Tag: Howell
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Howell school board adopts $123 million budget for 2019-20
HOWELL – The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a budget of $123.13 million to fund the operation of the school district during the 2019-20 school year. A public hearing on the budget was held on May 6. Board President Mark Bonjavanni, Vice President Albert Miller and board members Laurence Gurman, MaryRose…
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Howell officials still seeking to assist residents in Pineview Estates
HOWELL – Township Council members are continuing to try and address the concerns of Pineview Estates residents who have issues with a retaining wall and flooding in their development. On Aug. 13, 2018, emergency services personnel responded to more than 50 incidents during a six-hour period as a severe rain storm flooded and damaged areas…
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Howell planning board hears application for nine warehouses
HOWELL – Nine warehouses totaling more than one million square feet would be built on a 99-acre parcel if the Howell Planning Board grants approval to an application that has been filed by Monmouth Commerce Center, LLC. On May 9, board members and the public heard testimony from a civil engineer who represents the applicant.…
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Howell names driveway at municipal complex for former mayor
HOWELL – Municipal officials have named a driveway in front of town hall Robert F. Walsh Way and dedicated it to Bob Walsh, who served Howell as a mayor and member of the Township Council for more than a decade. Walsh, who is a native of Manalapan, and his family have lived in Howell for…
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Howell council passes resolution opposing sanctuary state, city status
HOWELL – The members of the Howell Township Council do not want New Jersey to become a sanctuary state and they have put their position on the record. During a meeting on May 7, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilwoman Pamela Richmond and Councilman Thomas Russo passed a resolution making their position on…
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Law enforcement agencies seek witnesses in cat attack
HOWELL – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office SPCA Division and the Howell Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in a potential animal cruelty case, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. At 6:15 p.m. May 6, Howell police received a call from an individual who reported finding an injured animal. Howell’s animal control…
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Former Israeli soldier was awakened by father’s Nazi history
The son of a Nazi soldier who rejected his father’s past and became a medical officer in the Israel Defense Forces spoke of his journey, recalled the World War II era Holocaust and warned of history repeating itself when he recently spoke at Congregation Ahavat Olam in Howell. Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemorates the…
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Howell council reduces tax levy, sets budget adoption for May 21
HOWELL – The adoption of Howell’s 2019 municipal budget is now scheduled for the May 21 meeting of the Township Council. A public hearing on the budget was held on May 7. Council members did not adopt the budget that evening. Instead, they introduced several amendments to the budget and set May 21 as the…
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Outdoor space becomes model classroom at Howell’s Memorial Elementary School
HOWELL – At Memorial Elementary School, the definition of a traditional classroom has certainly changed. On April 18, the school on Adelphia Road hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open an outdoor model classroom that was funded through an OceanFirst Bank grant. The outdoor classroom, which has been named the Bulldog Retreat after the…
