• Howell councilman brings business acumen to tasks

    WHO’S WHO IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Edward Guz HOWELL — With slightly more than a year of service on the Township Council under his belt, Edward Guz has an optimistic view of Howell’s future. In November 2012, the Republican was elected to a four-year term on the council. He joined the…

  • Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder

    Lori Clinch ARE WE THERE YET Every so often, someone will ask where I come up with ideas to write about week after week. In short, it’s a piece of cake. Take a recent incident, for instance. Our eldest and wise-cracking son sent me a text, asking us to join him and his friend at…

  • Plan for 7 homes gains approval

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Planning Board has unanimously approved the subdivision of a 24-acre parcel at the intersection of Lakewood Allenwood and Newtons Corner roads. Applicant Carlos Garrote, who owns the land, received municipal approval to subdivide his property into nine lots. According to attorney Jeffrey Chang of the firm Heilbrunn…

  • Residents invited to enjoy nature at Bluebird Festival

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The eastern bluebird will soon be the focus of a full day of nature related activities in and around Plumsted as nonprofit organizations, residents and nature enthusiasts gather for the 2014 New Jersey Bluebird Festival. The festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Howell Library, 318 Old Tavern Road, Howell, will host the Star-Spangled New Jersey Trivia Contest throughout the month of May. To win a prize, pick up an entry form at the library and answer questions about important New Jersey facts. Details: 732-938- 2300.  Boy Scout Troop 152 and Cub Scout Pack 152,…

  • Reusable tote bags better for environment

    Kudos to the New York City Council for introducing a bill that would impose a 10-cent fee on all plastic and paper grocery bags. If the bill passes, it will help clean up our environment and save countless animals. According to Rebecca Hosking, who made the riveting documentary, “Hawaii: Message in the Waves,” plastic bags…

  • A binding arbitration law is needed in N.J.

    Few things in government are ever black and white. Most fall within shades of gray, to be parsed out by policy makers. But the current issue of the expired binding arbitration cap is not one of these. The message is simple — we must make this law permanent. Allowing this critical law to expire is…

  • State assemblyman seeking support for bill

    First responders, such as firefighters, are essential to protecting the safety and well-being of their fellow citizens. Emergency responders often face dangerous situations that many people will never encounter, and many offer their services solely on a volunteer basis, which removes a tremendous financial burden from countless budgets across the state. In an effort to…

  • Howell residents facing school tax increase

    Last year I submitted a letter to the editor expressing my concern that Howell K-8 School District officials would raise our taxes by as much as $4.8 million by using all of their “banked cap” (unraised taxation for two years of flat budgets). Well, they did not do it then, so I was wrong. Well,…

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