Middletown News

As of 3 p.m., there were 1,423 without power in Manalapan and another 1,695 in Marlboro were in the dark, according to the utility's outage map, which also showed some pockets of smaller outages across the county.

Dina Long, mayor of Sea Bright, might as well have the hurricane symbol tattooed on the inside of her eyelids.

Middletown's traditional Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 27. It kicks off at 10 a.m. and runs through 11:30 a.m., ending at the American Legion Post 338 in Leonardo.

Daylilies are common in the sense that they are widely grown and familiar, but there's nothing ordinary about the range of colors and shapes available today or the devotion of gardeners and breeders to this resilient plant.

Check out our photo gallery of the proud grads, their families and the ceremony.

Click here for a full-screen view of the gas price map. If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right to enter your address.

The New Jersey man who first challenged the Boy Scouts' ban on gay members says a new policy allowing gay scouts but barring 'open or avowed' homosexual adult leaders is 'convoluted.' James Dale tells The Star-Ledger that the policy announced Thursday is troublesome because it tells youngsters 'being gay is a youthful indiscretion' and that they ... (more)

Discover Deep Cut Gardens and all its charms during an Open House on Sunday, June 9. From 10am-3pm, Deep Cut Gardens, located on Red Hill Road, Middletown, will offer guided tours, demonstrations and lectures.

The township's only skateboard park in Port Monmouth, closed since 2010 due to vandalism and liability concerns, may be rolled up, moved, and re-opened in another location where it can be better monitored by police, Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger said today.

FREEHOLD - As Memorial Day approaches, the Motor Vehicle Commission and Monmouth County Sheriff's Office are asking motorists to be on the lookout for motorcycles on the roads.

If you reached the Oceanic Bridge entrance Tuesday evening and found it was cut off to vehicular traffic, know that it is open again after about a six-hour closure.

Update Wed. May 22 The Port Monmouth Fire Company will donate proceeds of a Super 50-50 drawing on June 29 to the Southern Baptist Convention of Oklahoma, the organization who came to serve hot food in Middletown for the two monhts after Hurricane Sandy.

Red Bank police arrested the following people on various charges within the past week: a€¢ Joyce Jeffers, 39, of Beachwood, was arrested on May 16 in the area of Branch Avenue and charged with driving while intoxicated by Patrolman John Camarca.

Grab your children, a blanket and some snacks for two free movie nights on the lawn of the Matawan Municipal Community Center this summer.

Investigators say they are looking into a report of a carbon monoxide leak that may have caused several people to have been overcome inside a township cosmetics company, authorities said.

Starting Monday, Middletown Police will be taking part in the national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign through June 2. "As we kick-off the busy summer driving season it's important that everyone buckles up every time they go out, both day and night - no excuses," said Division of Highway Traffic Safety Acting Director Gary ... (more)

This month in Middletown, a huge annual effort is underway at the high schools to impress on youth the serious consequences of a single bad decision.

Robert "Bob" Wille of Middletown likes to take his camera down to Belford's fishing docks to snap images of weathered men and their hardy boats.

Tina Hook rolled a 729 series to win the singles title by just one pin in the recent 2013 Marion... Jacob Kisver, 6, and Luke Bursack, 6, both of Old Bridge, N.J., ride the swings Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Keansburg, N.J. After suffering damage from superstorm Sandy, the Keansburg Amusement Park reopens for the season.

Britain's Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel and construction workers before spending Tuesday afternoon in New York City at events promoting tourism and philanthropy.