Author: Jennifer Ortiz
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Henig named principal at Howell Middle School South
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Robert Henig, who is the vice principal at Howell Middle School North, has been named the principal at Howell Middle School South, effective July 1. The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education approved the promotion during a recent meeting. Henig began his career in education as a…
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Applicant revises plans for office building
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL — An applicant who wants to construct an office building on Ford Road presented revised plans to the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment during a recent meeting. Representatives of Ford Road Equities returned before the board on March 14 seeking a use variance that would permit the development of a…
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Volunteers sought for Howell cleanup
HOWELL – The administrators of Howell’s Clean Communities Program are looking for volunteers to participate in a community cleanup day that will take place on April 16. Howell recycling coordinator Laurie Dunwoody said Boy Scout troops, Girl Scout troops, families, sports teams, members of houses of worship and businesses are welcome to come out and…
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Howell school incident a ‘horrible attempt at humor’
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – In the wake of an incident at Howell Middle School North that saw two pupils taken into police custody, educators in the Howell K-8 School District are reminding children that what they say carries weight and consequences. Two students at Howell Middle School North, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, were taken…
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Board discusses placing police officers in Howell schools
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Administrators in the Howell K-8 School District are discussing the idea of placing armed retired police officers in schools as a means of providing protection to students and staff members. Board of Education members spoke about the issue during a meeting on Jan. 20. The talk involves officers…
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Howell zoners approve LA Fitness center
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted preliminary and final major site plan approval to a shopping center that will include an LA Fitness gym and two retail shopping buildings on Lanes Mill Road. The zoning board members voted on the application following the conclusion of testimony at…
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Zoners, applicant work out shopping center details
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Members of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment may be getting closer to a decision on a proposed shopping center that would include an LA Fitness Center, two retail shopping buildings and parking facilities on Lanes Mill Road. Testimony continued on Feb. 8 and the matter is expected…
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Residents begin effort to recall Nicastro from office
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – A group of residents wants to conduct an election that, if successful, would recall Robert Nicastro and remove him from his position on the Howell Township Council before the scheduled end of his current term on Dec. 31, 2018. The three men leading the effort are Charles P.…
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Applicant seeks to re-establish gas station on Route 9
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Representatives of Gill Petroleum are seeking approval to rebuild a BP gas station with a 3,000-square-foot convenience store at Route 9 north and Wyckoff Mills Road, Howell. Testimony was presented to the Planning Board in January and will continue on April 7. Attorney Salvatore Alfieri, representing the applicant, said…
