Tag: Middletown

  • ‘SPARK’ up summer fun at day camp

    ‘SPARK’ up summer fun at day camp

    Spark up the summer fun at SPARK Day Camp. SPARK is a traditional day camp with plenty of surprises. Camp will run June 28 through Aug. 20, and campers can register for a minimum of two weeks or up to the full eight-week full summer season. For your family’s flexibility, weeks do not have to…

  • Perry will serve as Middletown mayor; Hibell selected as deputy mayor

    Perry will serve as Middletown mayor; Hibell selected as deputy mayor

    MIDDLETOWN – Committeeman Tony Perry has been elected by his fellow members of the Township Committee to serve as Middletown’s mayor for a third consecutive year. Perry was elected mayor during the committee’s 2021 reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. The meeting was held at the municipal building and was broadcast live to the community. Municipal…

  • Perry expected to serve as Middletown mayor for third consecutive year

    Perry expected to serve as Middletown mayor for third consecutive year

    MIDDLETOWN – When the Township Committee reorganizes at its virtual meeting on Jan. 3, the governing body is expected to elect Tony Perry to serve as mayor for a third consecutive one-year term, according to a press release from Middletown. This will mark the first time in more than 45 years that a committee member…

  • Independent News Briefs, Dec. 23

    Independent News Briefs, Dec. 23

    Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone has reported that the county will receive an additional $10.3 million in state funded grants from the Fiscal Year 2021 Transportation Trust Fund. “At our Nov. 24 meeting, my fellow freeholders and I passed resolutions for two bridge projects; the reconstruction of Bridge MT-24 on county Route 12A…

  • Advertorial: Protecting the Home: Revisited

    Advertorial: Protecting the Home: Revisited

    If I had to list the most frequently discussed topics that I have with my clients, protecting a home from the ravages of long-term care costs would be very high on that list. I’ve written about this topic several times in the past, but I thought the topic deserved a fresh discussion. A common Medicaid…

  • Middletown mayor thanks voters for approving increase to open space tax rate

    Middletown mayor thanks voters for approving increase to open space tax rate

    MIDDLETOWN – Mayor Tony Perry has thanked voters in Middletown who cast a “yes” vote on a public question that proposed an increase in the local open space tax rate. The public question was on the Nov. 3 ballot and during a Township Committee meeting on Nov. 16, Perry said although the results of the…

  • Middletown voters appear to have approved increase to open space tax rate

    Middletown voters appear to have approved increase to open space tax rate

    MIDDLETOWN – Voters in Middletown are making their voices heard on a local public question regarding the preservation of open space in the municipality. In 1998, voters approved the creation and funding of a local open space trust fund with a tax rate of 1 cent per $100 of equalized valuation. In 2002, voters supported…

  • Middletown launches program to assist operators of small businesses

    Middletown launches program to assist operators of small businesses

    MIDDLETOWN – Officials in Middletown have launched a program that will provide financial assistance to small businesses in the municipality that have been affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. During a press conference on Oct. 15, officials announced the launch of the Middletown Economic Relief Program (MERP), which will offer up to $15,000 to eligible…

  • Middletown police chief reports info from Uniform Crime Report

    Middletown police chief reports info from Uniform Crime Report

    MIDDLETOWN – Police Chief R. Craig Weber has announced that according to the recently released 2019 FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR), Middletown has once again achieved the lowest crime index in New Jersey for communities with a population of 50,000 or more residents. Middletown’s estimated population in 2019 was 65,305 residents, according to the U.S.…