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Giraffe Calf Joins The Herd At Safari Coral was born on December 15, Six Flags staff said. They recently announced her birth and noted that they are working on reintroducing her to the herd before opening day, March 29. Although she’s healthy now, she had a bit of a rough start. She had difficulty standing, but has overcome that issue and is now going strong. The calf is currently housed in one of the barns dedicated to giraffes. Her father is Conan and her mother is Mariah, and they both live at Wild Safari. According to National Geographic, giraffes give birth standing up. This means the young enter the world by falling more than 5 feet to the ground at birth. This comes from them being the world’s tallest animal, standing at a height of up to 19 feet. Infants can usually stand in half an hour and can run just ten hours after birth. The average newborn is about 6 feet tall at birth and weighs about 150 pounds. They grow approximately 4 feet during their first year of life. Photo courtesy Six Flags According to the Giraffe ConserCoral the giraffe explores one of the barns at the Adventure Resort. vation Foundation, only about 40% of infant giraffes in the wild make it past their first By Chris Lundy JACKSON – A new face will be seen at the Six Flags year because they are targeted by lions, leopards, Great Adventure Resort this year: a three-month-old hyenas, crocodiles, and wild dogs. In the absence of (Giraffes - See Page 4) giraffe named Coral.
Business Administrator Parts Ways With Jackson By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The Township Council recently voted in support of a resolution authorizing a separation agreement that will end Terence Wall’s years of service as business administrator of the municipality. During the Council’s most recent meeting that was postponed by two days, Resolution R114-2025 was read as part of the consent agenda. No specifics about that resolution were
noted or who it applied to but some members of the public were aware of who the resolution concerned and addressed his departure during the public comment period. Wall told The Jackson Times that it was his decision to leave the position. He said the administration and financial departments were left in good order. He will be joining the recent exodus of high level staff that has included the (Administrator - See Page 5)
March 15, 2025
Council President Criticizes Police Chief By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – As the Township Council moves forward on its own DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) effort which one resident referred to as DOJE (Department of Jackson Efficiency) Council President Jennifer Kuhn discussed upcoming performance reviews concerning key township departments. Last month she called for an internal review of the Police Department, Department of Public Works, Code Enforcement office and Building Department. The council president read a prepared statement during a recent meeting, “Department heads have been asked to provide details and a breakdown of staff, salaries and daily operations allowing us to identify areas for cost saving and better resource allocations. We are investigating why some departments are overstaffed while others are under resourced.” “Our priority is to ensure that every tax dollar is spent wisely,” Kuhn said noting that some of the township’s ordinances need to be reviewed and that some haven’t been updated since the 1960s. “It is time to modernize today’s Jackson Township. Government moves slowly and change isn’t always popular but progress requires action.” “One issue we are addressing is ordinance enforcement. Passing laws without enforcing (Council - See Page 4)
Sherrill Wins County Democrats’ Mini-Convention By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY – Mikie Sherrill secured the most votes at the Ocean County Democrats’ mini-convention at Central Regional High School. However, she did not meet the majority threshold required to receive the organization’s endorsement in the June 10 primary for New Jersey governor. Sherrill received 63 votes (38.4%), followed by Stephen Photo by Stephanie Faughnan Sweeney with 31 votes (18.9%), Ras Baraka with 26 votes Mikie Sherrill won the Ocean County (15.8%), Steven Fulop with 23 votes (14.0%), and Sean Democratic Mini-convention with Spiller with 21 votes (12.8%). 38.4% of the vote. (Sherrill - See Page 15)
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