The JACKSON Times Vol. 22 - No. 10
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By Bob Vosseller M ANCHESTER Inspire-NJ, formerly known as the People’s Pant r y an nou nced they will be bringing a reliable, free food source to the area and offering a full delivery service.
─Photo By Bob Vosseller Jackson resident Chef Brian Driscol drips the cheese on some waffle fries at the Red and Black Snack Shack. By Bob Vosseller on their opposing teams five different kinds to better. So he got his apron JACKSON – When you have enjoyed the eatery. choose from. on and prepared to cook think concession stand The dad of one of the Organizers noted that up some changes. dining, hot dogs, ham- Jaguar Cheer team mem- this idea came from not Driscol is an execuburgers and soda comes bers is a gifted chef who only improving the taste tive chef at the Princeto mind but a township volunteers regularly to and variety of food but ton University Faculty football team has trans- prepare food that is a as a means of generat- Club’s Prospect House. formed its refreshment major touchdown in taste ing more funds for the He decided to up the stand into more of a with items not usually league. game and add new menu restaurant. associated from a sports Brian Driscol said it be- items, such as gyros and The Jackson Jaguars, team concession stand. gan four years ago when salads. Those worrying a nonprofit football proThe Snack Shack’s one his three daughters that familiar and popular gram, remade their con- menu includes a wide was involved with the favorites won’t be availcession stand into the variety of items such as Jackson Jaguar Cheer able need not fear. They Red and Black Snack cheesesteaks, homemade team, and he noted the are included on the menu. Shack which has become meatballs and if you do food just wasn’t up to par “I’ve been doing it for very popular. Even those want a burger, there are and knew things could be (Chef - See Page 8)
Food Pantry Inspires Action Toward Growing Problem
Pat Donaghue, the fo u n d e r, p r e sid e n t and chief executive officer of Inspire-NJ, said , “ou r prog ram includes a supermarket style client choice food pantry. We will be offering fresh produce, meats, cheeses,
healthy can ned and d r y go o d s , b a ke r y product s a nd much more.” “We will be offering and delivering hot, nutritious, supplemental meals to those in need daily. We will be also be delivering full pan-
try orders to the clients who are unable to get to the facility and we will be running mobile pantries on a weekly basis, especially to the Crestwood Villages,” she added. Donaghue said that the organization will
also be providing a shopping service that will be funded by the consu mer. “By do ing the deliveries we will also be able to do well checks on these folks and immediately connect them to other (Pantry - See Page 5)
August 7, 2021
Will Marijuana Legalization Prompt K9 Retirements?
By Alyssa Riccardi OCEAN COUNTY – Recently, New Jersey has joined the list of several other states who have legalized marijuana. But how will this decision effect K9 units and drug sniffing dogs? Back in November, New Jersey residents voted on the Marijuana Legalization Amendment, with about 67 percent of residents voting ‘yes’ to legalize adult use of marijuana. In other states like Virginia and New Mexico who have legalized the drug, many police departments made the stark decision to retire their narcotics dogs early. Here in Ocean County, the Sheriff’s Office had prepared for the decision since the beginning of 2020, before the amendment was even approved. “It’s safe to say that we knew this was coming. So, we trained (the dogs) not to imprint on marijuana,” Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy said. Departments like Ocean County train several dogs for multiple different uses. Along with narcotics dogs, you have bomb detection dogs, tracking dogs, patrol dogs and more. James Reilly, a retired sergeant who served for 31 years at the Toms River Police Department and is now an Investigator at the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, has worked with 26 K9s in his career. He explained how there’s more to K9 units than just drug sniffing dogs. “You have dogs that sniff at arson scenes and can tell you where the accelerant was used, if it was used. You have bomb detection dogs that can tell you ‘Hey, this is not safe.’ They’ll do a lot of bomb sweeps for public events. You do have the narcotics dogs. You have dogs whose sole purpose is just tracking. They’ll track missing Alzheimer’s patients, a missing child or they could track a suspect that maybe assaulted somebody and left on foot. Then you have the patrol aspect who are capable of clearing (K9 - See Page 4)
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