Tag: Port Monmouth

  • Large numbers of dead fish found at Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay after Ida

    Large numbers of dead fish found at Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay after Ida

    Save Coastal Wildlife is receiving reports of many dead fish found on the beach from South Amboy eastward to Port Monmouth in Middletown. According to information provided by the non-profit organization, members who visited the area on Sept. 4 and 5 discovered: Most of the dead fish were Atlantic menhaden or bunker (Brevoortia tyrannus), though…

  • In the Service: U.S. Air Force Airman Scott T. Hadinger

    In the Service: U.S. Air Force Airman Scott T. Hadinger

    U.S. Air Force Airman Scott T. Hadinger graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward…

  • Student-athletes excel academically at Middlesex County College during fall term

    Student-athletes excel academically at Middlesex County College during fall term

    Forty student-athletes at Middlesex County College (MCC) finished their fall semester with a grade point average of at least 3.0 or higher. Of the 133 Blue Colt student-athletes, 40 had GPAs of 3.0 or above. Seventeen of those had 3.50 GPAs or higher. Two had perfect 4.0 GPAs. Baseball player Alex Lamattina of Hazlet and…

  • Cub Scout registration date Sept. 12

    Cub Scout Pack 141 will be accepting registrations for girls and boys between kindergarten and the fifth grade on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the VFW on Route 36 in Port Monmouth. For additional information, call 732-787-2453 and leave a message for Joan.

  • Utility will install new water mains in Middletown

    Utility will install new water mains in Middletown

    MIDDLETOWN During the next several months, New Jersey American Water will install approximately $1.2 million in new water mains throughout Middletown. The roughly 7,070 feet of new pipe replaces water mains that were installed as far back as the 1940s. The aging water lines are going to be replaced with ductile iron pipes, according to…

  • Middletown Doughboy statue stands complete

    Middletown Doughboy statue stands complete

    MIDDLETOWN  Having stood on its pedestal for more than 70 years, the township’s historic Doughboy Memorial Monument’s restorations have been completed. The Doughboy statue, which rises two stories tall on its pedestal, was built sometime in the 1930s. It is located on Church Street in Belford, according to Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger. “The monument commemorates several…

  • In the Service

    In the Service

    U.S. Air Force Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Eric T. Garcia graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic…

  • Lost hiker located in Hartshorne Woods

    Lost hiker located in Hartshorne Woods

    MIDDLETOWN – A team of first responders successfully located a hiker who was lost in the woods. Around 7:47 p.m. on Oct. 9, officers from the Middletown Township Police Department and Park Rangers from the Monmouth County Park System responded to a report of a lost hiker, according to a statement prepared by Det. Lt. Paul Bailey…

  • Seabrook-Wilson House Tours Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28

    Seabrook-Wilson House Tours Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28

    The Monmouth County Park System announces Seabrook-Wilson House Tours will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth. Visit this house, which dates back to the early 1700s, and see displays on the ecology of the bay and local history. Free. For more information, visit…