Tag: Howell
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Howell residents question proposed pay raise for Township Council members
HOWELL – Two Howell residents have made their feelings known about a proposed salary increase for the members of the Township Council. The $54.84 million municipal budget that has been introduced for 2021 shows the total salaries and wages line item for the Township Council increasing from $37,500 to $60,000. The budget has not been…
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Howell grad Gagliano notches 500th dual meet win as Rebels’ wrestling coach
HOWELL – John Gagliano, who fashioned an outstanding career as a wrestler at Howell High School before returning to his alma mater to coach the Rebels, notched the 500th dual meet victory of his coaching career late in the 2021 campaign. When the Rebels defeated Piscataway, 69-9, in Piscataway on April 6, Gagliano’s coaching record…
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Howell council members introduce $54.8 million budget for 2021
HOWELL – The Howell Township Council has unanimously introduced a 2021 municipal budget that totals $54.84 million. Officials set May 11 as the date for a public hearing on the spending plan. Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Thomas Russo, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilwoman Pamela Richmond and Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell voted “yes” on a motion to…
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Pandemic slows restoration effort at MacKenzie House Museum and Library
HOWELL – Members of the Howell Heritage and Historical Society have been applying for grants and relying on donations in their ongoing effort to restore the historic MacKenzie House Museum and Library on Lakewood-Farmingdale Road in Howell. The coronavirus pandemic that overtook New Jersey in March 2020 and is now in its 13th month has…
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Residents may comment on Howell’s $118M school budget on May 5
HOWELL – The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education will hold a public hearing on May 5 regarding the adoption of a $118.1 million budget that will fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 school year. Board members Albert Miller, Denise Lowe, Ira Thor, Jennifer Okerson, Laurence Gurman, MaryRose Malley, Mark…
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News Transcript News Briefs, April 14
Thomas Arnone, the director of the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, has provided an update on a federally funded construction project that is under way in Freehold Township and Howell. The project is providing road improvements to Halls Mill Road and Monmouth County Route 524 (Elton-Adelphia Road). The contractor on the job is the…
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Howell planners grant approval to 7-Eleven store, gas station
HOWELL – Members of the Howell Planning Board have unanimously approved an application that will result in the construction of a 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station at Route 9 north and Strickland Road. An existing 7-Eleven at Route 9 north and Casino Drive will move a short distance up the highway to the new…
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Howell mental health first aid training session scheduled for May 15
HOWELL – The Howell Alliance for substance use prevention and mental health awareness will host a mental health first aid certification training session at the Howell municipal building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 15. The training session will give people the tools to identify when someone else may be struggling with a mental…
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Howell High School wrestlers primed for postseason action
A three-month wait to start the 2021 season may have been tough, but Howell High School wrestling coach John Gagliano knew administrators at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association made the right decision to wait until March to allow wrestlers to hit the mats in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The high…
