1. Commuters to receive increased tax benefits
(Money/Economy)

... ticket to the Port Authority Bus Terminal from Middletown, NY is $335. Not a small fee for a five day a week commuter. According to the bill, pre-tax money from the federal tax code is a voluntary program ...

2. $6.4 million in FEMA funding for Middletown, Long Branch and Asbury Park
(N.J./State)

Middletown Township, Long Branch and Asbury Park, were also awarded grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse the towns for debris removal. The grants allocate $4 million ...

3. Monmouth Beach gets $8.5 million for beach replenishment
(N.J./State)

...  $6.4 million in FEMA funding for Middletown, Long Branch and Asbury Park  ...

4. Napolitano urges house inspections post-Sandy
(N.J./State)

... during a press conference Friday at FEMA’s joint field office in Middletown. “We will be here today, we will be here next week, we will be here for the months and possibly years to come.” According to ...

5. JCP&L slapped with Sandy lawsuit...like we didn't see that coming!
(N.J./State)

... own electrical utilities, including Lavallette, Middletown, Park Ridge, Pemberton Borough, Seaside Heights, South River, and Vineland, according to Jim Jablonsky, executive director of the Public Power ...

6. N.J. snow accumulation totals: Freehold wins!
(N.J./State)

... along the coast in Toms River, Brick, Berkeley Township, Highlands and Middletown where the storm was expected to hit hardest were told to evacuate the areas. The latest storm was said to cause 150,000 ...

7. Voting machine problems force Middletown, N.J. to use the paper ballot
(N.J./State)

BY ANDREW LAGOMARSINO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM MIDDLETOWN, N.J. - You can call me Nervous Nellie, but I was always leary and afraid of the computerized vote. Afraid that it might vanish without getting ...

8. Hurricane Sandy vs. Nuclear Power Plants: Riding out the storm
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... 1, in Middletown, Pa.; Susquehanna, in Salem Township, Pa.; and Millstone, in Waterford, Conn. None of these were as hard hit as the plants in New Jersey and New York. Millstone 3 and Susquehanna 2 reduced ...

9. Nuclear plant update: Bracing for Hurricane Sandy’s rising wind and water
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... N.J.: Peach Bottom, in Delta, Pa.; Three Mile Island 1, in Middletown, Pa.; Susquehanna, in Salem Township, Pa.; Indian Point 1&2 in Buchanan, N.Y.; and Millstone, in Waterford, Conn. NRC spokesman ...

10. ‘Leave or die’: N.J. goes total wiseguy on Hurricane Sandy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... therefore is on his best behavior. "We should not underestimate the impact of this storm and not assume the predictions will be wrong," Christie said during a storm briefing Saturday in Middletown, a ...

11. Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live: 4 N.J. towns made the cut
(Money/Economy)

... and Middletown, 89. What might reasonably cause a community to be downgraded? A big employer might leave town, the town budget might be in sorry shape or school budgets might be voted down. But such ...

12. Six Flags Wild Safari will be park ride, free with admission
(N.J./State)

... going down an 1800-foot slide, according to Middletown Patch. Six Flags now features 25 rides in total. The Safari still features about 1,200 animals and is expected to open Memorial Day weekend ...

13. N.J. students seek apology for diplomas withheld after bullying accusations
(N.J./State)

BY CHRISTOPHER RIGHTMIRE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The two students from Middletown High School whose diplomas were withheld because of their alleged violation of anti-bullying rules received their ...

14. Alarm-ringing door lock by Schlage protects seniors
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... and the Monmouth County Sheriffs Department distributed the locks to 10 seniors in Middletown, Howell, Wall, Red Bank, Neptune City, Freehold, Hazlet and Keyport. The gift from Schlage is part ...

15. REVIEW: ‘Title and Deed’ talks about spiritual homelessness
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... some viewers and mystified others (including me) during its controversial Off Broadway stint in 2004. Then in 2010, Eno delivered “Middletown,” a truly beautiful play regarding human existence as detailed ...

16. 'Why I run': New Jersey Marathon participants tell their stories
(Sports/Professional)

... out to other dog loving runners,” said Rodriguez, “and educate them on how important it is to get involved in the rescue community!” Jacqui Klein of Middletown had never run a mile in her life before ...

17. State providing $16M to help towns, counties confront litter
(N.J./State)

... Middletown, $114,937, and Cherry Hill, $113,429. The counties receiving the greatest amount of aid are: Ocean, $160,448; Cumberland, $140,524; Burlington, $131,412; Bergen, $114,416, and Camden, $98,433. ...

18. Affordable Care Act, health insurance reform, works as it approaches 2nd anniversary
(Opinion/Commentary)

... involved with the Democratic Party in New Jersey. He is the author of MiddletownMike.blogspot.com.  ...

19. Christie endorses Republican Joe Kyrillos for U.S. Senate
(N.J./State)

... that the last century – the American Century – is not an historical accident. Kyrillos, 51,of Middletown, served as chairman of Christie’s 2009 gubernatorial campaign. He is employed as snior managing ...

20. N.J. Senator Kyrillos launches campaign for U.S. Senate
(N.J./State)

... President Obama for the federal deficit, the tight economy and high unemployment. Kyrillos, 51, of Middletown, was surrounded by his family and hundreds of supporters as he made his initial campaign ...