Tag: Howell Municipal Alliance
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Howell organizations offer creative writing workshop for young people
HOWELL – The Howell Municipal Alliance has partnered with the Howell Police Athletic League to launch the “I AM…” creative writing and mindfulness workshop that is open to all third- through ninth-graders. The program is offered on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Howell PAL building, 115 Kent Road, Howell…
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Howell municipal alliance coordinator named Citizen of the Year
HOWELL – Christa Riddle, who is the coordinator of the Howell Municipal Alliance, has been named Citizen of the Year by the Howell Chamber of Commerce. The chamber recently announced its 2019 community award honorees. The Howell Municipal Alliance’s mission statement says it “collaborates across the community to prevent substance abuse, underage drinking, alcoholism, tobacco…
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Alliance seeks talented teenagers to perform at music festival
HOWELL – Representatives of the Howell Municipal Alliance are signing up talented young people who want to perform in the “I Am Talented Teen Music Festival” during Howell Day on Sept. 21 at Solider Memorial Park, 793 Lakewood-Farmingdale Road, Howell. The Howell alliance is part of the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse municipal…
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Howell alliance to host National Night Out event on Aug. 6 at Target
HOWELL – Although the Howell Municipal Alliance will keep its free promotion a mystery until National Night Out on Aug. 6, alliance administrators say the item – which is no bigger than a packet of Crystal Light – provides a preventive solution to several major health concerns, including accidental poisoning, environmental pollution, and opioid addiction/overdose.…
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Howell police start program to pick up unwanted medications from residents
HOWELL – A representative of the Howell Municipal Alliance has said Howell is the first municipality in New Jersey to permit police officers to visit a resident’s home to pick up unwanted medications with the goal of halting an ongoing opioid epidemic. Alliance members work to prevent substance abuse, underage drinking, alcoholism, tobacco use and…
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Howell woman named municipal alliance coordinator
HOWELL – Christa Riddle has been named to serve as the coordinator of the Howell Municipal Alliance. The alliance is part of the statewide Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Municipal Alliance program for community-based substance abuse prevention strategies. The alliance’s mission statement says it “collaborates with residents, schools, town government, police, businesses and…
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PAL and municipal alliance team up for fundraiser
HOWELL – The Howell Municipal Alliance and the Howell Police Athletic League joined forces to organize the recent “Hope for Howell” vendor fair and fundraiser to raise awareness about substance abuse prevention and to raise money for drug prevention programs. On the evening of Aug. 16, residents visited the Southard Community Enrichment Center on Kent Road…