Tag: Middletown

Perhaps the most recognizable high school fight song at the Jersey Shore is the one the Middletown High School North Orange Wave marching band plays after every touchdown.

MIDDLETOWN – After nearly a decade of planning and construction, the USS New Jersey (SSN-796), a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, will officially join the U.S. Navy fleet Saturday, Sept. 14.

As the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, some first responders are using an after-shift activity to honor the fallen.

This past week Middletown police arrested three suspects attempting to steal motorcycles from a sales lot, while Rumson police arrested a man for aggravated assault at a local restaurant.

Township officials are interested in what residents have to say about increasing the open space tax levy by 33% (1 cent).

Residents in the Lincroft community of Middletown are increasingly concerned about dangerous driving along County Route 520 as many notice an uptick in accidents and speeding this year.

New Jersey Transit (NJT) is offering a week of free rides for all from Aug. 26 through Sept. 2 in an effort to pacify customers frustrated by the disrupted services in recent months. The fee holiday will cost the public transportation network millions of dollars but will it be enough to win over public trust?

Circus Wines, Beer & Spirits, a longtime fixture on Route 35 in the township, plans to relocate farther up the highway into Middletown Plaza by Nov. 1. But its landmark signage, Calico the Evil Clown, probably won’t move with the store.

Driving down Browns Dock Road, it’s easy to miss the sign for Scudder Preserve but the rich yet obscure 90-acre wooded habitat is about to catapult into the spotlight with its acquisition by Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF).

The gods of gibberish, the yellow spuds, the BA-NA-NA devotees. Whatever moniker you prefer, the utterly unintelligible yet most endearing animated Minions have been international superstars since they burst onto the scene as the inept but willing sidekicks in “Despicable Me” in 2010. Since then, many of their continuing movie antics have grown from the imagination of Lincroft native Brian Lynch, who used his childhood in the Two River area as inspiration.