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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Man Dies in Howell Fire
Home is located in Oak Hill Trailer Park.
A Howell man whom neighbors described as "in his 40s" died Sunday morning after a fire at the Oak Hill Trailer Park, according to the park's manager. Manager Keith Lackey could not immediately confirm the identity of the man, but said that officials told him a man in the home - located on the corners of Man O' War Lane and Seattle Slew Drive - died of smoke inhalation. Neighbors described the occupant of the residence as "quiet" and "always out with his dog." It was not immediately clear whether the dog was in the home at the fire. Police said they received a call for fire and smoke conditions around 10:30 a.m. and by the time a Patch reporter arrived at 10:50 a.m., the fire had been extinguished. Officials from the Monmouth County …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Power Outages Affecting Route 9 lights, Residents
Restoration could take several hours
The rain on Friday morning has left more than 1000 customers without power and according to the township it is also affecting traffic lights along the Route 9 corridor. As of 9:40 JCP&L is reporting 695 outages in the township although an email from the township said that number could be as high as 1100. The storm has also knocked out power to traffic lights from New Friendship Road to the Lakewood border. According to the township's website the utility has estimated two hours to have power fully restored depending on the weater.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Owners Look to Fresh 'Chapter' at Local Establishment
Also owns Ivy League
When he agreed to buy The Chapter House last year Tom Jaspan knew owning two restaurants in town would present its own set of challenges. He had no way of knowing that one of those challenges would be Hurricane Sandy which closed the Route 9 north restaurant for a few days and his original Route 9 south Ivy League for more than a week. After cleaning up from the powerful storm Jaspan said his time has been spent fixing up the restaurant. He said he hopes to make it a place to enjoy for customers who have frequented there for more than two decades as well as attracting new customers. The two restaurants were originally opened by longtime business owner and former Chamber of Commerce President Cory Wingerter. Before buying The Chapter House…
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Russell Herman
1:44 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013
I used to frequent the Ivy League regularly, but stopped going about 2 years ago. I felt that the food went downhill and was only fair and hat the service was poor at best. more ›
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Lakewood Teen Cited in Wednesday Night Crash
Minor injuries reported
A 17-year-old Lakewood resident reportedly caused an accident on Route 9 after pulling out of the Friendship Mall parking lot late Wednesday night. Sgt. Thomas Weg reported that at 10:40 on Wednesday 26-year-old Howell resident Erica Sandomierski was driving in the right lane of Route 9 South when her car was struck by the teen. Weg said the Lakewood driver reported they did not see Sandomierski's car when they pulled out of the lot. Weg also said the Howell resident had tried to take "evasive action," but was "unsuccessful." The force of the crash caused Sandomierski's car to roll before coming to a rest on its roof in the left lane. She was taken to Kimball Medical Center for evaluation and treatment according to Weg. The Lakewood …
Council, Chamber Tout New Era of Cooperation
Business community looks to work with governing body for growth
At the last meeting of the Howell Township Council there was a sense of cooperation when members of the Howell Chamber of Commerce addressed the members on the dais. Jim Godfrey, who serves as 1st Vice President of the chamber thanked the council for working to help local businesses in the township. Godfrey said he has seen the two groups work well together in recent years and was hopeful that trend would continue. "I think we all realize the burden of the residential taxpayer cannot continue to be sustained without a strong, smart business community," he said. Identifying what he saw as a "shift change," in the attitude of the administration, Godfrey said he has been glad to see the council working to help the business community. That …
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Jaded
12:37 am on Saturday, April 6, 2013
Thanks for the anonminity suggestion George, but everyone knows that unless you are in the councils pocket you don't use your name. Some of us do have to live here and don't want things made harder for us because we speak up. But here's a suggestion for you. How many businesses are there in Howell? And how many of those businesses are a part of the Howell Chamber (please take out all political … more ›
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Birdsall's Legal Issues Not Expected to Affect Howell Operations
Administration cites in-house staff and other options
While current and past executives of Birdsall Services Group face indictments on a variety of charges the administration of Howell Township said they have confidence in the current members of that company and the township in handling the day-to-day engineering needs of the township. Township Manager Helene Schlegel said in addition to the services provided by Birdsall there is an in house staff and other engineering companies the township has contracts available for their services. "We don't see any impact on the township engineering services," she said. Mayor Bill Gotto said also believed the township could work through the current situations while continuing to serve the residents of the township. "Contrary to what some people think we …
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Ken
11:16 am on Saturday, April 13, 2013
It isn't getting better !!! http://www.app.com/article/20130412/NJNEWS/304120119/Birdsall-for-sale?nclick_check=1 more ›
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
PAL Program Continues to Grow in New Home
Old Southard School heavily used
It has been a year and a half since the Howell PAL moved into their new home in the old Southard School and Sgt. Chris Hill of the Howell Police Department said it has been a time of exceeding expectations. Since moving to the one central location Hill said they have not only been able to offer previously popular programs but also added new ones that have also brought people to the once empty building. "We're doing a lot of stuff with the kids," he said. "It revolves around the community and giving the kids something to do so we don't have to chase them around." One of the biggest additions, according to Hill has been the preschool which was open to toddlers in the community at first but has recently expanded to include infants as well. …
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Moms Thoughts
9:21 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
I LOVE PAL! Best thing to happen to Howell!!! Keep up the good work everyone! #HowellProud more ›
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Walmart Assault Incident Leads March Stories
Recap of the top 10 stories for March of 2013
It has been another busy month here in Howell and without any major weather events getting in the way the transition from winter to spring has gone well so far. We wanted to take a look back at the top 10 stories of March just in case there were any you missed and to remember some of the biggest stories in town for the month. 10. Report: Woman Faces Animal Cruelty Charges 9. UPDATE: Route 33 Reopened Following Crash 8. Dogs Found in Howell 7. Two Injured in Friday Morning Crash 6. Howell Police Announce Recent Arrests 5. Eatontown Resident Charged Following Howell Crash 4. UPDATE: One Dead Following Four Car Crash on Rt. 9 3. Howell Resident Charged With Lewdness at Manasquan Reservoir 2. Howell Driver Charged With DWI Following Crash 1. …
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Freeholders Coming to Howell Next Month
Board will hold meeting at new building
The new Municipal Building will be the site of the second meeting of April for the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Set for April 25 at 7 p.m. the meeting will be the first by the county body in Howell since the township relocated from Preventorium Road to Route 9. It is one of a series of meetings the Freeholders will hold away from their regular Freehold location. Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone said he was glad the board was meeting in new locations. "The Board of Chosen Freeholders takes its meetings on the road to make county government more accessible to the people it serves," he said. "It encourages participation by many more residents." The Freeholders will hold their second meeting in May in Hazlet and will also …
Stop the insanity
9:45 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013
Jaded, Some people become professionally offensive. For a price, they offer to hurl insults at people for no good reason or truth. Thankfully, most do not take hurting others to that extreme, but each of us will fail someone someday. In that moment, you need to examine yourself and ask why you said or did something that you knew would be hurtful. Once you've honestly answered that question, you … more ›
Lucretia B
2:11 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
So its sad that the man lost his life. I guess the family pet died as well. We'll never know his name. more ›