The JACKSON Times Vol. 21 - No. 3
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Photo courtesy Jackson Township Elected officials joined newly promoted and newly hired officers of the Jackson Township Police Department during a recent Township Council meeting. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township officials recognized both new hires and promoted officers of the township police department during a recent council meeting. Jackson Police Department Public Safety Director Joseph Candido, assisted by Captain John Giovanetti an-
nounced the promotion of seven officers and introduced two newly appointed full-time police officers. Lt. George Vidalis #251was promoted to the rank of captain. He was born and raised in Jackson and is a 1986 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School. He was appointed to
High School Reps Give Last Report By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Each May, the two pupils se r v i ng a s st ude nt representatives give their fi nal report at the Board of Education me et i ng, a nd t hei r replacements in September are named shortly afterward. Student representatives
from the Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School provide a synopsis of what their respective schools are doing in ter ms of at h let ics, extracurricular activities, and academics. Superintendent Nicole Por milli has often said that listening
to the student representative reports each month is her favorite part of Board meetings. The representatives provide positive news about st udent learning and activities before the nitty gritty of Board business is (School Rep See Page 6)
the Jackson Police Department in December of 2003. While spending the majority of his time in the Patrol Division he became an active member in a number of specialized divisions throughout the department including the department’s motorcycle unit. He is an emergen-
cy vehicle operator instructor and a firearms and rifle instructor. In September of 2014, he was promoted to sergeant and was assigned to the patrol division and in February 2022 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned the task of Division Commander of (Police - See Page 4)
July 13, 2024
STATE MONITOR OVERIDES TAX VOTE By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The township Board of E d u c a t i o n vo t e d down a property tax increase of 9.9% but State Monitor Carole Knopp-Morris overruled the Board’s decision. The Board unanimously rejected the propose d budget. The sale of the Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School is looming as a way to pay for next year’s education. Morris conceded months ago that the district “doesn’t have a spend i ng prob lem, it has a revenue problem” which BOE members and administrators say was created by the state’s inequitable distribution of school aid. She none the less overrode the board’s votes and approved the property tax in-
crease. T his action angered 12 th District Assemblyman Alex Sauickie (R-Ocean) who had been working to get state aid funding restored to the school district for months. “The state caused the problem with its f u nd i ng for mu la , and now the state has stepped in and overrode the elected officials who refused to initiate a property tax increase on Jackson residents, and to close a school,” Assemblyman Sauickie said. The Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School opened its doors in 1962 and serves 234 students in preschool through 5th g rade, nea rly half of whom are economically disadvantaged according (Tax - See Page 5)
Did Primary Campaign Mailer Go To Far?
By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – Did a campaign advertisement mailed to residents of the township go too far when it comes to good taste? Some residents feel it did and Mayor Dominick Cuozzo was confronted about it during a recent Township Committee meeting. The June Township Committee meeting took place two days after the June 4 GOP Primary
election that featured four Republicans who ran for two-threeyear committee seats. Republicans for Plumsted organization candidates Thomas Potter and James Hagelstein won with 948 and 943 votes respectively. They beat Plumsted Township Republican Club endorsed candidates Committeeman Michael Hammerstone, 497 votes, and Mayor Cuozzo, who came in last with 488 votes.
John Neyenhouse, the chairman of the township’s environmental committee and a former member of the township planning board, asked Cuozzo about the ethics of a mailer paid for by the Plumsted Republican Club that included a photo of a fetus extending a middle finger in the womb. It also featured a photo of a frightened woman on the top of the page and a horror film font (Campaign - See Page 14)
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