The JACKSON Times Vol. 22 - No. 38
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Photo courtesy Jackson Schools The Jackson Township High School Marching Band in this year’s New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The day of the Irish was special in town but not for any local event featuring bagpipe playing or a party at a local pub; all eyes were smiling as they watched the Jackson Township High School Band march in this year’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City.
Jackson’s band was the second high school marching band in the line-up. Band Director Scott Katona said “we joined other high school bands in the parade from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, and New York.” The band is an amalgamation of members from the Jackson Liberty High School and
Jackson Memorial High School which merged to become Jack son Township High School in September 2025. What helped get the
band to the Big Apple for this parade was their tournament victories last fall which included winning the (Band - See Page 4)
Trump Rally Takes To The Road
By Andrew Rice JERSEY SHORE – The Garden State Deplorables, a group of conservatives with the goal to “Make New Jersey Great Again” held a rally at the Judy Blume service area to show their support for the president and for Immigration Customs Enforcement, two things which they believe have come under unnecessary scrutiny in the modern day. They waved banners, displayed flags on their trucks, played music, and much more at the service area
before moving out in a caravan to set up shop across the street from an anti-Trump, anti-ICE protest that was in progress on Atlantic Avenue in Neptune, right in front of the CVS. Once the Trump supporters arrived at the scene, both sides engaged in a stand-off across the street from one another, occasionally hurling insults to the other side. “I believe that our country is a country of immigrants, that come here legally, not illegally, not coming (Rally - See Page 4)
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Friday The 13th Meeting Addresses Time Sensitive Matters
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – A special meeting of the governing body was held on a Friday afternoon that helped officials catch up with township business because a prior meeting was aborted after 14 minutes due to technical difficulties. Mayor Jennifer Kuhn, Council President Mordechai Burnstein and Councilman Kenneth Bressi were present du r ing the meeting that started at 1:30 p.m. Council Vice President Giuseppe Palmeri and Councilman Nino Borrelli attended via phone, and Councilman
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Photo by Andrew Rice The pro-Trump caravan had trucks displaying Trump flags as they drove off to counter-rally the anti-Trump rally at CVS.
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Christopher Pollak was absent. Much of the agenda was taken from the cancelled meeting. Burnstein explained “we put on bills and claims so we could pay our vendors and any employees that needed to be paid. We also did our best to leave on any resolution that pertained to township business.” He said resolutions involving state and federal issues were removed and would “hopefully be on the next agenda.” Two resolutions that were passed were R1182026 that approved an (Meeting - See Page 5)
Violations Issued To Rental Units
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The new Bureau of Rental Housing and Inspection is now staffed and violations have already been issued - some of which have revealed criminal activities - according to township officials. Over the past six weeks, bureau employees have worked on registration details and setting up this new agency from scratch. Last week officials announced that the new township department had completed hiring employees would start conducting rental inspections which started on March 16. The bureau was established for the purpose of ensuring that all rental properties within the municipality comply with local ordinances and safety standards, while also ensuring that rented properties are properly registered. (Rental Units - See Page 11)
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