Middletown News

Labor issues like binding arbitration for police and fire unions and civil service are high on the list of reforms that New Jersey town governments want from the incoming Christie administration, mayors and other municipal officials told a transition task force Thursday.

Police arrested five Bayshore men who they say participated in the robbery of workers outside a Main Street pizza shop.

On this particular day in Middletown High School South's Functional Design classroom, a rainbow of cut paper might spread across the tables.

On Monday, Township Committee appropriated $200,000 from a capital fund toward the cost of improving drainage in a section of Port Monmouth that is prone to chronic flooding.

Port Monmouth Elementary School opened its new playground Monday to pupils, a project that was more than five years in the making and funded entirely by parents and community members.

Do you hit the stores early on Black Friday to get the best deals? Asbury Park Press business writer David P. Willis would like to talk to holiday shoppers for an upcoming story.

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Contracting Squadron will host a free informational session Thursday to help local business owners who want to do business with the military.

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force, in cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, will conduct a DWI checkpoint this weekend to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

In Dorothea Drew's Middletown household, the Frankfurt native speaks to her bilingual children in German while her American husband speaks to them in English.

The Middletown Health Department will hold an H1N1 influenza clinic from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Middletown High School South, 900 Nut Swamp Road.

Republican incumbents Amy H. Handlin and Samuel D. Thompson cruised to victory in the 13th Legislative District race.

New Jersey's next governor vowed Friday to veto any tax increase the Legislature sends to his desk in the coming year.

An off-duty police officer suffered injuries in a one-car accident on Route 35 near Cherry Tree Farm Road.

When it comes to bringing people together for a good cause, Andrew Gonzalez de Mendoza has a tried and true strategy: Let them eat pancakes.

New Jersey, highest autism rate in the nation, no philosophical exemption for vaccination, and a governor that has been less than helpful to our community.

Sticking to a healthy eating plan during the holiday season can often times prove difficult, but it doesn't always have to be.

The township is the first municipality in the region to receive certification from the state Department of Community Affairs for its affordable housing plan.

Incumbent Committeeman Patrick Short and challenger Steve Massell are competing for one open seat on the Township Committee.

Beer and bagpipes greeted GOP candidate Chris Christie at Bachstadt's Tavern, a North Middletown watering hole that's hosted Republican pre-election rallies for three decades.

A male employee at Naval Weapons Station Earle lost part of his lower left leg this morning when he was struck by a locomotive backing up into a roundhouse, base spokesman Scott Kalbach said.