Monday, March 18, 2013
Jefferson's DPW aims to execute drainage projects on Yacht Club Drive, Notch Road, West Shawnee Trail, Lorretacong Drive and Arrowhead Trail in 2013.
Jefferson’s Department of Public Works are set to take on some of the roads that have been a drain on the community. Specifically the DPW has a plan to fix some drainage problems on Yacht Club Drive, Notch Road, West Shawnee Trail and other roads in 2013, a DPW official said. Assistant municipal engineer Ed Haack, during the council’s budget meeting last Wednesday, depicted the department’s plan to fix about $270,000 in drainage issues on a few key roads residents have been calling about for a few years. Haack said the West Shawnee project, which “has been on the backburner for awhile,” is a priority, and he has already told residents that the DPW aims to execute it this year. “We are in the process of identifying where the water is coming…
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Kolbs react to testimony in ongoing case against them in Jefferson Municipal Court.
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Saturday, February 23
To the editor: We followed every requirement of the consent order including the erection of the required fence, kennel and signage. We walked our dogs with muzzles, spranger collars and 12" leashes every day at 5:30 or earlier in the dark on empty streets in order not to scare or disturb neighbors who may have followed the negative, biased stories written in the Jersey Journal. As an added precaution, the Kolbs took pictures every morning of the dogs wearing muzzles, leashes and collars before leaving on their walks. We would like to point out that the only testimony of seeing the dogs unmuzzled is from a questionable witness who seemed unable to remember any details on the day in question. We do not deny that we walked the dogs without …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Col. Jeff Elam will return to his job in Jefferson on April 1.
Jefferson Township’s department of public works director and township engineer will return from his year long tour in Afghanistan next week. Business Administrator James Leach explained during Wednesday’s town council meeting that he has been in email contact with Col. Jeff Elam, who was working on engineering projects for the United States Army. “[Elam] was demobilized from his actual operations center to a demobilization base several hundred miles south,” Leach said. Elam will debrief next week and take some leave time before resuming his public works and engineer positions on April 1. Leach said Elam looks forward to “hitting the ground running” and has already been hooked back into the township’s email system. The business …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Museum Garden Club of Jefferson takes on the gardens surrounding the Jefferson Township Museum.
The Museum Garden Club of Jefferson is looking for those with a green thumb to chip in and volunteer their skills as they work to develop and maintain the gardens surrounding the Jefferson Township Museum, also known as the George Chamberlain House. Their next scheduled meeting, Feb. 12 in the Riker Room of the Jefferson Township Library, Weldon Road, Jefferson, at 7:00 p.m, will be open to new recruits and gardeners of all skill levels are welcome to join. Activities include an annual plant sale, the Gardens of Jefferson Tour, and Museum Christmas. Anyone interested in joining the organization is encouraged to attend this meeting. For further information, visit the Museum Garden Club of Jefferson website or send an e-mail.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
A look back at some of the most memorable photos from 2012.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
As 2012 comes to a close, we're taking a look at some of the most memorable photos that told some of the most popular stories in Jefferson this year. From Hurricane Sandy, to bears and high school graduation, we have all the pictures right here. Check out which ones we chose and why by reading the captions below each image. Do you think we missed one? Let us know which photo from 2012 you think should have been part of this look back in the comments section below. Happy 2012!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Three homes come off the market this week in Jefferson.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Three homes came off the market recently in Jefferson, one for only $13,000. of Here is more on what sold, and for what. See what sold in Hopatcong and Sparta.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Seven homes come off the market this week in Jefferson.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Here is more on what sold, and for what. See what sold in Hopatcong.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Violent crime rate sees slight increase in state report.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report showed Jefferson's overall crime rate to slightly increase between 2010 and 2011. The report, released last week, stated that reported burglaries increased from 53 incidents in 2010 to 62 in 2011 and there was one more larceny incident (151 to 150) in 2011. Violent crime cases, however, decreased. In 2010, there were 17 aggrevated assault incidents included in the report while seven were reported in 2011. There were also five motor vehicle thefts in the township in 2011, and three reported in 2010. Jefferson's Crime Index Total increased slightly in 2011 from 228 to 231. The information collected by state police is based on a 2010 estimated population of 21,314 people and a township area of …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Six houses come off the market this week in Jefferson.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
A total of six homes came off the market recently in Jefferson, three of them for more than $400,000. Here is more on what sold, and for what. See what sold in Hopatcong and Sparta.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Robert Headley Christmas Tree Farm in Oak Ridge has been around since the 1950s.
Working at the Robert Headley Christmas Tree Farm during Christmas time has been a family tradition for the Headleys for nearly a half of a century. The Oak Ridge tree farm is selling three types of trees for families to take home this holiday season. All priced at $35, the farm is offering blue spruce, white spruce, and douglar fir trees. Terry Pessagno, whose grandfather Robert Headley starting planting the trees on the Weldon Road property since the 1950s, said she and brother and sister, Bob and Jerry, now own the business where some of their earliest childhood memories are. Pessagno still remembers some of her earliest memories since she was five years old working at the farm. "Every year on Christmas day my grandfather would have an …
RAIN
11:54 am on Friday, March 15, 2013
Nancy, just remember that this all started in Jersey City way back in 2008. Jersey City is in no way a "backwoods hillbilly town". I understand that you are from Australia, and may not be familiar with NJ, so I will explain that Jersey City is the 2nd largest city in New Jersey and is located directly across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan (New York City). Since moving to Jefferson in 2011… more ›