Vol. 13 - No. 31
I N T HIS W EEK ’ S E DITION
THE HOWELL
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Dear Joel Tattoo It On Your Forehead Page 18.
Dear Pharmacist Eight Incredible Medicinal Herbs From The Bible Page 12.
Inside The Law “Insurance For Homeowners” Page 17.
HOWELL – At Howell High School, the school community has had several successful drives to support charity organizations. T he Peer Leaders, Vocabula r y Football League, and the Key Club organized a coat d r ive that generated more than 1,400 coats. Approximately 1,000 coats were donated to the New York Giants front office to benefit the annual New York Giants Stadium Coat Drive. More than 400 coats were also donated to Lu nch Break of Red Bank. Those coats were distributed along with hot lunches to local families in need. In addition, the Peer Leaders, Football Team, and Vocabulary Football League participated in
“Operation Sleighbells,” which raised money for Fam ily & Ch ild ren’s Services of Monmouth County. More than $2,000 was collected and donated to the organization to purchase gift cards, Students with the food to be donated toys, and warm clothing and accessories for those in need. Howell’s SA DD (St udents Agai nst Dest r uct ive Decisions) also hosted the Holiday Hunger Challenge to collect food for the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Approximately 5,015 pounds of food was donated through the school’s efforts.
| January 7, 2017
–Photos by Howell Times and candidates Theresa Berger, top is Howell’s new mayor, and Evelyn O’Donnell joins the council. By Catherine Galioto will have its first Democrat mayor since 2000, HOWELL – The year ahead will feature new with Dr. Theresa Berger, working alongside an faces on the council and school board, as Howell all-Republican council. officials take their oaths of office for these and Joining the council is Republican Evelyn O’Donother governing bodies. nell. Neither incumbent chose to seek re-election, A new mayor takes the reins, as well a new guaranteeing a new face for each of the respective (Officials - See Page 5) councilman, for terms starting this year. Howell
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–Photo courtesty Freehold Regional Howell High Schoolers collected thousands of coats and dollars for charity efforts this season.
By Courtney McCann OCEAN COUNTY – Most lost and founds are for mittens, sweaters and the occasional hat or scarf. At the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, the lost and found is home to all of the odds and ends that borrowers leave i n book s a s
makeshift bookmarks, rather than dog-earing the pages of the latest James Patterson or Nora Roberts. That includes what appear to be treasured family moments, in photographs left between pages. “Sometimes it’s a piece of yarn or string,” said Rachael Lavoie-Dohn,
chief librarian of the Toms River branch. “Maybe an expired plane ticket.” In July, a table was set up in the lobby with unclaimed items, but staff requested that patrons who had lost photographs ask at the desk rather than put them on display. That’s when Senior Library
Assistant Maureen Borkowski decided to find a safe, yet private way to store photos up at the circulation desk. “Maureen decided to put them in a binder with plastic inserts so they would be protected and able to be viewed easily,” Lavoie-Dohn said. (Libraries - See Page 5)