Tag: Howell

  • Earle Asphalt awarded $27M contract for Halls Mill Road improvements

    Earle Asphalt awarded $27M contract for Halls Mill Road improvements

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a $27 million contract to the Earle Asphalt Company to construct long-planned improvements in Freehold Township and Howell. On March 12, the freeholders awarded the contract to the Earle Asphalt Company, Wall Township. The road improvements will be made to Halls Mill Road and county Route 524…

  • Board’s engineer concerned with storm water management aspects of plan

    Board’s engineer concerned with storm water management aspects of plan

    HOWELL – Storm water management issues on a commercial property were the focus of discussion during a recent meeting of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment when representatives of Sakoutis Realty appeared before the board. The most recent meeting regarding the firm’s application took place on March 9. No decision was reached and the application…

  • Howell council members hear updates as coronavirus rules take effect

    Howell council members hear updates as coronavirus rules take effect

    HOWELL – The Howell Township Council held an emergency meeting on the afternoon of March 16 to listen to updates in the face of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey. Mayor Theresa Berger, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilman Thomas Russo and Councilwoman Pamela Richmond were present. Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell was absent. “We have been…

  • Howell schools close, will enact remote learning plan

    Howell schools close, will enact remote learning plan

    HOWELL – To help slow the spread of coronavirus, schools in the Howell K-8 School District were closed as of March 16 and students will be educated through a remote learning plan. In a post on the school district’s website, administrators said “the intention of this plan is to preserve the continuity of instruction during…

  • Howell officials want township traffic study on proposed waste transfer station

    Howell officials want township traffic study on proposed waste transfer station

    HOWELL – Members of the Howell Township Council want to conduct their own traffic study in relation to a proposed solid waste transfer station. Resource Engineering has proposed constructing a solid waste transfer station at 34 Randolph Road and having the facility added to the Monmouth County Solid Waste Management Plan. The site is near…

  • Business owner admits tax evasion

    Business owner admits tax evasion

    A Monmouth County business owner has admitted to tax evasion and failure to pay the IRS more than $540,000 in employment taxes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on March 11. Wilson Salas-Molina, 39, of Howell, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one…

  • Howell resident proposes gauging interest in nonpartisan government

    Howell resident proposes gauging interest in nonpartisan government

    HOWELL – A resident who serves on a regional school board has raised the idea of placing a referendum question on the Nov. 3 ballot and asking voters if they would like to change from a partisan to a nonpartisan form of government in Howell. Marc Parisi, who is one of Howell’s two representatives on…

  • Howell police investigating armed robbery at Pizza Hut

    Howell police investigating armed robbery at Pizza Hut

    HOWELL – Howell police officers are on scene this morning, March 6, at Pizza Hut, Route 9 south and Kent Road, investigating a reported armed robbery. According to information posted on social media by the Howell Police Department, the suspect is described as being a white male in his early 30’s, unshaven, about 5-feet, 8-inches…

  • Monmouth County to purchase Pinnacle tract in Howell

    Monmouth County to purchase Pinnacle tract in Howell

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has taken action to purchase a 140-acre parcel in Howell and to add the land to the Manasquan Reservoir. The Pinnacle Materials Inc. tract, West Farms Road, has been the focus of attention in Howell for more than a decade. During a meeting on Feb. 27, the freeholders authorized…