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THE HOWELL
Vol. 13 - No. 27
Your Weekly Hometown Newspaper | Serving All of Toms River Township
H OWELL’S H ISTORY A S A TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTORIUM F OR C HILDREN
–Photos by Charles Daye Virginia Brandl speaks about her work at a tuberculosis preventorium. The presentation featured historical photos from the time period. By Charles Daye HOWELL – They came from poorer households, hoping to survive an outbreak. A place to monitor and prevent tuberculosis, Howell’s preventorium housed hundreds of children throughout its five decades of operation. On December 1, The Heritage Group of Howell cosponsored an event at the Howell Public Library about the Tuberculosis Preventorium For Children, a preventive facility for children exposed to tuberculosis. The site operated in Howell from 1910 until the 1960s. Virginia Brandl, a retired Farmingdale
school teacher, worked at the Preventorium in the late 1950s as a young adult and shared her first-hand experiences. The Preventorium was organized primarily for the care of poorly nourished, under-fed children who were exposed to tuberculosis, she said. The children involved in this institution did not actually have tuberculosis but were at risk. Many of the children came from poor families, mostly from the cities. Early on there were mostly younger children, infants to two years old, but that changed over the years as teenagers were added. “When I was working there, the oldest was
16. I was a big 18 and I’m looking up at these kids and these kids are streetwise, they’re out of Harlem. So they’re looking down at me using the whole full-scale language and I’m growing up in Farmingdale,” said Brandl, who said despite the geographic differences she forged close, long-term relationships with many of the children. “One of my little girls, I still write to her. It’s one of those blessings you take with you,” said Brandl. The Preventorium was essentially sponsored by New York clinics, public and private funds. When children were sent (History - See Page 5)
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December 10, 2016
Senior Housing Formally Proposed for Route 9
By Daniel Nee HOWELL – On Route 9, a revived plan to construct an age-restricted community has been formally proposed to the planning board. MGD Holdings originally proposed a mix of single-family homes and age-restricted properties for a plot of land on the highway between Estelle Lane and Alexander Avenue. The plan, dating back to 2003, spurred litigation, resulting in a settlement that called for the age-restricted housing to be constructed along the high with 26 single-family homes in the rear of the parcel, said Steve Cohen, the attorney representing MGD. The new plan the developer is proposing consists of 100 age-restricted units without the single-family homes. The units would be developed in four, four-story buildings of 25 units per building. MGD has proposed developing the community on an approximately four-acre portion of the property located along Route 9. The latest iteration of the proposal for the lot dates back to August, when MGD initially appeared before the board to pitch the plan for the community. It was met with opposition from some board members, who appeared uncomfortable that the MGD was seeking permission to constrict two, 50-unit buildings when the township’s zoning ordinance calls for a maximum of 32 units per building. (Housing - See Page 12)
CHAIN STEAKHOUSE PROPOSED FOR GREENLEAF PLAZA
By Daniel Nee HOWELL – Developers have proposed a chain steakhouse restaurant for Route 9 in Greenleaf plaza. The application had been scheduled to be heard by the township’s planning board in November, but was rescheduled to be
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heard in December with the possibility that the case could be delayed into the new year. The restaurant, a Texas Roadhouse eatery with a liquor license, is being proposed to be constructed in the Greenleaf at Howell Shopping Center on Route 9
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North and Lanes Mill Road, taking the place of the former German-American Club building. The restaurant would be located in the northeastern corner of the shopping center property with frontage on Route 9, according to documents filed with the township.
Texas Roadhouse will occupy 7,500 feet of the 23,500 foot building that has been proposed. Separate retail stores will occupy the remainder of the space. The December planning board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. December 15 in town hall.
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