Bob Vosseller

JACKSON – Jackson Day 2026 is coming up soon and it will mark the event’s half century anniversary of fun, food and township history. The big community celebration isn’t waiting for autumn this year; it will run from 12:30 to 8:30 p.m. on August 23, with a rain date of August 30 at John F. […]

OCEAN COUNTY – They were both 17-year-old students hoping for careers in the performing arts when, they allege, a teacher used his authority to sexually abuse them. The two Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy graduates have also accused the school of serving as a “breeding ground for predatory ‘teachers’ to prey on innocent, unsuspecting, vulnerable and impressionable minor children.”

JACKSON – A potential open space purchase was put on hold and there are different opinions as to how many homes could possibly be built there. The property at 277 Grawtown Road was being sought for open space preservation by the town. At a meeting in June, the Township Council introduced an ordinance […]

LAVALLETTE – The Lavallette Beach Patrol kept a particularly close eye on the shoreline for the 41st Annual Mid-Summer Ocean Swim. The Beach Patrol hosted the early morning event that had more than 150 swimmers line up at Philadelphia Avenue and the borough boardwalk at 7 a.m. Swimmers started at President Avenue and […]

This stretch of Route 35 North is a one-way street but a proposal by the New Jersey Department of Transportation had it going both ways. (Photo by Bob Vosseller)

A large crowd once again came out to the latest Jackson Township Council meeting where an ordinance concerning restricting data centers in the community was introduced. (Photo courtesy Jackson Township)

JACKSON – The township became the 38th community in the Garden State to ban data centers with an ordinance that some feared would not be passed because of a recent decision by the township’s Planning Board.

MANCHESTER – The school year is about to start, and it will kick off with two new principals at two of the township’s schools.

Outgoing Township Deputy Clerk Maria Golda (left) joins Township Clerk Teri Giercyk. (Photo by Bob Vosseller)

It was time for a slow dance during the recently held fundraiser event held by the Westlake Country Club & Golf Course’s two racket clubs. (Photo courtesy Westlake Tennis and Pickleball Clubs)