The JACKSON Times Vol. 20 - No. 44
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Friends of the Jackson Library celebrated National Library Week while thanking the staff for all their hard work and dedication. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – There was a whole lot of appreciation going on recently at the township branch of the Ocean County Library. Members of the Friends of the Jackson Library provided some homemade gifts and some great snacks for the staff of the branch
during a gathering held in the library’s meeting room. In turn, the staff reciprocated with some food items of their own when the Friends held their monthly meeting, which served to commemorate National Library Appreciation Week. Friends President Sue
Milo said, “it is National Library week but we tend to celebrate it all month long and this is our meeting day so it all came together. We wanted the librarians to know how much we appreciate them so we made them folded paper crafts (made out of books with folded pages and
Former Assemblywoman Appointed To OCC Board
Photo by Chris Lundy Former Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-9th) retired last year from the State Assembly.
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER - The Ocean County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to appoint former Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove to the Ocean County College Board of Trustees. A retired educator with over 30 years of experience teaching
American history and civics at Southern Regional High School, Gove replaces Carl V. Thulin, Jr. as a Trustee. She will be the second retired educator to join the current college board. Gove earned an undergraduate degree in (Assemblywoman See Page 17)
plastic googly eyes) and we were surprised when we got here that they brought items for us.” “We had a committee and we learned how to make them off the internet. We met two or three times and we learned how to fold and decorate and everyone brought (Library- See Page 4)
April 27, 2024
Police Sergeant Appointed Public Safety Director By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The township hasn’t had a public safety director in quite a while. Now the township police department has both a public safety director and a police chief. The measure to create the position of a public safety director drew some debate among members of the Jackson Township Council during recent meetings but the appointment of Jackson Police Department’s Sgt. Joseph Candido to serve in that role was unanimously approved. In March, the council approved in a three to two vote, to establish the position of public safety director. A requirement of the position was for all applicants to have a minimum of 20 years police service with police management and
have held the rank of sergeant or higher. During the introduction of the ordinance creating the position, council members discussed the need for the position and different aspects of it. Public commentary included some critical remarks towards Chief Matthew Kunz by the leaders of two township police unions. The police department had previously been run by a director of public safety for more than two decades before transitioning to a chief of police. Kunz became chief in 2008 and served as the public safety director for two years before that. Part of the council’s disagreement noted that the position could cost up to $200,000 in an (Safety Director See Page 5)
School Property Bought, Land Swapped By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township officials unanim o u s l y a p p r ove d an ordinance for the purchase a 114.3-acre tract of land from the Jackson School District for $970,000 during a recent council meeting. Council members said the effort behind it was
to make the land unavailable for development and to assist the public school district with added funds. The property includes several parcels in the area of West Commodore Boulevard near Goetz Middle School and Elms Elementary school. The funds collected by
the school district will help subsidize the loss of around $20 million in state aid cuts that have taken place in the last seven years. Mayor Michael Reina previously stated that the purchase will add to the township’s open
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