Vol. 19 - No. 43
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| March 23, 2019
Vintage Shop Opens At Middle School
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By Bob Vosseller it provides a place for all students to JACKSON – Students are paying find clothing and items for as little as it forward in a unique way at the a dollar. It has things like personal Christa McAuliffe Middle School. hygiene products and extra gym The school recently opened a “Vin- clothes for students who may not tage Shop.” have access to such items, and the The shop opened at the school in students were involved in getting it February. Students, teachers and set up and decorated as a chic and parents bring in gently used clothing, cool place. accessories and other items and their Hay said that gathering inventory fellow students can go “shopping” in for the shop began in early November the Vintage Shop at a cost of a dollar through social media announcements per item. requesting school-appropriate items Principal Debra Phillips said that such as shoes, sneakers, shirts, pants, when teacher Victoria Hay ap(Vintage - See Page 2) proached her on the idea in September, having learned of it at other schools, a brainstorming session began to make it a reality. “Vicky came to me and asked me if it would be possible. We looked for a location and the best place was the back of the library,” –Photos by By Bob Vosseller Phillips said. The McAuliffe Middle School recently opened its It serves several own Vintage Shop based within its school library. pu r poses. It pro - Lower right: Students don sunglasses during a motes the recycling shopping spree at the McAuliffe Middle School of clothes and items, Vintage Shop.
Comparing Jackson’s Needs To Other Towns
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – It’s been almost two months since Terence M. Wall assumed the role of the township’s business administrator. In that time, he has immersed himself in the township’s issues and challenges.
Wall, a Holmdel resident, replaced Helene Schlegel who retired last year. Schlegel served in that role from December 2015 until the end of December 2018. Wall began his $145,000 position on Jan. 23. He previously served as
borough business manager of Keansburg. He also served as business administrator of North Arlington for about six years before leaving to serve as business administrator for Cranford in 2013.
(Jackson - See Page 2)
JCP&L’s Rates Best For Manchester, Plumsted By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Nobody can beat Jersey Central Power & Light’s prices. For now. The township went out to bid for a third-party energy provider for a new energy aggregation contract. The current contract ends June 30. The Manchester Town-
ship Council met at 2 p.m. on March 13 to review third-party bids. The problem was, there weren’t any that supplanted JCP&L’s rates. “Unfortunately, due to current market conditions the Township did not receive any bids that the mayor and council felt would provide the resi-
dents ample savings on their electric bills,” township business administrator Donna Markulic told The Manchester Times. Since 2017, Manchester has had a contract with TriEagle Energy, a company headquartered in Texas. That company provided rates 20 percent (JCP&L - See Page 2)
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