Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso, who represents Middletown, criticized the governor the same day he canceled all indoor sports until January.
Self-described "pissed-off Republicans" yelled at police to open up Navesink River Road and let them walk closer to Murphy's home Saturday.
Republicans Patricia Snell and Ryan Clarke have officially won their bid for township board seats while Board of Education races are final.
On Tuesday, 1.6 million New Jersey voters approved legalizing marijuana. Middletown may resurrect a proposed ban on pot shops in town.
What's the reason for the delay? Mail-in ballots cast on Election Day, paper votes at the polls and machine votes have not yet been counted.
Republicans still lead for Twp. Committee and 1,2,3 lead for BOE. However, forty percent of Monmouth County votes have not yet been counted.
Pat Snell and Ryan Clarke are in the lead, and a majority of voters so far approved Middletown's open space tax increase.
As of midnight, the 1,2,3 slate of Jackie Tobacco, Frank Capone and Harmony Heffernan were leading in the Middletown Board of Ed. race.
In unofficial results, the AP reports that Congressman Chris Smith won re-election for New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District.
Democrat Stephanie Schmid is seeking to unseat Republican Chris Smith from the NJ 4 Congress seat.
Results for Marguerite Stocker/Brian Penschow vs. Pat Snell/Ryan Clarke, as well as Middletown's open space tax increase, are expected.
With 10 candidates running for three seats, the BOE battle was expected to be closer and more heated than the Township Committee Race.
If you're heading out to the polls to vote in person - or already voted - we want to hear from you.
Election Day 2020 is here! You cannot machine vote at the polls on Nov. 3 unless you have a documented disability. And track your ballot:
Election Day 2020 has arrived. You have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to cast your vote; mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3.
Extended hours at Monmouth County Board of Elections, for help: Tue., Nov. 3, Election Day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Did you know? Middletown has $400,000 in CARES money to give to local businesses (under 40 employees). Get your application in by Nov. 9.
From 2016 to 2020, the state did not have public records of campaign finance reports from the Middletown Republican Organization.
Middletown Township Republican Organization has failed to file financial reports with NJ ELEC for the past 16 quarters, 4 years' worth
Republican Chris Smith talks about why he seeks your vote to re-elect him as NJ's Fourth District Congress representative.
Democrat Stephanie Schmid is trying to unseat NJ 4's longtime Republican Congressman Chris Smith. Here's where they stand on the issues.
Democrats Marguerite Stocker and Brian Penschow try to break the decade of one-party Republican rule on the Middletown Twp. Committee.
Patch can help you navigate the challenges of voting during the coronavirus outbreak.
Gov. Murphy learned midway through his Wednesday COVID press conference that he had been in proximity to someone with the virus.
The virtual debate will be held at noon Monday, Oct. 19 and can be watched live on the Asbury Park Press Facebook page.
It's hardly just Trump vs. Biden. It's also Democrat Stephanie Schmid vs. Republican Chris Smith in the battle for NJ's 4th Congress seat.
Any voter who does not receive a mail-in ballot by October 13, or who misplaces or damages the ballot, can call 732-431-7790.
The complaint was filed by Laurie Tietjen and it pertains to their involvement in the Black Lives Matter march at Middletown North in June.
The lawsuit comes after Trump's re-election team similarly sued Murphy, arguing that making New Jersey vote by mail is unconstitutional.
Democrats Marguerite Stocker and Brian W. Penschow seek election to the Middletown Township Committee on November 3rd.
The county is putting in two ballot drop boxes in Middletown. Drop your paper ballot there before 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.
This fall's Middletown BOE race is extremely competitive, and president Pam Rogers responded to an attack ad of her that surfaced Saturday.
There will be a rally Saturday in Bodman Park and then another Sept. 27. The rallies are against COVID lockdowns and in support of Trump.
Speaking at Poricy Park Wednesday, Mayor Tony Perry urged Middletown homeowners to pay a bit more in taxes to preserve open space.
The funding is allocated through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD's) Community Development Block Grant Program.
For the first time ever, twin beams of light shot into the night sky from tiny little Union Beach, to memorialize Sept. 11, 2001.
A leading gun control group has chosen to endorse Republican Chris Smith over his Democratic challenger Stephanie Schmid this fall.
Look for the lights from sunset to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13, visible from Mount Mitchill.
Join town officials 7 a.m. Friday for a reading of the names of the 37 Middletown residents who died, and a moment of silence at 7:30 p.m.