Tag: Middletown

MIDDLETOWN – Gregory Wojtera has a cherished bond with his animal companion, Bharti. Quality time out in the brisk autumn air of the eastern Pennsylvania wilderness is a great way to strengthen that bond.

MIDDLETOWN – It seemed like the entirety of Middletown gathered for the pageantry and tradition of North against South Thanksgiving Day, and this time, history was rewritten.

MIDDLETOWN – Sara Weinstein secured the final open seat on the Middletown Board of Education (BOE) after a tie-breaking recount Friday, Nov. 21, that gave her just eight votes more than her running mate, James Cody.

MIDDLETOWN - A once-vacant lot in Campbell's Junction has been transformed into a beacon of gratitude. On Nov. 2, township officials, veterans and residents gathered at 37-45 Leonardville Road for the ribbon cutting of Middletown’s new Veterans Village, a 22,000-square-foot complex that will provide 12 residential units for local veterans.

MIDDLETOWN – Applause and excited cheers echoed down the hallway at Harmony Elementary School Friday, Oct. 24, as students and staff gathered to open the school’s new band room. The long-anticipated space, carved out of the former library, marks a fresh start for the fourth- and fifth-graders who will learn and rehearse there this year.

Demonstrators lined the Route 35 bridge between Red Bank and Middletown Oct. 18, joining a nationwide “No Kings” protest to call for the protection of democratic institutions and checks on presidential power.

MIDDLETOWN – Kids, faces sticky with free cotton candy and grinning after a turn on the new slides, were a big part of the community reopening party for Waloo Park, Middletown’s first resident-designed playground.

MIDDLETOWN – A large crowd gathered on the grounds outside Croydon Hall Monday for a memorial vigil in honor of Charlie Kirk. The conservative political activist, 31, died after being fatally shot Sept. 10 at an event on a college campus in Utah. Elected officials from the township and county addressed the crowd in support of Kirk’s legacy and mission of fostering youth political engagement.

MIDDLETOWN – Organizers of the Saratoga Reptile Show – popular among herpetology enthusiasts – are hosting the inaugural New Jersey Reptile Show, a one-day showcase, Sunday, Oct. 5, right in Middletown.

MIDDLETOWN – It’s not often you hear the phrase “TikTok famous” applied to men in their 60s, since the app is favored by Gen Z and Millennials. But Vinnie Brand, 63, a Middletown resident, comedian and owner of The Stress Factory, a comedy club in New Brunswick, has amassed a large social media following – 50,200 on TikTok and 24,800 on Instagram.