The HOWELL Times
Vol. 23 - No. 48
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Photos by Andrew Rice The old Ardena one-room schoolhouse on the corner of Old Tavern Road and Preventorium Road. Students of all ages were in class together. By Andrew Rice HOWELL – “A Weekend in Old Monmouth” featured 59 historical sites from across the county that opened their doors and offered free admission to the public. The event featured several color-marked trails that people could follow to visit related historical sites around the county. The weekend was hosted by the Monmouth County Historical Commission, (History - See Page 2)
Rally Gathers To “Save Our Schools”
Photo by Chris Lundy Taxpayers came out to a rally, concerned about school budget cuts and their effect on students.
By Chris Lundy J ER SEY SHOR E – A s schools in Ocean Cou nt y close due to state funding cuts, residents gathered at Veterans Park in Bayville to speak out in defense of their communities. “I’ve seen our seniors be stressed over the tax increases that cut into their fixed incomes. I watch the infighting
within our community ramp up every year,” said teacher Rhiannon Mindas, who led the rally. She noted that some politicians in Trenton have no idea that local districts are suffering so much. She attended a Senate Education Committee meeting based on the suggestion of Assemblyman Alex (Rally - See Page 2)
May 9, 2026
Move To End Rent Board Tabled
By Andrew Rice HOWELL – It’s not often that the Township Council sees enough residents at its meetings that not everyone can fit into the main meeting room comfortably, but that is what happened at the most recent council meeting, in large part due to proposed changes to rentals and for houses of worship. Ordinance O-26-09 is described as an ordinance that will repeal Chapter 204, Article I of the township code (rent stabilization and control), and in the process, it will dissolve the Howell Township Rent Stabilization and Control Board. Ordinance O-26-09 was originally introduced at the April 14 meeting. The reason why this ordinance was proposed was that the state of New Jersey recently enacted P.L. 2025, c. 85, codified at N.J.S.A. 52:27D-287.12 through 52:27D287.14 (“the Act”), which establishes a statewide rent control framework for mobile home parks. One of the main legs of this act is that it caps annual rent increases for mobile home sites at 3.5 percent of the rent charged during the prior twelve-month period. It provides landlords with a hearing before the State Department of Community Affairs to petition for increases above that cap upon a showing of various items, including tax increases, assessments, maintenance costs, or documented capital improvements. One of the main complaints about the proposed dissolution of the rent stabilization and control board is that landlords aren’t being held accountable for failing to provide necessary upkeep to areas they own, and as a result, tenants will likely receive a 3.5 percent rent increase without any substantial work being done. For example, when rent was due for an increase last year, residents of Oak Hill were able to gather at the rent stabilization and control board meeting and shut it down because the owners had not done proper upkeep with the roads in the development for some time. On top of that, the tenants of the mobile (Rent Board - See Page 4)
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