Vol. 20 - No. 10
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THE JACKSON
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Jackson BOE Hears School Violence/ Jackson Council Bullying and Food Service Reports To Finance Capital Improvements
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14.
Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 17.
Business Directory Page 18.
Fun Page Page 20.
Classifieds Page 19.
Horoscope Page 23.
Wolfgang Page 23.
–Photo provided by Jackson School District Jackson School District Director of Buildings and Grounds Edward Ostroff recently reported to Board of Education members that the district’s $5 million facility will supplement spacing needs of its current facility on Don Conner Blvd. Ground was broken earlier this summer. By Bob Vosseller JAC K SON - T he tally for incidents of va nd a l i s m a nd t he sales totals for items on t he lu nch me nu were among the subjects discussed during the Board of Educa-
tion’s July meeting. Board members heard the details of two PowerPoint presentations related to food service and anti-bullying/violence reports. Raymond Milewski,
the district’s director of security presented his latest report concerning all incidents of violence, bullying and vandalism in the district’s 10 schools in the last six months. The data collected
will be reported to the state. The objective is to collect incident data concerning any serious student misconduct in the areas of vandalism, hate based i ncident s, weapons (Bullying - See Page 4)
Where To Go When The Heat Hits Hard
By Kimberly Bosco It is a law in New Jersey that when the weather drops to unbearably frigid temperatures, local authorities must make arrangements for members of the community in need. This law is known as “Code Blue.” As NJ 2-1-1 defines it: “When temperatures drop below freezing, and conditions pose a threat to individuals who are homeless or medically fragile, a network of agencies throughout New Jersey
helps people obtain shelter, food, and clothing.” But what about when the weather is unbearably hot and humid? Does it warrant the same kind of response? While it is not a law, a few local municipalities have taken it upon themselves to set up cooling stations to ease members of the community out of the excessive summer heat. (Cooling - See Page 6)
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township officials introduced a bonding ordinance that would be used toward various capital improvements around the community including projects within its park facilities. During the council’s July 23 meeting council members unanimously voted to introduce the bond ordinance which would provide for various capital improvements and the acquisition of various capital equipment appropriating $3,217,809.93 and authorizing the issuance of $2,374,958.00 bonds and notes to finance those costs and re-appropriating $717,853.68. Such capital improvements include township facilities such as its various parks. Resident and dog owner Jim Bezanson expressed concerns about the upkeep of the township’s dog park located in Johnson’s Park during the public portion period of the meeting. Bezanson said he had been in communication with Township Business Administrator Terence M. Wall regarding the issue. “Parking is a little low, grass is about 15 inches high and there is a big chunk of it today is flooded out from last night’s rain and we had discussed many of the grading issues. I wanted to see where we stand with that as people hammer me every day on what is going on at the dog park,” said Bezanson. Wall responded saying that “ongoing maintenance is a topic of discussion within public works and we are looking to make sure maintenance is regular.” Regarding an issue of a gazebo project, Wall said an Eagle Scout project may cover work toward that endeavor. Concerning grading, Wall said he spoke with the public works director about that ongoing issue. “There is a natural topography there that doesn’t lend itself to scrapping it all back because you are disrupting a slightly rolling field where dogs run and play.” “There is a piece where a faucet is left on that is flooded dogs drink water there,” Wall added. “As far as the topography and flattening it that is a bit of a task so we have to see whether that makes sense which is separate from the parking lot in the areas where there are potholes. We have to make sure that parking lot is attended to appropriately.” (Council - See Page 5)
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