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The annual Howell Day and Green Fair community celebration has been cancelled for 2020, but is expected to return in 2021. The decision to cancel the event was announced on Aug. 20 as New Jersey’s residents and local officials continued to deal with the effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. “Howell was hopeful the governor’s…

Howell Councilman John Bonevich reported on park improvements during a recent meeting of the Howell Township Council. Bonevich said a mix of new equipment and amenities have been added at Ardena Acres Park, Deerwood Park, Pearl Drive Park, Pride Park, Ramtown Manor Park, Soldier Memorial Park, Tioga Park and Winston Park. One or more of…

JACKSON – As a precautionary measure to limit the spread of the coronavirus and to protect the health of residents, the Jackson Senior Center will be closed to the public effective 4:30 p.m. March 16 until further notice, according to municipal officials. Staff will be reporting during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)…

As part of Monmouth County Park System, the Timberbrook Triathlon was held at the Manasquan Reservoir, Howell, on Oct. 5. The 1,200-acre reservoir is the setting for the annual event. For the second year in a row, Frank Kus, 57, of Jackson, Linda Lensch, 61, of Tinton Falls, and Brian Eberhart, 62, of Jackson, won…

A resident of Jackson was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Old Bridge, Middlesex County, on Aug. 29. Law enforcement authorities have declined to release any information as to what occurred. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the death of Mike Panariello, 43, of Jackson. The collision occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. Aug. 29…

The seventh annual Howell-Farmingdale 5K Run and Race Walk in memory of Walter Reitsma and all young people who lost their battle to addiction will be held at the Howell High School athletic complex, 405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Howell. on Aug. 28. The event will benefit CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth Counties, a 24/7 crisis intervention…

With a $10,000 Model Classroom Grant from OceanFirst Foundation, Aldrich Memorial School, Howell, had the opportunity to transform its media center into a makerspace. This new learning space will foster a “Maker Mindset” and provide students with the opportunity to construct solutions on their own, according to a press release. The model classroom will have…

Look for turtles, egrets, herons, ospreys and other wildlife in their natural habitat during a boat tour of the Monmouth County Park System’s Manasquan Reservoir. Led by a park system naturalist, these 45-minute tours leave from the Visitor Center, Windeler Road, Howell. Tours are offered at the top of the hour from 2-5 p.m. on…

Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian G. Burry of Colts Neck has been nominated for the Association of Defense Communities (ADC) 2019 John Lynch Base Redevelopment Award for her role in the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth. The nomination was made by the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), which Burry serves as a board member and as…