The HOWELL Times
Vol. 17 - No. 38
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─Photo Provided By Lifetouch Memory Mission Picture Day was a major event during the week of Assistant Superintendent Ronald Sanasac’s visit to the Dominican Republic where he and other volunteers interacted with students who will attend a school that he and other volunteers helped to build. By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – Assistant Superintendent for Business Administration/Board Secretary Ronald Sanasac has been helping build a better school district locally but last month he helped build an actual school with the help of fellow educators. The administrator’s
journey to Constanza in the Dominican Republic was part a special effort of Lifetouch Memory Mission where he joined around 50 other educators and Lifetouch/Shutterf ly employees. From Jan. 13 to Jan. 21, t h e volu nt e e r s helped complete the Cecaini Rio Grande
school which is a project Lifetouch has been involved with since 2011. During this volunteer trip, Sanasac took part in not only construction work for the project but the team of volunteers held a school picture day and a picture day for the community. Constanza is in the
center of the Dominican Republic surrounded by mountains and natural beauty. The primar y vocation is working in the fields to support the agriculture trade. In 2011, Lifetouch learned of the community and the shortage of schools. Most children (School - See Page 4)
Howell Receives Reforestation Grant
By Bob Vosseller HOW ELL – T he township is among 15 municipalities slated to receive a grant from Sustainable Jersey for floodplain reforestation projects. The Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant and Technical Assistance Prog ram is a partnership between The Nature Conservan-
cy, The Watershed Institute and Sustainable Jersey. To date, Roots for Rivers funded more than 92,000 trees to suppor t New Jersey floodplains. Howell will receive $5,426.60 to be used for a project reclaiming the Winston Park Flood Plain. This project will involve the planting of 757 trees.
This came as welcome news to Joan H. Osborne, who heads the township’s Environmental Commission. “The Environmental Commission applied for the grant for the Township and is the lead on the project.” Osbor ne said she wanted the public to be aware of the project and the township’s
receipt of the grant. “We are in the planning stages for what we hope to be an April 25 planting event, celebrating Earth Day.” Along with Howell, the 15 grant recipients include Oakland Boroug h ( Be rge n), Glen Rock Borough (Bergen), Maple Shade Township (Burlington), Belleville Town-
ship (Essex), South Orange Village (Essex), Kingwood Township (Hunterdon), Readington Township/Bloys Fa r m ( Hu nt e rdon), Re a d i ng t o n Tow n ship/ Holland Brook (Hunterdon), Highland Park Borough (Middlesex), Woodbridge Township (Middlesex), Mantoloking Borough (Grant - See Page 11)
February 15, 2020
Officials Oppose Transfer Station By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – Township officials voiced opposition to a proposed Randolph Road project site near the intersection of Route 547. While the three GOP members of the council, one Democrat and the township’s Democrat mayor are all on the same page on where they stand on the project, they issued their comments of opposition in separate statements this week. Republican Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell and fellow Republicans Councilwoman Pamela Richmond and Councilman Tom Russo issued a joint statement on Feb. 3 strongly opposing the proposed transfer station in the township. They called for their Democrat colleagues to oppose it as well. The project, described as a solid waste transfer station, would allegedly receive thousands of tons of construction debris by heavy duty truck on a daily basis. The debris would be sorted and then shipped back out to other facilities for final disposal. O’Donnell, Richmond and Russo said in their joint statement, “the proposed transfer station in the southern portion of our community is not an acceptable project for the Howell Township. We have opposed this project since details first began to emerge as far back as 2018 when we sent a letter to residents in that area making them aware of the proposal to raise community awareness.” The officials went on to say that “since that time we have waited patiently for the further details about the proposal which have begun to emerge and are even more disturbing. Without even seeing the traffic report it is obvious the heavy trucks coming in and out will have a debilitating impact on our roads and infrastructure and will forever change the fabric of the Randolph Road area.” “We don’t need this transfer station in Howell Township and we will do everything we can to stop the project. We call on Mayor Berger and Councilman Bonevich to join us on a bipartisan basis in working together to defeat this unnecessary and quite possibly unsafe project,” the statement adds. Bonevich said in an interview with The Howell Times on Feb. 3, “I am happy to say, at this time all of the council is opposed to the transfer station and at the last meeting Mayor Berger requested an updated letter be sent to (Transfer - See Page 6)
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