The JACKSON Times Vol. 20 - No. 3
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Couple To Celebrate 70th Anniversary
very close to them. I spend a lot of time with them and my cousins are like my brothers and sisters, aunts are like moms and uncles are like dads.” “It wasn’t uncommon for me to spend my entire summer with my cousins at their house. They had a home in upstate New York and so we would go to upstate New York. We’d spend a weekend or a week there,” Calaff said. “We are very family oriented and I’ve been a big part of their life. I am one of four. My uncle actually gave me a way at my wedding because my dad passed away two months before the wedding,” she added. Paul is 95 years old and a Marine veteran and he described Dolores who is 91, as his rock. Calaff said, “they met when they were in high school. They grew up in West New York (New Jersey) and they have been together ever since. They moved to Jackson because there are a lot of retirement communities down there.” “They are spending their golden years in
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Photos courtesy Nancy Calaff Various scenes from the past of Paul and Dolores Urcinole of Jackson show the inseparable couple who will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on July 16 with a blessing during a noon mass at St. Veronica’s Church in Howell. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – When it comes to love stories, the one shared by Paul and Dolores Urcinole is a long one. The township couple will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary later this month. The Portobello Road couple will be blessed on July 16 during a noon mass at
St. Veronica’s Church in Howell. “This is quite rare as you can imagine in today’s world. They are an inspiration for the constitution of marriage which seems some have lost faith in,” their niece Nancy Calaff told The Jackson Times. She considers herself “almost like a daughter. I’ve spent my entire life
No Tax Increase In Plumsted
By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED - Township officials unanimously approved the adoption of their 2023 municipal spending plan during their latest Committee meeting. The budget features the same tax rate going forward in 2024. Committeeman Leonard Grilletto, who chaired the committee that went over the budget, said, “The total budget is $6,392,419 - very close to what we had in 2022.”
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Plumsted Township Deputy Mayor Herb Marinari, Attorney Jean Cipriani, Mayor Robert Bowen and Plumsted Township Committeeman Leonard Grilletto (who is holding up a copy of this year’s municipal budget overview) and Committeeman Dominick Cuozzo discussing this year’s budget.
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“There is a zero increase in the municipal tax rate which is .0316 per ($100 of assessed valuation). The average home in the township is valued at $281,177. Our ratable base went up, so the total tax bill based on the average home would be $8,028.59.” The budget is available on the township website at Plumsted.org. “We were able to do a lot while keeping the tax rate (Tax - See Page 4)
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Superintendent Search Underway
Screenshot by Bob Vosseller Plumsted Superintendent Michelle Halperin-Krain will retire after 27 years as an educator, seven with the school district and three as superintendent, on July 21. By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – The search is on for a new superintendent of schools in the township. Current Superintendent Michelle Halperin-Krain’s last day on the job is July 21. Halperin-Krain joined the district in 2016 as Director of Literacy. She has served as superintendent for the last three years and will retire this month after 27 years in public education. School Board President Susan Potter told The Jackson Times that “the superintendent search is underway. We are pleased to have received many (Superintendent - See Page 5)
Council’s New Leader Criticized
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – A meeting of about 15 minutes long was enough time for new leadership to step up and for a few political barbs to be tossed between officials and a resident. New Council President Steve Chisholm took charge of the panel during the latest meeting. He re-
places Martin Flemming. Flemming remains a member of the council but said he would be moving from the township and resigning from the council at some point in the future. The entire governing body is Republican, but there is a divide. He ran against Mayor Michael (Council - See Page 13)
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