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Uncovering Uncovering Jackson’s Jackson’s Forgotten Forgotten One One Room Room School School Houses Houses

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efore the construction of the Switlik Elementary School in 1948, students in Jackson attended school in several different one room neighborhood schoolhouses, each with it’s own unique story.

Many of those schools were built in the 1800’s and remained open until the middle of the twentieth century.

Eventually, the need for larger and more modern facilities was forced by the rapid growth of the township.

Many of Jackson’s one room school houses can still be found today. The schools each had a different fate and different story.

Cassville School The original Cassville school house can be dated back as far as 1855. Originally a one room building, it was expanded in 1924 and 1929, to grow to three classrooms.

The original building burned in a 1907 fire. Today, nothing remains of the Cassville school house itself, but you can see the steps that once led to the school on Route 571 in Cassville, on a hill overlooking the ROVA Farms resort. A foundation slab also exists today. The Cassville School closed in the 1960’s and mother nature has since reclaimed most of the school grounds.

Cranberry School Built in 1868, the Cranberry school house was located on Bowman Road near Miller Road. By 1893, it was no longer used as a school. It was replaced by the nearby Webbsville School.

Holmansville School The Holmansville school house, built in 1868 serves as a private residence on East Veterans Highway. It served as a one room school house until 1931. The original structure was remodeled in 1914. It is 4 easily visible from the road.

Photos by Phil Stilton

Cassville Schoolhouse

Jackson’s Mills School Located on Route 526, the school house was built in 1845 and was used as a school until 1931.

Leesville School Built in 1913, the one room Leesville school house still exists today and is a private home. The existing structure was built after the original schoolhouse built in 1868 burned down.

New Prospect/Hyson School Just off Bennett’s Mills Road, near Andover Road, Hyson School was built as a one room facility in 1879.

In 1926, it was expanded to include a second room. At the front entrance, a sign once hung that directed boys to one room and girls to other. Today, the school is a private home.

Pleasant Grove School Across the street from the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, you will find the Pleasant Grove School, essentially intact, but rebuilt. It now serves as home to the Jackson Academy. Built as a one room schoolhouse in 1865, it grew in 1931 to a three room schoolhouse. After the school closed, it was used as a hall for the Methodist church.

Prospertown School Built in 1880 and used as a school until the mid 1920’s, the Prospertown schoolhouse now serves as a museum. In the 1980’s the school was relocated to a grassy area behind the Jackson Township Municipal Building and converted into a museum.

The school bell from the school was then donated to High School Liberty and has been on display in the main hall of the school.

Webbsville School Named after the family of John “Peg Leg” Webb, this schoolhouse

was located on Bowman Road, close to where the Cranberry School once stood. It was built in 1989 and was short-lived, closing in 1918.

Whitesville School In 1871, the Whitesville schoolhouse was built on Whitesville Road, across from the cemetery. It was originally a one room schoolhouse until 1899 when it was converted into two rooms. The building was destroyed in a 1935 fire. In 1938 a new school was built at the same location, but today, all that remains is the foundation after fire once again claimed the schoolhouse.

What is it like to live in an old Jackson schoolhouse today?

Adam Urban, who now owns the Holmansville schoolhouse says “I grew up here, so it’s pretty much all I know. There’s really not much to say except it’s a house shaped like a school.” Adam also said the school bell in his home was removed long before his family bough the home.

At the Hyson School, Tara Schuler and her family live in the large two room school house which has been beautifully preserved and restored over the years. The family enters the home through the same door and foyer that greeted hundreds of children in the first half of the twentieth century. “I love living in an old school house, we’ve been here for six years now,” she said. “I’m a country girl, so I fit right at home and we love the house, the entire family loves the history behind it.” The house still has the original hardwood floors from the 1926 reconstruction and the Schulers have preserved the entire boys side of the school as a beautiful open space for their family room, while the other side has been converted into bedrooms. She says they still have a sign that hung on the door that once split the boys and girls as they entered in the morning. She also says the original school bell is still intact and one of these days, they want to get it working again.

Want to learn more?

Two great books have been written on the subject of schools in Jackson and used as reference in this article. First, was “Chickaree in the Wall: A history of one-room schools in Ocean County” by Carolyn Campbell and the other is “Images of America: Jackson Township” written

by Victoria O’Donnell and Chris Ippolito.

Jackson is rich in history and culture and historic buildings are all around us. Next time you’re driving through Jackson, you will see history everywhere if you take the time to look just a little bit closer.

Hyson Schoolhouse

Whitesville Schoolhouse

Leesville Schoolhouse

Holmansville Schoolhouse

Prospertown Schoolhouse

Pleasant Grove Schoolhouse

Jackson’s Beauty Queens Kayla and Amber Ogno pose at Jackson Day with Mayor Mike Reina. The Ognos will be representing Jackson as the New Jersey delegation at the 2012 All American Miss pageant in Anaheim, California on November 17th.

Jackson Township: Images of America A Visual Peek Into the History of Our Town

By Phil Stilton Arcadia Publishing, one of America’s largest history book publishers, with over 8,000 titles in their collection has teamed up with Jackson school teachers Victoria O’Donnell and Christopher Ippolito for the book “Images of America: Jackson Township”, released this summer.

The latest book in the series focuses on Jackson Township’s history from the days when the township was a series of small villages based around the mill industries of the 1800’s to the time when Jackson actually became more recognizable as it is today.

At a book signing at the Mug Rack restaurant last month, authors Victoria O’Donnell and Christopher Ippolito met with dozens of Jackson residents to share their book and their experiences creating the book.

The pair, O’Donnell says, spent years talking to locals, researching history and collecting a small library of photos to be used in the book.

The book brings readers on a tour through the township’s past, including local businesses, industries, education, notable families and public services.

“I spoke to so many people in the past couple of years and they were so kind to open their doors and share their stories with me and talk to me about their experiences and challenges and how the town has changed,” she said. “The book is also about the people who made the town what it was and what it has become today.”

Jackson was once a township made up mostly of chicken coops and cranberry farms, but over the years has evolved into the township we all know and love today. The book gives both residents and nonresidents an interesting look behind

the scenes and back into history to see how the town became what it is.

During her research, O’Donnell said one of the most surprising finds was a private school that was open for over a decade in Jackson, which she says several of the Rockefeller children attended.

O’Donnell says that even though the book is done she’s still always looking for more in her research, including elusive photos from Emelia Earheart’s visit to Stanley Switlick’s Parachute factory where she conducted the first test jump at the Jackson facility, at 115 meters.

At the signing, O’Donnell said the Mug Rack donated proceeds from diners who came in during her book signing sessions towards the preservation of history in Jackson.

Jackson readers are also enjoying the book. Lorraine Grant said “I love it, so many memories, my Godparents were Lorraine and Borden Applegate-loved seeing a lot of people whose names were so familiar while going through the book, there is even a picture of my Dad-where they were laying the foundation for the 1st Jackson Mills Firehouse.”

“I'm a huge history buff and love to know about the origin of places,” said Beth Caprio, “[the book] does a great job of taking you on the journey from the founding of Jackson to today. I learned so much I didn't know about my hometown and its founding families. Kudos to the authors!”

For O’Donnell, history goes beyond the pages of her new book.

She’s a member of the Jackson Historical Commission and runs the history club at McAuliffe Middle School.

Images of America: Jackson Township can be found at most major bookstores and online at Amazon.

12 year old Shelby Ragin of Jackson won the coveted title of Junior Teen American Nation, Overall interview, Live Photogenic and Peoples Choice awards. Miss Ragin will represent the American Nation Pageant until the National Finals to be held in Windsor Locks, CT the weekend of July 25-28, 2013.

Thomas Wesley Stern Walkin’ Back to Jackson in Support of History

Thomas Wesley Stern, of Jackson performed recently at The Mug Rack during the book signing session of Jackson Township: Images of America.

The band played their song “Walkin’ Back to Jackson” among others.

You can check out the band on facebook, MySpace and soundcloud.com.

Marine Corps League Seeking Members

The Jackson Marine Corps League meets the second Monday of each month at V.F.W. Post 4703 on Magnolia Street in Jackson.

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School Starts Early for Cub Scout Pack 34 While most kids in town were out trying to make the most out of the final days of summer, before school was back in session, the boys of Cub Scout Pack 34 returned a week early.

That’s because before school was started , they came with garden tools in hand to the Lucy N. Holman school in Jackson to ‘nice up the area’ for returning students.

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t Ocean Day School, a prekindergarten through eighthgrade private, non-sectarian, non-profit school in Lakewood, the goal to provide excellent education through instilling in every student a lifelong love of learning is achieved in a cross-grade learning environment that promotes curiosity, creativity, and productivity.

This year, Ocean Day School marked two milestones: celebrating their 30th anniversary and having all of their students achieve honor roll for the first time in the school’s history. The school facilitates learning in departmentalized, “five-star” classrooms of no more than 10 students, following a rigorous curriculum aligned with New Jersey’s standards.

Educators help students set attainable goals, then guide students along their paths of learning to reach success.

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While the scouts pulled weeds and cleaned up flower beds, their parents got out the heavy equipment to trim bushes and prune trees.

“This is something we’ve done every year for the school with the scouts,” said Cub Master Jeff Faiella. The boys found time in their busy summer fun scheduled which includes visits to the beach, swimming in the pool, playing outside and a

Maria Paradiso-Testa, chief school administrator/ principal, implemented many positive changes, including the departmentalized “five-star” classrooms; character education; the year of community service, during which Ocean Day School established relationships with more than 35 local businesses; and a 30th anniversary gala to celebrate the school’s success.

“I have a passion for education and great love for children,” shares Testa.

“I personally believe in modeling the example of lifelong learning, so students can see that we never stop pursuing education. Right now, I am working toward earning my doctorate in educational leadership.”

Ocean Day School’s “five-star” classrooms offer cross-grading, so students can learn according to their personal ability and academic levels.

This benefits both students working above grade-level and those needing remediation. A “five-star” classroom provides an effective learning environment rooted in differentiated instruction and critical thinking, where the focus of education is shifted from teaching to higher-level, student-centered learning. It extends multiple opportunities for all students to achieve success through addressing multiple intelligences and diverse learning styles. This past school

busy sports schedule to make sure the students at Lucy N. Holman can enjoy the nicely manicured grounds.

Want to be a Boy Scout?

If your son is going into 1st Grade or between the ages of 7 & 11 and interested in making new friends, camping, doing fun activities, sports and learning skills that will last him a life time then Cub Scouts is a great organization to be involved with.

If you live in the Jackson Township Area contact one of these Packs nearest to you in the Whispering Pines District of the Jersey Shore Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Pack 28 – Matt Benjamin Cub Master – mtbenjamin@optonline.net Meet @ Rosenauer Elementary.

Pack 34 – Jeff Faiella Cub Master jeffreyfaiella@gmail.com. Meet @ Holman Elementary School.

Meet @ St. Aloysius Elementary School Pack 104 – Walter Hopkin Cub Master – whopkin@wjhengineering.com Meet @ Switlik Elementary School Pack 152 – Patrick Albano Committee Chair – nanukofthenorth@ optonline.net Meet @ CrawfordRodriguez Elementary School Pack 204 – Mark Howe Cub Master – cubmaster@jacksonpack204.com Meet @ Elms Elementary School

Pack 82 – Chris Tartza Cub Master – ctartza@optonline.net

year, Ocean Day School implemented a departmentalized, standardized elementary school curriculum similar to the approach in middle schools and high schools with subject-specific teachers who are experts in their content area.

“Five-star” classrooms at Ocean Day School feature learning centers, experimental labs, and activities incorporating technology, hands-on student participation, and varied lesson deliveries. “In our classrooms, student performance is enhanced, student achievement is increased, and failure is never an option,” explains Testa. “We promote a balance of educating the whole child and teaching to enable standardized test success.” All students take state administered standardized tests at their actual grade levels.

Ocean Day School’s education has yielded promising results. Classes have consistently placed in the top 20

percent nationally on standardized testing; many classes have placed in the top 10 percent, and even the top one percent, nationally.

Students have also realized various academic accolades, earning top places in events such as the Monsignor Donovan Scholastic Olympics and the Asbury Park Press Spelldown. They have also qualified for and participated in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Search, placing nationally in the top three percent.

Ocean Day School offers beforeschool care, as well as Oceans, an after-care program. To learn more about the school, visit their website at www.oceandayschool.org. Testa welcomes inquiries at 732-370-8912.

The school is located at 678 Fifth Street in Lakewood, amidst a scenic lakeside setting in the Christ United Methodist Church complex. Interested parents are welcome to schedule a visit to experience the school and meet the staff. Ocean Day School offers a sibling discount for families enrolling more than one student, and students enrolled by November 15th will receive half off their registration.

Article written by Christa Riddle, owner of All About Writing, www.allaboutwritingconsulting.com

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Y H8? Says Jackson Teen

Jackson Preschoolers go Back to School In Style It seems as if summer of 2012 was over before it even started despite a long break this year, but for preschoolers in Jackson, the fun continued into the school year.

At Jackson’s private preschools, fun is mixed with learning and creativity to get these children ready and prepared for their future in the public school system.

At the Jackson Goddard School (Above), children interacted with the wild and zany Mr. Scott at the school’s annual back to school ice cream social.

Mr. Scott mixes music and dance with a message that promotes physical activities at many area pre-schools and for those who can’t get enough of Mr. Scott, he also performs at birthday parties and private events.

Dylan Miller, a middle school student in Jackson has started a facebook page to bring awareness to bring awareness to those around him about the effects of bullying and racism. Dylan started the page in 2011 and “would love to see his page go global” and help spread the word of kindness and caring beyond his friends at school.

Dylan’s mother, Robin is also a guidance secretary at Dylan’s school and says she understands the impacts bullying has on teens, “It’s sometimes hard to convince a 13 year old

that they are confident,” she said. ”I am so proud of the young man he is becoming. Working in a middle school I see [this] and also seeing all the hate in the world, Dylan doesn’t like to see any of it.”

The mission statement for Y H8? is kids helping kids…chatting, communicating, laughing, crying all about anti bullying.

Y H8 can also be found on twitter, official_yh8.

Dylan is currently selling Y H8 bracelets for $1.00 and will donate the proceeds to charity.

Band Recognized by Marine Corps Band

Jackson Memorial Jaguar Band Director Bud McCormick accepts a plaque from the United States Marine Corps Band for excellence and honor. The band is preparing to perform in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.

The Fun Bus is another staple at most local private pre-schools. In the above photo, students from The Kiddie Academy of Jackson line up for their turn inside the Fun Bus, which provides fitness on wheels. The Fun Bus also visits the Jackson Goddard School each week.

Back-to-School at Kiddie Academy also means back to fun as children got into the football spirit to kick off the 2012 NFL football season.

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Anti-bullying Seminar Helps Children Prepare for Possible Bullying Situations

Every year, Master Eric Alders of the Karate Dojo holds anti-bullying seminars for children before the new school year. In the two hour program children learn how to avoid being bullied, how to refrain from engaging bullies, alerting parents and teachers to bullies and how to react in bully situations.

Alders had children role play scenarios and critiqued the children on how to avoid confrontation and remove themselves from potential bully situations.

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Nicole Borota, a trained architect, turned full time mother needed a creative outlet so she decided on April 1st of last year to create Cookie Girl, LLC. The mission for this adventure is to create edible art that is beautiful, delicious and have the ability to brighten someone’s day!!

Nicole’s favorite aspects of architecture is working with the client, collecting information, creating drawings all 2-D and then watching all of that transform into a 3-d space that can be experienced.

“The cookie design process parallels architecture in the sense that ideas are discussed, sketches, samples created resulting in a tangible piece of edible art,” she says. “The joy of delivering the cookie creation to the client or as a gift is extremely satisfying.”

Nicole has always made cookies as favors for her children, nieces and nephews for birthday parties, so when she made them for a friend as a gift and was asked to do another party by a guest she thought it was worth the chance.

“Cookies Girl offers creatively designed edible custom cookies, bouquets and trays, filled with delicious hand decorated cookies,” she said. ”Our cookies can be customized for any occasion and can always be personalized with a name or special message.”

To learn more, visit Nicole’s website at www.jerseycookiegirl.com.

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The owner of an illegal dump on Frank Applegate Road was given until November 26th to remove all items from the religious “burial ground”. Jackson mayor, Mike Reina, met with concerned neighbors at the September “Meet the Mayor” session and instructed township lawyers to accept nothing less than a complete remedy of the situation. See our full story on this issue next month or 12 online as it unfolds each day.

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Jackson PBA 168 Pig Roast

Photo by Dave Weiskopf

Station 55’s New Look On Sunday September 23, the Jackson Volunteer Fire Company wrapped up a nearly month-long project to renovate their fire apparatus bays in the fire station housing two engines, a utility and rescue truck located at 113 North New Prospect Road.

It had been some time since the volunteer fire company-owned station had undergone an extensive renovation. "We had the ceiling, walls, and floors thoroughly cleaned and repainted" stated Fire Company President Scott Jordan. Refinishing the apparatus bay floors required a specialized week-long process due to the weight of the apparatus. During that time volunteer members maintained an around the clock security detail. "We are proud to invite all residents to stop by and see the completed work during our upcoming

craft fair and open house scheduled for Sunday, October 14 from 9 a.m.3 p.m." added Jordan.

The apparatus bay renovation work was made possible by a generous donation from two township residents, however more work needs to be done in the station which was constructed almost 50 years ago.

"We appreciate each donation received from our annual fund drive since it helps defray the costs to maintain the building" added Fire Chief Tim Carson. "Many don't realize that on top of emergency responses, drills and extensive training necessary to maintain credentials, our volunteer members also are responsible for fund raising activities."

Anyone interested in making a donation can contact the fire company at 848-207-0640.

Fire Sprinklers Save Lives, Homes in Jackson

Automatic fire sprinkler systems are installed in order to immediately stop the spread of fire inside a building. That’s exactly what happened shortly after noon on Wednesday August 29, 2012 at 301 Arcadia Court, in the Windsor Crescent Apartment Complex.

Fire fighters from Stations 54 and 55 were dispatched for a fire alarm at that address, and on arrival, found that the occupants had been cooking when a flash fire erupted. The sprinkler system and two installed extinguisher pods inside the cook-top exhaust fan put the fire out. Although there was some water damage to the kitchen and carpet, the occupants were fortunate that the fire did not progress, and no injuries occurred.

On Valentines Day, 2011, a fire completely gutted a building at the Jackson Green apartments and earlier this summer a condominium fire in Toms River destroyed multiple units. No sprinkler systems were present in those two fires which had displaced several families affected.

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The Jackson PBA held their 12th annual “Pig Roast” at Pine Lake Park on Saturday, September 12th. The Pig Roast is just one of several annual yearly fundraisers held by the PBA, which are open to the public.

Photo by Dave Weiskopf

Cassville Firefighters Train Hard on 9/11 (being played by rescue dummies that were placed inside the cars prior On the evening of Tuesday, Septem- to them being crushed.) ber 11th, the members of the CassJerry’s Auto Body helped to set the ville Volunteer Fire Company and scene by donating the vehicles and the career firefighters of Fire District using their equipment to literally #2 were honoring their fallen broth- turn an 18-wheeler on its side on top ers who perished 11 years earlier in of two cars. the 9/11 attacks by training hard at The crews of firefighters worked for their profession and redoubling their three hours learning and practicing efforts to be the ready for anything different ways in which they could when the time comes to serve the handle this all-too-possible scenarresidents of Jackson. io. This drill was planned prior to The firefighters were training on the fatal dump truck accident on heavy rescue techniques at Jerry’s 571 that occurred just prior to the Auto Body on West Commodore drill but many of the members at the Road. The people at Jerry’s were drill had also worked at that accident working with the firefighters to scene so the lessons learned from the demonstrate how their heavy-duty practice were real and meaningful. wreckers could assist with large Captain Jesse Langguth, Cassville’s truck accidents. training officer stated “we presented The scenario being played out in the our volunteer and career firefighters training that night was an overturned with a very realistic scene today that tractor trailer which fell on two small could happen on our roads at any sedans. The firefighters were tasked time. I am very proud of how they with stabilizing the vehicles in the responded and their level of readiaccident and extricating two victims ness.”

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Jackson Police Blotter Police Arrest Couple in the Act of Burglarizing Home

Firefighters Honor Those Who Died on 9-11 In a brilliant sunny but cool day, fire fighters from Jackson Stations 54, 55, 56 & 57 remembered all of the fire fighters, police officers, EMS workers, and civilians lost in the 911-01 attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Shanksville locations today in the 11th commemoration of the tragedy.

Led by event chairman FF Ivon LaBoy, the reading of the names of the 343 FDNY brothers lost in the fire and collapse of the Twin Towers were accompanied by a solemn bell tolling once for each lost fire fighter.

Chairman LaBoy observed that we pause to reflect on the lost brothers and to also thank the members of the armed forces that fight for our country, and that ultimately hunted down the perpetrator and master mind, Osama Bin Laden.

Fire fighters were joined by members of the community, some that come every year, and others that stopped their cars briefly to pay their respects.

We should never forget these painful losses sustained by the United States of American, on our soil.

Mayor Unveils 9-11 Memorial On September 11, 2012, the New Jersey Department of Transportation unveiled an I-beam at the department’s headquarters in the David J. Goldberg Transportation Complex. The ceremony coincided with a DOT Employee Memorial. DOT Commission James Simpson and Deputy Commissioner Joseph Mrozek were joined by World Trade Center Security Director John Drobny.

Helping the trio unveil the twisted beam that was salvaged from the world trade center wreckage was Jackson Township Mayor Mike Reina, who also works as an OEM Unit Liaison to the Department. Reina’s brother Joseph Reina, an Operations Manager at Cantor Fitzgerald was one of the victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

“I was asked to help unveil the beam from it’s flag draped cover,” Reina said “An honor I won’t ever forget. After the unveiling I touched the beam and thanked all those responsible for making me a part of that dedication. I still don’t have the words to describe the feeling that went through my soul after placing my hand on it. It was amazing.”

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On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at approximately 1:15 pm, a resident alerted police after observing what was believed to be a suspicious person. The police response and following investigation resulted in the arrest of two persons.

The witness had observed a male in the backyard of a residence on Leesville Road and was aware that the residents were not home at the time. The suspect was then observed walking into a wooded area behind the house. Officers responded to the residence and observed pry marks and damage on multiple rear doors of the residence where entry was attempted.

Additional officers obtained a description of the male suspect and began a search for him. The male was taken into custody in a nearby neighborhood after he was observed talking with another resident in a driveway. A K-9 track conducted by the Ocean County Sheriff's Department led from the scene of the attempted Burglary to the suspect's location. A female was also arrested during the investigation after officers obtained a vehicle description and located the female driving it a short distance away.

Arrested were Gary Hall, age 52, last known address in Toms River, NJ. Mr. Hall was charged with: Attempted Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary and Criminal Mischief. Bail was set at $35,000.00/full and he was later lodged in the Ocean County Jail. Geraldine Hall, age 50, last known address of Ocean Gate, NJ. Mrs. Hall was charged with: Attempted Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, and Hindering Apprehension for initially providing officers with a false name. Bail was set at $35,000.00/full and she was later lodged in the Ocean County Jail.

Sept. 25: officers responded to a residence on Oxford Road on a reported Burglary in progress. A resident reported that they heard their door bell ring but did not answer the door. About ten minutes later, a subject was observed at the rear of the residence. As the homeowner went downstairs, the suspect was confronted in the hallway. The suspect asked to use the phone and then left the house after the homeowner told him to get out. Entry was made through a rear window. He left the scene in a silver or gray four door Cadillac with unknown New Jersey license plates.

Sept. 24: Employees of Seasonal World on Cedar Swamp Road, made a report of a theft of a work van. The van had been located in East Windsor, Ct. Sept.23: Officers responded to a residence on Anthony Way on the report of an assault in progress. During the course of the investigation, a 26 year old male was arrested and charged with Simple Assault and Criminal Mischief. He was processed and released on summons pending a court appearance. A 28 year old female was also arrested at the scene and charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Reckless Driving and Driving with a Suspended License. She was processed and released pending a court appearance.

Sept. 16: At approximately 12:20 am, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop with a Chevy pick up truck on West Countyline Road after observing the vehicle being driven without any headlights. During the investigation, the driver, a 22 year old male was placed under arrest after items commonly used to ingest heroin were recovered. The driver was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and released on summons pending a court appearance.

Sept 16: Officers responded to the area of Hampton Drive after a vehicle had struck a fire hydrant and fled the scene. A short while later, officers located a 1999 Infiniti on Bennetts Mills Road which was involved in the crash. During the investigation, the 20 year old driver was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and the car was impounded. The driver was pro-

cessed at headquarters and charged with DWI, Reckless Driving, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Failure to Maintain Lane. He was later released on summons pending a court appearance.

Sept 17: Officers responded to the area of Hampton Drive after a vehicle had struck a fire hydrant and fled the scene. A short while later, officers located a 1999 Infiniti on Bennetts Mills Road which was involved in the crash. During the investigation, the 20 year old driver was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and the car was impounded. The driver was processed at headquarters and charged with DWI, Reckless Driving, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Failure to Maintain Lane. He was later released on summons pending a court appearance.

Sept. 16: A resident of Anderson Road reported a Burglary. It was reported that an unknown person entered the caller’s residence through an unlocked front door.

When the resident heard footsteps and called out, the suspect fled the area. There was no description of the suspect available at the time.

Sept 16: Officers assisted Lakewood Police in attempting to locate a vehicle suspected of being involved in a hit and run motor vehicle crash in Lakewood.

The vehicle was located on Violet Lane.

During the investigation, the driver, a 52 year old female resident of Brick, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and the vehicle was impounded. She was processed at police headquarters and charged with DWI, Reckless Driving, Failure to Wear Seatbelt and having an open alcoholic container in the vehicle.

She was released on summons pending a court appearance.

Sept 12: Officers along with Fire and First Aid personnel responded to a residence on Cathy Court on the report of a structure fire. A mobile home sustained significant interior damage due to a fire which was extinguished by fire personnel.

The incident is still under investigation.

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On September 15th, Jackson Township hosted Jackson Day, presented by the New Jersey Clean Communities program and the Jackson Department of Public Works. The event was headed by coordinator Patricia Wood and her team at the Jackson Department of Public Works. Recycling was the theme of the day. Kids traded in recyclables for wristbands for free rides all day long.

The event was the first time Jackson Day was held since 2009.

Photos (clockwise from top center): Jackson Republican Club (Clara Glory, Barry Calogero Barbara Vigliotti, , Holbrook Softball Wolverines, The Karate Dojo (Master Eric Alders flies over his students during a demonstration), Jackson firefighters, actors from The Nightmare at Gravity Hill, CKO Kickboxing, Knights of Columbus, (John Burnetsky & Paul Schell), Olvia’s Garden (author Kaitlin Longo with her family and friends), Jackson Veterans Memorial Garden (Ken Bressi, Bill Blake and Charlie Garofano), Jackson girls on the dance floor, Lisa Fritz (owner of the Goddard School of Jackson) doing crafts with children, beauty pageant winners), Jackson Township employees (Pat Wood, Sheri Silversmith and Samantha Novak).

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Liberty Lions Football Program Could See First Winning Season The Jackson Liberty Lions started their season with three straight wins before losing a close double overtime game to defending champions Barnegat in week four.

After winning the first three games of the season, Coach Osborn said, “We still have some corrections to make on offense, but this is a group of kids that have bought into the team concept and do just as much work off the field as they do on it and I suspect they will turn it around”.

Liberty started the season with a huge 21-6 over the number one ranked team, Wall Township High School. Things started on the right note in the very first play of the game, a 65 yard pass from QB Bob Davies to Danny Niblack for a touchdown. There was no looking back for the Lions for the next two weeks.

In week two, Liberty defeated Central Regional 7-0 in the final minute of a 0-0 tie game when Davies gave the ball to Bruce Almadovar on 4th and 4. Almadovar took the ball right for the touchdown and the win. Osborn later commented “It feels good to start off 2-0 and get a shutout victory, but we have some work to do and need to focus on next week’s game.” He added, “Our special teams and defense played great”.

The momentum carried into week three when the Lions defeated Manchester 28-12 on the road.

In a grueling week four game against Barnegat that went well into the night, with double overtime, the Lions played hard, but came up short against the Bengals. Coach Osborn stated that he expected his players to bounce back after the tough loss and “They worked hard and wanted to win the game”, and were “upset…and deservedly so.”

Catch Dean Pinto’s weekly Lion Football game report each week at www.jacksonnjonline.com.

Jaguar Nation Stands Behind Team After Rough Start to 2012 Season It’s hard to believe the Jaguars would find themselves down 1-3 after an 8-2 season in 2011, but losses to graduation have the team essentially in a “rebuilding” phase. That hasn’t stopped the die-hard student fans of Jaguar Nation who come out each week to support their teams on the field, win or lose. Let’s hope for a turn around in the second half! One thing is certain, every game will have a Jaguar Nation “Black-Out”.

Jags at Top in National Rankings Could this be the year of the Jaguar in the American Youth Football league?

Three Jackson Jaguar football teams have completely dominated the Jersey Shore this season. The Junior Midget team (6-0) is currently ranked 5th in the nation among Division II AYF teams. The Jaguar’s Pee Wee team, also 6-0 is ranked 4th and the amazing 5-0 Junior Pee Wees are ranked third in the country behind Manalapan and Long Beach, California! Way to go Jags!

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Jackson Sister Finish in Top 3 at Belmar Surf Competition

In September, Jackson sisters Jessica (L) and Casey (R), finished 2nd and 3rd respectively at the 2012 Foster’s Belmar Pro Surf Competition. The girls competed in the Hannah Women’s Pro Amateur bracket.

Jessica Kwiecinski, Jackson In 2011, the local to shine was underdog Jess Kwiecinski of Jackson.

She started surfing the Belmar Pro when she was only 15 years old. In challenging nor’easter conditions last September she navigated the storm surf to nail her turns and edge out Nikki Viessins, Darsha Pigford, and Jamie Baittinger. That seemed to light the competitive fire for Jess, as she went on to win a contest at the Pier in San Clemente, the ASF Prime contest in Florida, finished 1st overall ranking in the ASF Prime season for girls under-18, and won the NSSA East Coast Championships in Florida this spring.

Casey Kwiecinski Jackson, NJ There’s no lack of talent in that Kwiecinski family. Casey Kwiecinski, who recently turned 18, learned to surf in Belmar when she was 14 and has already surfed the Belmar Pro three times. She spent a lot of time surfing Sixteenth Ave in preparation for the Hannah Pro. She rides for ERGO clothing and Eastern Lines Surf Shop. Kwiecinski has raveled to Puerto Rico as well as California a few times this past year, as well as up and down the East Coast. She looked forward to another fun year of waves and getting to surf her local spot against some really talented girls.

Members of the Jackson Memorial High School ice hockey team presented medals to the winners of the 2012 Great Adventure Triathlon, sponsored by Split Second Racing.

JTOWN Wins it All at Fall Tourney

Source: Belmar Women’s Pro

Red Dogs Win Labor Day Classic The Jackson Red Dogs won the 11U championship at the Labor Day Classic Tournament. The Red Dogs defeated Central Jersey 5-0 in the final game. On October 22nd, the Red Dogs will their annual golf outing fundraiser. Contact jacksonreddogs@gmail.com for info.

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The JTOWN Mags 12U travel baseball team took first place at this fall’s Tag’em North Wall 12U Baseball Tournament. 15 teams traveled from around the tri-state area for the tournament. JTown defeated Richmond County Baseball, of Staten Island, New York after going 5-0 in the tournament.

7 Year Old Jackson Gymnast Hopes to One Day be Part of Team USA at the Olympics

By Dave Weiskopf Savannah Carson has loved gymnastics since she started taking classes at The Little Gym of Toms River at just 14 months old. After advancing through the programs at The Little Gym and after the school’s closure in 2010, she started training at Action Gymnastics of Howell.

In 2011, she began training and competed in her first competition, called the Cupid Classic and did an outstanding job.

Last year, she finished first place at the Rutgers Classic and qualified to for the New Jersey Level 4 States competition.

In 2012, she was asked to start training for the USA Gymnastics “Talent Opportunity Program”.

The program helps train and identify future Olympians for the Team USA National Team.

At Age 7, Savannah has a long way to go, but she’s already caught the eye of her coaches and hopes to make the USAG National TOPS training program this October.