Author: Jennifer Ortiz
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Howell community commits to fighting drug abuse
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Howell Police Department, local organizations and community members are uniting to bring awareness to the increase in methamphetamine (meth) and crack cocaine use in the area. Howell Police Lt. Thomas Rizzo said many individuals are abusing the drugs. Daniel Regan, the director of the Coming Full Circle…
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Military experience will be considered in Howell hiring
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that amends the Howell Police Department’s educational requirements and allows time served in the military to replace college credits. The ordinance was adopted on June 13. It states that a police department applicant must be a high school graduate or hold…
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Applicant provides details for U-Haul facility in Howell
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment continued to consider an applicant’s request for site plan approval and a use variance that would permit the construction of two buildings that would house a U-Haul business. Attorney John Giunco represents the applicant, AMERCO Real Estate Company, which seeks to…
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Girl Scouts do their part to feed the hungry
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The young ladies in Junior Girl Scout Troop 266 recently hosted their first Night of 1,000 Meals to benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), an organization that provides meals to people in need. The 12 fourth-graders in Troop 266 surpassed their goal of preparing 1,000 meals as…
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Former New York officer joins Howell police force
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials and Police Chief Andrew Kudrick welcomed Raymond Tillotson Jr. to the ranks of the Howell Police Department during a recent meeting of the Township Council. Tillotson has lived in Howell since 1998. He is a graduate of Freehold Township High School, where he played baseball and…
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Howell council authorizes purchase of new police radios
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has voted unanimously to spend $1.3 million to upgrade to the radio communication system that is used by the Howell Police Department. Council members took the action at their meeting on June 13. According to a resolution passed by the council, the radio communication system…
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Howell board names Suarez principal at Land O’ Pines School
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Dheranie Suarez has been appointed as the principal of the Land O’ Pines School for the 2016-17 school year. Suarez was named principal in a 9-0 vote of the Howell Board of Education during a recent meeting. She will succeed Sandy DeYonker as principal of the elementary school.…
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Military service will count in Howell police hiring
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Council members want to ensure that an individual’s military service will be counted in lieu of college credits when that person seeks employment with the Howell Police Department. An ordinance introduced during a recent meeting states that applicants must have at least 65 college credits and be…
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Water treatment plant approved for expansion
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – New Jersey American Water has received approval from the Planning Board to expand its Oak Glen regional water treatment plant at 200 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Howell. “It is a regional treatment plant that supplies drinking water and water for domestic use to Howell, Lakewood and other parts of Ocean…
