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By Mark Bator f t e r a f i ve year absence, Howell High School brought back its “Colors For Autism Color Run” thanks in large part to two members of the senior class. Twin sisters Chelsea and Chloe Berwick collaborated with members of the faculty to bring back the charity event to benefit POAC, a local organization that provides training and services for the autism community and their families. T h e m a i n e ve n t was a three-kilometer run/walk around the grounds of Howell High School’s athletic fields, but was preceded by an energetic Zumba workout to get participants “warmed up.” Last held in 2017, the event went dormant after that, and any thought of reviving it was completely shut down by the pandemic in the last two years. (Students - See Page 2)
–Photos by Mark Bator Those who crossed the finish line were dashed with color to show their participation in the event.
May 10 meeting after many residents raised concerns about the ongoing “harassment” they said they’ve been receiving from solicitors wanting to buy their home. At the previous meeting, a resident who lives in the Heritage Pointe
–Photos by Mark Bator The roadway section of Route 33 would become the new HD-4 zone. By Mark Bator HOWELL – After nearly three hours of discussion and testimony, the Planning Board voted unanimously to adopt the changes made in the township’s Master Plan, along with the adoption of ordinances 02211 and 02212, which address moderate and low-income housing development. “The Master Plan is a document that’s exclusively within the ...It’s a document jurisdiction of the that basically Planning Board,” explained Board analyzes the town a t t o r n e y R o n and makes policy Cucchiaro. “It’s a determinations in policy document. terms of how and It’s a document where the town that basically anshould develop alyzes the town and makes policy under particular determinations in circumstances... terms of how and –Board Attorney where the town Ron Cucchiaro should develop under particular circumstances. The Master Plan has to be reevaluated or re-examined at least every ten years. It’s a living, breathing document that responds to actual changes and challenges and new technology and planning philosophies. So, in Howell we [review] it much more often to help keep pace with the surrounding circumstances that were forced to deal with.” Speaking before the Board, Township Planner Jennifer Beahm outlined the proposed changes
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Pictured are Chelsea (left) and Chloe Berwick (right).
Ordinance Would Ban Real Estate Solicitors
By Alyssa Riccardi HOWELL – Members of the Township Council have introduced a new ordinance that will regulate the canvassing and soliciting of real estate in the town. The ordinance was i nt roduced at the
May 28, 2022
section of the township spoke about the problems her community is facing day to day with ongoing soliciting. “The overly aggressive push to get us to sell our homes has shaken us. We will not be bullied. All of us had people come to our doors, hand
written notes in our mailboxes and calls or texts to buy our houses when they aren’t even for sale,” Tracy Jones said. Another resident from Heritage Pointe stepped for ward at the May 10 meeting to discuss the ongoing issues her family as well as her
neighbors have been dealing with. “Tonight, I have come to address ongoing issues in Howell, specifically Heritage Pointe residents. Don’t think for a second though that this is limited or (Ban - See Page 3)
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