The HOWELL Times
Vol. 20 - No. 43
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Dear Pharmacist Page 11
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April 1, 2023
Contamination Sparks Fear In Locals By Stephanie Faughnan HOWELL – Dozens of Howell and Farmingdale residents showed up at a meeting with fervent attempts to uncover details regarding the discovery of unknown toxic materials found at 15 Marl Road. Compounders, Inc., owns the 7.7-acre newly fenced-off site located just south of the Far mingdale border adjacent to the railroad near the intersection of Preventorium Road and Railroad Avenue, and Marl Road. The informational session hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included representatives from both the federal agency and members of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Local officials also did their best to provide answers as residents voiced their concerns and grievances. Decades ago, the property was approved for compounding mate-
–Photo courtesy EPA The EPA is overseeing the cleanup of 15 Marl Road after deteriorating drums with unknown toxic materials were discovered onsite. rials used to produce adhesives. The site was classified as an asphalt
Nearly 400,000 Pieces Of Trash Removed From Beaches In 2022
By Alyssa Riccardi LONG BRANCH – Everything from cigarette butts to a giant 3-foot teddy bear were among the thousands of pieces of garbage collected off our beaches during Clean Ocean
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Action’s (COA) 2022 beach sweeps. The Long Branchbased environmental organization recently released their 2022 Beach Sweeps Report. Volunteers rallied together last year to pick
up a total of 376,969 pieces of trash, according to the organization. Some of the most common garbage items included thousands of plastic bottle caps and lids, over 37,000 food (Beaches - See Page 2)
and tar manufacturer in 1979, which involved cooling liquid asphalt
and tar and storing it in drums. Other operations on
the site have included wax and resin melting, as well as Xylene/
Xytol and gum resin. Three separate fires (Locals - See Page 3)
Plan Forming To Preserve Farmland
By Mark Bator HOWELL – As part of their continuing implementation of the township’s Master Plan, members of the Farmers Advisory Committee (FAC) hosted an open public forum at the town hall on March 23 to discuss the 2023 Farmland Preservation Plan (FPP). The meeting was chaired by the township’s Director of Community Development, Matt Howard, with advisory input from Christine Bell of the Leon S. Avakian engineering firm. “We’re here now to present the preliminary
draft of the comprehensive permanent preservation plan,” Howard stated at the onset of the meeting. “The Township has a Master Plan and it contains several elements, everything ranging from land use, circulation, open space and recreation, [and] environmental resource. One of those is the comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan.” The plan, which is currently in the drafting stage, is available as a public document on the township’s website, along with a color-coded (Farmland - See Page 5)
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