Tag: Howell

  • Masks will be optional in Howell K-8 schools in new academic year

    Masks will be optional in Howell K-8 schools in new academic year

    HOWELL – Based on the current situation regarding the coronavirus, the use of a face mask will be optional for individuals in the Howell K-8 School District when the 2021-22 academic year begins in September. During the July 7 meeting of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Joseph Isola said he addressed the issue…

  • Howell PAL promotes learning, sportsmanship at football camp

    Howell PAL promotes learning, sportsmanship at football camp

    HOWELL – Former, current and possible future professional players took part in the Howell Police Athletic League’s annual youth football camp from June 28 through July 1 at Soldier Memorial Park. Howell PAL President Chris Hill, a retired sergeant with the Howell Police Department, said the PAL has organized a youth football camp for about…

  • Howell Alliance will host mental health first aid training session in August

    Howell Alliance will host mental health first aid training session in August

    HOWELL – The Howell Alliance for substance use prevention and mental health awareness will host a Youth Mental Health First Aid certification training session at the Howell municipal building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14. A virtual pre-training component must be completed prior to the in-person training session, according to a press release.…

  • Tri-Town News news briefs, June 30

    Tri-Town News news briefs, June 30

    The eighth annual Howell-Farmingdale 5K Run and Race Walk will be held in memory of Jake Bukowiec, John Bukowiec Jr., Jared Crippen, Craig Held, William Johnson, Brian McDonough, Bubba O’Reilly, Waler Reitsma, Naneisha Rivera and former Howell mayor Robert Walsh. The event will benefit CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth Counties crisis intervention and suicide prevention…

  • Colts Neck plays ‘team baseball’ to bring home first state sectional title

    Colts Neck plays ‘team baseball’ to bring home first state sectional title

    When the 2021 high school baseball season began, Colts Neck High School Coach Mike Yorke knew he had several talented players on his squad. Juniors Colin Kratzer, Anthony Gubitosi and Christian Rice were strong pitchers Yorke and his assistant coaches had seen in action as freshmen in 2019. The coaches believed the young men could…

  • Howell zoning board approves 17-home development on Cloverhill Lane

    Howell zoning board approves 17-home development on Cloverhill Lane

    HOWELL – The members of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment have approved an application that proposed the construction of 17 homes on Cloverhill Lane. Cloverhill Lane is off Asbury Avenue at the border of Howell and Freehold Township. Zoning board Chairman Wendell Nanson and board members Paul Sayah, Richard Mertens, Glenn Cantor, Matthew Hughes,…

  • Howell News Briefs, June 23

    Howell News Briefs, June 23

    Members of the public will have a chance to comment on a proposed Howell ordinance that will, if adopted, establish a salary range for shared service employees. The ordinance was introduced by the Township Council on June 15. A public hearing and possible vote for adoption is set for July 13. If the ordinance is…

  • Colts Neck caps historic 2021 season with Group III state softball title

    Colts Neck caps historic 2021 season with Group III state softball title

    Making history and earning the glory that comes with winning a state championship stood three outs away for the Colts Neck High School softball team heading into the bottom of the seventh inning of the NJSIAA Group III state tournament championship game on June 18. The Cougars led Cranford High School, 2-0, in pursuit of…

  • Howell cannabis ordinance tabled until council’s July 13 meeting

    Howell cannabis ordinance tabled until council’s July 13 meeting

    HOWELL – The members of the Howell Township Council have tabled an ordinance that would, if adopted, prohibit cannabis businesses from operating in the community. The ordinance was introduced on May 25 and scheduled for a public hearing and possible vote for adoption on June 15. However, on June 15, Township Manager Brian Geoghegan said…