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National Night Out Returns In Jackson
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The township once again observed National Night Out, an annual campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. The free event coordinated by the Jackson Police Department and Jackson PBA #168 featured raffles, giveaways, food, music, games, and family-friendly activities. This year’s Photos by event was held at Johnson Chris Lundy Park, where it has been based more recently having A father helps his shifted from a ShopRite child with a hose to put out fake fires, parking lot. On display were vehi- one of the many accles and equipment from tivities at National the police department’s Night Out. SWAT, K9, traffic, motorcycle, bike and drone units. Capt. Sean Greenberger was the point person for this year’s event which also provided a showcase for EMS units and fire companies within the Pitties and Pals was hoping to meet some future adopters. township. Community organizations and houses of worship also came out to the park to promote did community event. Capt. Sean Greenberger, like Captains Nelson and Convery before him, did very well coordinating themselves. Police Chief Matthew D. Kunz said, “I’m pleased with local fire, EMS, OEM, CERT, Kiwanis, Chaverim and to report that the Jackson Police Department was so many others to ensure a safe night of family fun.” (National Night Out - See Page 4) successful in planning and hosting another splen-
Volunteers Track Down Train That Helped Build Pinewald By Chris Lundy BERKELEY - At some point in the near future, a train will run in Berkeley Township. This isn’t the same as the mass transportation that helped settle the area a century ago. A locomotive - the engine car at the front of a train - with an interesting tie to Berkeley has been found and is being brought back to life. The Berkeley Times spoke to Chris Lynch and David Donley, who are reconstructing the locomotive. The locomotive was built in 1926 (making its
centennial birthday next year) by the Plymouth Locomotive Works in Ohio and bought by the BW Sangor Corporation, he said. Benjamin Sangor had an interesting history as well. A Russian immigrant, he published “racy” magazines and started a comic book company. He lost his ability to practice law after being convicted for embezzling and larceny while chairman of the Toms River Trust Company. He sold about 8,000 lots in Pinewald between (Train - See Page 13)
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Victim’s Mom Testifies In Teacher Sex Abuse Case By Stephanie Faughnan JACKSON - Preliminary hearings before Superior Court Judge Jill Grace O’Malley continued in the case of a former special needs teacher accused of sexually abusing a teenage student. The session opened with Monmouth County Prosecutor Danielle Zanzuccki questioning the victim’s mother about when her son disclosed the alleged relationship. Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 44, of Jackson, is charged with engaging in a sexual relationship with her 15-yearold student while working as a special education teacher in an eighth-grade classroom at Freehold Borough Intermediate School. Prosecutors allege the conduct included sexual encounters in her car and home, thousands of sexually explicit messages, and the creation of child sexual abuse materials. She faces seven counts: 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 endangering, second-degree official (Abuse Case - See Page 5)
“Jaws” And The Real And Fake Sharks Of New Jersey By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – As movie buffs celebrate the 50th anniversary of the blockbuster movie “Jaws,” The Toms River Times looks back at two shark incidents at the Jersey Shore – one real and one bogus. Jim Dougherty recalled being a lifeguard in the summer of 1975 at Silver Beach in Toms River. He has long roots in this town. Toms River High School South named their gymnasium after his father, a teacher and coach. “‘Jaws’ put sharks on the map,” he said. There
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might be a porpoise or a dolphin spotting once in a while, but no one was thinking about sharks when they went into the water. After the movie, every swimmer was carefully watching the ocean. Any fin in the water, a flip of a tail – even a bird drifting on a distant wave – sent imaginations into overdrive. “Multiple times each day beachgoers would falsely report shark sightings,” Dougherty said. So, the lifeguards were doubtful at first when (Jaws - See Page 12)
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