Tag: Howell

  • Sailor from Howell earns award

    Sailor from Howell earns award

    U.S. Navy Seaman Recruit Michael Sisolak, a Howell native and graduate of Recruit Training Command, Division 217, Great Lakes, Ill., earned the Military Excellence Award as top sailor on July 14. The Navy Club of the United States Military Excellence Award is the top award presented to the No. 1 recruit of their graduating training group.…

  • Howell moves to approve new class of police officers

    Howell moves to approve new class of police officers

    HOWELL – The Township Council has set Aug. 15 as the date for a public hearing on an ordinance that will, if adopted, permit the township manager to hire Class III special law enforcement officers for the Howell Police Department. The ordinance was introduced by the council on July 18. Under state law, Class III…

  • Objections arise to proposed solid waste facility in Howell

    Objections arise to proposed solid waste facility in Howell

    HOWELL – Municipal officials are objecting to a proposed solid waste transfer station a private company wants to build and operate on Randolph Road in Howell. A public hearing scheduled by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders for 1 p.m. July 27 in Freehold Borough was cancelled when the freeholders told those who showed up…

  • Howell council allows microbreweries in several areas

    Howell council allows microbreweries in several areas

    HOWELL – Municipal officials have voted to prohibit the manufacturing of asphalt and concrete in Howell’s Special Economic Development (SED) zones. At the same time, they voted to make microbreweries a permitted use in several of the township’s zoning districts. On July 18, Township Council members adopted ordinances that make microbreweries a permitted use in…

  • Howell council zones tract for affordable housing

    Howell council zones tract for affordable housing

    HOWELL – The Township Council has adopted two ordinances that pertain to a planned affordable housing development in the community. One ordinance that was adopted in a 4-1 vote on July 18 rezones property at the intersection of Route 9 and West Farms Road from Highway Development 1 to Reserve Mount Laurel District 2 (RMLD-2).…

  • Teams, sponsors sought for soccer event

    Teams, sponsors sought for soccer event

    HOWELL – The Madison Beggs Kicks 4 Kids organization will hold its sixth annual soccer marathon and gift auction on Sept. 9 at Soldier Memorial Park, Howell. The event is held in memory of Madison Beggs, a young girl from Howell who lost a 22-month-battle with brain cancer in June 2012, according to a press…

  • Investigation leads to recovery of stolen guns

    Investigation leads to recovery of stolen guns

    HOWELL – Police have charged a 26-year-old male resident of Howell with burglary, theft, unlawful possession of a handgun, unlawful possession of a weapon and prohibited persons possessing weapons following his alleged involvement in a burglary at a Ford Road property on July 16. Police said officers initially responded to a report of a burglary…

  • Howell police chill with public at Ice Cream on 9

    Howell police chill with public at Ice Cream on 9

    HOWELL – A summer evening provided the perfect opportunity for Howell Police Chief Andrew Kudrick and members of the Howell Police Department to team up with the owners of Ice Cream on 9 for Operation Pol-Ice Cream. From 6-9 p.m. July 26, as the sun was shining, free ice cream was provided at the business…

  • Trenton man charged with drug distribution death

    Trenton man charged with drug distribution death

    A resident of Trenton has been charged with selling drugs that led to the death of a Howell resident in March, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on July 25. Christopher McQueen, 24, of Trenton, is charged with first degree strict liability for drug-induced deaths, third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance and…