Tag: Middletown Township
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Middletown library asks residents to share COVID-19 experiences
MIDDLETOWN – The directors of the Middletown Township Public Library have started a new program and are encouraging residents of all ages to participate. The COVID-19 Local History Archive Initiative allows residents to share their experiences of living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. “We want to maintain the history of Middletown and be able to…
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Middletown Arts Center seeks participants for virtual talent show
MIDDLETOWN – The show must go on! With that in mind, the Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is being creative and giving people in the community a chance to express their love for the performing arts. On June 26, the MAC will present a virtual talent show that will be streamed through YouTube. Managing Director Jake…
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Middletown sets budget public hearing April 17
By MICHAEL BENAVIDES Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Members of the Middletown Township Committee will hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. on April 17 on the preliminary 2017 municipal budget. The hearing will be held in the township’s municipal building, main meeting room, 1 Kings Highway, Middletown. The meeting will be open to the public.…
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Structure fire damages residence in Middletown Township
The Middletown Township Fire Department was dispatched at 7:15 a.m. on Jan. 9 to a fire at 43 Lakeshore Drive in the River Plaza section of the township. The resident found smoke in the structure and used several fire extinguishers in an attempt to extinguish the fire. The homeowner notified 911 of the fire in the…
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There’s a club for most everyone
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer If it is 6 a.m. on a Saturday, chances are you’ll find Freehold resident Joe Giles rowing down the Passaic River. Giles, like many other adults in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, was looking to be a part of a club, and after rowing in college, he opted to join the…
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Middletown stands firm in its opposition of JCP&L project
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Residents and community members are united in their support that the township opposes Jersey Central Power & Light’s Monmouth County Reliability Project. That was evident during a recent Township Committee meeting when a packed crowd of residents and community members showed their support as the governing body…
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Middletown passes resolution expressing concern over JCP&L project
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee has unanimously passed a resolution “expressing significant concern regarding the need for and impact” of JCP&L’s Monmouth County Reliability Project. The project calls for a new 10-mile, 230-kV transmission line along New Jersey Transit’s North Jersey Coast rail line. The transmission line would begin…
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Middletown to launch Farmers and Makers Market
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A new township event is putting an emphasis on bringing fresh produce and other unique and handmade products that area farmers and vendors have to offer to the forefront for residents to enjoy. “What we are trying to do is a true farmers market, with items like…
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Local dental practitioner named a Top Dentist
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — One local dental practitioner is smiling bright after being named a 2016 Top Dentist by his peers. For the eighth year in a row, Mitchel Friedman, owner of Newman Springs Dental Care in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, was selected to receive the award and honor.…