Category: Tri-Town News
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Hooray for Howell!
Howell residents and visitors turned out at Oak Glen Park on Oct. 7 for the annual celebration of Howell Day. Above, Sean Echeverria, 11, plays the role of a rock star while being supported by Howell Pop Warner Pee Wee cheerleaders. Top right, Julie Brennan, (c) jumps over her friends Lauren Ransom and Olivia Lafrennie,…
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Water rate will increase 79%
HOWELL – Barring any further legal action, customers of the Parkway Water Co. will see their water rate rise about 79 percent, according to state Board of Public Utilities spokesman Eric Hartsfield. Hartsfield said the average Parkway Water customer should expect to see his annual water bill rise to about $525, up from $294. Representatives…
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Immigration law addressed at Freehold council meeting
FREEHOLD – It is common knowledge that many communities in New Jersey are dealing with an influx of illegal immigrants. Freehold Borough is among the towns that are struggling with overcrowded housing, increasing and/or changing school demographics and strained social services due in part to a new wave of immigrants. In a bid to cope…
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Farming roots are spark for Eagle Scout project
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell HOWELL – Newly minted Eagle Scout Joseph Garaffa wanted to show his community pride as part of his service project. So he helped the township remember its roots. Garaffa, 18, a Howell High School graduate now in his freshman year at West Chester…
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ATV riders may be fined
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell HOWELL – Deputy Mayor Peter Tobasco said residents have approached him to discuss problems regarding the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and off-road vehicles. With that use creating liability and quality of life concerns, the Township Council is planning to adopt an ordinance…
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Horse industry alliance makes case for support
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer State Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Mon-mouth and Mercer) called the Monmouth County municipality of Millstone Township “the most equine-friendly town in New Jersey.” Karcher made the statement at the New Jersey Horse Industry Symposium, held Sept. 20 at Monmouth Park race track in Oceanport. The invitation-only gathering…
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Regulations for ‘balanced’ decorations kept in place
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Last year the K-8 Howell School District and Board of Education received a series of complaints regarding holiday decorations in schools. Some parents were offended that a Nativity scene had been kept out of Christmas decorations. They saw it as an intentional…
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Pair charged in bias crime on holy day
HOWELL – On the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, which was Oct. 2, officers from the Howell Police Department charged two juveniles with spray-painting swastikas and profanities on a township residence. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were each charged…
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Liquor license transfer raises debate
Applicant wants to open restaurant in Ramtown; neighbors object to plan BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Back in May, Parker Partners, LP, attempted to gain approval to build an 11,000-square-foot addition to the Quail Creek shopping center in Howell for a restaurant/bar and other uses. Residents objected to the…
