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Local Teen Leads Construction Of Deck For Fire Station
a Boy Scout with Troop 34 and got involved with scouting when he was “a little kid. I was in Cub Scouts and worked over the years and said I wanted to go into Boy Scouts and got involved and shot up through the ranks.” He said he took a short pause but then returned with a vengeance “and realized I wanted to be an Eagle Scout.” To do that he needed a community project. Finding a project though wasn’t too difficult for him. “My dad (Jim Iannello) is a volunteer firefighter at Fire Station 57 so I figured I’d give back to him and all the other firefighters there by going out and Photo courtesy Jim and Cole Iannello serving the community Boy Scout Troop 34 leader Jim Iannello joins his son Cole Iannello, 18, on the by giving them a nice place to relax.” new deck at Jackson Fire Station 57. The teenager said he wanted to create a setting “to enjoy themselves and By Bob Vosseller to cook or anything they wanted to do. I asked them JACKSON – Cole Iannello, 18, has been busy as of late as if I could do a deck for them and got approval and he awaits his Eagle Scout award in May that he earned from we started from there.” That meant designing what a recently completed project at a township firehouse. (Deck - See Page 4) Cole is a senior at Jackson Liberty High School. He’s been
Local Resident Indicted For Sex Crimes While Teaching In Freehold
By Stephanie Faughnan FREEHOLD - A Monmouth County Grand Jury has indicted a former Freehold Intermediate School teacher on multiple charges related to the sexual abuse of a teenage student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced. Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 44, of Jackson, faces seven charges, including first-degree aggravated sexual assault, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child through the manufacture of child sexual abuse materials, two counts of second-degree
Property Maintenance Penalties Lowered By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The Township Council recently moved to lower fines for lawn maintenance violations shifting the blame from landlords to renters. The ordinance was strongly defended by Council President Jennifer Kuhn when residents questioned it during its public comment period. It was noted that an increase in rental properties in the township had contributed to the need for the new ordinance. Residents were told that there had been an upsurge in the number of rentals of single-family homes accompanied by an increase in properties that have been poorly maintained by tenants, a situation made worse by absentee landlords and neglectful property managers. Kuhn explained that due to the extreme number of citations filling up the municipal court docket it was necessary to reduce fines and reduce the requirement for mandatory court appearances for property maintenance violations. It was noted that one day every three months has been put aside to exclusively focus on property maintenance offenders. One resident argued that reducing penalties would most likely reduce, not increase, compliance. During that recent council meeting, (Penalties - See Page 4)
Speeding Near Bus Stops A Concern
endangering, second-degree official misconduct, second-degree sexual assault, and third-degree endangering. Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau and the Freehold Borough Police Department determined that Havemann-Niedrach’s alleged abuse of a 15-year-old eighth-grade student began in early 2024. Authorities arrested her in June 2024 without incident. Concerns Raised Months Earlier This newspaper has spoken to a parent (Teacher - See Page 5)
March 29, 2025
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON - Speeding, particularly around residential areas near school bus stops, has been the subject of concern by residents for years now and while more focus has been put to the issue, residents are still frustrated about the problem. Police Chief Matthew Kunz and Public Safety Director Joseph Candido have both been hearing from residents about areas of the township that are particularly plagued by speeders. Resident Maria Murdaco shared some of
her e-mail correspondence between herself and Candido on social media encouraging other Jackson residents to send emails to try and get the speed limit in problem areas of the township to be enforced or lowered. Brewers Bridge Road is one street that she said has a problem. “This is a residential area and we have cars, school buses, and trucks speeding on this road all hours of the day and night. As the building continues, the traffic will get heavier and the road will become more and more dangerous,” (Speeding - See Page 12)
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