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New Jersey Makers Day coming to library
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Township Public Library will host New Jersey Makers Day from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. March 19 at 55 New Monmouth Road. The statewide event promotes maker culture and learning based on science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) as well as growing local economies. Community members of all ages are invited to…
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Middletown seeks grant to create PSAs on going green
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township officials are seeking funds that would be used towards increasing public awareness about sustainability within the township. At its Feb. 16 meeting, the Township Committee passed a resolution supporting the submission of a $20,000 Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program application. If approved, the funding would go…
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CBA’s Rivera wins state wrestling championship
Sebastian Rivera made Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) finest wrestling season even more memorable. After a year in which the Colts set team records, Rivera’s championship victory at 113 pounds at the NJSIAA Individual Wrestling Championships March 6 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City provided the perfect conclusion to the season. Seeded second in his weight…
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Middletown recognizes ‘Distinguished Citizen’
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Keeping with the tradition of honoring residents going above and beyond the call of duty to enrich Middletown’s community, the Township Committee presented its third Distinguished Citizen Award to a consummate businessman who just happens to have a big company to his name. “The reason that Richard…
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Library to offer freestyle art program for children
The Middletown Township Public Library will host a free art program for school-age children at 4 p.m. March 4 at 55 New Monmouth Road. “First Friday Freestyle Art for Kids” will give children an opportunity to experiment with a simple art concept on the first Friday of each month. For more information, call the library…
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Eagles’ girls seek return trip to Group III finals
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School South’s girls basketball team is one victory away from a return to the NJSIAA Group III championship game it won last year, and the team can credit an emotional boost provided by the bench. For the third straight year, the Eagles won the Central Jersey, Group III championship over…
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Neighborhood Spotlight to focus on Oak Hill, Nut Swamp
MIDDLETOWN — Neighborhood Spotlight, a public-outreach program that focuses on the quality of life in Middletown’s neighborhoods, will take place from 5-7 p.m. March 22 at the Recreation Administrative Office in the Poricy Park Nature Center, 345 Oak Hill Road. This month, the Oak Hill and Nut Swamp communities will be highlighted. Residents are encouraged…
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Author takes satirical look at presidential election process
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As America readies to elect a new president this November, one local author has put a unique spin on the procedure. Middletown resident Doug Goudsward has captured the process in the form of a “campaign playbook” that lampoons the presidential election process through the use of both…
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Freehold, Red Bank students receive books in honor of Dr. Seuss
Student and adult readers fanned out across 80 Monmouth County classrooms to celebrate the 16th annual National Education Association’s Read Across America Day, while also providing children with books to read. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on the…
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