Tag: Howell
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Howell council remains opposed to solid waste transfer station
HOWELL – Members of the Township Council have restated their opposition to a company’s proposal to establish a solid waste transfer station at 34 Randolph Road, Howell, and to have that facility included in Monmouth County’s Solid Waste Management Plan. During the Jan. 22 meeting of the council, Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell,…
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Howell planners work through details of proposed BP gas station
HOWELL – The future of a gas station that has been closed for many years remains unresolved as an applicant seeks approval from the Howell Planning Board to re-establish a business. The shuttered gas station at 695 Route 9 north and Wyckoff Mills Road is the subject of an application before the board. Testimony was…
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Resident asks for consideration of fitness center in Ramtown plaza
HOWELL – A Howell resident has asked Township Council members how he should proceed with plans to open a business in the community. During the council’s meeting on Jan. 22, Jemand Ezeonwuka, who owns Eze Fitness, described a zoning issue and asked for guidance. Ezeonwuka said he and his family recently moved to the Ramtown…
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Howell superintendent tells school board to be aware of consolidation talk
HOWELL – Joseph Isola, the superintendent of schools in the Howell K-8 School District, has instructed Board of Education members to keep abreast of legislation regarding school district consolidation. Speaking at the board’s Jan. 23 meeting, Isola said he would like the board’s Legislative Advocacy Committee to consider the issue. The committee consists of board…
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Music, comic lovers bid farewell to iconic Howell record store
HOWELL – The Record Store, a beloved comic book and music shop, will close on Jan. 31. The Record Store, Route 9 north, Howell, stood out with its giant cassette, a sign that read “Music! Comics and other neat stuff,” a Superman light and painted messages in the window advertising an impressive used CD collection.…
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Suspects sought in Howell home invasion
HOWELL – Police are searching for two men who entered a home in the Point O’ Woods development and robbed a resident at gunpoint on Jan. 9. The development is off Bergerville Road, near Route 9 south, Howell. A press release distributed by the Howell Police Department states that at 2:30 a.m., a 27-year-old male…
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School gets new playground equipment
HOWELL – Newbury School has new playground equipment five months after a fire destroyed the school’s playground equipment. An investigation into the cause of a fire on the playground at the school on Newbury Road yielded inconclusive results. Shortly after 11 a.m. July 8, firefighters from the Southard Fire Department and the Freewood Acres Fire…
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Ramtown fire company collects food to support Howell pantry
HOWELL – Members of Ramtown Fire Company No. 2 in Howell collected more than 4,000 items for the Howell Food Pantry during the 2018 holiday season. On Dec. 22, members of the fire company assisted Santa Claus with his annual Santa Ride/Howell Food Pantry food drive. Santa and the firefighters collected more than 4,000 items…
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Howell Board of Education will live stream meetings
HOWELL – The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education is preparing to live stream its regularly scheduled meetings to the public. Live streaming is the transmission of video and audio over the internet as an event occurs. In December, the board held a soft launch of live streaming without much fanfare to prove it…
