News for Howell, NJ. The township of Howell is the 2nd most populous municipality in Monmouth County and the 32nd most populous in New Jersey with more than 51,000 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Theresa Berger.
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![Howell ex-police chief sentenced for workplace affair cover-up](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-kudrick-sentence-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Howell ex-police chief sentenced for workplace affair cover-up
Former Howell police chief Andrew Kudrick has been sentenced for lying to investigators about a scandalous affair with a subordinate.
![Howell, NJ stops pop-up pool party with tough new law](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/07/attachment-swimply-ban.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Howell, NJ stops pop-up pool party with tough new law
Howell's ordinance prohibits an "unreasonable disturbance or disruption to the surrounding properties" and electronic or internet promotion of any activity.
![Pop-up carnival bringing fun and food to Howell for 10 days](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/06/attachment-fair2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Pop-up carnival bringing fun and food to Howell for 10 days
The parking lot of a shuttered movie theater is the place to be in eastern Monmouth County over the next several days.
![Son's deranged words before killing his mother in bed, cops say](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/06/attachment-Loretta-Parody-4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Son's deranged words before killing his mother in bed, cops say
A mother police said was stabbed while she slept inside her Howell home identified her son as a suspect before she died, according to the affidavit in the stabbing of Loretta Parody early Monday.
![Howell, NJ ex-police chief pleads guilty to sex affair cover-up](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/05/attachment-kudrick-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Howell, NJ ex-police chief pleads guilty to sex affair cover-up
Former Howell police Chief Andrew Kudrick has admitted to lying to investigators in an attempt to conceal an affair with a township employee.
![NJ legislators condemn pro-Palestinian billboards](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/04/attachment-Billboard-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NJ legislators condemn pro-Palestinian billboards
The billboard on the northbound side of Route 9 is 10 miles from the border with Lakewood which has one of the largest Jewish populations in New Jersey.
![Democratic mayor calls for NJ getting tough on young criminals](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/03/attachment-Edison-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Democratic mayor calls for NJ getting tough on young criminals
A customer was assaulted in the parking lot of the Patel Brothers food market in Edison on Saturday afternoon and two high end vehicles were stolen in Howell early Sunday morning.
![China floods NJ with dangerous, illegal products](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/03/attachment-illegal-vape-products.jpg?w=980&q=75)
China floods NJ with dangerous, illegal products
A retired law enforcement collective is pressing for more federal resources to try and help stem the flood of illegal, dangerous vape products being marketed to kids.
![Pay attention! NJ cops could pull you over today in Monmouth](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/02/attachment-distracted-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Pay attention! NJ cops could pull you over today in Monmouth
Police in seven towns along Route 34 are targeting impaired driving, speeding and distracted driving between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
![The wild reason this NJ school had to ‘shelter in place’](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/02/attachment-Howell-Township-Police-via-Facebook.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The wild reason this NJ school had to ‘shelter in place’
Howell Township police shared a photo of a broken door at a local school — everyone was safe, after the incident involving a wild animal.