The JACKSON Times Vol. 20 - No. 51
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Arrive Alive Program Drives Home Danger Of Impaired Driving
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Photo courtesy Jackson Schools This Jackson Liberty High School student might be smiling but she’s learning just how deadly it can be to drive while impaired. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Students at both township high schools got the message of the dangers of driving while impaired following their participation at a Arrive Alive event.
Two St udent Assistance Counselors Laureen Caggiano and Lisa Cleary organized the event that reinforced the fact that contrar y to popular belief, teenagers are not invincible.
Residents Worry About Gunfire By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – The sounds of g unf ire and the risk of ricocheting bullets brought residents to a recent Township Committee meeting to share their concerns. Vickie and Gary Biasi of Jacobstown Ro a d b r o u g ht u p complaints related
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to excessive noise in t hei r neig hborhood and a potential risk related to gunfi re. Plumsted has a new noise ordinance and Vick ie Bia si a sked how it was regulated. The township does not have a decibel meter. Township Attorney Jean Cipriani said “we h ave a n oi s e o r d inance of general ap-
plication. It requires ev ide nce a nd t hat i s s ome t h i ng t h at may apply to your sit u a t io n . I k n ow the municipal judge had a different view on that so I’m trying to get that straightened out. It comes dow n t o ev ide nce that you show to the court that the noise
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The A r r ive Alive simulator allows for d ist r a ct e d d r iv i ng, marijuana intoxicated, and drunk driving experiences from the safety of a parked car. The fi rst “driver” of the simulated Arrive Alive car experience crashed almost immediately due to the goggles they were wearing that simulated being under the inf luence and the realization hit them that operating a vehicle while impaired is a scary experience. The exercise also got the students to talk about just how far they got before crashing and what it was like. It also led to a dialogue about what they would do were they to witness someone about to drive a vehicle while under the influence. They talked about who they would call and what other options would be avail-
able to an impaired driver such as calling a taxi, Uber or Lift. Li s a Cle a r y, t he St udent Assist a nce Counselor at Jackson Liberty High School who coordinated the v isit at he r scho ol said, “they were really understanding that it only takes a couple of seconds for something to go wrong. I love that it generated those conversations and that they were so engaged in those conversations.’’ The school counselors said this event, which was sponsored by the Ja ck son Mu n icipa l Alliance, was one of many ways the schools st r ive t o r ei n for c e positive decisions and behaviors, especially this time of year. The Jackson Municipal Alliance and counselors were grateful for this (Arrive Alive See Page 4)
June 15, 2024
Road Ordinances Changed By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township Off icials voted unanimously to approve two traffic related ordinances during this week’s council meeting. Ordinance 22-24 repeals Ordinance 50-79 which had established A ndover Road as a one-way street. “This ordinance repeals a 1979 ordinance that made a portion of Andover Road a one-way street. Once this is adopted it will be a t wo -way roa d ,” Cou ncil P resident Jen nifer Kuh n explained. Kuhn added, “the ordinance we have for ‘no parking or standing on county roads’ and ‘no parking within 50 feet of county (roads) into municipal (roads)’ and ‘permit parking’ (is in effect) and we
are looking to strike the 1979 ordinance from the record.” Ordinance 23-24 a m e n d s t ow n s h ip code with respect to ext ra dut y assignments within the department of public safety. “This ordinance requires developers who utilize township police officers for traffic control to be charged for an additional four hours if at the last minute, they change the time that the officer has to work,” Kuhn explained. A prior two-hour requirement was changed to a 24-hour requirement for any modification to the officer’s schedule. Township officials recently passed an ordinance to increase to the height in pool e n cl o s u r e s b a s e d (Ordinance See Page 5)
Students Perform Musical For Charity
Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Students practice “SpongeBob The Musical” at United Christ Church in Toms River.
By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – “SpongeBob The Musical” is being staged as never before, featuring 21 actors aged 10 to 19 and directed by Brick Memorial High School senior Ashley Burroughs. Not only is it a production entirely run by teenagers, but pro-
ceeds from the show will benefit the Morgan Marie Michael Foundation, a non-prof it charity that supports individuals on the autism spectrum with a mission of enhancing their lives and fostering a world of acceptance and inclusion. The musical is being produced under the (Musical - See Page 7)
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