Tag: Howell

  • Rebels top Mustangs, 3-0, to advance in state sectional tournament

    Rebels top Mustangs, 3-0, to advance in state sectional tournament

    There is a Cinderella story unfolding in the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional boys soccer tournament. Howell, the No. 13 seed in the sectional field, advanced to the sectional semifinals on the strength of a 3-0 victory over Marlboro on Nov. 4 in Marlboro. The team’s victory in the quarterfinal round match moved the…

  • Howell deputy mayor will resign from Township Council effective Nov. 6

    Howell deputy mayor will resign from Township Council effective Nov. 6

    HOWELL – Township Councilman Thomas Russo, who is serving as Howell’s deputy mayor in 2021, has announced he will step down from the governing body on Nov. 6. Russo, who is one of three Republicans to serve on the council, made the announcement via social media Nov. 3. He was elected in November 2018 and…

  • Howell council rejects developer’s agreement for the Fountains

    Howell council rejects developer’s agreement for the Fountains

    HOWELL – By a vote of 4-1, the members of the Howell Township Council have reaffirmed their previous rejection of a developer’s agreement relating to an approved residential development known as the Fountains off Route 9 North near the Lakewood border. A developer’s agreement is an agreement between a governing body and a developer to…

  • Howell Business Expo and Job Fair scheduled for Nov. 10

    Howell Business Expo and Job Fair scheduled for Nov. 10

    HOWELL – The Howell Business Expo and Job Fair will be held from 4-8 p.m. Nov. 10 in the former Bed Bath and Beyond store at 4075 Route 9 North in Aldrich Shopping Plaza. Dr. Steve Friedeman spoke to the members of the Township Council at the governing body’s Oct. 26 meeting to spread awareness…

  • Howell planners deny application for warehouses on Howell Road

    Howell planners deny application for warehouses on Howell Road

    HOWELL – A 3-3 vote from members of the Howell Planning Board during a meeting on Oct. 21 resulted in the denial of an application that proposed the construction of two warehouses on Howell Road in the Jerseyville section of the municipality. A Planning Board typically has nine regular members and two alternate members. Attorney…

  • Howell will purchase, preserve Wainwright tract on Allenwood-Lakewood Road

    Howell will purchase, preserve Wainwright tract on Allenwood-Lakewood Road

    HOWELL – Municipal officials are moving forward with the purchase and preservation of a 6-acre vacant property at 2822 Allenwood-Lakewood Road, Howell. The parcel is known as the Wainwright tract. In September, Township Council members introduced an ordinance which set forth the proposed purchase of the property. On Oct. 12, Deputy Mayor Thomas Russo, Councilman…

  • Developer’s rep meets with Howell council to discuss The Fountains

    Developer’s rep meets with Howell council to discuss The Fountains

    HOWELL – Members of the Township Council have met with a representative of an entity that has approval to build a residential development off Route 9 North in Howell to discuss a developer’s agreement the council has yet to approve. A developer’s agreement is an agreement between a governing body and a developer to expressly…

  • Howell planners continue review of 319-unit residential development

    Howell planners continue review of 319-unit residential development

    HOWELL – Testimony on a proposed 319-unit residential development resumed at the Oct. 7 meeting of the Howell Planning Board with additional information provided by the applicant’s representatives. The application was not concluded that evening and will continue in mid-December. The applicant, FP Howell, LLC, as applicant, and the Estate of William Whalen by Gina…

  • Howell resident’s effort ends with installation of full signal at intersection

    Howell resident’s effort ends with installation of full signal at intersection

    HOWELL – A motor vehicle accident that occurred more than three years ago sparked a Howell resident’s successful effort to have a full traffic signal installed at the intersection of Squankum-Yellowbrook and West Farms roads. In an interview with the Tri-Town News this week, Ira Thor described the process he followed after his vehicle was…