For the first time ever, Gateway National Recreation Area is now launching guided canoe tours around the Sandy Hook peninsula.
Perhaps the loveliest month of the year, June is the perfect time to visit the Monmouth County Parks System:
A majority, 54 percent, of readers who answered our poll last week said they will not be vaccinating their teen; 45 percent said they will.
At 4 p.m. June 2, the Middletown Library will open a time capsule, have a special event in the Story Walk, an obstacle course and ice cream.
Three Middletown teens, two boys and a girl, who have been missing since Monday night, were safely found Tuesday at the train station.
Now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved for those 12 and up, Gov. Murphy urged parents to get their teen vaccinated. Will you?
With summer just around the corner, here are the best pools, private swim clubs, spray parks, lakes, beaches and rivers in Middletown:
During May, the Monmouth County Park System offers free or affordable, fun and family-friendly activities. What's planned:
The five Middletown teens who jumped into a frozen pond and saved two little kids in a sledding accident in December will be given $7,500.
Learn how to code, swim, skimboard, become a YouTube star or work on a farm! All the summer 2021 camps for kids in and around Middletown:
U.S. Army Major Matt Zilinski's family, especially his three daughters, share what it was like having him away from home for so long.
Tindall Park is getting a dog park and Bodman, Chanceville and Countryside playgrounds are all getting new playground equipment.
The Monmouth County Park System will host a climbing wall for kids and drop-in zip lining in April, as well!
These two fifth graders from Bayview Elementary in Belford will represent Middletown this summer.
Solve riddles, clues and find all these hidden spots at Sandy Hook! You can win a free summer parking pass, plus $100 at the Lusty Lobster.
The summer job fair will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 3 at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, 2566 Guam Lane, Tinton Falls.
Sign kids up now for fossil digging in Poricy Park and pond netting at Murray Pond. Or sign up for adult-only nature hikes.
Take a guided bird walk through county parks, learn how to keep chickens in your backyard and more. All free.
Registration for summer camps and swim lessons begins on Sunday, March 7 with phone and online registration beginning at 12 p.m.
Fulfill, the food bank of Monmouth and Ocean counties, stepped in after a third-grader started crying in the middle of a virtual class.
Thompson Park, and all other Monmouth County parks, are open Monday for those who want to hike, sled or cross-country ski on their own.
Middletown has a series of outdoor guided nature hikes this winter for families and children. Sign up now:
Gov. Phil Murphy called the five Middletown boys Wednesday, saying they are heroes and thanking them on behalf of all New Jersey residents.
From a New Year's Day walk to a knitting yarn bee at Longstreet Farm, here's what the county has planned for the month of January:
From CNN to the New York Post's front page, the five Middletown teens who saved kids from a frozen pond last week have hit national fame.
An 8-year-old girl and her toddler brother fell into a frozen pond while sledding, and these Middletown teens formed a chain to save them.
‘Tis the season to get out and enjoy your county parks! Here's what the Monmouth County Park System has planned for December 2020:
From a fall plant identification hike to awesome autumn ambles, here's what's offered:
The line-up includes three New Jersey high school rock bands and the Red Bank School of Rock house band.
YMCA Launches New Programs to Support Local Families Juggling Work and Tricky School Schedules
These Middletown teens were playing spikeball at Sandy Hook, and saw 'mass amounts of garbage.' So they decided to do something about it.
Keansburg will host a Floatopia Festival on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5. Bring your floats for food trucks and live music.
YMCA Hosts Virtual Chat with Education & Mental Health Professional Alisha De Lorenzo of Middletown
YMCA Adapts Summer Camps to Meet Children’s Needs in Pandemic
The owners of a Middletown-based working farm for young adults with autism settled with their neighbors on Navesink River Road.
Doctors said she would be born with Down syndrome and severe mental handicaps. This week, Sara Deuidicibus graduates fourth in her class.
German Language School Announces Recipients of the Annual German Language Diploma, German Language Awards & German National Honor Society
Food service, games and go-karts will resume June 20 at Keansburg Amusement Park. Masks will be encouraged, but not required for guests.
More than 500 Middletown families had already signed up to have their child attend camp this summer. All will be given full refunds.
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