The JACKSON Times Vol. 18 - No. 43
In This Week’s Edition
MICROMEDIA PUBLICATIONS
JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM
Jackson School Celebrates Winning Green Ribbon Award
BREAKING NEWS @
jerseyshoreonline.com
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14
Dear Pharmacist Page 15
Classifieds Page 19
Inside The Law Page 23
─Photo By Bob Vosseller Elms Elementary School second grade teacher Shaina Brenner speaks to her students about the school’s food share program during a tour of the building celebrating the school’s earning a Green Ribbon Award from the state. By Bob Vosseller the U.S. Department Education, New Jersey tify up to five schools JACKSON – School of Education’s national Audubon, New Jersey in the state that the administrators, edu- Green Ribbon Award. Department of Envi- NJDOE will nominate cators and st udents The national award has ronmental Protection, to the US Department celebrated the Elms yet to be determined. New Jersey School of Education to receive Elementary School’s The organizations Boards Association a Green Ribbon School recognition of being a that collaborated to and the New Jersey Award. Nominees must Green Ribbon School. implement the Green Association of School show progress in each The school was the Ribbon schools in New Administrators. of three areas, reducing only one in the state to Jersey include the New The organizations act environmental impact (Green - See Page 4) be nominated to receive Jersey Department of as a committee to iden-
District Facing Financial Challenges By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – A reductions in state aid is the biggest challenge in the budget that will be presented for the 2022-23 school year, said Superintendent Nicole Pormilli and Bu si ness Ad m i n istrator Michelle Richardson. The tentative budget that was presented at a recent Board of Ed-
ucation meeting – and posted on the district’s website – is still being worked on. It will be f inalized before the public hearing on April 27. “This tentative budget allows us to maint ai n ou r prog r a m s. Our priority is always ou r prog rams and students. This budget maintains investments in our cur riculum,”
which includes technology, extracurricu la r p r og r a m s a nd mai nt ai n i ng class size, the superintendent said. She added, however, “it does not allow for the district to make needed capit al i mprovements nor does it allow the district to expand on programs significantly. This district has been facing
cuts (from the state) for several years now through the S-2 process that was put into place by our State Depar tment of Education.” S-2 was a law that r e d i s t r i but e d s t at e aid from largely suburban districts with shrinking enrollment to mostly urban dist ricts with growing enrollment. The cuts
were stretched over a schedule of seven years. However, dist r ict s on ly k now a ballpark of how much a cut is going to be. Pormilli explained, “we were anticipating a $4.1 million cut for the 2022-23 school year and instead received a $4.6 million cut. It is upset t i ng and it angers me that (District - See Page 6)
April 16, 2022
Board Member Facing Cyber Harassment Charges
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – The township school district has been informed by law enforcement that “Board Vice President Tara Rivera has been indicted on charges of cyber harassment via a social network.” In a statement provided by School District Coordinator of Communications and Technology Allison Erwin, “because this is an ongoing legal matter, we are not going to comment any further. All other inquiries should be referred to law enforcement.” Rivera is accused of sending images of “intimate parts” of an individual without their permission. The charges include cyber harassment, hindering and giving false information. Documents show a court date has been set for June 16 and the incident occurred in Jackson Township two years ago. The issue became public on April 6. She is accused of committing the crime of cyber harassment “while making a communication in an online (Board - See Page 5)
Officials Condemn Attacks Against Jews In Jackson, Lakewood
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township officials condemned the violent attacks toward members of the Orthodox Jewish community that occurred on April 8. Mayor Michael Reina responded saying “hate has no home in our community – not today, not ever. Hate will not be tolerated here under any circumstance and when violent crimes are committed against any resident or members of specific ethnic or religious groups, those who commit such (Attacks - See Page 6)
TO ADVERTISE, CALL 732-657-7344 EXT. 206