Tag: Howell
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Howell planners approve 319-unit residential development
HOWELL – The members of the Howell Planning Board have voted to grant preliminary and final site plan approval to an application that proposed the construction of a 319-unit residential development on Fort Plains Road. During a meeting on Feb. 17, Planning Board Chairman Brian Tannenhaus, Vice Chairman Nicholas Huszar, Township Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell, Robert…
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Howell K-8 schools will become mask-optional effective March 7
HOWELL – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wane in New Jersey, the Howell K-8 School District will become a mask-optional district beginning March 7. Howell administrators made their decision regarding masks shortly after Gov. Phil Murphy’s Feb. 7 announcement in which he noted the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics and said masks and…
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Rebels win state sectional team title; bow in Group V state final
The Howell High School wrestling team and Coach John Gagliano won their fifth NJSIAA state sectional tournament team title in eight years on Feb. 9 in Howell against Hunterdon Central Regional High School of Flemington. Sophomore 138-pounder Giovanni Scafidi pinned Hunterdon Central’s Henry Wilkinson in the final bout of the championship match to lift the…
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Howell resident alleges appointee cannot serve on two boards
HOWELL – Steve Morlino of Howell has filed a legal complaint against the township, the Township Council and the Planning Board in which he alleges that Robert Nicastro, who serves on the Howell Planning Board and on the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority (MRRSA), is not legally permitted to sit on both boards simultaneously. Morlino…
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Rebels win Shore Conference, Monmouth County track and field crowns
A season of history making moments has marked the 2021-22 campaign for the Howell High School girls winter track and field team. The Rebels have won the program’s first Monmouth County team championship and the program’s first Shore Conference team title. Kevin Dee, who has been a coach in Howell’s boys and girls track and…
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Howell council members vote to table proposed salary ordinance
HOWELL – Four members of the Howell Township Council have voted to table an ordinance that proposed providing an annual 2% salary increase for council members once the current maximum salary of $12,000 had been reached. The current salary range for a council member is $7,000 to $12,000. The ordinance was introduced on Jan. 18.…
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Public expected to comment on Howell housing project during Feb. 17 meeting
HOWELL – Members of the public are expected to have their say on a proposed 319-unit residential development when the Howell Planning Board meets on Feb. 17. The applicant, FP Howell, LLC, and the Estate of William Whalen by Gina Bettencourt, John Berkoben and Ruth Bennett, as owners, is seeking preliminary and final major subdivision…
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Howell planners approve medical offices at Route 33 location
HOWELL – The members of the Howell Planning Board have approved an application that proposed the construction of medical offices and a café at Colts Neck Road and Route 33. During a meeting on Jan. 20, Planning Board Chairman Brian Tannanhaus, Vice Chairman Nicholas Huszar, Township Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell, Paul Boisvert, Robert Seaman, Joseph Cristiano,…
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Mikell’s Plot celebrates 25th anniversary with album, tour
SAYREVILLE – A Sayreville-based band is celebrating its 25th anniversary with shows across the country. Members of Mikell’s Plot performed their first show of 2022 on Jan. 21 at The Saint in Asbury Park. Their second show was held on Jan. 28 at Bourre in Atlantic City. While the band is beginning the year in…