2017-04-22 - The Jackson Times

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Vol. 17 - No. 47

In This Week’s Edition

THE JACKSON

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Secondhand Buildings House The New Egypt Flea Market

Don’t miss what’s happening in your town. Pages 9-12.

Letters To The Editor Page 7.

From Your Government Officials Page 8.

Dear Pharmacist How People Die from Nerve Gas

Page 16.

Inside The Law Check Your Auto Insurance Policy For Verbal Threshold

Page 26.

Dear Joel Fast Food, Free Coffee And Dawdling Seniors A Bad Mix

Page 19.

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–Photos by Jennifer Peacock John Kearney, proprietor of Everything Under The Sun & Moon, stands in his shop, also an old officer’s quarters. Top left, A line of repurposed officers’ quarters at the New Egypt Flea Market Village. The quarters were bought cheap, likely $1 a building, but transporting them from Fort Dix to New Egypt proved the expense. Bottom left, Retired newspaper man Sam Earle, who operates The Fancy Flea, has his shop in an old barracks from Fort Dix. By Jennifer Peacock at Mon mouth Road market was started by the oldest one-room NEW EGYPT – The (Route 537) and Ever- Esler and Sandy Heller. schoolhouse in Bordenb u i l d i n g s h a v e n’t green Road. What used The buildings came town. A retired UPS housed soldiers in de- to be just a field later. driver, he has a shop cades. Rather, they’ve purchased back Some of the in the village, Everybeen repurposed to host in 1937 from buildings are thing Under the Sun a variety of artisans and a newspaper o l d b e a c h and Moon (Shop 42). entrepreneurs looking a d be ca me c o t t a g e s , He’s run that for six to sell their wares in the t h e N e w some f rom years. The office, where village environment. Eg y pt Aucca mps long market manager Keith The New Egypt Flea tion and Farmgone. One large Warner, the Hellers’ M a r ke t sit s at t he er’s Market in 1959 yellow building - it son-in-law, works, is border of Ocean and when Boyer’s Sales should be red, John an old Dairy Queen (Market - See Page 4) Monmouth counties, Stables closed. The Kear ney said - was

| April 22, 2017

Wright-DeBow Road To Finally See Improvements By Jennifer Peacock JAC K SON – Long-awaited i mprovements on Wr ight-DeBow Road will finally be made, with a completion date expected in the fall. On April 11, the Jackson Tow nship Council awarded Earle Asphalt of Jackson a $701,513.13 contract to reconstruct the road. Earle came i n $20,0 0 0 lowe r than the next of the five bids received: Asphalt Paving Systems, $721,521.00; A Team Concrete, $781,456.00; Black Rock Enter pr ises, $825,636.89; and Bil-

Jim Construction Co., $864,305.38. The reconstruction will stretch sixthtenths of a mile, from Cou nt y Roa d 537 (Monmouth Road) and not quite reach Cheryl Drive, ending at a stream culvert. Municipal engineer Daniel Burke said the reconstruction of the road’s pavement will provide much-needed drainage improvements, as well as curbs and road widening. The road services both commercial and residential properties. Last year, the project was bid out and awarded. However, (Road - See Page 5)

Lakewood BlueClaws Gear Up For 2017 Season

Page 22.

Wolfgang Puck Try Putting All Your Eggs In One (Souffle)

Basket Page 27.

Horoscope Page 27.

Lakehurst Historical Museum Keeps Hindenburg History Alive

By Jennifer Peacock LAKEHUST – The display occupies an area under the stainedglass window in memor y of Thomas and

Catherine Whalen and Family. It’s one lighted case beneath that window, a case that can’t be opened to examine the items inside, and table

filled with books to the right of the case. There are photographs and newspaper clippings pinned to the walls and sitting on the window-

sill. On the northern side of the building, there are newspaper clippings, some from papers that no longer (Museum - See Page 5)

–Photo courtesy Lakewood BlueClaws The Lakewood BlueClaws faced off against the Greensboro Grasshoppers at their season opener on April 13. By Chris Lundy LAKEWOOD – Now in their 17th year, the Lakewood BlueClaws are growing, adding new teammates and new entertainment and food (Blueclaws - See Page 4)

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