Tag: Middletown

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.

They sneak into town under cover of darkness and, as if by magic, when you awake, it is there. Where once stood only a vacant lot or open space park, there is now a midway with games of chance, food vendors and a stage, surrounded by rides for the young and young at heart.

As electric vehicle (EV) sales grow, Two River firefighters are adapting to the new technology with new tactics and one local business is stepping up to help.

MIDDLETOWN – The 70th annual St. Mary Great Fair opened Monday, June 24 in the church parking lot on Cherry Tree Farm Road.