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Vol. 13 - No. 12
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German-American Club Land Sold Amid Plans For Restaurant
–Photo by Charles Daye The German-American Club land was recently cleared after its sale to an LLC for $2.275 million. By Charles Daye HOWELL – A bulk of the land cleared and its building empty, the parcel of the German-American Club of Monmouth
Shallow Groundwater Levels Reported BRICK – A local water utility has advised its customers to voluntarily conserve water. The Brick Township Municipal Utility Authority posted this information on its website which applies to some Howell residents: The persistent dry, hot weather pattern has resulted in high customer water (Shallow - See Page 4)
and Ocean on Lanes Mill Road sat awaiting demolition crews amid plans to add a Texas Roadhouse to the nearby Greenleaf Plaza. Lakewood Maennerchor Inc, more com-
monly referred to the German-American Club of Monmouth and Ocean counties, sold to Mill Club, LLC for $2,275,000 (Sold - See Page 4)
Inside This Week’s Edition
Business Directory ........................... 18 Classifieds ........................................ 19 Community News ......................... 8-11 Dear Pharmacist .............................. 14 Fun Page ......................................... 20 Government ...................................... 7 Inside the Law ................................. 21 Letters To The Editor ......................... 6 Wolfgang ........................................ 23 WWW.MICROMEDIAPUBS.COM
August 27, 2016
Police Dept. Eliminates Crossing Guards
By Catherine Galioto HOWELL – Citing a decreasing demand due to courtesy busing, Police Chief Andrew Kudrick said the five crossing guard positions within the police department would be eliminated. In an announcement last week, Kudrick explained the move, saying the positions were part-time ones, for shifts of about three hours long each school day. Four of the five crossing guards were designated to the areas around Taunton and Newbury Schools, said the police chief, with the fifth moved to the high school a few years ago to assist with bus traffic and did not engage in the movement of pedestrian students. “Most residents, outside of the Candlewood development, may have not even realized we had crossing guards,” Kudrick said in his public message through the police department Facebook page August 18. “The positions were created in the early 198’s for the construction of the Candlewood development. Although the township was growing, this was basically the only large-scale residential area at the time. Two (Crossing - See Page 5)
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By Catherine Galioto HOWELL – After an extensive detour, Kent Road was scheduled to be reopened August 26, freeing up a corridor between Howell and Jackson. The municipal road project first created a detour for road closure back in July. But in a recent update of township road and capital projects, Township Manager Jeffrey Mayfield announced the scheduled reopening. The August 15 update said the project was on schedule, with final paving for August 22 and 23. “Final cleanup will occur after paving and the road is expected to be open by August 26,” Mayfield said.
The pavement through the S-curve along Kent Road just north and south of Brown Road had deteriorated over the years, Mayfield said previously, and required full reconstruction. The cross slope of the road was replaced with a super elevated curve to meet DOT design standards, with the project including elements such as slight curve realignment, superelevation, drainage installation, partial curb work and full pavement reconstruction. Detours began at Lanes Mill Road and Kent, with traffic sent either down Lanes Mills or to Church Road as part of the detour.
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–Photo by Catherine Galioto The detour was in place at Kent Road since July 5.