The JACKSON Times Vol. 19 - No. 2
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FOOD TRUCKS AND MUSIC DRAW School Budget Reflects State Aid CROWD TO JOHNSON PARK Cuts
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – With graduations having commenced in June, members of the Board of Education and administrators are turning their focus toward the next school year. The challenges of the 2022-2023 school year will involve the district’s spending plan. The total budget is down by 4.69% but the tax rate is seeing a .0079-cent increase. The 2022-2023 proposed school tax rate is $1.4198 per $100 of assessed home value. The average home in Jackson is assessed at $329,862. This means the average homeowner will pay $26 more per year in school taxes. The total budget this year is $167,766,627 which is a $8,260,244 reduction from last year representing a change of 4.69%. The general fund tax levy this year is $91,445,509 a change of $1,793,049 in 2021 representing 2%.
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─Photo by Bob Vosseller A good number of food trucks came out providing a variety of food, beverages and desserts during the Jackson Food Truck and Fireworks event held on June 26 at Johnson Park. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Music, a variety of food, a cool breeze and plenty of people all came together for the Food Trucks and Fireworks event at Johnson Park. Customers enjoyed empanadas, sausage
and pepper sandwiches, burritos, seafood, chicken, ice cream, fried Oreos, lemonade, and so much more during the afternoon. The Township Recreation Depar t ment coordinated the event and Director Joey An-
derson said that there were 15 food truck vendors who came out for it. “Unfortunately, one broke down in transit. They all came to us and pay for a spot. We don’t turn anyone away and we have a great variety once again this year.”
One of those vendors was Kierston Connor who joined her mother Peri Connor and her cousin Margo Clayton in a pink mini-bus as part of Kiersten’s Creations. Kiersten said she is celebrating her (Truck - See Page 4)
Regional Day School Holds 2022 Commencement
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON - It was graduation day for students of the Regional Day School. The Class of 2022 entered the school’s all-purpose room wearing caps and gowns in the colors of their home schools. Family, friends, staff and fellow students cheered them on. The NJ Regional Day School at Jackson is a state special
education school managed by the Manchester Township School District. School officials honored five students on June 10. They included Joey Abate of Manchester Township HS, Arielle Carrieri of Toms River HS South, Sean Kane of Plumsted Township HS, Amy Kolodziej of Jackson Memorial HS, and (Regional - See Page 5)
─Photo courtesy Regional Day School
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Mayor: Lock Your Doors
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Mayor Michael Reina’s message was simple. Lock your doors. The mayor was helping spread the word during a recent Township Council meeting. Police from Jackson and nearby depar tments have been asking the public to do this since there have been more car burglaries recently. “Please lock your car doors. Don’t leave those fobs in there. I know it’s hot now and you want that air conditioning going as you do the heat going during the winter. As of recently we had three visitors
from Newark that were recently locked up,” Reina said. “They were caught thanks to a RING camera,” the mayor said. “This is something serious. They were not Jackson residents. Jackson Township is not going down the tubes. “We have people coming in from other neighborhoods, outside towns because we happen to be a very nice neighborhood and they think we aren’t paying attention,” the mayor added. “Please keep those cars locked, your doors locked your garage locked and your sheds locked. It is the (Lock - See Page 8)
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