The HOWELL Times
Vol. 20 - No. 11
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Junior Cadet Graduation Kicks Off Howell’s Night Out
August 13, 2022
New Office Building Approved On Route 9
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–Photo by Mark Bator The existing site is now littered with old tires and other trash, and the structure is in severe disrepair and will be demolished.
Community News Pages 7
Inside The Law Page 12
Dear Pharmacist Page 13
Classifieds Page 15
–Photos by Mark Bator (Above) The cadets line up to receive their diplomas at the NNO event. (Right) The public visited some of the vendors at the event. By Mark Bator HOWELL – The 2022 P.A.L. Cadet Graduation was held in conjunction with the township’s observance of the National Night Out event at the Xscape Theater parking lot on Route 9. Despite the intense summer heat, the crowd enjoyed music, food, demonstrations and giveaways following the conclusion of the P.A.L. graduation ceremony. Forty-five cadets graduated from the intensive boot camp run by the Howell Township Police De-
partment, after completing the one-week course. The youngsters were required to be at boot camp from morning until late afternoon every day during a weeklong stint, where they were trained (Night Out - See Page 3)
Howell School Board Election: Who Filed To Run? By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – Several candidates have filed for seats on the Howell Board of Education and the Farmingdale Board of Education in the November election. Additionally, there were also representatives filed for Freehold Regional High School Board of Education. School board candidates are not
allowed to have their political affiliation on the ballot, but will sometimes include a short phrase. A total of five candidates have filed for three, full-term seats on the Howell Township Board of Education. Two current members will be seeking re-election: • Laurence Gurman
• Cristy Mangano, “Advocate Commitment Experience” Three other candidates will also be fighting for a seat on the Board: • Alexandria Langenberger, “Protecting Our Children” • Denise M. Hirschhorn, “Protecting Our Children” (Election - See Page 4)
By Mark Bator HOWELL – Following nearly three hours of testimony by five experts, the Zoning Board voted unanimously to approve the application of Howell Township Development, LLC, to construct a four-story office building on the southbound side of U.S. Highway 9 near the border with Ocean County. Attorney Ken Pape appeared before the Board to present the application to re-develop the site, which would demolish the dilapidated existing structure and construct an office building that would c o n c e iva bly hou s e three to four tenants when completed. In addition, the new site would have 90 parking spaces, including ones for electric vehicles, a drive aisle that would traverse the lot, along with updated lighting, landscaping, a refuse
enclosure, a retaining wall, and an underground stor m water management system. The site has been abandoned and vacant since the early 2000s, and was the site of a former Japanese steakhouse. According to testimony given before the Board, the site is now littered with garbage, at least one truck trailer and there are reports that homeless individuals use the existing structure for shelter. In addition, its proximity to the Metedeconk River makes the site difficult to re-develop due to tougher ordinances enacted after the original structure was erected. “This property has many environmental constraints,” said Pape in his opening remarks. “In fact, those environmental constraints are so daunting that over the last almost (Route 9 - See Page 2)
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