Security procedures need to be upgraded
      It was very disturbing to recently hear that an obviously disturbed adult male was able to board a Jackson school bus claiming to be a new student. Thankfully, a student at the school noticed this trespassing individual in the hallway of the school and reported this person to school administr...
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Spray plan killed, but money spent on perks
      After taking office last summer, Mayor Mark Seda criticized me and the prior Township Committee for spending township funds for a gypsy moth spraying program. Mayor Seda said he wouldn't have spent that money. Recognizing an increasing problem, Toms River, Plumsted, Manchester, Lakewood and B...
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It is time for Jackson Tea Party members to open their eyes
      I could not believe my eyes when I read the June 21 letter from a member of the Jackson Tea Party, Bernard Wohlstetter. He complained about the waste of money spent to reconstruct "Aldrich Road." Well Mr. Wohlstetter, open your eyes. The road under construction is Bennetts Mills Road. You mus...
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Resident expresses frustration with Jackson mayor and council
      I am a resident of Jackson and our mayor, Mark Seda, and the Township Council are in my thoughts quite a bit lately. Like every day when I'm vacuuming caterpillar excrement out of my pool. I've vacuumed my pool more times already this year than I did all of last season.
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