Tag: Howell
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Howell zoners OK building switch from warehouse space to administrative use
HOWELL – The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved an application that will result in the construction of a building for administrative purposes associated with the New Horizons in Autism facility at Route 33 and Okerson Road. On Aug. 24, Five Points Business Park, LLC (formerly Okerson 33 Associates) was before the board to…
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Central Jersey Urgent Care, My InstaDoc earn accreditation from the Urgent Care Association
Central Jersey Urgent Care and My InstaDoc located in Ocean, Eatontown, Somerset, Browns Mills, Marlboro, Monroe, Howell and Green Brook have achieved accreditation through the Urgent Care Association (UCA), which is the highest level of distinction for urgent care centers. Central Jersey Urgent Care and My InstaDoc’s centers provide patients with walk-in, extended-hour medical attention…
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Howell schools ready to welcome children back for new year
HOWELL – The Howell School District will begin the 2020-21 academic year on Sept. 10 by welcoming a majority of the students who are enrolled in the district back for in-person classes. Howell’s schools closed in mid-March as the 2020 coronavirus pandemic took hold in New Jersey. The buildings never reopened during the 2019-20 school…
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Howell man pleads guilty to bias intimidation
A resident of Howell has pleaded guilty to threatening Lakewood’s Jewish community. Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan Jr. announced that on Aug. 7, Anthony Lodespoto, 43, of Howell, pleaded guilty to bias intimidation before state Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, sitting in Toms River. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office,…
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Howell officials introduce ordinance to purchase tract on Fort Plains Road
HOWELL – The members of the Howell Township Council have introduced a capital ordinance that, if adopted, will permit municipal officials to move forward with a plan to buy a 30-acre property on Fort Plains Road and preserve the land as open space. The ordinance was introduced on Aug. 11. Councilman Thomas Russo made the…
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Work continues on new sewer system in Howell’s Freewood Acres neighborhood
HOWELL – Work is continuing on the installation of a sanitary sewer system in the Freewood Acres neighborhood off Route 9 in Howell, near Interstate 195. Construction of the sanitary sewer system began in October 2018 and is nearing the two-year mark. The homes in Freewood Acres were constructed decades ago at a time when…
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Primary voters confirm candidates for Howell municipal election
HOWELL – Democrat Theresa Berger will seek a second four-year term as Howell’s mayor and will be challenged by Republican Suzanne M. Brennan in the Nov. 3 general election. Berger and Brennan won the nomination of their respective political parties in the July 7 primary election. Berger received 3,612 votes from Democrats and Brennan received…
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Large house party in Howell under investigation
HOWELL – The Howell Police Department is investigating the circumstances into how a crowd of 300 people were in attendance at a house party in the Ramtown section of the municipality on the afternoon of Aug. 9. According to a press release, officers responded to a home on Wilson Drive to disperse hundreds of people…
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Howell council members adopt ordinance targeting invasive plants
HOWELL – Members of the Howell Township Council are trying to prevent invasive plants from becoming an issue in the community. An invasive species is defined as a species that is non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration; and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to…
