Author: Jennifer Ortiz
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Howell council adopts $46.9M budget for 2016
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council has adopted a 2016 budget that officials said will put more police officers on Howell’s streets and help pay off debt. A public hearing on the budget was held during the council’s meeting on March 21. Residential and commercial property owners will pay a total…
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Gotto, Guz will not seek re-election in Howell
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL —The sitting mayor and a sitting councilman will not seek re-election in Howell this year. Republican Mayor Bill Gotto and Republican Councilman Edward Guz did not file nominating petitions by the April 4 deadline and both men will conclude their service to the community on Dec. 31. The race…
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Howell High School junior will perform in benefit show
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer Lindsay Cherin of Manalapan considers herself lucky to be able to use her voice to help other people. Lindsay, who is a junior in the Freehold Regional High School District’s Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Howell High School, will perform in “A Night of Future Broadway Stars” at 7…
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Mayor was dedicated to borough
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writerr FARMINGDALE – Mayor John P. “Jay” Morgan, 53, who became Farmingdale’s mayor in 2004, died on March 27 after a battle with cancer. Morgan had served as an elected official since 1992, when he joined the Borough Council. Council President Jim Daly said, “It is with a heavy heart that…
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Howell to partner with Rider on teacher leadership
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Administrators in the Howell K-8 School District have discussed a grant that will provide teachers with the opportunity to enroll in a teacher leadership master’s course at Rider University, Lawrenceville. After completing the course, a teacher would be eligible to mentor Rider University student-teachers who have a bachelor’s…
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Hard Core Fit helps to raise money for Howell schools
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Hard Core Fit health and wellness center has raised $3,000 for five Howell elementary schools. Hard Core Fit operates at the Candlewood shopping center, Route 9. Owner Tony Riello said he came up with the idea to host a fundraiser for the schools through Pamela Richmond, a…
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No charges filed against police officers in death of Belmar man
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer The death of a Belmar man who was attending a music festival in Howell on Sept. 5, 2015, has been ruled an accident and no charges will be filed against the police officers who responded to the scene of the incident. Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on…
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Jackson native Knxwledge wins Grammy
JACKSON – Glen Boothe, who is a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School and is known in the music industry as Knxwledge, recently received a Grammy award for a track he produced on Kendrick Lamar‘s 2015 album “To Pimp A Butterfly.” The track Knxwledge produced is “Momma.” The Grammy awards ceremony took place on Feb. 15. Boothe,…
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Zoning board denies application for warehouse
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment has denied Mobile Tech Security’s application for a use variance to construct a 10,000-square-foot warehouse on Oak Glen Road. The applicant sought final approval for the first 2,000 square feet of warehouse space and 800 square feet of office space to accommodate…
