Pivotal Meeting Highlights Busy Week in Town

There is certainly plenty to do this week in Howell from activities at the library to meetings at town hall. Whether you are a civic minded resident or one of the young citizens of the town rain or shine people will be able to stay busy all over town.

The library will be hosting a special teen program at 6:30 tonight when the movie "I Am Number Four" will be shown. The movie is suggested for sixth through 12th graders and will include pizza for all those who attend. 

Tomorrow morning the Chamber of Commerce will host a networking event starting at 7:45 a.m. The breakfast event will be held at the PNC Bank near the Sonic restaurant on Route 9. It is free to members who are encouraged to call the chamber to RSVP.

Town Hall will arguably be the place to be on Tuesday night. After having the July meeting cancelled by a broken air conditioning system, the agenda for the meeting is extensive to say the least. Of all the items to be discussed on the night is listed under ordinances as 7A.52. 

The resolution authorizes the township's purchase of the Global building on Route 9 as the future location of town hall. The listed purchase price is set at $5,265,000 which is less than the $6.9 million the council had made available for the purchase at an earlier . The difference between the sale price and the funds allocated is intended to cover the costs of any renovations to the new building as well as moving the various township services to the new location.

Once the dust settles from the meeting there will be plenty to do in town on Wednesday. That includes a special event at the senior center that will include lunch and a musical performance by Mike Byrne singing some of the biggest hits of all time. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Also on Wednesday, the library will wrap up its summer reading activities with a party that will feature magician Bob Conrad. The show starts at 2 p.m. and will wrap up at 4 p.m. The next day the library will continue its tribute to Elizabeth Taylor with its 1 p.m. movie selection. This week the movie of the day will be Father of the Bride to entertain anyone wanting to see this classic film. The Elizabeth Taylor tribute wraps up next week with Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf.

With November just around the corner, a goup of candidates for the state assembly will be hosting a meet and greet on Wednesday night. The democratic ticket of State Senate candidate Steve Morlino and assembly candidates Howard Kleinhendler and Shaun O'Rourke will be meeting their constituents at 7 pm. at 180 Seton Hall Drive. The event runs until 9 p.m. and those planning to attend are encouraged to email cdoucett@optonline.net or call 732-547-9059. More information can also be found on their website. 

On Friday, the chamber will hold another networking event, this time at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Aldrich Road. The Breakfast Bonanza will kick off at 8 p.m. with a cost of just $5 for members. Friday also marks the third performance of "Old Ringers," a show being performed at The Southard Grange. The show starts at 8 p.m. and will wrap its engagement at the theater on Saturday.