Jackson Township Mayor & Administrator Play Politics With Public Safety Jobs
With the Township readying for the introduction of the fiscal 2012 budget next week by the Mayor, word has leaked out that the Administration has a plan to cut as many as 23 police department jobs if the referendum they are seeking to pass to break the State-imposed 2% cap on budget increases isn’t passed. … Continue reading
Vigil Held to Remember Fallen Jackson Police Officer
Late last night, members of Jackson’s emergency services family met to honor one of their fallen brethren. Ten years ago today, Jackson Police Officer Robert Ventura died in the line of duty in an on-duty motor vehicle accident. He is the only Jackson Police Officer to die in the line of duty in the history … Continue reading
Jackson Mills Fire Company to Host 4th Annual Golf Tournament
The members of the Jackson Mills Volunteer Fire Company are hosting their 4th annual Golf Tournament on Monday April 11th at Pine Barrens Golf Club on South Hope Chapel Road. The fee for each golfer is $125 and includes greens fees & a cart for 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, lunch a gift bag … Continue reading
Peter Shankman gets it…and So Should You!
It comes as no surprise that “social media” is the hot buzz word in the world of marketing. It’s the IT thing right now. And any marketer or sales executive or even corporate CEO worth his salt is looking around his office to find someone who can explain this phenomenon to him. He realizes that his … Continue reading
5-Alarm Fire Strikes Historic Ocean Grove
A five-alarm fire struck the historic Jersey Shore town of Ocean Grove this morning nearly one year to the day since the multiple-alarm fire that destroyed the Manchester Inn Bed & Breakfast on March 13th, 2010. Today’s weather conditions were eerily similar to last year’s fire as well and this origin of this fire … Continue reading
R.E.M. Is Back
R.E.M returns this week with their first album since Accelerate was released in 2008. I have been a huge fan of R.E.M since their early 80’s heydays; I own nearly every album of theirs. But I have to confess, in recent years I have been less enthralled with the group. Not for any particular reason, … Continue reading
A Coffee Break Teaser
I came across this box at my local Starbucks today and I was intrigued. I thought this was a really good, cheap way to build anticipation for an announcement from the coffee mavens. What could be more simple, a plain brown box you can buy for pennies at a Staples with a relatively simple label … Continue reading
Escapism
Whistling Cay and Jost Van Dyke a photo by John Piekos on Flickr. I have been thinking a lot about escapism recently. As I passed my 40th birthday one of my favorite Jimmy Buffett songs has been on my mind: A Pirate Looks At 40. The song, like most of Buffett’s work talked about escapism. … Continue reading
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