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Photos by Bob Vosseller Riders enjoy an arch of The Flash Vertical Velocity, the newest roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Six Flags Great Adventure has officially launched its latest flashy roller coaster and this one is named after the scarlet speedster of DC Comics fame. The Flash Vertical Velocity got its debut recently. Park management invited the media and coaster enthusiasts to a preview a few days prior to the public’s general admission. Riders noted that while the ride lasts around 60 seconds the adventure isn’t gone in a “flash” as the memory of lingers for a whole lot longer. You need to be at least 48 inches to ride which is actually smaller than some of the
Officials And Residents Debate Over Decorum By Bob Vosseller pleaded with Kuhn to be more civil JACKSON – The decorum - or lack and less snarky during a recent thereof - at recent Township Council meeting. “You just said to one of meetings has been the subject of the residents here that you will do debate between residents and public whatever you want. That is not okay. officials. You can’t do whatever you want.” Residents recently complained “You along with everyone else, you about Council President Jennifer represent us. We’re the taxpayers. Kuhn’s tone describing her replies to You are working for us essentially questions and statements as conde- to do what is best for the entire scending, curt and dismissive. town. You need to remove ‘I’ from Township resident Debra Jones (Decorum - See Page 5)
DC Comics superhero The Flash strikes a lightning pose in front of his namesake rollercoaster The Flash Vertical Velocity. other Six Flags coasters. It has a maximum height restriction which this 6’2” reporter cleared and reached the head rest and met all other safety protocols for what was (The Flash - See Page 4)
April 5, 2025
School District Introduces Budget By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – School Board members introduced a tentative budget during a recent Board meeting. The proposed spending plan that features a 1.2% decrease will have its public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on April 30 at the Fine Arts Center, Jackson Memorial High School. Business Administrator Dan Baginski outlined the budget process and identified several significant factors impacting finances. They include the redistricting and restructuring plan, closing the Rosenauer and McAuliffe schools and selling school property, the decommissioning and removal of school trailers, a loan from the state and a state assigned fiscal monitor. “This budget process is anything but typical. All of these (factors) present a serious challenge to the school district,” Baginski remarked. He said the budget was developed in a “fiscally responsible manner” to meet the state requirement to propose a balanced budget that will provide students the highest quality education and maintain qualities that make Jackson special. He noted that a driving factor for the budget was student enrollment. Enrollment projections suggest a 3.7% decrease in pre-kindergarten to 12th grade student enrollment for the next school year. “The spending plan for the school district includes $147,826,930 in expenses. That overall reflects less than a 1% increase from the 20242025 school year.” “The school mergers resulted in a savings of (School Budget - See Page 17)
Tina’s House Is A Gift To Families In Crisis
By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER - The modest brick ranch at 7 Hadley Avenue may look like any other house, but inside, it holds the whispered fears and quiet bravery of children who have endured the unthinkable. An integral part of the Office of the Ocean County Prosecutor, Tina’s House is a nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center (CAC). It’s designed to be a place where young survivors feel safe enough to speak, where their pain is met with warmth instead of cold interrogation rooms. Capt. Colleen M. Lynch, who leads the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, said Tina’s
House was named in 2014 in loving memory of Detective Tina Rambo. Rambo, a devoted member of the unit, tragically lost her life in a car accident in 2011 while on her way to work. Tina’s House offers children a safe place to speak openly and receive the support of those dedicated to seeking justice for them. Corey Micciolo, a six-yearold boy who died four years ago, never had the chance to share his story within its walls. His voice, silenced by unspeakable abuse, was carried instead by the prosecutors and detectives who fought on his behalf. (Tina’s House - See Page 13)
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