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Vol. 16 - No. 36
List Shows Where Canvassers Permitted To Knock
By Jennifer Peacock JACKSON – Residents can now see online who has canvassing permits. Jackson residents welcomed changes to the solicitation code, which strengthened sanctions against canvassers breaking the law. But some residents wanted a list of those who were given a permit and where they would be canvassing. However, such an online resource wasn’t part of the ordinance wording. Then-Council President Barry Calogero suggested the list was something the council would consider, and it did. The list went up mid-January. The PDFs include the letter sent to the canvasser from the township, a copy of the township-issued certificate that they must carry on them and a list of roads where they will be canvassing. Canvassers must also carry the no-knock registry with them, which is not provided online but will be e-mailed to them. (Knock - See Page 6)
Meet The Newest Ocean County Freeholder
OCEAN COUNTY – The Ocean County Board of Freeholders welcomed the second woman to ever serve on the board. Virginia (Ginny) Haines was sworn to the office of Ocean County Freeholder on January 27 during a brief informal ceremony at the Ocean County Administration Building, Toms River. With Ocean County Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett Jr., holding the Bible, (Freeholder - See Page 6)
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SCHOOL DISTRICT LOOKS AT ACTIVE SHOOTER EMERGENCIES
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock School Resource Officer Colin Menafra presents ALICE training information to the Jackson Township Board of Education. By Jennifer Peacock JACKSON – It’s something no one wants to think about, but which they must prepare. The Jackson Township School District is piloting a program at Goetz Middle
School that would change the way the district handles active shooter emergencies. ALICE — which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate—is a program developed by police officers from the Dallas/Fort Worth area and first imple-
mented and tested in one officer’s wife’s school. The training has spread across the country and is used not just in schools but anywhere groups of people meet and may be vulnerable: universities, hospitals (Emergency - See Page 4)
Six Flags To Hire 4,000 For Spring
JACKSON – As the region recupes from its first major winter storm of 2016, Six Flags Great Adventure seeks 4,000 employees for the 2016 season, which will feature the debut of the park’s fourteenth roller coaster, Total Mayhem, and the new Caribbean Cove water play area in Hurricane Harbor. The park will host two job fairs, February 6 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open entertainment auditions are February
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13 at 2 p.m. Entertainment includes: actors, dancers, show hosts, specialty performers (i.e. stilt walkers, jugglers, magicians). Before attending, new applicants must visit sixflagsjobs.com to complete an online application. Six Flags offers a wide variety of positions and paid internships and provides team members many benefits including advancement opportunities, reward and rec-
ognition programs, scholarships, free park admission, incentives from area businesses and much more. Six Flags is looking for enthusiastic candidates of all ages and backgrounds, and has seasonal positions available in retail, games, park services, ride operations, culinary services, admissions, guest relations/VIP services, market research, loss prevention,
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