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Each office independently owned and operated.

B efore the construction of the

Switlik Elementary School in

1948, students in Jackson

attended school in several different

one room neighborhood schoolhous-

es, 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 to-

day. 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 build-

ing, 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 resi-

dence on East Veterans Highway. It

served as a one room school house

until 1931. The original structure

was remodeled in 1914. It is

easily visible from the road.

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, es-

sentially intact, but rebuilt. It now

serves as home to the Jackson Acade-

my. Built as a one room school-

house 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 muse-

um. In the 1980’s the school was

relocated to a grassy area behind the

Jackson Township Municipal Build-

ing 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 school-

house 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 de-

stroyed in a 1935 fire. In 1938 a new

school was built at the same location,

but today, all that remains is the foun-

dation 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 coun-

try 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 convert-

ed 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 writ-

ten on the subject of schools in Jack-

son and used as reference in this arti-

cle. First, was “Chickaree in the

Wall: A history of one-room schools

in Ocean County” by Carolyn Camp-

bell and the other is “Images of

America: Jackson Township” written

by Victoria O’Donnell and Chris

Ippolito.

Jackson is rich in history and cul-

ture 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.

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Whitesville Schoolhouse

Leesville Schoolhouse

Holmansville Schoolhouse

Prospertown Schoolhouse

Pleasant Grove Schoolhouse

Cassville Schoolhouse

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By Phil Stilton

Arcadia Publishing, one of Ameri-

ca’s largest history book publishers,

with over 8,000 titles in their collec-

tion has teamed up with Jackson

school teachers Victoria O’Donnell

and Christopher Ippolito for the book

“Images of America: Jackson Town-

ship”, released this summer.

The latest book in the series fo-

cuses 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, includ-

ing local businesses, industries, edu-

cation, 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 challeng-

es 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 non-

residents 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 Eme-

lia Earheart’s visit to Stanley Swit-

lick’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 God-

parents were Lorraine and Borden

Applegate-loved seeing a lot of peo-

ple 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 jour-

ney 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 au-

thors!”

For O’Donnell, history goes be-

yond the pages of her new book.

She’s a member of the Jackson His-

torical Commission and runs the

history club at McAuliffe Middle

School.

Images of America: Jackson Town-

ship can be found at most major

bookstores and online at Amazon.

Thomas Wesley Stern Walkin’ Back

to Jackson in Support of History

Jackson’s Beauty Queens

Jackson Township: Images of America

A Visual Peek Into the History of Our Town

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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12 year old Shelby Ragin of Jackson won

the coveted title of Junior Teen American

Nation, Overall interview, Live Photogen-

ic and Peoples Choice awards. Miss Ragin

will represent the American Nation Pag-

eant until the National Finals to be held in

Windsor Locks, CT the weekend of July

25-28, 2013.

Kayla and Amber Ogno pose at

Jackson Day with Mayor Mike

Reina. The Ognos will be repre-

senting Jackson as the New Jersey

delegation at the 2012 All Ameri-

can Miss pageant in Anaheim,

California on November 17th.

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 ear-

ly.

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.

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 Faiel-

la. The boys found time in their busy

summer fun scheduled which in-

cludes visits to the beach, swimming

in the pool, playing outside and a

busy sports schedule to make sure the

students at Lucy N. Holman can en-

joy 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 inter-

ested in making new friends, camp-

ing, doing fun activities, sports and

learning skills that will last him a life

time then Cub Scouts is a great or-

ganization to be involved with.

If you live in the Jackson Township

Area contact one of these Packs near-

est to you in the Whispering Pines

District of the Jersey Shore Council

of the Boy Scouts of America.

Pack 28 – Matt Benjamin Cub Mas-

ter – mtbenjamin@optonline.net

Meet @ Rosenauer Elementary.

Pack 34 – Jeff Faiella Cub Master

jeffreyfaiella@gmail.com. Meet @

Holman Elementary School.

Pack 82 – Chris Tartza Cub Master –

ctartza@optonline.net

Meet @ St. Aloysius Elementary

School

Pack 104 – Walter Hopkin Cub Mas-

ter – whopkin@wjhengineering.com

Meet @ Switlik Elementary School

Pack 152 – Patrick Albano Commit-

tee Chair – nanukofthenorth@

optonline.net Meet @ Crawford-

Rodriguez Elementary School

Pack 204 – Mark Howe Cub Master

– cubmaster@jacksonpack204.com

Meet @ Elms Elementary School

IN JACKSON BACK TO SCHOOL

A t Ocean Day School, a pre-

kindergarten through eighth-

grade 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 histo-

ry. The school facilitates learning in

departmentalized, “five-star” class-

rooms 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.

Maria Paradiso-Testa, chief school

administrator/ principal, implemented

many positive changes, including the

departmentalized “five-star” class-

rooms; character education; the year

of community service, during which

Ocean Day School established rela-

tionships 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 stu-

dents can see that we never stop pur-

suing 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” class-

room provides an effective learning

environment rooted in differentiated

instruction and critical thinking,

where the focus of education is shift-

ed 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

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 con-

tent area.

“Five-star” classrooms at Ocean

Day School feature learning centers,

experimental labs, and activities in-

corporating technology, hands-on

student participation, and varied les-

son deliveries. “In our class-

rooms, student performance is en-

hanced, student achievement is in-

creased, and failure is never an op-

tion,” 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 vari-

ous academic accolades, earning top

places in events such as the Mon-

signor Donovan Scholastic Olympics

and the Asbury Park Press Spell-

down. 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 before-

school 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. Interest-

ed 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 registra-

tion. Article written by Christa Riddle, own-

er of All About Writing,

www.allaboutwritingconsulting.com

School Starts Early for Cub Scout Pack 34

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Dylan Miller, a middle school stu-

dent in Jackson has started a face-

book 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 some-

times 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, com-

municating, 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.

IN JACKSON BACK TO SCHOOL

Jackson Preschoolers go Back

to School In Style

Band Recognized by Marine Corps Band

Y H8? Says Jackson Teen

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.

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.

Want to be in JTOWN? Anyone can send in a photo and a story at any-

time via email to news@jacksonnjonline.com or visit JTOWN Magazine on face-

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Every year, Master Eric Alders of the Karate Dojo holds anti-bullying semi-

nars for children before the new school year. In the two hour program chil-

dren 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.

Anti-bullying Seminar Helps Children

Prepare for Possible Bullying Situations

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.

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By Dave Weiskopf

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 draw-

ings 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 edi-

ble 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 neph-

ews 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, bou-

quets 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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Jackson’s Jersey Cookie Girl

Dump Site Ordered Cleaned by November

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 neigh-

bors 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

online as it unfolds each day. 12

This is a program put together by the staff at Tilton’s to help custom-ers with no insurance or out of pocket expenses for repairs. We

understand that getting your car fixed can be costly, especially in

these difficult economic times. This program will help you get your car fixed as economi-cally as possible.

On Sunday September 23, the Jack-

son Volunteer Fire Compa-

ny wrapped up a nearly month-long

project to renovate their fire appa-

ratus bays in the fire station housing

two engines, a utility and rescue

truck located at 113 North New Pro-

spect Road.

It had been some time since the

volunteer fire company-owned sta-

tion 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 main-

tained an around the clock security

detail. "We are proud to invite all

residents to stop by and see the com-

pleted 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 gener-

ous 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 real-

ize that on top of emergency respons-

es, drills and extensive training nec-

essary to maintain credentials, our

volunteer members also are responsi-

ble for fund raising activities."

Anyone interested in making a

donation can contact the fire compa-

ny at 848-207-0640.

IN JACKSON POLICE & FIRE Jackson PBA 168 Pig Roast

Station 55’s New Look

Fire Sprinklers Save Lives, Homes in Jackson By Matt Genovese

On the evening of Tuesday, Septem-

ber 11th, the members of the Cass-

ville Volunteer Fire Company and

the career firefighters of Fire District

#2 were honoring their fallen broth-

ers who perished 11 years earlier in

the 9/11 attacks by training hard at

their profession and redoubling their

efforts to be the ready for anything

when the time comes to serve the

residents of Jackson.

The firefighters were training on

heavy rescue techniques at Jerry’s

Auto Body on West Commodore

Road. The people at Jerry’s were

working with the firefighters to

demonstrate how their heavy-duty

wreckers could assist with large

truck accidents.

The scenario being played out in the

training that night was an overturned

tractor trailer which fell on two small

sedans. The firefighters were tasked

with stabilizing the vehicles in the

accident and extricating two victims

(being played by rescue dummies

that were placed inside the cars prior

to them being crushed.)

Jerry’s Auto Body helped to set the

scene by donating the vehicles and

using their equipment to literally

turn an 18-wheeler on its side on top

of two cars.

The crews of firefighters worked for

three hours learning and practicing

different ways in which they could

handle this all-too-possible scenar-

io. This drill was planned prior to

the fatal dump truck accident on

571 that occurred just prior to the

drill but many of the members at the

drill had also worked at that accident

scene so the lessons learned from the

practice were real and meaningful.

Captain Jesse Langguth, Cassville’s

training officer stated “we presented

our volunteer and career firefighters

with a very realistic scene today that

could happen on our roads at any

time. I am very proud of how they

responded and their level of readi-

ness.”

Cassville Firefighters Train Hard on 9/11

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 year-

ly fundraisers held by the PBA, which are open to the public.

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 Jack-

son 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. 16

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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 Cen-

ter 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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Jackson Police Blotter IN JACKSON POLICE & FIRE

Police Arrest Couple in the Act of Burglarizing Home

Mayor Unveils 9-11 Memorial

Sept. 25: officers responded to a resi-dence 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 Cadil-lac 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 resi-

dence 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 Intoxi-

cated, 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 head-

lights. During the investigation, the driv-

er, a 22 year old male was placed under arrest after items commonly used to in-

gest 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 Infini-ti on Bennetts Mills Road which was

involved in the crash. During the investi-

gation, 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 Infini-

ti on Bennetts Mills Road which was involved in the crash. During the investi-

gation, 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. 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 availa-

ble 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 resi-

dence 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 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 offic-ers 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.

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 9-

11-01 attacks on the World Trade

Center, Pentagon and Shanksville

locations today in the 11th commem-

oration 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 coun-

try, and that ultimately hunted down

the perpetrator and master mind,

Osama Bin Laden.

Fire fighters were joined by mem-

bers 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 Unit-

ed States of American, on our soil.

Send your news to news@jacksonnjonline.com.

On September 15th, Jackson Township

hosted Jackson Day, presented by the

New Jersey Clean Communities pro-

gram 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 Ka-

rate Dojo (Master Eric Alders flies over

his students during a demonstration),

Jackson firefighters, actors from The

Nightmare at Gravity Hill, CKO Kick-

boxing, Knights of Columbus, (John

Burnetsky & Paul Schell), Olvia’s Gar-

den (author Kaitlin Longo with her fami-

ly and friends), Jackson Veterans Me-

morial 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).

IN JACKSON SPORTS

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 num-

ber 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 comment-

ed “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 Jagu-

ars would find themselves

down 1-3 after an 8-2 season

in 2011, but losses to gradua-

tion 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 se-

cond half! One thing is cer-

tain, every game will have a

Jaguar Nation “Black-Out”.

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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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The JTOWN Mags 12U travel baseball team took first place at this

fall’s Tag’em North Wall 12U Baseball Tournament. 15 teams trav-

eled from around the tri-state area for the tournament. JTown defeat-

ed Richmond County Baseball, of Staten Island, New York after

going 5-0 in the tournament.

Jessica Kwiecinski, Jackson In 2011, the local to shine was un-

derdog 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 Kwiecin-

ski, 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 prepa-

ration 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 anoth-

er fun year of waves and getting to

surf her local spot against some

really talented girls. Source: Belmar Women’s Pro

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.

IN JACKSON SPORTS

JTOWN Wins it All at Fall Tourney

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.

Jackson Sister Finish in Top 3 at

Belmar Surf Competition

Red Dogs Win Labor Day Classic

The Jackson Red Dogs won the 11U champion-

ship 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 jackson-

reddogs@gmail.com for info.

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Send your youth sports news to news@trmagazine.com and

get in the next issue of JTOWN. We’ll never toss you to the

curb, because we care about what goes on in Jackson.

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 Ac-

tion Gymnastics of Howell.

In 2011, she began training

and competed in her first compe-

tition, 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.

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