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Comedy Night Fundraiser Held At Funeral Home
“Funny 4 Friends, an By Bob Vosseller organization that arJACKSON – A comranges comedy night edy show at a funeral fundraisers, providhome? The comics ed the hilarious enwere killing it and tertainment for this people were just dyevent,” Lafer said. ing to get in. Lafer noted that Bill While those jokes Simas, owner of Funwere - thankfully ny 4 Friends, was the not used, the comics headliner and emcee. filled the hall with The other two comics much better materiwere Blanca Vales al. Oliverie Funerand Steve Donovan. al Home’s Wisteria “Following the comRoom banquet area edy acts, the over 100 served as a perfect attendees had the oplocation for a night portunity to choose of comedy. from any of the 15 The event was a fantastic raff les as fundraiser for anothwell as participate in er place that is known four silent auctions, for being quiet – the two live auctions, and library. Friends of a 50/50.” the Jackson Library Lafer said the live member Linda Lafer Photo courtesy Friends of the Jackson Library auction items consistsaid that the show was “a lot of fun and raised Friends of the Jackson Library gather with a very big ed of a child’s ride-on a large amount for the check. Kathy Fisler, at left joins Jackson Branch Man- Mercedes donated by ager Karen Powell, members Mae Giaimo, Susan Milo, Ray Catena Mercedes library.” “What could be more Joyette Della Valle, Rochelle Blum, Carol Whelan and of Freehold and a prep room kit, as a spoof, memorable than a fun- Anne Beckenstein. provided by Oliverie filled fundraiser at a funeral home?” Lafer asked. She shared that that the Funeral Home. “Some of the silent auction items Jackson Friends of the Library Comedy Night was were a golf foursome at Westlake, a golf foursome (Comedy Night - See Page 4) sold-out.
Two New Officials Appointed By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Two important vacancies – a council member and the business administrator – were appointed by the governing body. Former Councilman Ken Bressi was chosen to fill the position of Councilman Scott Sargent who died last month after undergoing heart surgery. He was picked from 21 candidates to fill Sargent’s position. Bressi comes highly experienced having filled numerous elected and appointed positions in the municipality dating back four
School District Sues Over State Aid By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – School officials recently filed a lawsuit in Superior Court against the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Department of Education, and the New Jersey Commissioner of Education, challenging what the district believes is a systemic and unconstitutional underfunding of the Jackson School District. “For years, the state has failed to fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide Jackson students with proper funding to support a ‘thorough and efficient education, as required under Article VIII, Section IV of the New Jersey Constitution,” School Board Attorney Marc Zitomer said in a statement. “This ongoing deprivation of $22.4 million over seven years forced the district to eliminate 285 staff positions, curtail academic and extracurricular programs, and sell Rosenauer Elementary School. For the 2025-2026 school year, the prolonged and drastic funding cuts compelled the district to implement a district-wide reconfiguration that merges high schools, merges middle schools and requires the closing of Christa McAuliffe Middle School next year in order to get it (District Sues- See Page 4)
County GOP Backed Spadea, What Now?
decades including that of council president and mayor. The nomination vote began with a motion from Council President Jennifer Kuhn’s nomination for Bressi. Councilman Giuseppe Palmeri seconded that motion. Councilman Nino Borrelli said he was not part of any “deliberations about who we were going to nominate for the council vacancy. I would like to nominate my first choice (former councilman) Steve Chisholm based on his (Officials - See Page 14)
June 21, 2025
By Stephanie Faughnan OCEAN COUNTY - Just after Jack Ciattarelli decisively won the Republican nomination for governor, Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore acknowledged the outcome - even though the county organization had thrown its weight behind former media host Bill Spadea. “He hasn’t asked me to campaign for him yet,” Gilmore said when asked if he would support Ciattarelli moving forward. “I expect to be talking with Jack at some
point in time. Right now, he’s probably celebrating his victory – but I did send him my congratulations.” Ocean County’s Republican organization formally endorsed Spadea back in February, delivering 61 percent of the vote in a convention that Gilmore personally helped steer. Yet when it came time for GOP voters to cast ballots, Ciattarelli took Ocean County with 66.49 percent - or 45,891 votes - compared to Spadea’s 27.94 percent (GOP - See Page 5)
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