Vol. 15 - No. 41
In This Week’s Edition
THE HOWELL
TIMES
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Howell, Farmingdale, Ramtown and Freehold
Newbury Elementary Students Learn Financial Lessons In “Biztown” Community News!
By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – Fourth and fifth grade students from Newbury Elementar y School participated in their third Junior Achievement program, JA Biztown on Feb. 16, where they got some real life financial experience. JA Biztown is a program that pairs students with workers and volunteers from Junior Achievers in the simulated town of Biztown, according to vice principal of the Newbury School, Ray Gredder. While
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Letters Page 7.
Dear Pharmacist 4 Intriguing Solutions For Multiple Sclerosis And Pain
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Inside The Law Time To Review Your Will
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–Photos courtesy of Ray Gredder Left: Fifth graders Jake Demobowsk i and Adrian Grady are ready to ensure Biztown is safe and efficient. Right: Fifth (Biztown - See Page 2) graders Charlotte Davie and Gabrielle Snowden exercise their right to vote.
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Opposition Increases Against Waste Transfer Site By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – Continuing the dialogue about the proposed waste transfer station on Randolph Road in Howell, Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley officially announced his disapproval of the project, citing that he is strongly opposed in a letter to the residents of Howell dated Feb. 25. For several weeks, opposition to the project on Randolph Rd. has been intensifying among residents. This opposition was most evident at the recent public hearing (Opposition - See Page 5)
Inside
Remembering A True Ocean County Icon: Bob Levy
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Business Directory Page 22.
Classifieds Page 21.
Fun Page Page 20.
Wolfgang Puck
Start Your Day The Robust Way By Serving Steak For Breakfast
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Horoscope Page 23.
Howell Fire District Election Results By Kimberly Bosco
HOWELL – The annual Fire Dist r ict Election was held on Feb. 17. The results from the elections
have been calculated, passing the budgets in three districts and re-electing the incumbent officials on each ballot. In Fire District #1 Squankum, the budget is $1,197,254, with $150,000 allocated for capitol appropriations. Of that total budget amount, $1,046,754 will be raised by taxation. The tax rate will increase from 27.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation in 2017 to 28.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation in 2018. The budget passed with 60 votes in favor and 17 votes not in favor. Two fire commissioners’ terms were open for Fire District #1. Incumbent
WOBM Celebrates 50 Years By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – 92.7 WOBM almost never happened. It involves FCC rules about frequencies and Ocean County being sandwiched between major markets like New York, Philadelphia, and even Trenton and Atlantic City. But expensive land in the Philly forced a move for its 92.5 FM station—today known as WXTU—that allowed for WOBM to land on the dial where it does. “And while other radio stations came to Ocean County later (some due to FCC rule relaxations during the 1980s), all of them had to be placed far south of Toms River (toward Manahawkin) to protect New York City FM stations 0.2 MHz away – resulting in less signal over fewer people,” WOBM chief engineer Tom Trembly shared. “To this day, WOBM is the only Ocean County (WOBM - See Page 5)
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–Photos courtesy WOBM Bob Levy takes calls during his Topic A show.
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