Vol. 19 - No. 52
In This Week’s Edition
THE JACKSON
FOR BREAKING NEWS
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JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM | May 25, 2019
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Jackson, New Egypt and Plumsted
New Egypt Day Returns To Plumsted Government Page 6.
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
Pages 7-10.
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
6 Ways Hearing Tech Supports Your Active Summer
Page 14.
Dear Pharmacist Albuterol Helps Kids Undergoing Tonsillectomies
Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 16.
Business Directory Page 19.
Fun Page Page 20.
Classifieds Page 18.
Horoscope Page 23.
─Photo Provided by Plumsted Township Pony rides were once again a part of this year’s New Egypt Day held on Saturday May 18. PLUMSTED - You did n’t have to look far to see smiling faces and hear children laughing and having fun during this year’s New Egypt Day held
on Saturday, May 18. New Egypt Day took place on Main Street and North Main Street and featured a variety of activities for children and adults. The free
event drew several hundred people throughout the day. The day’s activities included pony rides, inflatable attractions, a petting zoo, face paint-
ing and a tractor-pulled covered wagon. Musical entertainment was enjoyed by both young and old and food vendors sold (Pony - See Page 4)
Jackson Schools Celebrate ROTC, McAuliffe’s Grant
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – It was a night for reflection on the closing school year, celebration for two student programs, and farewells for retiring staff during the most recent Board of Education meeting. Board President John Burnetsky joined his fellow
board members in honoring staff from the McAuliffe Middle School, which he said, “harnessed the power of school spirit and community support to earn a $25,000 grant.” The school was recently named the recipient of
Jackson Moving Forward On Rova Farms Purchase
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The obstacle of a third party seeking to purchase the historical Rova Farms property is no longer an issue, according to Council President Robert Nixon. Mayor Michael Reina had noted during a recent mayor’s forum that a third party had entered the picture of a planned purchase by the township of the Rova Farms property that the township sought to have as open space land. Council President Nixon said that this is no longer the case and that there is no third party involved and that the township is looking at securing the land through eminent domain. “It will not be developed and we are very close to closing and no price is set,” Nixon said during a May 14 council meeting. Earlier this spring members of the governing body expressed excitement about the pending purchase of land in the Cassville section of the township noting their own memories of the landmark property. Last month a contract of sale had begun to circulate but had not been signed before the third party issue had come about. At that time, business administrator Terence Wall said that once the contract was signed, officials would be able to release additional details of the cost of purchasing the land. The vacant property is environmentally constrained and a large portion of the parcel is in a recreational open space zone. Nixon previously stated that Rova Farms has a rich history in Jackson that dated back to the early 20th century and involved early Russian immigrants who purchased around 1,400 acres of it in the early 1930s for $50,000. Thousands of Russian immigrants raised the money for its purchase according to Councilman Alexander Sauickie. “There is a tremendous amount of history there,” Sauickie said of the 34-plus acre
(ROTC - See Page 5)
(Rova - See Page 6)
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