Tag: Howell

  • Local marching bands to participate in competition Oct. 21

    Local marching bands to participate in competition Oct. 21

    The Monroe Township High School Marching Band will hold its 11th annual Home Show on Oct. 21 with 14 area high school bands scheduled to participate in the competition. The event begins at 12:10 p.m. at the Monroe Township High School football stadium, 200 Schoolhouse Road, Monroe, sponsored by the Monroe Township High School Music Parents Association. Marching bands representing…

  • A look at scholastic football in the region

    A look at scholastic football in the region

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School looks for its first victory of the year when it hosts Freehold High School on Oct. 14. The game will kick off at 12 p.m. The Cougars lost, 42-8, to Manalapan High School on Oct. 7 in Colts Neck, dropping to 0-5 on the season. Senior Sabour Quddus scored…

  • Engineering firm will design intersection upgrades

    Engineering firm will design intersection upgrades

    HOWELL – Monmouth County officials are making plans to improve an intersection in Howell and have authorized an engineering firm to design the upgrades. At a meeting on Sept. 28, the Board of Freeholders passed a resolution authorizing Cherry, Weber and Associates, Freehold Township, to design improvements at the intersection of county Route 547 (Lakewood-Farmingdale…

  • Water company plans new line to improve service

    Water company plans new line to improve service

    HOWELL – A project is being planned to install new water mains and have water run more efficiently through Howell and Lakewood. During a recent meeting of the Howell Township Council, New Jersey American Water representatives Maggie Wellins and Jill Marie explained the project. The project will see approximately 34,000 linear feet of water transmission…

  • Howell library plans events for October

    Howell library plans events for October

    HOWELL – October is shaping up as a busy month at the Howell Library, 318 Old Tavern Road. “In Our Own Voice,” a firsthand account of what it is like to live with mental illness, will take place at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 4, at the library, in recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Week.…

  • Howell juveniles charged following crime spree

    Howell juveniles charged following crime spree

    HOWELL – Two male juveniles from Howell have been charged in connection with a neighborhood crime spree that included vandalism committed at a park in neighboring Freehold Township. Howell police reported that at 2 p.m. Sept. 26, two 16-year old males, both residents of Howell, were arrested and charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief…

  • Howell officials appoint new township manager

    Howell officials appoint new township manager

    HOWELL – The Township Council has appointed Brian Geoghegan to serve as Howell’s township manager. Geoghegan was appointed during a special meeting of the governing body on Sept. 26. Geoghegan succeeds Jeffrey Mayfield in the position. Mayfield’s last day on the job was Sept. 15. Jim Herrman, who is Howell’s director of community development, had…

  • Undefeated Patriots continue to improve on girls’ soccer field

    Undefeated Patriots continue to improve on girls’ soccer field

    The Freehold Township High School girls’ soccer team remains focused on improving even after a 9-0 start to the season. And that mindset came just after the Patriots cruised to a 5-0 victory over Howell High School on Sept. 28 in Freehold Township. Freehold Township head coach Dave Patterson liked his team’s effort in the…

  • A look at scholastic football in the area

    A look at scholastic football in the area

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School looks for its first victory of the season when it hosts Manalapan High School on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. The Cougars lost to Marlboro High School, 20-14, on Sept. 28 in Marlboro. Colts Neck scored the game’s first two touchdowns, but it gave up 20 unanswered points, including…