Tag: Middletown Township
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New program brings adventure, learning to Bayshore
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Area children will get the chance to connect with and learn more about the marine environment around them through a new program full of hands-on activities aimed at fostering a sense of exploration and discovery. Applications are currently being accepted for the new Bayshore Adventure Program, a…
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Application hearings on former ‘town center’ plan to be consolidated
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A special meeting of the township Planning Board saw officials decide to consolidate hearings on applications to build a 340,000-square-foot commercial development and 350 residential units on land along Kings Highway East, Route 35 North and Kanes Lane. “The board has come to a decision [and] we…
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Christian Brothers Academy holds first Scholars Program Colloquium
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Since 2010, the Scholars Program at Christian Brothers Academy has allowed select groups of students to embark on a research-driven experience that allows them to pursue an area of interest and importance to them. On May 17, a few days before accepting their diplomas, five seniors took…
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Lincroft dental practice awards two $500 scholarships
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A local dental practice has awarded $500 scholarships to a graduating senior from each of the local public high schools who are planning to pursue careers in health care, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, chiropractic and physical therapy. This is the seventh year Newman Springs Dental Care, a…
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More meetings set for Shoppes at Middletown application
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The Township Planning Board will continue to hear testimony on an application filed by Village 35 LP, of Purchase, N.Y. to build a 340,000 square-foot commercial development on land between Kanes Lane and Kings Highway East on Route 35. Residents packed the room on June 1 at…
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Lincroft Village Green Association to hold Food Truck Fest June 17
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LINCROFT – The Lincroft Village Green Association will kick off summer with an event sure to bring excitement to music, food and craft lovers from all across the area. On June 17, the group will serve as the host to its first “LINCROFT EATS Food Truck Fest” from 4:30-9 p.m.…
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Saint Mary School opens state-of-the-art science lab
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A new, state-of-the-art, 21st-century science lab at Saint Mary School, in the New Monmouth section of the township, is giving students and teachers a dedicated open space and environment with unobstructed views to work while performing numerous age-appropriate laboratory experiments. “Previously students would have to walk across…
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Middletown theater teacher puts on the ‘Ritz’
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A local teacher has combined his love of an F. Scott Fitzgerald classic and theater to create a piece of work that allowed students to perform something new and create characters never before seen on a stage. “This story [Fitzgerald’s ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’]…
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Mater Dei looks at long-term building strategies
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Mater Dei Prep has implemented the first steps of a multi-phase plan that will improve existing school facilities and grounds to provide students and community members with a more secure and welcoming environment. “We are a thriving school on the horizon of great things,” said James Hauenstein,…