superintendent Dan Baginski delivered a report detailing the many duties of the school nurses during the latest Board of Education meeting. Baginski explained to the Board and the public the various responsibilities of school nurses. They are responsible for sharing any medical information with the appropriate staff such as COVID vaccinations, ongoing health problems and food allergies. Nurses are also required to keep certified in CPR and the use of a defibrillator. “There is training every other year and they are required to retain those certifications and they are also the leaders of the emergency cardiac response teams otherwise known as the Janet’s Law teams. These teams include the school nurse and five other members of the school staff who have CPR certification. They are tested twice a year.” He noted that nurses are able to draw from medical resources from the state and county health departments. “School (Nurses - See Page 5)
─Photos courtesy Jackson Elks Lodge 2744 Shelves of stocked food items are ready for distribution to those residents in need.
Two Long-Term Officials Lauded Upon Retirement By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – Regular meetings of the Ocean County Commissioners routinely run short – albeit not necessarily sweet. Last month’s gathering was the exception on both accords as officials spent time lauding two long-time public servants. Both Carl Block and
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At just 17 years old, Scaturro joined the United States Army. He later became a founding member of the Brick Township Police Department in 1966. Scaturro ultimately served as the head of the detective bureau. “Stephen Scaturro served 27 years as a legislative aid to Senators Andrew
Ciesla and James Holzapfel,” read Clerk of the Board of Commissioners Michelle I. Gunther from a proclamation prepared in Scaturro’s honor. “(He is) a veteran of both the United States Army and the United States Air Force.” Scaturro also devoted time to community service and assumed various lead-
ership roles. He was once the President of the Brick Township Chamber of Commerce. Scaturro not only served as President of the Brick Township Rotary Club but was also named the Rotarian of the Year in 1997. As the head of the Ocean County Director of Community Affairs, Scaturro (Officials - See Page 6)
Councilman Resigns To Join Assembly
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township officials extended their best wishes to fellow Republican Councilman Alex Sauickie, who resigned in order to serve as the newest 12th District Assemblyman. Council Vice President Andrew Kern, who was Sauickie’s running mate for their first term on council read Sauickie’s resignation letter. His resignation became effective at the close of business on August 22 and noted his recent selection to (Resigns - See Page 4)
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