Tag: Middletown

The GOP maintained a stronghold on two major towns in the Two River area. In both Middletown and Holmdel, the Republican slates are far ahead in the race for committee spots.

The Middletown Township School District has been accused of censoring important historical events in its school curriculum. Superintendent Jessica Alfone says this is not true.

Marlene Sandford, convicted in the 2020 Belford dog hoarding case, was sentenced Oct. 19 to six months in jail and fined $30,500 by the Middletown Municipal Court. Sanford was found guilty of 61 counts of animal cruelty. The sentence includes a lifetime pet ownership ban.

While fake cemeteries decorate front lawns this Halloween season, there are real ones in the township that could use some help. Middletown’s Historic District & Landmarks Commission is making no bones about declaring over 31 abandoned and inactive cemeteries in the township in need of a lot of TLC.

Christian Brothers Academy’s vaunted cross country program continues to be one of the best in America.

The plan to build a 42-acre solar farm on the county-owned Belford Landfill site will progress – with Middletown on board. The Middletown Township Committee entered into the lease/sub-lease agreement with Monmouth County and Belford Solar Farm LLC. Now, if the farm is constructed, the township will receive tax revenue from previously tax-exempt land.

The current position of the Kirsten Maersk, the massive commercial tanker ship that sails at a speed of 12.3 knots, is in the North Sea, in the Norwegian port of Slagen.

In our continuing coverage of the general election Nov. 7, The Two River Times reached out to candidates in our coverage area to get their perspective on effective governance and the impact voting can have on a community.

How can the makers of the deliciously frightening Haunted Theater on Brookdale Community College’s Lincroft campus top themselves after two decades in the scare game?

The Belford Landfill may be useful once more.