Vol. 17 - No. 37
i n t His w eeK ’ s e Dition
THE JACKSON
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| February 11, 2017
What Projects Should Jackson Do? Fundraiser To
Help Family Facing Child Leukemia Bills
Council Asks Residents For Grant Ideas
Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 8-11.
Doctor Izzy The Causes And Cures Of Sudden Hearing Loss. Page 14.
Wolfgang Puck Renew Your New Year’s Resolution With A Healthy Chicken Salad Page 23.
Dear Joel He Smokes Weed All The Time Page 21.
–Photos by Jennifer Peacock Left, Sheri Silversmith, Jackson Senior Center program administrator, has suggestions for how the township could benefit from Community Development Block Grants. Above, The spray park was one project that was paid for through the CDBG program.
Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Inside The Law We Can Assist You With Your Application. Page 17.
Letters To The Editor Page 6.
From Your Government Officials Page 7.
Classified Ads Page 19.
By Jennifer Peacock JACKSON – With the first hearing past and no ideas presented, the Jackson Township council is again asking residents for ideas for
Community Development Block Grants. Sheri Silversmith, t he t ow n sh ip’s s e nior center program a d m i n ist r at or, wa s asked to provide sug-
gestions that she will share at council’s February 14 meeting. Federally, CDBGs are provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Municipalities not eligible for grants or loans directly through HUD can apply through the state. Silversmith said she (Grants - See Page 5)
–Photo courtesy Tammy Davis Photography A fundraiser will help Mia Castellan and her family. Mia was diagnosed with leukemia at 15 months, and the Knights of Columbus will donate the proceeds to help pay for continued expenses. By Jennifer Peacock HOWELL – It was the repeated fevers that worried her parents. Mia was barely into toddlerhood when her parents, Mike and Teresa Castellan, took her to an (Family - See Page 4)
Residents Urge Freeholders Join Opposition To South Jersey Pipeline
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Residents urged the Ocean County Freeholders to persuade the local appointee to the Pinelands Commission to vote
against the South Jersey pipeline, but the Freeholders said that would be illegal. The South Jersey Gas Cape Atlantic Reliability Project would r u n 22 m i le s f rom
outside Millville in Cumberland County to Beesley’s Point in Cape May County. It would supply natural gas to B.L. England elect r ic gener at ion facility in Beesley’s
Point, Upper Township. According to the power company’s press materials, it would help convert the facility from a coal- and oil-fired electric generator to a natural gas generator.
Further, it will provide an alternate pipeline for 142,000 South Jersey Gas customers in Cape May and Atlantic county customers The pipe would be underground. Approx-
imately 10 of those miles will be running t h roug h t he Pi ne lands. According to the power company, these miles will be under paved roadways
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