Howell News

Michael Wood's home is a makeshift hut nestled between trees in a wooded area along Route 9. There, branches are used as coat racks, ropes tied between trees have become makeshift partitions and clotheslines, and there's a brick-laden fire pit in the ground.

Hundreds of Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have made it their mission to feed the hungry this holiday season hoping to make the world a better place for many in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

One of two veterinarians charged with animal cruelty after the death of an office pet has pleaded guilty.

That was the reaction from three area relatives of 9/11 victims to news that five suspects in the Sept.

On today's show: We explore the tricky business of town consolidation in New Jersey.

Seizures are the by-product of a yet undiagnosed developmental disorder that plagues 3-year-old Natalie, the daughter of Omri and Nancy Speigel.

The township school district will hosting three Monmouth County Health Department H1N1 vaccination clinics for its students beginning Wednesday.

Earl Paules, Doug Coby, Jamie Tomaino and Keith Rocco were the final four to race their way into the main event at the seventh North-South Shootout today at Concord Speedway in Concord, N.C. Paules, of Palmerton, Pa.

A 48-year-old Howell man who admitted being the wheelman for his son in the robbery of a Chinese food deliveryman in Lakewood was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in the crime.

Ever since reports that the H1N1 flu virus could spread exponentially this flu season, the Howell school district, like many others, has been investing in ways to ward off the possible need to close a school.

Authorities today identified a worker killed by a falling tree in a state park in Manalapan as a 35-year-old Howell resident.

Police are continuing their search for a missing township teenager, and reminding the public that detectives want help in locating the girl.

Election night is always a busy one for the newsrooms, with election results pouring in all at once, and reporters and editors working furiously to turn around the material for the Web site and the next day's editions.

Samantha Peralta dressed up like a box of popcorn and headed over to the Monmouth County Library headquarters with her friends Friday night.

Photo by Amy Paterson/New Jersey Herald Rita Nelson, of Frankford, shows the coupon for Hershey's candy she will use to buy supplies for Halloween at ShopRite, in Newton.

In the hallway between rooms 102 and 104, students weren't allowed to pass through the police tape reading "CRIME SCENE." A crime had been committed.

Jacqueline Rooney, Howell, N.J., a New Jersey and Pennsylvania certified and licensed pediatric nurse practitioner, recently joined the staff of OHI , a federally qualified health center with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River.

Fiscal responsibility during a time of declining revenues and escalating costs is at the heart of this year's run for two, one-year unexpired terms on the Township Council.

The worker's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, but he was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune after incident Thursday, police said.

The Howell Parks and Recreation Dept. sponsored screening of 'Monsters vs. Aliens' will begin at 6:45 p.m. The movies in the park event, held between the grassy area of the Howell Branch of the Monmouth County Library and the Howell Township Police Dept., will include music, games, food.