Tag: Middletown

  • Middletown gala benefits ‘Reimagining Your Library’ campaign

    Middletown gala benefits ‘Reimagining Your Library’ campaign

    MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Township Public Library welcomed honorees, local officials, staff and guests to its Black & White Masquerade Gala on Oct. 28 at Jacques Reception Center. The event marked the library’s 101st year with an awards presentation, dancing and raffle drawings. All proceeds from the evening benefited the library’s “Reimagining Your Library” campaign,…

  • Thygeson lifts CBA to 1-0 win over Seton Hall Prep in Non-Public A title match

    Thygeson lifts CBA to 1-0 win over Seton Hall Prep in Non-Public A title match

    Big-time players deliver big-time plays in the most important moments. That proved true for Christian Brothers Academy senior forward Will Thygeson during the 2022 state tournament when he returned from a hamstring injury as the NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public A state sectional soccer tournament began. In the Non-Public A state sectional tournament championship match on…

  • Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown 2022 municipal election results

    Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown 2022 municipal election results

    Residents in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan and Middletown have elected members of their local governing body in the Nov. 8 general election. The results of the 2022 election were unofficial as of Nov. 9 and will remain unofficial until they have been certified. That process could take one week or longer. According to the Monmouth…

  • Historical markers honor Lenape Native American trails in Monmouth County

    Historical markers honor Lenape Native American trails in Monmouth County

    MIDDLETOWN — The Intertribal Council of AT&T Employees (ICAE), a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has officially placed historical markers along several of the Monmouth County portions of the Lenape Great Navesink to Minisink Trail. The Lenape were Native Americans who used the trail for seasonal migration, travel and trade, and the trail served as…

  • Jaffe scores overtime winner to lift Eagles to CJ Group III soccer crown

    Jaffe scores overtime winner to lift Eagles to CJ Group III soccer crown

    Senior captain Makayla Jaffe was not going to let a lingering hamstring injury deny her from helping the Middletown South High School girls soccer team from winning its third state sectional tournament championship since 2017. Jaffe delivered a gutsy performance for the No. 3 seed Eagles against No. 5 seed Brick Memorial High School of…

  • Outreach committee raises funds to support Middletown Helps Its Own

    Outreach committee raises funds to support Middletown Helps Its Own

    MIDDLETOWN — The Mid-Dem Community Outreach Committee recently held three yard sale fundraisers to assist Middletown Helps Its Own, a nonprofit organization that provides food and sustenance to struggling families in the township. Though Hurricane Ian interrupted one of the weekend fundraisers, the committee rallied, rescheduled and raised $3,000, according to a press release. The…

  • Middletown’s Somerville honored for 50 years of community service

    Middletown’s Somerville honored for 50 years of community service

    MIDDLETOWN — The members of the Township Committee in Middletown have honored a resident who has dedicated 50 years of his life to community service. During a meeting on Oct. 17, Mayor Tony Perry issued a proclamation recognizing Thomas P. Somerville. According to the proclamation, Somerville became a member of the township’s Fairview First Aid…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 19

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 19

    A Middletown resident has been indicted for laundering money on behalf of the Cape Town Zone of Black Axe, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Andrew Suarez, 29, is charged by indictment with money laundering conspiracy, substantive money laundering counts and aggravated identity theft, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According…

  • Monmouth County Park System sponsors Thompson Park Day on Oct. 16

    Monmouth County Park System sponsors Thompson Park Day on Oct. 16

    Thompson Park Day – a celebration of the season – will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 16 at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. Free activities for the day include children’s races, entertainment, mini golf, pie-eating contests (1 p.m. for children and 1:20 p.m. for adults) and more, according to…