The HOWELL Times
Vol. 23 - No. 26
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Photo by Chris Lundy Promotion assistants Adrianna Fragulis, left, and Marissa Spencer stock donated items. By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – People were doing their Christmas shopping at the ShopRite on Fischer Boulevard. They were buying a little extra food and giving it to people in need. This is the location of WJRZ’s annual “Share The Joy” collection drive. They set up a stage
and broadcast from the parking lot, while filling a Pepsi truck with donations. Every year, they collect: • Non-perishable food items and frozen turkeys for Fulfill Monmouth and Ocean’s Toms River Pantry • Dog and cat food, pet accessories and toys for the Jersey Shore
Animal Center • Gift cards, Lego sets, board games, and arts and crafts for ages 6-18 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Coastal New Jersey • Monetary donations to benefit all three organizations. Two big donors early on the first (Donations - See Page 2)
Parents Continue To Worry About Antisemitism
By Andrew Rice COLTS NECK – At the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meeting in October, parents took to the podium to voice their concerns about an incident at Manalapan High School, where several students made antisemitic comments in a group chat that had its messages shared all over social media. The parents who spoke at the November meeting shared a
similar concern, that these kids would be spreading their hate to a new school. For context, the incident revolves around a Snapchat conversation among four students, who are believed to be freshmen, at Manalapan High School. Screenshots of their conversation was posted to both Snapchat and Instagram. The statements will not be repeated here, but they involved so-called
“jokes” about the Holocaust and other hateful rhetoric. One of the main concerns brought to the Board of Education at this meeting revolved around the supposed relocation of the students to a new high school. The parents at the meeting expressed their concern over the fact that their children told them that the students from the incident at Manalapan were relocated to Colts Neck High School.
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One of the parents who attended the meeting wanted to know why those students were relocated to Colts Neck, and they wanted to know who made that decision. They also went on to say that they believe that these st udents should be barred from public school and that they should not let hate-spewing individuals soil the otherwise great community
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December 6, 2025
By Andrew Rice HOWELL - Residents took the podium at a recent Township Council meeting to express safety concerns in the community after a mom was assaulted while taking her young child for a walk. The incident took place just before 5 p.m. on November 17 on Pinewood Road near Cecilia Court, officials said. The perpetrator was reportedly a man who snuck up on the mother from behind, placed her in a choke hold, and threw her to the ground. When she screamed for help, the attacker ran off. The twoyear-old child was not harmed during the incident. Police say that he was seen lingering on several residential streets before attacking the victim. Police described the attacker as around five feet, eight inches tall with a gray hood, a dark-colored jacket with light-colored stripes on the sleeves, dark pants, and white athletic-style sneakers. The main concern of the residents who attended the meeting was how long it took for people who live nearby to find out about the incident. Mike Moyer, one of the residents who lives nearby, pointed out that timely alerts and faster communication could have helped significantly in identifying the suspect as soon as possible. “One of the most troubling issues for residents is the delay in public notification,” he said. “The community was not informed until several hours later, around 10 or 11 p.m. “Timely alerts are critical. Faster communication could have helped identify the suspect and may have prevented additional risk to families that evening. We are now eight days past this incident, and still both families and the community still have no answers. That uncertainty has caused fear and frustration, especially for families,” he said. Moyer suggested several ways to combat the growing safety concerns in (Safety - See Page 2)
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