Tag: Middletown

MIDDLETOWN – Step by step, floor by floor, local first responders carried the weight of memory, sacrifice and service during the Middletown WTC Memorial Gardens First Responders Stair Climb fundraiser.

MIDDLETOWN – Scudder Preserve, a 90-acre woodland in the township’s Navesink section, is set to become a conservation refuge and public gathering space with the support of a $500,000 grant from New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJRC).

MIDDLETOWN – With the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in the distance and the waves of Raritan Bay at their backs, more than 100 activists, community leaders and elected officials gathered in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown Sept. 9 to once again rally against the proposed North East Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline.

MONMOUTH COUNTY – Do you believe in ghosts, aka paranormal activity? Gregg Caggiano and his investigative team at Ghosts on the Coast NJ do. They also recognize hooey when they see it.

MIDDLETOWN – Residents in the Campbell’s Junction section of the township are hoping to preserve the historic character of their neighborhood while also upgrading it, after the planning board voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a report citing many of its properties as eligible for a redevelopment designation.

LINCROFT – The Church of St. Leo the Great filed a civil lawsuit earlier this month against its former finance director, accusing him of misappropriating more than $1.5 million in parish funds over a period of at least six years and using the money to cover personal expenses ranging from home renovations to sports tickets.

MIDDLETOWN – The township planning board denied Fair View Cemetery’s proposal to build a crematorium last week, ending a series of hearings that drew packed meeting rooms and prompted an outpouring of residents’ concerns.

MIDDLETOWN – The Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division conducted a community-wide adult mosquito control operation in sections of Middletown Township this week after mosquitoes collected locally tested positive for West Nile virus.

RED BANK – Borough officials have approved a new financial agreement with the developer of the Locust Landing apartment complex that will enable the borough to claim up to 40 credits toward its fourth-round affordable housing obligation.

MIDDLETOWN – At its July 14 meeting, the township committee heard about difficulties in managing a surge in public requests for police body-worn camera footage that has inundated the department’s records bureau.