The HOWELL Times
Vol. 22 - No. 42
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March 29, 2025
Students Recognized For Winning Optimist Club Contests
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Photos courtesy Howell Public School District (Left) Essay contest winners Gabriella Rossow, Jaimee Tanguay, and Alexander Kosenkov. (Right) Oratorical contest winners Summer Klusewicz, Danika Farrell, and Kaileigh Stark. By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – Several students were honored at the March Board of Education meeting for placing in the Annual Howell Optimist Club Essay and Oratorical
Contests. The contests are held in partnership between the Howell Optimist Club, Howell Alliance, and Howell Township P ubl ic Scho ols , a s well as Farmingdale
School. The goal of the contests is to tie the Alliance’s prevention and well-being mission to the contests’ focus on optimism. “For eight consecutive years now, the
Former Freehold Teacher Indicted For Sex Crimes Against Student
By Stephanie Faughnan FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County Grand Jury has indicted a former Freehold Intermediate School teacher on multiple charges related to the sexual abuse of a teenage student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced. A ll ison Havema n n-Nie -
drach, 44, of Jackson, faces seven charges, including first-degree aggravated sexual assault, f irst-degree endangering the welfare of a child through the manufact ure of child sexual abuse materials, two counts of second-degree endangering, second-degree official misconduct, second-degree sexual assault,
Howell Township Public School District has proudly partnered with the Howell Optimist Club to offer middle s cho ol st ude nt s i n Howell and Farmingdale with two mean-
and third-degree endangering. Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau and the Freehold Borough Police Department determined that Havemann-Niedrach’s alleged abuse of a 15-year-old eighthgrade student began in early (Teacher - See Page 11)
ingful opportunities for self-expression – an essay contest and an oratorical contest,” said Adriana Silva, Supervisor of Language Arts Literacy/Gifted and Talented Programs.
“The Howell Township Language Arts Department is thrilled to celebrate our students’ powerful voices through their writing and public speaking.” (Contests - See Page 4)
Hundreds Hear Senator Kim Discuss Health Care, Other Issues By Stephanie Faughnan BRICK – Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) spoke to hundreds at the Brick Police Athletic League hall about his opinion on the executive branch’s overreach, the economic impact of tariffs, the threat to Medicaid, and the
issue of corruption. He delivered sharp critiques of the current administration’s policies on healthcare, immigration, and foreign affairs, calling for a nationwide mobilization to protect Medicaid and oppose tariffs. (Hundreds - See Page 3)
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