Tag: Middletown
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Election overview
The following local races will take place on Election Day, Nov. 8: Aberdeen – no municipal election; Hazlet – Democrats Joseph Belasco and Gary Linderoth vs. Republicans Scott Aagre and Michael Glackin. Full term, vote for two; Holmdel – Democrats Barbara Singer and Karen Strickland vs. Republicans Eric Hinds and Michael Nikolis. Full term, vote…
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Seraph Players present ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’
The Seraph Players of Mater Dei Prep, announce the production of “Peter and the Starcatcher”, under the direction of Mrs. Cindy Dwyer and Mr. Gary Alan Powell, will run from Oct. 28 through Oct. 30 at the Middletown Arts Center. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30. The play tells…
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Mater Dei Prep receives model classroom grant
MIDDLETOWN — Mater Dei Prep is building towards the future. The school received a $10,000 model classroom grant on Oct. 13 from the OceanFirst Foundation to purchase integrated technology. That funding will be used for the high school’s Emerging Global Leaders Institute EXCEL Program. The EXCEL (Educational Experiences Creating Emerging Leaders) Program teaches real-life resolution…
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Police: Pedestrian struck by van still hospitalized
MIDDLETOWN — A woman who was struck by a van last week is still in the hospital. The Middletown Township Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian who was struck around 9:10 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the intersection of Route 36 and Seventh Street, according to a statement prepared by the…
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Steel from World Trade Center placed at memorial for Morgan firefighter
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — John Dragotta does not want the community to forget about his best friend, Owen Thomas Carlock, and with a memorial outside the Morgan Hose and Chemical Company constructed of salvaged steel from the World Trade Center, they are not likely to. Carlock, a Middletown resident, had been a longtime…
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Lions overcome injury, win three straight on gridiron
By Wayne Witkowski When well-regarded junior halfback Connor Welsh suffered an arm injury early in the second game of the season, some felt it was the end of the season for Middletown High School North’s football team. Welsh came off a solid season last year for the Lions, who were 7-4, and the feeling was…
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Board of Education election overview for the Independent
The following local school board elections will take place on Nov. 8: Aberdeen representatives to the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education – Joelle Nappi and John Delaney are running uncontested for two full terms. Hazlet – Paulette De’Liberto, Edward Barrett, Lauri O’Leary, Aaron Erven Jr., Kathryn Bolen, Guiseppe “Joe” Pruscino and Carol Gaffney are running…
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Mater Dei Prep open house set for Oct. 16, 19
Mater Dei Prep, a private, Catholic high school located at 538 Church St., Middletown, will hold an open house for prospective students from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 16 and from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 19. The day will include campus tours and a presentation by the President/ Principal Mr. James Hauenstein, that will…
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Middletown girls’ soccer team contending for tourney berths
By Wayne Witkowski The girls’ soccer teams at Middletown High School North and Middletown High School South fell out contention in the Shore Conference B North Division, but both rebounded with sorely needed wins last week as they head into their crosstown showdown Oct. 13 at Middletown North. Both teams moved back into contention for…
