The HOWELL Times
Vol. 17 - No. 43
In This Week’s Edition
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Fighting H.A.R.D. For Children With Rare Diseases
Delayed Application Heard By Zoning Board
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Community News! Pages 8-10
Dear Pharmacist Page 13
Wolfgang Page 19
By Ann Julian of the Howell Heritage and Historical Society T h is colu m n is brought to you by the Howell Heritage and Historical Society. We are hoping to bring you a monthly column that will bring HowelI’s long history to life. Many residents of this community are
─Photo Courtesy The Fighting H.A.R.D. Foundation Jonna Crocker, 16, at left, and Alexandra “Allie” Crocker, 17, far right join Novelia Winters during the recently held Rare Disease Day celebration. By Bob Vosseller T h e F i g h t i n g fi nancially supporting Disease Day by honHOW ELL – Two H.A.R.D. Foundation, Pediat r ic Palliative oring those students township sisters are whose aim is to raise Care Programs. The in school who suffer fighting hard as part awareness for many a c r ony m H. A .R .D. from rare diseases and of their ongoing mis- of the known rare dis- stands for Having A chronic illnesses. sion for an organiza- eases in the United Rare Disease. The sisters can relate tion they created to States, offers support Howell High School to what other young help children with rare a nd c a r e p a ck a ge s junior Alexandra “Al- p e o p l e a r e g o i n g diseases and chronic to children and their lie” Crocker, 17, and through because they illnesses understand families, fund proj- her 16 -year-old sis- also suffer from a rare they are not fighting ects and events, and ter, sophomore Jonna illness since they were their struggle alone. raise funds to assist in ack nowledged Rare (Children - See Page 2)
Get To Know Howell’s History not aware of just how much history Howell has to offer! Did you know that it is estimated that A mer ican Indians lived in the area for h u n d r e d s of ye a r s before the area was “discovered” by Verrazzano as he sailed up the New Jersey coast? Since agriculture was
necessary for survival, settlements centered around the areas of Howel l’s r ich soi l. Set tlement s k now n then as Ramtown, Jersey v ille, Freewood Acres, Ardena have b e c o m e d e velo p e d neighborhoods. The town of Farmingdale (also known as Marsh’s Bog and Up-
per Squankum) was once part of Howell u ntil 1903, when it became a separate borough. Howell, once par t of Sh rewsbur y Township, was incorporated as a tow nship in 1801, and was named after Richard Howell, the third governor of New Jersey. At t h at t i me p r e s -
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ent day Wall, Brick, Lakewood and several smaller boroughs along the coast were also part of Howell. Early settlers farmed for survival. O ve r t i me, ag r icult u re became the p r i m a r y e c o n o m ic source with potatoes and cranberries being
By Bob Vosseller HOWELL − “Get it done.” That’s the message that professionals of the Zoning Board of Adjustment told representatives of a development that has faced delays for around two years. The Zoning Board had issues with the property’s stormwater management, and discrepancies with their plans. During the Board’s March 9 meeting the long-standing application was discussed. Sakoutis Realty, Colts Neck, sought to expand on their business which borders Routes 33 and Route 34. They sought a use variance and major site plan approval for a planned expansion of a non-conforming contractor’s storage and refuse yard. In other words, they wanted to expand their business further into their property, but the land wasn’t zoned for this. Board members previously voiced dissatisfaction with the amount of time it has taken to advance the application following a zoning violation that involved wetlands on the property. Back in July of 2018, Sakoutis received a municipal zoning violation. On Nov. 25, 2019, the firm’s attorney sent the board a letter that the firm was working with the New Jersey Department (Application - See Page 4)
Volunteers Sought For Earth Day Clean-up
By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – It has been a relatively mild winter but thoughts of spring are already in the air as plans are underway for the annual Community Clean-up Day/Earth Day celebration. Volunteers are being sought to support this effort that will take place starting at 9:30 a.m. on April 18. Families, scout troops, sport teams, businesses and more are invited to meet up at Town Hall located at 4567 Route 9 North. Supplies will be provided. (Earth Day - See Page 7)
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