Tag: Howell
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Howell council schedules public hearing on plan to create farmers market
HOWELL – The Howell Township Council will hold a public hearing on Feb. 18 on an ordinance that will, if adopted, authorize property at the current municipal complex and the former municipal complex to be used for a farmers market. Howell’s current municipal complex is at 4567 Route 9 North and the former municipal complex…
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Howell Republicans put objections to waste transfer facility on the record
HOWELL – The three Republican members of the Howell Township Council have restated their opposition to a company’s proposal to establish a solid waste transfer station at 34 Randolph Road and to have that facility included in Monmouth County’s Solid Waste Management Plan. The proposal from Resource Engineering has been and remains under review at…
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Howell planners deny application for Monmouth Commerce Center
HOWELL – Following months of public hearings, members of the Howell Planning Board have voted unanimously to deny an application that proposed the construction of 1.2 million square feet of warehouse space on Randolph Road. The board’s vote to deny the project came during a meeting that began on the evening of Jan. 30 and…
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Howell council tables introduction of new noise ordinance
HOWELL – The Howell Township Council has tabled an ordinance that would, if introduced and adopted, repeal an existing noise ordinance based on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) model ordinance and replace it with the state model ordinance. The ordinance was scheduled to be introduced at the council’s Jan. 21 meeting, but…
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Retired administrator helped to oversee growth of Howell schools
HOWELL – Herbert C. Massa, who worked as an administrator in the Howell K-8 School District for more than 30 years, has died. A current administrator in Howell said Massa would be remembered as a mentor to school board members and other administrators. Massa, 69, of Howell, died on Jan. 20, at Jersey Shore University…
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Howell council tables action on concession building at Soldier Memorial Park
HOWELL – Members of the Howell Township Council have indicated they will continue to discuss a plan to appropriate $1.2 million for the construction of a concession building at Soldier Memorial Park, which is located on Lakewood-Farmingdale Road. Municipal officials are also discussing the possibility of scaling back plans for the building. An ordinance that…
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Freeholders authorize purchase of parcel for Metedeconk River Greenway
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is adding land to the Metedeconk River Greenway. The 457-acre greenway protects water quality and wildlife habitat along the Metedeconk River, a natural border between Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to the Monmouth County Park System. The greenway helps protect and buffer floodplains from adjacent land use and development.…
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Former Howell mayor Bob Walsh passes after battle with cancer
HOWELL- Bob Walsh, who served as a Howell mayor and councilman for more than a decade, has died at the age of 61 after battling brain cancer. Walsh died at home on Jan. 23, according to information provided by the Clayton and McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Walsh was born in Jersey City and had…
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Howell mayor: Residents should press county for project details
HOWELL – Mayor Theresa Berger is encouraging Howell residents to ask Monmouth County officials for information about a proposed solid waste transfer station and a plan to have the facility added to the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Resource Engineering has proposed constructing a solid waste transfer station at 34 Randolph Road and having the…
