Middletown News
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Red Bank: Murphy Rolls, and Sweeney Sits
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Middletown resident Phil Murphy moved closer to his goal Thursday when a key prospective primary contender decided to sit out the race. State Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he would not vie for the governorship as Murphy racked up dozens of endorsements from elected officials statewide Thursday, including Red Bank Democrats.
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NJ: NJ Transit Decision Key to JCP&L; Power Line Fight
Sept. 28--In its fight against a proposed $111 million high-voltage transmission line, a group of Monmouth County residents hope NJ Transit will short circuit Jersey Central Power & Light's plans. The controversial 10-mile line, called the Monmouth County Reliability Project, is proposed to run along side NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line railroad tracks, from Aberdeen to Red Bank, cutting through Hazlet, Holmdel and Middletown along the way.
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2017 governor's race gets a shake-up: Fulop withdraws, endorses Murphy
Fulop had been preparing to run for more than a year, and his withdrawal sets up a more intense battle between Murphy, a millionaire from Middletown who has already declared his candidacy, and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney of Gloucester County, an ironworkers union leader with the backing of South Jersey political leader George Norcross. Murphy, who was a top fundraiser for President Obama, has no political base of his own, but he would get a significant boost if he could pick up Fulop supporters like Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and leaders in Hudson and Bergen counties.
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Angler surprised to catch fish with large missing portion
A man reeled in a fish missing a large portion of its mid-section last weekend. Edward Grant, 45, of Middletown, New Jersey, caught the strangely shaped fluke while fishing with friends in Raritan Bay on Sunday afternoon.
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Garbage truck sparks 6-vehicle crash in Middletown, police say
MIDDLETOWN - Two people were injured on Wednesday after a garbage truck caused a six-vehicle crash on Route 36, police said. The truck, whose driver was not identified, was traveling on 36 near the intersection of Wilson Avenue in the Port Monmouth section of town at 12:43 p.m. when it maneuvered in a way to avoid a rear-end collision, according to Middletown police Lt.
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Dennis on Charlotte riots: Do we have race relation issues in New Jersey?
Any of us who grew up in the 70's are familiar with rioting. In today's world, it is still just as unsettling and disheartening.
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Woman pleads guilty in hit-and-run that killed teen girl
A New Jersey driver who struck and killed a teenage girl last year has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
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Woman pleads guilty in hit-and-run that killed teen girl
A New Jersey driver who struck and killed a teenage girl last year has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Monmouth County prosecutors say the 50-year-old Middletown resident faces up to seven years in prison when she's sentenced Dec. 2. Prosecutors say Marletta was driving with three 16-year-old girls in her car when she hit 15-year-old Marissa Procopio.
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Pirates Win Embry-Riddle After Seven Top-25 Finishes
Rutkowski, who was also the team's top finisher two weeks ago at Monmouth, clocked in at 19:54.54, good for a sixth-place finish overall and less than one minute off the winning time. This was the team's first victory since taking the St. John's/Hofstra Fall Festival on Sept.
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Mother lashes out after woman admits to hit-and-run that killed her daughter
FREEHOLD - Toni Marletta told a Monmouth County Superior Court judge on Friday that she knew that had struck someone with her vehicle on July 7, 2015 when she decided to leave the scene of the crash because she was driving uninsured. The 50-year-old resident of the Leonardo section of Middletown also admitted to Judge Ronald Reisner that she told the three juveniles she had in her vehicle at the time - her daughter and two friends - to "keep quiet" about the crash until she could figure out what to do.
