The JACKSON Times Vol. 21 - No. 32
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Officials Find Financial “Red Flags”
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Council President Jennifer Kuhn has called for an internal review of several crucial departments of the township by Business Administrator Terence Wall. That request came during the latest meeting of the Township Council after Councilman
Giuseppe Palmeri brought up some concerns he had about the hiring of a temporary chief financial officer. Palmeri noted on the night’s agenda an open professional service contract with PM Consultants, LLC, in Brick Township. The firm is (Red Flags - See Page 4)
Frozen Art Warms the Heart At Fire & Ice Event By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – There was plenty of warmth felt during a cold day in the township with the 4th Annual Fire & Ice Show held at the New Egypt Flea Market. It was a chilly Saturday morning for the two-day event that featured a var iet y of ice sculpt u res,
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Photos by Bob Vosseller (Above) Seaside Heights resident Tom Oldwurtel carefully chisels at a block of ice transforming it into a dragon during the 4th Annual Fire & Ice Festival held in Plumsted Township. (Right) Little Grayson, 2, of Manahawkin enjoys sitting in an ice sculpture car.
‘SHE TOOK A TROPHY PHOTO’:
WOMAN SENTENCED IN KILLING
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER – A woman who admitted to shooting a man and helping to dismember and dispose of his body was sentenced to 25 years in state prison. Under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, Elizabeth
Mascarelli must serve at least 85 percent of her sentence before being eligible for parole. Ocean County Superior Court Judge Ryan sentenced the 29-yearold woman of Seaside Heights after she pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the
death of her landlord. The gruesome details in the death of Kerry Rollason, a 56-year-old Toms River resident, were so disturbing that a family member watching the sentencing by video link, signed off shortly after Mascarelli’s attorney began his
request for leniency. Defense at tor ney Glenn Kassman det a i le d t he hor r i f ic nature of Rollason’s death, which occurred (Sentenced See Page 4)
Photo courtesy Tom Costello, APP A solitary tear streamed down Elizabeth Mascarelli’s cheek as she faced those sitting in the courtroom galley who came to witness her sentencing in connection with the killing and dismemberment of Kerry Rollason.
February 8, 2025
Council Hires New Clerk, Tables Four Ordinances
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Four ordinances scheduled for a public hearing for their second reading were tabled indefinitely as they had not been advertised properly. Council President Jennifer Kuhn announced during the council’s most recent meeting, which was a special session, “we have to revisit them at a future meeting.” The most notable of those ordinances was Ordinance 04-25 that was introduced last month. If passed, it would establish code regulations for electric and motorized bikes. The ordinance was recommended by township police who had informed the council of an increase of incidents involving low-speed electric and motorized bicycles. Council President Kuhn previously noted that according to reports from the police department’s Traffic Safety Bureau, “They are operating without helmets. They are reckless. They go into the streets. They need to be regulated.” She noted that Brick Township had passed a similar ordinance. O rd i n a nce 01-25 would amend township code pertaining to land use and development regulations entitled, “proper t y maintenance.” This ordinance further clarifies regula-
tions related to ground covering and planting. The ordinance would require sufficient notice to alleged violations for pleas of guilty for first and second offense without the necessary court appearance. Also put on hold was Ordinance 02-25 that establishes “a salary range for all employees of the township for 2025. The township must establish a salary range through ordinance and any employee may only be paid within the salary range so designated.” If heard and passed, Ordinance 03-25 would have authorized the acceptance of a land donation for properties within the community shown on the tax maps on Wr ig ht De -Bow Road. Kuhn explained last month that “the property in question if left vacant would have been subject to numerous environmental constraints rendering the value as minimal. If the property owner pays a minimal property tax accessed, the township would bear the cost of the tax foreclosure.” Kuhn said that the owner reached out to the township and “administration worked it out.” The council unanimously voted to table all four ordinances
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