Vol. 17 - No. 29
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–Photo courtesy Tracey Sassone Brennan The SmartyT team is (top, from left) Allison Zurey, Sklyer Starr, Kayley Hassett, Emma Diroff, and Jami VanOrden. The Cell Cycle team is (bottom, from left) Cassidy Brennan, Caityln Zito, Samantha Ngo, and Kira Zimmer
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Dear Pharmacist Page 13.
Inside The Law Page 14.
Classifieds Page 15.
Business Directory Page 16.
Fun Page Page 17.
–Photos by Bob Vosseller Jade Glab (center) joins participants onstage at Howell High School who took part in the 2nd Annual Miss Central Jersey, Miss Central Jersey Coastline and Miss Seaside Counties competition which is a preliminary to Miss Jersey and Miss America competition. (Bottom left) Howell Middle School Cheer Team members Jordyn Kehley, left; Aly Finnegan, Ava Metkor, Kate Finnegan and Gina Oberschewen. (Bottom right) Howell Dance Team members practice on stage at Howell High School before their performance later that night during the competitions. By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – Jade Glab, Miss New Jersey 2019 returned to Howell High School when the high school played host to the Miss Central Jersey competition. She will represent the Garden State in the 2020 Miss America Competition on Dec. 19 that will be televised live on NBC. Glab sang the National Anthem during the 7th Annual Howell Township/Farmingdale 5K Run and Race Walk held on the high
school’s athletic field in August. The 19-year-old from Belmar was crowned Miss New Jersey 2019 last year inside the Superstar Theater at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The Miss Central Jersey organization held its second annual Miss Central Jersey, Miss Central Jersey Coastline and Miss Seaside Counties event which is a preliminary to Miss Jersey and Miss America competition. The event also marked the first
Miss Central Jersey Outstanding Teen competition on Nov. 16. Glab served as the master of ceremonies during the program. The Howell High School Dance Team performed during the event and members of the Howell Middle School Cheer team assisted by selling raffle tickets and helping as needed. Howell resident Peter Bruno, who serves as executive director of the Miss Central Jersey (Competition - See Page 6)
Horoscope Page 19.
Wolfgang Puck Page 19.
By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – Modeled after the ABC television reality show Shark Tank, teams of township middle school students made their pitch on how to make a better environment and in so doing, scored first and third places. The teams took the
honors in the fourth annual STEAM Tank Challenge, sponsored by the New Jersey School Board Association and the U.S. Army. More than 550 student teams entered this year’s program, which culminated in final presentations by 90 (Teens - See Page 4)
Council Debates Change In Meeting Format
By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – Council members reopened discussion on whether to change the meeting format so that the first meeting of the month is a workshop meeting Currently, the Council has two monthly meetings. That would not change, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell has said. Each meeting,
the Council discusses items and then votes. The debate is whether to go back to an older format, where the first meeting of the month was used to go over each item listed and ask questions of professionals. The votes would be held at the second meeting of the month. Deputy Mayor Evelyn
(Debate - See Page 7)
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