The JACKSON Times Vol. 22 - No. 33
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Love Found The Right Time For Local Couple
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – As the saying goes, “The heart knows what the heart wants,” which means that strong emotional desires, especially in love, often defy logic and reason. The sentiment was popularized by Emily Dickinson and echoed in many songs but love also has its own perfect timing. Take the case of newlyweds Bill and Karen Moran, a couple in their early 80s who celebrated their nuptials on December 20, 2025, in Westlake Golf and Country Club in Jackson. They were surrounded by many friends and relatives who came from various parts of the country to celebrate this very special, happy occasion. The ceremony was officiated by Jackson Mayor Jennifer Kuhn. It was the second wedding she performed as mayor. As residents of Westlake, an active adult community, the couple didn’t know each other until a fascinating phone call brought them together. That is when Cupid took aim with his arrow. It bothered Bill that his
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Photo courtesy the Morans Newlyweds Bill and Karen Moran pose following their wedding ceremony. television was was 58 inches; a larger of 65-inch sets became too small for his TV would not fit in the available with a smaller wall unit. His TV space. Newer versions (Love - See Page 4)
Residents Speak Out On Police, Other Issues
By Bob Vosseller what they are supposed JACKSON- Town- to do there is a process ship residents aren’t shy in place to file a report about what is bothering with the (Ocean Counthem and asking ques- ty) Prosecutor’s Office.” tions during Township Township Attorney Council meetings. G regor y McGuck in The public comment said an individual makperiod at one recent ing such a complaint meeting had 11 resi- would first have to go dents come before the “through the internal microphone to provide affairs process wheththeir input about a vari- er you want to or not. ety of township topics. That is where the initial Among those who complaint has to go.” spoke was resident He said that Adelman Donny Adelman, who could file a complaint is a regular speaker at with the Ocean County meetings. He brought Prosecutor’s Office as up an internal police it oversees the internal matter between him- affairs department of self and the department Jackson Township. and played a recording Resident Joseph Sulof an exchange that livan, who serves as suggested information vice chair on the townabout him was released ship planning board improperly. and chairs the Rent Council President Levelling Board, spoke Mordechai Burnstein about the Council’s exsaid it would be im- amination of when the proper for the Council public comment period to comment on a police might be held. There matter. He told Adel- has been consideration man “if you feel the of moving it earlier police are not doing (Residents - See Page 12)
Seniors Taught To Recognize Woman Fostered Over 100 Puppies While Battling Rare Disease AI And Disinformation
By Sara Rafferty BRICK – Seniors learned how to spot artificial intelligence and disinformation at a talk hosted by the local library. Sarah Spellman, a volunteer for AARP, said she introduces elderly communities to the world of technology and how to protect themselves from scams. The most important part of Spellman’s presentation was her advice on
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By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER– Danielle E. Cicora never wanted her illness to define her. For more than half her life, the Toms River resident lived with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, a rare and debilitating nervous system disorder that left her on crutches at times, in a wheelchair at others, and occasionally unable to tolerate even the
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touch of fabric on her skin. But if you asked Danielle who she was, she wouldn’t have started with the diagnosis. She would have started with the puppies. Born November 10, 1989, Danielle passed away January 20, 2026, at age 36. She is survived by her mother, Sandy Cicora, her father, Mike, her (Puppies - See Page 7)
Photo courtesy Sandy Cicora Danielle Cicora at her happiest, caring for others.
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