Get into the Holiday Spirit by Attending Our Annual Christmas Tree Lighting This Sunday from 5-7 PM!
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Catch Middletown Recreation and the Middletown Arts Center's (MAC) annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Sunday, December 3rd from 5-7 PM at the MAC (36 Church Street). Bring the whole family — get your photo with Santa and enjoy some crafts, bonfires with classic Christmas cartoons, a horse-drawn wagon, a human snow globe inflatable, and more! New this year, stop by the No Limits Cafe food truck during the event for tasty grilled cheeses! This event is free, but registration via CommunityPass is recommended. Click HERE to register via CommunityPass. |
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Attend Our Annual Chanukah Party and Menorah Lighting at the MAC on Sunday, 12/10 at 4:30 PM
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Please join us next weekend at our annual Chanukah Party and Menorah Lighting at the Middletown Arts Center (36 Church Street)! There will be crafts, goodies, and more at this free event. |
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Calling All Holiday Helpers! Township Collecting Gifts for Local Children in Need through Friday, 12/8
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Looking to spread some holiday cheer? Middletown Township is pleased to present the Holiday Helpers Gift Drive to support our local public students in need this season. We are looking for individuals, groups, and/or businesses to help make the holidays a little brighter by “adopting” a family to purchase toys and clothing for them. Please use this Google Form link to sign up and be matched with a family in need. Unwrapped gifts can be dropped off at the Croydon Hall Annex at 900 Leonardville Road, Leonardo through Friday, December 8th. Staff will be onsite to collect gifts Monday through Wednesday from 8:00-11:00 AM and Thursday through Friday from 12:00-2:30 PM. Please do not leave any gifts outside of the building. If you have any questions, please call the Middletown Township Health Department at 732-615-2085. |
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Write a Letter to Santa by Sunday, 12/3!
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Our Middletown elves will once again be collecting letters and delivering them directly to the North Pole! Santa will write a personalized return letter to your child through Middletown Recreation's and the Middletown Arts Center's (MAC) Letters to Santa program. Please include $1 with your letter. Donations will benefit the MAC. Click HERE for the letter template and drop-off locations. |
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Leonardo Girl Scout Troop #14 Hosts Holiday Tree Lighting & Collects Donations for Local Veterans
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 Committeewoman Kratz joins the troop for a group photo in front of their tree that is decorated with ornaments the scouts made from birdseed! (Photo courtesy of Brandi Grooms Photography) |
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Last weekend, members of Leonardo Girl Scout Troop #14 braved the weather and continued their annual Holiday Tree Lighting tradition with special guest Committeewoman Kimberly Kratz in attendance. The scouts and their leaders, Kyle Christine Darnell, Jenn Park, and Brandi Johnson, hold a tree lighting each year at the Leonardo State Marina and collect clothes and toys for veterans and their families. Troop Leader Kyle Christine Darnell partners with James Giving Tree, an organization in Atlantic Highlands run by her aunt, Debby Daily, in honor of Debby's late son James Veth, a marine who left us too soon. Debby coordinates delivery of these items as well as others that she gathers from local stores, shops, and families, and donates them to the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic where they are distributed to local veterans and their families during the holidays. |
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"Mav's Top Buns" in Middletown Gets Ready for Takeoff!
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 Mayor Tony Perry and Mav's Top Buns co-owner Nikki Ashkar show off her boxes of cinnamon buns! |
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Prior to Thanksgiving, Mayor Tony Perry met with Nikki Ashkar, the co-owner of incoming business Mav's Top Buns. The name of the business was inspired by her son's name, Maverick, and the movie "Top Gun". Although this is currently a pop-up bakery throughout Monmouth County, Mav's Top Buns will be moving into a permanent location (1092 NJ-35) in Middletown soon. During the pandemic, Nikki Ashkar started recreating her late grandmother's cinnamon bun recipe. She and her husband Mike opened Mav's Top Buns and turned this tried and true recipe into a family business, which has been growing ever since! Welcome to Middletown, Mav's Top Buns! For more information, visit www.mavstopbuns.com. |
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Mayor Perry Continues Coin Toss Tradition at Annual Middletown North vs. South Thanksgiving Football Game
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 Mayor Perry, Middletown Board of Education President Frank Capone, football players, and the game's referee anticipate how the coin will fall to determine which team will get the ball first. (Photo courtesy of JerseyPics) |
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Many Middletown residents and high school alumni came together Thanksgiving morning for the annual High School North vs. South football game! Mayor Tony Perry was honored to begin the game with the annual coin toss. Congratulations to High School South on its 45-21 victory! |
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Township Committee to Host Meeting on Monday, 12/4 at 7 PM
The Middletown Township Committee Workshop Meeting will be held on Monday, December 4th at 7:00 PM in the courtroom at Town Hall (1 Kings Highway). The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will also be made available to watch or listen to by visiting www.middletownnj.org/tcmeeting. If prompted, please enter your name and email address to join. To call in to the meeting, dial 1-408-418-9388. The event access code is 2339 574 4518 followed by #. Enter 2023 if a passcode is required. Prior to the Township Committee Meeting, the event link will be published on the Township’s Facebook page. The recording of the meeting will be aired on the Township’s TV channel (Verizon FiOS Channel 26/Comcast Cable Channel 20) and YouTube channel. Click HERE for more information and to see the agenda.
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Register Your Home for Middletown Recreation's Holiday Lights Map by Noon on Wednesday, 12/20
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Let Middletown residents know your house is lit! Sign up for Middletown Recreation's free holiday lights map by noon on Wednesday, December 20th. Click HERE for more information and to register your home. |
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Registration for MAC's Winter Classes Opens on Tuesday, 12/12 at 9 AM
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Registration for the Middletown Arts Center's (MAC) Winter 2024 classes opens on Tuesday, December 12th at 9 AM. Get a head start by checking out all the wonderful programs they're offering! As a special way to thank everyone for their support, the MAC is offering an entire session of the Relax into Writing class for FREE! Click HERE to view the youth classes and click HERE to view the adult ones. |
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If you are interested in this program, please complete THIS FORM by Friday, December 15th. You can either mail it to the Health Department at 1 Kings Highway, Middletown, NJ 07748 ATTN: Stacy Krause or email it to skrause@middletownnj.org with the subject line "FEMA Grant Letter of Interest". |
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Fall 2023 Leaf Collection Schedule
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Middletown Teens: Participate in the MTPL's Cards for a Cause on Wednesday, 12/6 from 4-7 PM
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Calling all 6th through 12th graders in need of volunteer hours! Stop by the Middletown Township Public Library (MTPL) on Wednesday, December 6th between 4 and 7 PM to make winter greeting cards for Middletown seniors! This event will take place in the MTPL's Teen Room (55 New Monmouth Road). Volunteer hours will be offered for each card. Limit of 5 cards. |
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Learn about Fun Ways to Have a Healthy Holiday at the MTPL on Wednesday, 12/6 at 7 PM
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Join the MTPL on Wednesday, December 6th at 7 PM as Memorial Sloan Kettering dietician Valaree Williams shares "fun ways to add healthy to the holidays"! Please note this is a virtual program, but attendees can opt to join the Zoom program from the MTPL's Computer Lab. Click HERE for more information and to register. |
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Middletown Green Team Invites You to Learn How to Use IRA Savings and Clean Energy to Benefit Your Home on Thursday, 12/7 at 6 PM
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Middletown Township and the Middletown Green Team strongly encourage residents to attend the free "Electrify Your Home with IRA Savings" program at the MTPL (55 New Monmouth Road) on Thursday, December 7th! |
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Report Your Missed Trash, Recycling, or Bulk Collection to DPW
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We encourage you to complete a form at www.middletownnj.org/missedpickup if your trash, recycling, or bulk was not collected. Please call DPW at 732-615-2090 if you have any questions. Click HERE to complete DPW's form. |
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Apply for 2020 ANCHOR Benefits by Friday, 12/29
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Click HERE to access hi-res photos from thise-newsletter. |
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Verizon FiOS Channel 26/Comcast Cable Channel 20
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