Tag: Middletown
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Middletown Township Public Schools create six-phase reopening plan
MIDDLETOWN – Middletown Township Public Schools will be operating under a six-phase plan when the 2020-21 academic year begins in September. New Jersey’s schools were ordered to close in mid-March by Gov. Phil Murphy at the start of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. For the remainder of the school year, students received a remote (virtual) education…
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Archaeological excavations at historic smokehouse in Middletown yield interesting finds
Under a sweltering summer sun and the occasional thunderstorm, Richard and Douglas Veit spent a couple of days digging square pits alongside the remains of a 19th century smokehouse on the grounds of the Taylor-Butler House in Middletown. The smokehouse, built into a small hillside just north of the grand Italianate mansion colloquially known as…
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Middletown enters pilot program to test viability of compost as organic soil amendment
MIDDLETOWN — Municipal officials in Middletown have announced a partnership with High Time Farm in Somerset County to conduct testing on the compost the township creates through its leaf collection as a viable organic soil amendment. This is the first pilot program of its kind in New Jersey and the results could be an important…
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Community supports MCSPCA with donations following rescue of 61 dogs
Individuals and business operators have responded by making more than $65,000 in donations and offering their services as groomers and foster dog parents after a call for help went out from the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA). On July 20, staff members from the MCSPCA rescued 61 small dogs…
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Middletown health officials examining COVID-19 cluster
MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Township Department of Health and Social Services is investigating a cluster of about 20 COVID-19 cases in young adults between the ages of 15 and 19. According to a statement posted on the municipality’s website, the cases may be related to a house party that allegedly occurred on or about July…
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Middletown will ask residents to approve increase in open space tax
MIDDLETOWN – Voters will have a chance on Nov. 3 to determine if they want to pay more money to preserve open space in Middletown. On July 20, Mayor Tony Perry, Deputy Mayor Anthony Fiore, Committeewoman Patricia Snell, Committeeman Kevin Settembrino and Committeeman Rick Hibell voted “yes” on a motion to authorize a voter proposition…
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Monmouth County SPCA rescues dogs from ‘horrific conditions’ at Middletown home
MIDDLETOWN – Staff members from the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) rescued more than 60 small dogs from a home in the Belford section of Middletown on July 20. According to the MCSPCA, the dogs were rescued from living in “horrific conditions.” The organization said a call came into…
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Middletown police officer pleads guilty to falsifying accident report
A police officer in the Middletown Police Department has pleaded guilty to falsifying a report after getting into an accident with his police cruiser, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. On July 17, Thomas E. Foster, 33, of Keyport, entered a guilty plea before state Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor to one count of…
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Mayor: Middletown will keep working to provide affordable housing in community
MIDDLETOWN – In Mayor Tony Perry’s view, municipal officials in Middletown will not “turn their backs on those who need safe and affordable housing.” Perry and Township Administrator Anthony Mercantante discussed the state of affordable housing in Middletown during recent interviews with the Independent. In mid-2019, Middletown officials ended negotiations with representatives of the Fair…