Tag: Howell
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Howell police officer placed on home detention as case proceeds
HOWELL – A Howell Police Department sergeant charged with attempted luring of a child was conditionally released from jail over the objection of the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General. The New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice has charged Richard Conte, 47, with second degree attempted luring or enticing of a child. Conte was…
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Testimony resumes on plan for asphalt manufacturing plant
HOWELL – Representatives of a company that is proposing to operate an asphalt manufacturing facility told the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment the recycling portion of their application has been placed on hold by Monmouth County. L&L Paving, 89 Yellowbrook Road, Howell, is proposing to remove an existing concrete manufacturing facility and to develop a…
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Authorities trying to identify human remains
HOWELL – Human skeletal remains were found in woods along Ramtown-Greenville Road in Howell on Sept. 4 and law enforcement authorities are continuing their efforts to identify the individual. Officers from the Howell Police Department and investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office responded to the location after skeletal remains were found by surveyors working…
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Howell residents ask for assistance as recovery from storm continues
HOWELL – A storm that dropped 7 inches of rain in two hours and caused significant damage on Aug. 13 was a topic of discussion among residents and municipal officials during the Sept. 4 meeting of the Howell Township Council. That evening, Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro, Councilman Bob Walsh and Councilwoman Evelyn…
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Lakewood couple charged with burglary, theft in Howell
HOWELL – Two residents of Lakewood have been charged in connection with residential burglaries that occurred in Howell in late August and early September. Howell police said that on Sept. 5, officers arrested a 47-year-old man and and his 48-year-old girlfriend at their Lakewood residence. The burglaries in Howell occurred on Aug. 28 on Larabee…
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Howell police sergeant suspended in wake of arrest
HOWELL – The New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice has charged Richard Conte, 47, who is a sergeant in the Howell Police Department, with second degree attempted luring or enticing of a child. Conte allegedly communicated using social media with an individual he believed to be a 15-year-old girl, requesting that she meet him for…
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Howell woman named municipal alliance coordinator
HOWELL – Christa Riddle has been named to serve as the coordinator of the Howell Municipal Alliance. The alliance is part of the statewide Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Municipal Alliance program for community-based substance abuse prevention strategies. The alliance’s mission statement says it “collaborates with residents, schools, town government, police, businesses and…
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Howell will seek grant to construct concession building at Soldier Memorial Park
HOWELL – Township Council members have authorized an application to be submitted for a grant that would be used to construct a concession building at Soldier Memorial Park, Lakewood-Farmingdale Road, Howell. The council is seeking funds from the Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund. The 178-acre park is owned by Howell and consists of five…
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No cause determined for playground fire at Newbury School
HOWELL – An investigation into the cause of a fire on the playground at the Newbury School, Newbury Road, has yielded inconclusive results. Shortly after 11 a.m. July 8, the Southard Fire Department and the Freewood Acres Fire Company were dispatched to the school for what was reported to be a small mulch fire. Upon…
