Tag: Howell

  • Howell council declines to tear up street to retire gas line

    Howell council declines to tear up street to retire gas line

    HOWELL – The Township Council has rejected a proposal to open a newly paved road so that gas service may be shut off at a vacant home. A resolution that would have authorized relief from a municipal road opening moratorium at 14 Wilson Drive, Howell, so that New Jersey Natural Gas could retire a service…

  • Walsh: Preserving land is hallmark of Monmouth County

    Walsh: Preserving land is hallmark of Monmouth County

    HOWELL – Township Councilman Bob Walsh has praised Monmouth County residents for approving an increase in the county’s open space tax rate. County officials have said the additional revenue that will be generated by the open space tax will allow for the purchase and maintenance of land for preservation purposes. Walsh said preserving land is…

  • Improvement the goal for boys’ basketball team at Howell

    Improvement the goal for boys’ basketball team at Howell

    Howell High School boys’ basketball coach Patrick Ramsay said he expects the Rebels to be greatly improved during the 2017-18 season. “Last year, we took a step back. In the beginning of the year, we had a rough start,” Ramsay said. The Rebels started 1-6 last year, but they finished the season by winning their…

  • Fate of Howell company’s application remains undecided

    Fate of Howell company’s application remains undecided

    HOWELL – No decision has been reached as to which municipal board in Howell will hold public hearings on an application that has been filed by L&L Paving, Yellowbrook Road. The company is proposing to remove an existing concrete manufacturing facility and to develop a bituminous (asphalt) concrete manufacturing facility at its property in a…

  • Howell will brighten holidays for families in need

    Howell will brighten holidays for families in need

    HOWELL – The township, in cooperation with the Howell Police Athletic League, Howell PBA Local 228 and the Howell Chamber of Commerce, is sponsoring a holiday giveaway for residents. “One of the things that makes Howell unique is the outpouring of help given whenever the time is called upon. From the Township Council to the…

  • Howell football team proud of ‘successful season’

    Howell football team proud of ‘successful season’

    The Howell High School football team fell short of winning a state sectional playoff championship;  however, the Rebels came through in gaining its achievements this season. Howell posted a 9-2 record and advanced to the semifinals of the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 5 playoffs. Howell’s season came to an end in that round with a 63-28…

  • Howell council introduces new township attorney

    Howell council introduces new township attorney

    HOWELL – The Township Council has hired Joe Clark as Howell’s new director of law. Almost a decade ago, Howell’s elected representatives decided to change from a longstanding system which saw outside counsel retained to serve the municipal government to an in-house position of director of law. McKenna (Kingdon) Torcivia was hired as Howell’s first…

  • Howell woman indicted following death of pedestrian

    Howell woman indicted following death of pedestrian

    A Howell woman has been named in a three-count indictment handed up by a Monmouth County grand jury on Nov. 14 charging her with the 2015 death of a pedestrian, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Kathleen Mackey, also known as Kathleen George, 38, of Howell, is charged with one count each of first…

  • Arrest made in assault at Howell concert venue

    Arrest made in assault at Howell concert venue

    HOWELL – Police have arrested a man in connection with a violent incident that occurred during a concert at GameChanger World, Route 9, Howell, on Nov. 4. Howell police said that on Nov. 16, Charles F. Connallon, 30, of Hamburg, Sussex County, was arrested and charged with third degree aggravated assault in connection to the…