Tag: Middletown
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Middletown, Old Bridge filmmakers impress at PROJECT FX student film festival
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer RED BANK — The Count Basie Theatre’s PROJECT FX statewide student film festival has awarded an Old Bridge High School student and a group from Middletown as some of the Garden State’s brightest and best student filmmakers. “Regression,” a five-minute film from Old Bridge High School’s Nicholas Zolfo, took top prize…
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K. Hovnanian to open new community of estate homes in Middletown
K. Hovnanian Homes, New Jersey’s largest homebuilder, has announced plans for the development of a new community of upscale single-family estate homes in one of Monmouth County’s most desirable areas. The new community, Tanglewood Estates at Chapel Hill, will be an intimate enclave of only 20 personalizable homes located just off of Route 35 in…
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Middletown school board approves budget
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Township Public School District has adopted a $168 million budget that will add staff, update technology and curriculum and implement new programs for the upcoming school year. The Board of Education adopted the budget by a vote of 7-1 at its April 26 meeting. Board…
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Car wash to raise funds for Fire Explorers this Saturday
The Middletown Township Fire Department Fire Explorers Post 911 will hold a Car Wash fundraiser from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 7 at the Old Village firehouse at 1340 Route 35, Middletown. The cost is $10.
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Eagles relying on pitching in pursuit of championships
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School South baseball coach Ryan Spillane shares the commonly held belief among high school coaches that pitching depth wins championships. His team’s many arms will be called to action this week and afterward in its bid to add to the championships it has piled up in recent years. “Our pitching…
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HoneyBaked Ham reopens in Middletown
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — HoneyBaked Ham Co. and Café of Middletown has relocated to a new space that offers patrons an expanded menu and a homier atmosphere. On May 3, local, county and state officials gathered at the store’s new 3,000-square-foot location in the Twin Brook Commons Shopping Center on Route…
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Golf Classic to benefit Family & Children’s Service
The 2016 Family & Children’s Service (FCS) Golf Classic will be held June 27 at Navesink Country Club. The annual 18-hole golf outing will raise funds for critical FCS programs and services that address homelessness; neglect, abuse or exploitation; health and respite care; financial instability due to physical, developmental or mental disabilities; childhood literacy and…
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Middletown holds roundtable for local business owners
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Local township and Monmouth County officials served as the hosts to a Grow Monmouth roundtable with owners and managers of local businesses to discuss ways to help them become more successful, grow, create more jobs and spur economic development. At least a dozen individuals gathered at the…
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Drop off unwanted, expired medication April 30
The Middletown Police Department will collect expired, unused and unwanted prescription medication from residents as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take Back Initiative from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 30 at its headquarters at 1 Kings Highway. Medication in the form of pills or patches can be brought to police headquarters. Liquids, needles or…
