Tag: Middletown
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Eagles earn top seed in sectional tournament; eye second straight state title
MIDDLETOWN – The NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament will begin June 1 and the Middletown South High School baseball team is in pursuit of a second straight state sectional title. The Eagles, who are also the defending Group IV state champions, received the No. 1 seed in the state sectional tournament when…
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Mater Dei Prep will close for good at end of current school year
MIDDLETOWN — After 61 years of providing academic excellence to Monmouth County and the Diocese of Trenton, Mater Dei Prep High School will be closing its doors at the completion of the academic year in June 2022. The announcement of the school’s imminent closing was made in a press release issued by the school on…
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Middletown mayor, county sheriff call for action on motor vehicle thefts
MIDDLETOWN — In response to the ongoing theft of motor vehicles across Monmouth County, leaders from different levels of government held a press conference at the headquarters of the Middletown Township Police Department on May 3 to address the issue. In remarks to those in attendance, Mayor Tony Perry stressed how public safety must continue…
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Mater Dei Prep appoints Fumando as new varsity football coach
MIDDLETOWN — Administrators at Mater Dei Prep have appointed Justin Fumando as the school’s new head varsity football coach. Fumando graduated from Kean University, Union, where he was a member of the varsity football team and earned the team’s Ironman Award, according to an April 28 press release from the school. He was named the…
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Middletown committee members vote to adopt 2022 budget
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has adopted an $88.73 million budget to fund the operation of Middletown during 2022. The budget was adopted during a meeting on April 18. No one from the public commented on the budget when given the opportunity to do so. According to municipal officials, Middletown’s residential and commercial property owners…
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Shevlin’s grand slam leads Lions past Freehold Township
MIDDLETOWN — There are moments during competition that will always stay with an athlete. One of those moments happened to Middletown North High School senior softball player Mallory Shevlin on April 16 in Middletown when the Lions faced Freehold Township High School in a Shore Conference A North Division showdown. Shevlin stood at home plate…
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Challenging slate will test Eagles boys lacrosse team in 2022
The Middletown South High School boys lacrosse team has started the 2022 season looking to continue to build on the success achieved in 2021 when the Eagles had a record of 11-4 and won a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament game for the first time in the program’s history. “We beat many established…
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Schild no-hits Patriots, strikes out 16, to open 2022 campaign for Eagles
Middletown South High School junior ace Ben Schild loves pitching on the big stage. He showed that in 2021 when he threw a complete-game, two-hit shutout in the NJSIAA Group IV championship game to lead the Eagles to their first state title in 25 years. On April 1, Schild was on the mound in Middletown,…
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Middletown committee members vote to introduce 2022 budget
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has introduced an $88.71 million budget to fund the operation of Middletown during 2022. The budget was introduced during a meeting on March 21. Mayor Tony Perry, Deputy Mayor Rick Hibell, Committeeman Kevin Settembrino, Committeeman Ryan Clarke and Committeewoman Kimberly Kratz voted “yes” on a motion to introduce the budget.…