Tag: Middletown
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Eagles hoping to soar again as 2022 football season kicks off
MIDDLETOWN – Win, restock, repeat. That has been the recipe of success for the Middletown South High School football team for 24 seasons under the leadership of Coach Steve Antonucci. During that span, Antonucci’s teams have compiled a 206-61 record and won six state sectional playoff championships. Antonucci expects that success to continue in his…
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Middletown swears in police officers who will be on duty in schools
MIDDLETOWN — During the Aug. 15 meeting of the Township Committee in Middletown, Mayor Tony Perry swore in the first group of Class III Special Law Enforcement Officers (SLEOs) who will serve as armed officers in the Middletown Township Public School District’s 16 schools beginning in September. In response to the recent killing of students…
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Raritan, Middletown North grapplers support ‘Wrestling for Recovery’
HAZLET — Wrestling mats were brought out of storage for a special purpose on Aug. 12 in Hazlet when members of the Raritan High School and Middletown North High School wrestling teams took part in an exhibition match as part of the inaugural “Wrestling for Recovery” event. The location for 17 bouts between the Rockets…
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Residents to seek seats on school boards in Matawan-Aberdeen, Holmdel, Keyport, Hazlet, Middletown
When voters in Aberdeen Township, Matawan, Keyport, Holmdel, Hazlet and Middletown go to the polls on Nov. 8 to elect members of governmental bodies, they will also vote to elect members of their local school board. July 25 was the deadline for New Jersey residents to file a nominating petition to run for a seat…
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Independent News Briefs, July 20
The Hazlet Township Committee has authorized an appropriation of $1.5 million for improvements to a park in Hazlet. On July 12, committee members adopted a bond ordinance providing for the appropriation for improvements to 8th Street Park. The bond ordinance authorizes the issuance of $1 million in bonds or notes to finance part of the…
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Cranford High School’s protest denied; Middletown North retains Group III baseball title
MIDDLETOWN – The 2022 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group III state championship will remain in possession of the Middletown North High School baseball team. The NJSIAA has denied a protest that was submitted by Cranford High School administrators following Middletown North’s 5-4 victory over the Cougars in the Group III state tournament championship…
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Middletown North defeats Cranford, 5-4, to win Group III state baseball title
Editor’s note: On the morning of June 19, a statewide media company reported that Cranford High School is protesting the Group III championship game vs. Middletown North High School. According to the report, Cranford is claiming the Lions’ starting pitcher exceeded the maximum number of pitches he was permitted to throw in the June 18…
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Primaries set election fields in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown
The June 7 primary elections have confirmed the candidates who will run for local office in the Nov. 8 general election in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan and Middletown. There is no municipal election in Aberdeen Township this year. The results of the primary elections and the vote totals have been posted online by the Monmouth…
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Congressman announces shoal harbor dredging project in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), whose U.S. Congressional district includes a portion of Monmouth County, has announced a new dredging project of the Shoal Harbor navigation channel. The funding will be used for maintenance dredging of approximately 160,000 cubic yards in the channel. Pallone secured $8 million for the project in a federal…