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─Photo courtesy Williams family DaShaun Williams, center, is making his off-Broadway debut in a musical version of “The 10 Commandments” playing the role of Ramses. He is a 2015 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON –Author Osca r Wilde w rote that “life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” Jackson Memorial High School g r a d u a t e D a Sh a u n Williams can relate to that phrase. Williams, a 24-year-
old actor and Jackson graduate grew up with the dream of being on stage performing. His climb to stardom has begun with the role of Ramses in “The Ten Commandments the Musical.” He sp oke t o T he Jackson Times recent-
ly about this exciting time in his life with the debut of the musical earlier this month. In middle school, he per for med a s Da ddy Warbucks in the musical “Annie Jr.” Since that time, he has had countless lead roles throughout high
school and college. “I graduated from Farleigh Dickenson Un ive r sit y i n 2019 w it h my deg re e i n musical theater. I always wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little kid - that was my dream. This is a (Musical - See Page 4)
Event Helps Raise $45,000 For Ukrainians
By Bob Vosseller L AVA LLET T E A community effort packed Saint Pio Roman Catholic Church during a recent Saturday evening and raised around $45,000 for a good cause. Event coordinator Jack Sauer, a borough resident, was more than pleased with the capacity crowd turnout of 250 people for the
benefit aimed at helping those uprooted from military attacks from Russia. The number of Ukrainian refugees is currently estimated at around 25% of the nation’s entire population of about 800,000 people. Sauer and his wife, April, spearheaded the fundraiser that had a ticket price of $50 per person and filled the
parish hall. The event was actually sold out a week prior to when it took place. Jack Sauer described it as a “zero cost /100% benef it ” fundraising dinner to assist with this massive humanitarian challenge. He added, the committee that ran the larger fundraiser worked with “Saint Stephen U k rainian Catholic
Church in Toms River to deliver the funds raised via the church in U k raine quick ly and with no erosion of funds to corporate overhead.” He credited the event’s success to the many generous donors made up of individuals, organizations and local businesses. Because of them, the fundraiser came at zero cost for
“all food, materials and services. Every dollar will go to aid those who need it most. This was a grass roots, community driven effort and it wasn’t just the Lavallette community that was involved but our broader community up and down the island as well as across the bay. “In addition to the horrors that we see on
(Ukraine - See Page 7)
May 14, 2022
$2.9M Upgrade Planned For Athletic Fields
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON –Township officials announced plans for $2.9 million in major upgrades and improvements for athletic fields located at both the Jackson Justice Complex and the Holman Athletic Complex. The project will start with the removal of existing turf fields in June. Work is expected to be concluded by the end of the summer, officials said. The Jackson Justice Complex is located at 1 Jackson Drive and will have new synthetic turf installed on two baseball fields, a soccer field and the multipurpose / football field. At the baseball fields located at the Justice Complex grounds, new dugout shade canopies will be installed, while protective netting will be installed at both the soccer and football fields. The Holman Athletic Complex, located at 133 Manhattan Street, will have new (Fields - See Page 5)
Council Adopts $54M Budget
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON –The governing body unanimously voted to adopt this year’s $54.65 million municipal spending plan following a public hearing. The total spending is increasing by more than $5 million this year. However, officials are using surplus from last year’s budget so that the amount to be raised in taxes will increase by about half a million. Business Administrator Terence Wall said last year’s budget revenues had exceeded estimates by more than $2.5 million. Last year, the governing body adopted a $49.37 million spending plan that was supported partially by the collection of $34.26 million in taxes from the residential and commercial property owners of Jackson. Officials used $5.95 million from Jackson’s surplus fund as revenue in the budget. This year, (Budget - See Page 5)
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