Tag: Middletown

MIDDLETOWN – This week, multiple projects edged closer to completion as the township committee awarded a major construction contract, passed a multimillion-dollar bond ordinance and greenlit an open space grant application.

FREEHOLD – Seventeen people were arrested in connection with a widespread illegal narcotics distribution ring in Monmouth County, as law enforcement personnel seized hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs and paraphernalia.

MIDDLETOWN – The Dempsey Pump House has stood abandoned on the corner of Center and Thompson avenues in the Leonardo section of the township for decades. The 5-acre forested plot became overgrown, and the nearly century-old house became a tangle of weeds and vines, a specter of its former self.

MIDDLETOWN – A nearly 200-year-old cemetery in the township recently received approvals to construct a new graveyard, which has some Oak Hill area residents concerned.

Successful cancer treatments depend on clinical trials. Right now, 65 of the nation’s most promising physicians in the field are working to create the next generation of clinical trials, expanding their reach.

MIDDLETOWN – From the classroom to the soccer field, Middletown High School South students spent all day Friday learning about the opportunities and responsibilities of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the school’s first Aviation Showcase, part of Fleet Week NYC.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The PGA Tour had two tournaments last week with the Championship on the horizon. While Rory McIlroy dominated the Wells Fargo Championship by five shots in Charlotte, Chris Gotterup was doing the same thing in Myrtle Beach. Gotterup procured a six- shot victory while showcasing the skills and shotmaking that have now cemented him as one of the rising young stars in professional golf.

Adding to a recent spate of initiatives to protect open space and preserve historic sites, the township committee unanimously passed a resolution at its May 6 meeting authorizing the restoration of the Murray Farmhouse at Poricy Park. The committee also introduced a bond ordinance for $1 million to facilitate the acquisition of the Tretter property.

A new program aims to bring profound stories of resiliency and legacy at local landmarks to life.

After a nearly decade-long fight, environmental advocates are celebrating the end of what some dubbed a “zombie pipeline,” the proposed project to bring natural gas through New Jersey to customers in New York.