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─Photo By Bob Vosseller Around 400 people came to the recently held Jackson Senior Expo held at the Township Senior Center. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – More than 400 people f locked to the township’s senior center to check out resources,
ser vices and to enjoy lunch during the recently held Senior Expo. “We had 49 separate vendors and present-
ers and over 100 representatives from the organizations here. We had a great turnout,” Jackson Senior Center Director Kate
Slisky said. The center is located off Don Conner Boulevard. She added, “we are seeing a lot of (Senior - See Page 4)
Mayor Wanted Governor To Call After Tornado By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Mayor Michael Reina criticized Governor Phil Murphy and two Democratic State Senators for their lack of contact in the matter during the tornado that touched down last month, but the governor’s office said that they reached out prior to the natural disaster. The mayor, a Repub-
lican, noted that other officials had reached out to him with offers of help during the situation. “I am sure this is going to get out throughout the state, April 1 Jackson Township made history with an EF 2 (Enhanced Fujita scale) tornado and it is nothing short of a miracle that we didn’t even suffer one injury and thankfully not a
loss of life.” The Enhanced Fujita scale (abbreviated as EF-Scale) rates tornado intensity based on the severity of the damage they cause. It is used in some countries, including the United States, Canada, China, and Mongolia. Reina thanked the police department, all fire companies in the community, Jackson
Fi r st A id , Ja ck son Department of Public Works, OEM, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. “They worked as hard as I have ever seen them work during a time of crisis that we had.” “The areas that were affected were very bad and the fact that nobody was hurt is amazing. What blew me away more than anything
else, with the amount of people who called, neig hbors i n tow n, Congressman Ch ris Smith, the 12th (Legislative) District, the Ocean County Sheriff, our (Ocean County) Board of Commissioners, neighboring townships, even though they got some wind damage, they called and again it was a miracle,” the (Mayor - See Page 9)
May 6, 2023
House Of Worship Ordinance Tabled Indefinitely By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – An ordinance that would provide reg ulations concerning houses of worship has been indefinitely tabled but it is expected to return to a future agenda according to Council President Martin Flemming. Two residents posed questions about the ordinance during a recent Township Council meeting. Ordinance 1423 entitled, “Churches and Places of Worship” was not heard during an April 13 council meeting due to a notice requirement and its second reading had to be properly advertised
and it did not appear on the April 25 meeting agenda. Flemming previously explained that the ordinance was the result of a settlement agreement following litigation on the federal level. “It is part of our legal settlement to allow for places of worship with standards in all the different zoning areas that we have in town.” In the last several years residents have been critical toward township code enforcement measu res and have given an earful to members of Council regarding complaints of (Worship - See Page 5)
Budget Hearing To Be Held Last Possible Day By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – T he school budget hearing was moved to May 8, the last possible date that the budget could be adopted, officials said. This was to allow the school district more time to develop its budget which is facing a fiscal crisis this year because the state took away a lot of funding. They were looking at a $2.5 million cut in aid before a bill was passed that would return 66% of that cut. “We are into year six
of (the new funding formula) and having to cut year after year as expenses continue to climb has not made it easier and it is a perfect storm situation,” Superintendent Nicole Pormilli said. “We’ve been working with the County Superintendent and the State Department of Education on getting onto a balanced budget. We are still not there yet and we will present something on May 8,” she said. (Budget - See Page 8)
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