The HOWELL Times
Vol. 18 - No. 8
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─Photo courtesy Monmouth County Monmouth County officials break ground on the West Wing Security Vestibule at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold. Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone, at left joins Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Freeholder Pat Impreveduto, Freeholder Nick DiRocco, Freeholder Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley, Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, Monmouth County Assignment Judge Lisa P. Thornton and County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon. By Bob Vosseller FREEHOLD – With shovels in hand Monmouth County officials took part in a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the first phase
of construction of the West Wing Security Vestibule. This will incorporate the latest security innovation to enable the Sheriff ’s Office to safe-
ly and efficiently screen all building occupants, at the Monmouth County Courthouse. Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone said he was proud to break
ground for this important project. “Ensuring the safety of everyone who goes in and out of the Monmouth County Courthouse is abso(Ground - See Page 4)
Official Against Changing ‘Freeholder’ Name
By Bob Vosseller FR EEHOLD – Mon mout h C ou nt y Freeholder Director T homas A. A r none spoke against a proposed name change for the Board of Chos e n Fr e e hold e r s , a decision that Trenton might make that will impact counties across the state.
The bill to replace the title “freeholder” with “commissioner” was or iginally proposed by Sen. Joseph Pennacchio, a Morris County Republican, in 2018. It never wound up passing. Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and A s s e m bly S p e a ke r
Craig Coughlin, said the proposal was revised. A joint statement by the three Democrats called for the change saying “As our nation tears down symbols of injustice, we must also tear down words we use in New Jersey t hat were bor n from racism. It’s past
time for New Jersey to phase out the term ‘freeholder’ from our pu bl ic d i s c ou r s e – a term coined when only white male landow ne r s c ou ld hold public office.” T h e S e n a t e bi l l , S-855, passed in committee. The Assembly version, A-3594, has not yet been heard in
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committee. A bill has to pass through comm it tee a nd t hen be brought up before the full body for a vote before the gover nor signs it into law. Ar none said, “the a n nou nceme nt t hat the State has decided to change the title of count y f reeholders, (Official - See Page 8)
By Bob Vosseller HOWELL – Following a petition by a resident to have Howell High School mascot’s name and image replaced, a new drawing has been unveiled changing the soldier’s identity. Howell High School, which is under the control of the Freehold Regional High School District, had changed the name of the mascot from “Rebel Yell” to simply “H” earlier this year. The mascot will no longer look like a caricature of a Confederate soldier. The former mascot had a cartoonish image with a f loppy cavalry hat and an extended mustache. In recent years that image had been mostly phased out, according to Freehold Regional School District officials, who stated they would continue to take all necessary steps to remove any remaining public images of the former mascot. Now the mascot’s facial features are obscured in a shadow. He has a white collar which sprouts up from his neck and he is wearing a three-cornered hat that features his current name of “H.” Rather than have the appearance of Confederate solider, the new image resembles that of an American Revolution Continental soldier, which was the idea behind the change according to a spokeswoman for the Freehold Regional High School District. Some residents and former students would also like to see the name of the team change as well but that is not happening. This debate comes at a time when the country is removing statues of Columbus, taking down statues and monuments associated with the Confederacy and when Monmouth and Princeton universities have renamed buildings named after former President Woodrow Wilson because he supported segregation. Kylie Burst, a former Howell High School student who graduated in 2012 created the new soldier image. The search for a new mascot image started around the time when another former student, Meghan Marker, started her petition (Mascot - See Page 2)
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