Tag: Middletown Township
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Middletown approves 2016 municipal budget
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A $70.3 million municipal budget that has been passed by the Township Committee calls for residents to pay less than $3 more per month. The Township Committee unanimously passed the 2016 municipal budget on May 2 following a public hearing where no members of the public came…
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Middletown school board approves budget
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Township Public School District has adopted a $168 million budget that will add staff, update technology and curriculum and implement new programs for the upcoming school year. The Board of Education adopted the budget by a vote of 7-1 at its April 26 meeting. Board…
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HoneyBaked Ham reopens in Middletown
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — HoneyBaked Ham Co. and Café of Middletown has relocated to a new space that offers patrons an expanded menu and a homier atmosphere. On May 3, local, county and state officials gathered at the store’s new 3,000-square-foot location in the Twin Brook Commons Shopping Center on Route…
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Middletown holds roundtable for local business owners
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Local township and Monmouth County officials served as the hosts to a Grow Monmouth roundtable with owners and managers of local businesses to discuss ways to help them become more successful, grow, create more jobs and spur economic development. At least a dozen individuals gathered at the…
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Hearing set for May 2 on Middletown municipal budget
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A public hearing on the $70.3 million municipal budget that will keep the township tax rate flat for 2016 is scheduled for May 2. The Township Committee’s meeting that day will start at 8 p.m. and will be held at Town Hall. At an April 4 Township…
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Middletown High School South teacher rescinds resignation
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A Middletown High School South social studies teacher has rescinded his resignation after he was reportedly being forced to resign after showing students a video clip making fun of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. While calls have not yet been responded to by Middletown Township Public School District Superintendent…
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Middletown school donation supports new ESL class in Red Bank
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer RED BANK — A donation made by Middletown High School South’s Spanish Honor Society has helped the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County’s Red Bank Resource Network gather the necessary tools and supplies to initiate a new English as a Second Language (ESL) class. The class is being held…
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Middletown joins Monmouth’s 911 dispatch center
By Kayla J. Marsh Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Township officials have entered into a new shared services agreement that will see the municipality transition its emergency dispatch operations to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office in Freehold. On April 4, the Township Committee adopted a resolution authorizing the agreement with Monmouth County, through the Monmouth County…
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Middletown introduces $70.3M budget
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Officials have introduced a municipal budget that will keep the township tax rate flat for 2016. At an April 4 Township Committee meeting, Chief Financial Officer Colleen M. Lapp said that the introduced total budget of $70,327,440, is a 1.28 percent increase, or $890,124 increase, from last…