JACKSON – Summer camps and a summer events are among the activities that will be on the calendar this year. Children’s camps were canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic conditions.
Councilman Nino Borrelli noted during a recent Township Council meeting that the Jackson’s website includes information from the Department of Recreation “about not only summer camps and sports camps but discount tickets and season passes that are now available for Six Flags Great Adventure.”
“It indicates the dates when registration opens. For more information about this year’s summer camp, when registration begins, please call the Jackson Recreation Department at 732-928-1260,” Borrelli added.
Councilman Steven Chisholm provided the public an update on Governor Phil Murphy’s plans to lift some of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions under his executive orders. “Governor Murphy has finally decided it was time for us to open up the great outdoors and he is now allowing 500 people to gather together.”
“That is the kind of brave leadership we expect out of Trenton,” Chisholm said tongue firmly in cheek. “At this point that does at least give us some good news for our young people who will not be deprived as they were last year and will have the opportunity to go to proms, graduations and actually get to celebrate the end of one term of their life and to move on to the next one. Hopefully we’ll get to enjoy that with our youth this year.”
Noting Borrelli’s comments on the return of summer camps, Chisholm added, “get the kids out there enjoying fellowship and being out with other kids and the great outdoors. We will also be having a Township Food Trucks and Fireworks event in Johnson Park on July 10.”
“I hope there is a good turnout at Johnson Park for the July 10 event. I hope there is really nice weather for that day. I want to thank the Township Recreation Department and Clean Communities for planning it. I think our town really needs this especially with what our town has been through with the pandemic and the shut downs. I think it will bring our big town together and create a sense of community,” Borrelli said.
Council members passed a resolution to execute a contract with International Fireworks for the July 10 display at the Clean Communities Food Trucks and Fireworks event.
