🌱 Patch AM: Why are Howell schools suddenly banning metal and glass water bottles?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why are Howell schools suddenly banning metal and glass water bottles?
• How will Howell's new data center ban affect your power bills?

Also on today's calendar: Watercolor Pencils and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
• Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Howell Township Schools Ban Metal and Glass Water Bottles, Parents Push Back With Petition (thesunpapers.com) — Starting this school year, Howell Township Public Schools will no longer allow students to bring metal or glass drink containers, after fights raised safety concerns about their use as weapons. Families are pushing back through a fast-growing petition, arguing the ban ignores health and environmental benefits of reusable bottles and urging the district to consider safer standards instead of an outright prohibition.
   

• Howell Becomes the Latest New Jersey Municipality to Ban Data Centers (insidernj.com) — Howell officials have unanimously banned new data centers in town, making it the 33rd New Jersey municipality to block AI-related facilities over energy use and environmental concerns. Local residents and climate activists pushed hard for the ordinance, which Mayor John Leggio and the all-Republican council backed as a proactive move to protect Howell's rural character and keep utility costs in check.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Howell

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 19
• Watercolor Pencils →
  Brookdale Community College - Lincroft Main Campus, ATC 101 Lecture,
  10:00 am
• Wednesday Night Bingo →
  Freehold Jewish Center, 59 Broad St, Freehold
  5:30 pm
• 13th ANNUAL HOWELL TWP./FARMINGDALE MEMORIAL 5K Run & Race Walk →
  Howell High School, 405 Squankum Yellowbrook Rd, Farmingdale
  6:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Golf for a Great Cause →
  Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Dr, Farmingdale
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Howell Township Shade Tree Commission Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 US Highway 9, Howell
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Master Plan Subcommittee Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  6:00 pm
• Movies Under The Stars Flyer 2026 Update →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 318 Old Tavern Road, Howell
  6:30 pm
• Planning Board Meeting →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• CANCELED - Mobile Blood Drive - Riley Risden Cancer Awareness →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North - Parking Lot 2nd Floor, Howell
Sunday August 23
• Sundays are for the market 🌿 →
  Echo Lake Park, 1205 Maxim Southard Rd, Howell Township
  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• Zoning Board Of Adjustment →
  Howell Township, NJ Calendar, 4567 Rt. 9 North 2nd Floor, Howell
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  Early Childhood Learning Center 384 W Main St, Freehold, NJ
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Cold Stone Creamery opens in Freehold Township (nj1015.com)
• A massive python was hiding beneath NJ home's shed — with a possum still inside it (wchram.com)
• Doctors Explain If Eating More Fiber Can Make Constipation Worse (prevention.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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