Vol. 16 - No. 48
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| April 27, 2019
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By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – On April 17, Howell Township Schools held its annual Howell Tow nship Student Board of Education Day where students get a taste of what it’s like to run the district. Student BOE Day bega n t h ree yea rs ago, modeled af ter the township’s St udent Gover n ment Day where students conduct a township meeting as Howell’s mayor and cou ncil. St udent BOE Day t a ke s o n t h e s a m e c o n c e pt , r e pl a c i ng the district’s school board members with st udent represent atives who act as superintendent, school board president and board members.
–Photo courtesy Howell Township Schools
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Historical Society Reforming
By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – There has been talk recently that the Howell Historical Society is re-forming in light of all the discussion around the fate of The MacKenzie Museum. The topic was brought about at the April 2 council meeting. The MacKenzie Museum, located at 427 Lakewood-Farmingdale Road in Howell, is a home dating back to the 1700s currently owned by
the Howell Historical Society. While it is rich with historical artifacts, the museum has been closed to the public for quite some time now, officials previously said. Director of Community Development Jim Her r man explai ned back in March that the building would need to be renovated and updated to allow people back in. These renovations could run the township over $150,000. The owner of the muse-
um, the Howell Historical Society, has been inactive for some years now. Township Manager Brian Geoghegan informed the council that the township attorney previously sent a letter to the prior historical society putting them on notice of their noncompliance. On April 2, Geoghegan received notice from a new group of individuals looking to form a “new” historical society. This new group is looking to keep the
history of the MacKenzie house alive by reopening it. “It would appear that they’re starting to put together a decent plan in place,” Geoghegan said. During public comment, resident Don McGirr read a letter into the record written by those individuals looking to reorganize the historical society, in order to generate publicity and support for the (Society - See Page 2)
Howell Receives $250K For Paving Work
By Kimberly Bosco HOWELL – Howell Township received a $250,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for paving improvements to Howell Road. According to Director of Community Development Jim Herrman, this grant is one of two grants that the municipality applied for from NJDOT. The other was for improvements on West Farms Road in the township. While the township did receive the Howell Road grant, it was not for the full amount requested, he added. The $250,000 g rant is approximately $100,000 less than what the township received (Paving - See Page 2)
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