Tag: Middletown

  • Lincroft Village Green Association to hold Food Truck Fest June 17

    Lincroft Village Green Association to hold Food Truck Fest June 17

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LINCROFT – The Lincroft Village Green Association will kick off summer with an event sure to bring excitement to music, food and craft lovers from all across the area. On June 17, the group will serve as the host to its first “LINCROFT EATS Food Truck Fest” from 4:30-9 p.m.…

  • Great American Home Party set for June 11 at library

    Great American Home Party set for June 11 at library

    The Friends of the Middletown Public Library are sponsoring a Great American Home Party from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 11 in the Community Room of the Middletown Public Library at 55 New Monmouth Road. Over 20 of the top vendors will be selling their products, including Thirty-one Gifts, Jamberry Nails, KEEP Collective Jewelry, Mary Kay,…

  • Saint Mary School opens state-of-the-art science lab

    Saint Mary School opens state-of-the-art science lab

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A new, state-of-the-art, 21st-century science lab at Saint Mary School, in the New Monmouth section of the township, is giving students and teachers a dedicated open space and environment with unobstructed views to work while performing numerous age-appropriate laboratory experiments. “Previously students would have to walk across…

  • Colts, Eagles eye possible SCT championship matchup

    Colts, Eagles eye possible SCT championship matchup

    By Wayne Witkowski It’s a matchup for the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship that many baseball fans eagerly hope materializes: the portfolio players of Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in search of a third straight title against the offensive onslaught of Middletown High School South, whose coach boasts as the best in the Shore Conference. Both…

  • Middletown theater teacher puts on the ‘Ritz’

    Middletown theater teacher puts on the ‘Ritz’

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A local teacher has combined his love of an F. Scott Fitzgerald classic and theater to create a piece of work that allowed students to perform something new and create characters never before seen on a stage. “This story [Fitzgerald’s ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’]…

  • Mater Dei  looks at long-term building strategies

    Mater Dei looks at long-term building strategies

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Mater Dei Prep has implemented the first steps of a multi-phase plan that will improve existing school facilities and grounds to provide students and community members with a more secure and welcoming environment. “We are a thriving school on the horizon of great things,” said James Hauenstein,…

  • Middletown library has summer reading program

    Middletown library has summer reading program

    The Middletown Township Public Library is offering a summer reading program at 55 New Monmouth Road. Using the library’s online program, Wandoo Reader, patrons can sign up beginning June 1, log their reading from June 27 through Aug. 26 and print their reading log at the end of the summer for their school. Discover new books,…

  • Middletown has ‘Hometown Heroes’ tribute wall

    Middletown has ‘Hometown Heroes’ tribute wall

    Middletown Township wants to honor residents who are active-duty military personnel by adding them to its Hometown Heroes tribute wall at Town Hall. Visit www.middletownnj.org/hero and submit a 4-by-6-inch portrait photo along with a short biography. Biographies can include the soldier’s name, branch of service and local schools attended. Submissions can also be mailed to…

  • Middletown North seeks deep run in NJSIAA tournament

    Middletown North seeks deep run in NJSIAA tournament

    By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North’s softball team, fresh off completing an unbeaten run through the Shore Conference A North Division, will look to power through the NJSIAA Group III tournament. Coming off an opening-round victory over Irvington High School, 20-0, May 23, the Lions continue their quest for their first state sectional championship…