Tag: Middletown

The statewide nonprofit group Preservation New Jersey (PNJ) recently named the Revolutionary War-era Joseph Murray farmhouse and barn, located near Oak Hill Road in Middletown, to its annual 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list.

Putting “faith in action,” more than 240 teens and adults from around the country performed weeklong home repairs in the Bayshore area.

A successful season on the diamond for local teams extended into the summer as 16 players from The Two River Times area were part of the Jersey Shore All-Stars team that won the Philadelphia Phillies Carpenter Cup. The Major League Baseball franchise puts on an annual event featuring 16 teams of high school all-stars from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

The history and charm of old houses is undeniable but so is the commitment it takes to preserve them. And whether tucked far down hidden driveways or standing amid urban sprawl, the history of Monmouth County is evident in centuries-old houses, barns and farmsteads.

Officials from an independent state body responded to Middletown’s bail reform complaint, decisively striking it down.

The annual St. Mary’s Great Fair got underway Monday, June 26 as crowds braved the humidity and seemingly daily threat of thunderstorms to enjoy the carnival atmosphere.

Following the adoption of transgender student policy revisions last week by three county school boards, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin quickly filed lawsuits to halt the changes. Area Republican legislators were seemingly just as quick to fire back.

The Colts Neck Board of Education is considering revising its transgender student policy. If approved, school staff must inform parents of a child’s wish to be addressed by a different name, pronoun or gender identity.

Six years in the making, the opening of the second roundabout at Brookdale Community College is coming to fruition. County representatives hosted a public information session June 12 to present the project design for public input.

Preservation of open space took center stage at the latest township committee meeting as the governing body unanimously authorized the acquisition of four properties near Garden State Parkway Exit 114 and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.