Tag: Middletown

Last month, the state Assembly voted 51-28 in favor of bill A4/S50 which would reform municipal responsibilities on affordable housing and abolish the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), replacing it with a set of new policies to settle housing development disputes.

The township committee has designated the Circus Liquors property along Route 35 as an area in need of redevelopment for condemnation purposes, initiating the process of taking ownership of it.

The township has approved Monmouth County’s proposal to acquire Port Monmouth Elementary School for $2.5 million. Last year, the Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) conducted surveys to evaluate the potential use of the shuttered school property as an indoor aquatic center.

While many New Year’s resolutions are falling by the wayside, a new fitness center set to open next month is sticking with its goals.

A delegation of legislators, school superintendents, principals and community leaders from across New Jersey visited Israel this week to foster an understanding of war-torn communities. Middletown Mayor Tony Perry was among those on the three-day visit to Israel.

Changes to the state’s contentious liquor license regulations have many buzzing, especially craft brewers.

Could Two River-area municipalities grow a little bit richer, financially or culturally? A bill intended to revitalize coastal towns in Monmouth and Ocean counties just passed the state Senate, possibly making properties more attractive to investors.

On the same day football legends Nick Saban of Alabama and Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks stepped away from iconic coaching careers, it seemed fitting that Steve Antonucci also made his exit.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – It was a special night at Smodcastle Cinemas Jan. 12 for the opening of “Mean Girls,” filmed almost entirely in Middletown.

It was a celebration of old and new milestones as the township committee forged ahead into the new year at its annual reorganization meeting in a packed courtroom Sunday, Jan. 7.