Tag: Middletown

  • Mater Dei receives grant from Bill Belichick Foundation

    Mater Dei receives grant from Bill Belichick Foundation

    Months after its inception, the lacrosse program at Mater Dei Prep has received a $10,000 grant from The Bill Belichick Foundation. The $10,000 grant was recently received to support the Mater Dei’s lacrosse program, which fields both a team for the boys and the girls at the Middletown school. Mater Dei, a Catholic preparatory school,…

  • Medical Health Center of Middletown is site for Newspaper Media Group Health and Wellness Expo

    Medical Health Center of Middletown is site for Newspaper Media Group Health and Wellness Expo

    Newspaper Media Group is excited to serve as the host to its first Health and Wellness Expo on Saturday, March 3, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Medical Health Center of Middletown, located at 1270 Route 35 South in Middletown. The event will provide the community with information, resources and interactive activities for people…

  • Middletown committeeman resigns for freeholder seat

    Middletown committeeman resigns for freeholder seat

    Gerry Scharfenberger resigned from the Middletown Township Committee in order to assume his duties as a member of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholder.s Scharfenberger resigned as committeeman on Feb. 3, according to Middletown Public Information Officer Tara Benson. Two days later on Feb. 5, according to Middletown Mayor Stephanie Murray, Scharfenberger was sworn…

  • Students may nominate teachers for Applebee’s essay contest

    Students may nominate teachers for Applebee’s essay contest

    Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar has launched its Above and “BEE”yond Teacher Essay Contest, which will award top teachers with a $500 sponsorship check for the 2018-19 school year and an end-of-year party for his/her current class. To nominate a teacher, students must submit an essay in-person at his/her local Applebee’s, explaining why his/her teacher…

  • Author shares stories of her books with Middletown students

    Author shares stories of her books with Middletown students

    MIDDLETOWN – Inspired by eavesdropped conversations and her sons’ senses of humor, author Sarah Weeks has written a number of children’s books, one that has even been turned into a movie. Weeks’s 59 picture books and novels include “Save Me a Seat,” “So B. It,” “Pie,” “Glamourpuss,” “As Simple as It Seems,” “Mrs.McNosh Hangs Up Her…

  • 7th Annual Challenger Winter Classic outdoor game set for Feb. 4

    7th Annual Challenger Winter Classic outdoor game set for Feb. 4

    The Brick Stars Challenger hockey program is eager for its return to Avon Pond in Avon-by-the-Sea for its traditional outdoor game against a team of military veterans. The puck will drop on the 7th Annual Challenger Winter Classic on Feb. 4 at noon. The Brick Stars will once again face off against USA Warriors Ice…

  • St. John Vianney wrestlers upset Howell to win Shore Conference Tournament

    St. John Vianney wrestlers upset Howell to win Shore Conference Tournament

    The 2018 Shore Conference Wrestling Tournament will be remembered when the format turned into an individual showcase. But what will also be recalled is the shocking championship that Saint John Vianney High School walked away with once the event ended before a crowded gym at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver on Jan.…

  • What’s That Sound?

    What’s That Sound?

    Do you hear a constant ringing in your ear? Perhaps it’s more of a hissing, clicking, whistling or whirring? Tinnitus is a condition where you hear a constant noise, but there are no external sources giving off any sound. While tinnitus can be caused by different health conditions, a common cause is damage to the…

  • Rumson-Fair Haven continues to shine on girls’ basketball court

    Rumson-Fair Haven continues to shine on girls’ basketball court

    Rumson-Fair Haven The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls’ basketball team improved to 7-1 on the season when it knocked off Holmdel High School, 68-47, on Jan. 9 in Rumson. Senior Tori Hyduke connected on a double-double effort for the Bulldogs, scoring a game-high 32 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Senior Christina Antonakakis led…