Author: Jennifer Ortiz
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Zoners approve Adelphia Greens security fence
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved the installation of 4,200 linear feet of fencing at the Adelphia Greens community off Route 9. The Adelphia Greens Condominium Association sought approval for the perimeter fence around the community buffer area on Wentworth Drive. Approval was granted on Feb. 8.…
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Board president: Police, staff protected pupils
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The president of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education thanked police officers and district employees for their “professionalism and dedication” during a recent incident at Howell Middle School North, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. Howell police said that on the morning of Jan. 26, two of the school’s pupils…
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Howell road improvements authorized
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council has awarded contracts for road improvements on Sunset Drive, Larrabee Boulevard and Kent Road. A resolution to authorize a contract for improvements to Kent Road was awarded to Lucas Brothers Inc., Morganville, in the amount of $604,816. According to Howell’s Department of Community Development and…
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Educational facilities removed from ARE-2 zone
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council has removed educational facilities as a permitted use in the municipality’s Agricultural Rural Estate (ARE-2) zones. During the public hearing on the ordinance, attorney Christopher Costa, who represents an applicant who is before the Zoning Board of Adjustment with a plan to build an educational…
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Workshop focuses on safety for people with autism
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Cristy Mangano of Howell felt compelled to do something after she read about an autistic 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy who was found dead in a canal after he wandered away from a relative’s home during a New Year’s Eve party in Allentown, Pa. Mangano is the mother of a child…
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Howell council formally dedicates town hall
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer Howell – The former office building on Route 9 north at New Friendship Road that now serves as Howell’s municipal building was formally dedicated as the seat of municipal government by the Township Council. The dedication ceremony was part of a council meeting that was held on Jan. 25. In 2011,…
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LA Fitness has plans to join Greenleaf center
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Testimony is expected to continue before the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Feb. 8 on a plan to bring an LA Fitness health club to the Greenleaf center at Route 9 and Lanes Mill Road, Howell. Testimony regarding the application submitted by AAM Mill, LLC, was heard by…
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Howell High School’s talented vocalists continue to shine
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – There are so many talented individuals at Howell High School that over the years educators have added musical groups in order to give as many students as possible a chance to shine. In January, the co-ed group Rebel Yell and the all-girls group Rebelation participated in the Varsity…
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Autism safety workshop scheduled for Jan. 26
By Jennifer Ortiz HOWELL — A workshop addressing autism and safety will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Howell Library, 318 Old Tavern Road. “Hidden Dangers – Keeping Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Safe” is open to residents of all towns, according to Cristy Mangano, the parent who recently asked the…
