Tag: Howell
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Recount will be conducted in race for seat on Howell Township Council
HOWELL – A recount will be conducted in a race in which two candidates are seeking a four-year term on the Howell Township Council. Republican Evelyn O’Donnell, who is seeking her second term, and Democrat Andre de Garmeaux, who is seeking his first term, squared off in the Nov. 3 election. According to results posted…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Nov. 25
The Howell Township Council has adopted an ordinance that updates and amends salaries for nonunion employees in 2021. Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell, Councilwoman Pamela Richmond, Councilman John Bonevich and Councilman Thomas Russo voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the ordinance on Nov. 11. The ordinance sets the salary ranges for a…
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Howell zoning board grants approval to warehouse application
HOWELL – Members of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment have granted a use variance and preliminary major site plan approval to an applicant who proposed the construction of a 368,000-square-foot warehouse on Fairfield Road. Fairfield Road runs between Route 524 (Adelphia Road) and Route 33 in Howell. Chairman Wendell Nanson, Richard Mertens, James Moretti,…
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Testimony will continue on proposed used car dealership in Howell
HOWELL – Testimony is expected to resume on Dec. 3 on an applicant’s proposal to establish a used car dealership on Route 9 south in Howell. The application is before the Howell Planning Board. The applicant, Omnicos Realty Inc., and the owner, Robertsville Development Co., LLC, are seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval…
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Foundation will assist Howell with land preservation efforts
HOWELL – The Township Council has awarded a contract to the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, which will assist Howell officials in their ongoing effort to preserve open space in the municipality. The nonprofit foundation is a land trust and its directors will enter into a two-year contract with Howell. Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell,…
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Howell officials may consider citizen input on Altice issues
HOWELL – Municipal officials appear willing to consider the idea of having one or more citizens involved with a committee that, if empaneled, would examine ongoing issues with Optimum/Altice. At present, there is no committee overseeing a potential franchise renewal with Optimum, Township Manager Brian Geoghegan said. In October, Township Council members asked the New…
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Berger closing in on second term as Howell mayor
HOWELL – Democrat Theresa Berger, who is completing a four-year term as Howell’s mayor, appears set to remain in that position through 2024. Although results of the Nov. 3 municipal election have not been certified, Berger leads her Republican challenger, Suzanne Brennan, by a count of 16,221 votes to 13,957 votes as of Nov. 13,…
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Portion of Kent Road in Howell will be closed during construction project
HOWELL – Kent Road between Ford Road and West County Line Road in Howell will be closed at all times for the next seven to eight months. Township Manager Brian Geoghegan said Monmouth County is replacing a bridge where Kent Road enters Lakewood, Ocean County. Geoghegan said the construction project necessitates the closing of that…
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Pauline Smith, former Howell councilwoman, passes away at 77
HOWELL – Pauline M. Smith, 77, a former member of the Howell Township Council, died on Nov. 2 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Smith was well known in Howell for decades as a staunch advocate for preserving open space and farmland, protecting the township’s environment and ensuring the quality of life for the community’s…
