The JACKSON Times Vol. 19 - No. 49
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─Photo courtesy Jake’s Got This Foundation Safe or out? There was plenty of action on the field at Shore Town Ballpark in Lakewood during the Jake’s Got This fundraiser. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – For the second year in a row, firefighters and police officers faced off on
the diamond - but their aim wasn’t as much to bring home a trophy but to raise funds for Jake’s Got This,
an organization that aids children who have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Event coordinator and
Foundation President Shannon Kulesa said it was a huge success. (Fundraiser - See Page 4)
Former Skinhead Teaches Students About Life Without Hate
─Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Arnold Michaelis is a former white supremacist who hopes to inspire kids to be kind and compassionate.
By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY – A former leader of an international hate group is now spreading a different message: how to be compassionate to others and how to break a cycle of anger and violence.
Arno Michaelis was the keynote speaker at a leadership conference at Ocean County College, held in collaboration with the prosecutor’s office and the Cultural Heritage Commission. The mission was to empower students and encourage
them to positively impact their communities. Michaelis is the author of “My Life After Hate” and came to provide some insight into his personal history. The speaker’s past included founding an international white (Hate - See Page 12)
May 27, 2023
$4M Ballot Question In November
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – There will be a ballot question in the November 7 general election to raise an additional $4,035,000 for the school district. The impact of this question for the average homeowner would be $96 a year to cover the cost of six guidance counselors, two student assistant counselors, eight interventionist teachers, 10 elementary school teachers, 12 secondary teachers, one nonpublic student coordinator, one nonpublic secretary, four child study team members and four English Second Language teachers. School Superinten-
dent Nicole Pormilli explained during that a recent board meeting that the staff positions were based on “the needs we see in our school buildings. These are positions above what currently exist.” “If this is approved on November 7 it would result in a permanent levy tax-based change of the $4 million and then we get to add these positions to our district year after year and keep them,” she added. Recently, school administrators said that a fight at one of the district’s two high schools had occurred. News of it had circulated within (Ballot - See Page 8)
Official’s Censure Held While “No Knock” Issue Debated By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – A call for censure of a township committeeman was put on pause during a recent Township Committee meeting. There was also related discussion of an outdated ordinance pertaining to solicitation in public. Committeeman Dominick Cuozzo challenged the enforcement of the “Do Not Knock” ordinance. Police Chief Earl Meroney has said it was outdated and should be
changed to be in compliance with federal law. He defended his officers’ enforcement of the ordinance as it was on the books but stressed during a recent Township Committee meeting that the ordinance led to conflict. Police body camera footage shows Committeeman Cuozzo responding to a neighborhood where members of his First Bible Baptist Church, where he is pastor, are (Debated - See Page 10)
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