Today In Middletown: What You Need To Know Today (Mon, Sep 27)

Happy Monday, people of Middletown! Here are the most important things happening today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 64.

Here are the top stories in Middletown today:

1. Youth suicide — the alarming numbers in New Jersey (New Jersey 101.5 FM)
2. New York Giants 0-3 after another late loss on field goal (Middletown Press)
3. Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino defends calling cops on brother. ‘This is what tough love looks like.’ (NJ.com)
4. Girls Tennis: No. 4 Marlboro wins second Monmouth County Tournament in a row (nj.com)
5. Girl, 15, killed in Trenton shooting; 3 others wounded (Middletown Press)
6. Middletown Township Officially Opens Eco-Garden, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Invited to Join Ribbon Cutting (TAPinto.net)
7. Girls Soccer: Results, links and featured coverage for Saturday, Sept. 25 (nj.com)
8. Malague, Agrawal run the fastest times at Thompson Class X-C meet (nj.com)
9. Holy Cross 45, Monmouth (NJ) 15 (Middletown Press)
10. Motorcyclist Thrown, Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Crash (Northern Highlands Daily Voice)
11. No. 3 Hunterdon Central girls soccer avoids upset with 2nd half surge (PHOTOS) (nj.com)
12. Field Hockey: Results, links and scoreboards for Saturday, Sept. 25 (nj.com)
13. Gas prices stabilize or dip in NJ, around nation at large (Middletown Press)
14. Middletown South football edges Manalapan on slick pass in OT thriller (Asbury Park Press)
15. Atlantic Highlands Trucker Killed In Rt. 287 Crash (Middletown Patch)
16. 481 New COVID Cases In Monmouth This Week, As Of Thursday (Middletown Patch)
17. Middletown Man Hit With More Charges In Aug. 12/13 Crime Spree (Middletown Patch)
18. Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber Of Commerce: NJ Chamber Of Commerce Economic & Recovery Reopening Update: 9/23/2021 (Press Release Desk)
19. Middletown, NJ cop helps 6 year old boy with autism get to school (New Jersey 101.5 FM)
20. Keansburg, Highlands Men Charged In Child Porn Arrests (Middletown Patch)

Today in Middletown:

• Staff Meetings - Red Bank Borough Public Schools District Calendar (12:00 AM)
• FRIENDS & FLOWERS - Navesink Garden Club (10:00 AM)
• Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. Howell H.S. (Home) (3:45 PM)
• Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. Wall Township (Away) (3:45 PM)
• Volleyball: Girls JV vs. Wall Township (Away) (5:15 PM)
• Gr. 6 Back to School Night - Holmdel Township Public Schools (6:30 PM)
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting - Middletown Township Boards and Committees (7:00 PM)

Middletown Patch Notebook

• Mater Dei Prep: "We invite the Mater Dei Prep community to extend a warm Seraph welcome to the following individuals who have joined our faculty and staff this school year! Click this link to read more: https://www.materdeiprep.org/apps/news/article/1500906" (Facebook)
• Mater Dei Prep: "On September 17, 2021, students from the Mater Dei Prep Global Leaders program, in correspondence with UN NGO Pathways To Peace, had the opportunity to attend the 2021 International Day of Peace conference! Numerous topics were discussed..." (Facebook)
• Middletown NJ Town Hall: "Last weekend, members of Old Village Fire Company Station 11, the Middletown Township Committee, and family and friends came together for the dedication of the Christopher Roland Cassion Unit. Christopher was a firefighter with the MTFD ..." (Facebook)
• Middletown NJ Town Hall: "Middletown Township today announced its newly-designed website (middletownnj.org) and mobile app created by government website provider CivicPlus. “The majority of our residents rely on our website for timely and critical information, so..." (Facebook)
• Middletown Arts Center: "Join the the Dunbar Repertory Company for a Professional, Staged Reading of "The Boarding House" today, Sunday, Sep 26th at 4 pm! Meet the playwright Larry Americ Allen who's visiting all the way from San Francisco, California!" (Facebook)
• Middletown Township Public Library: "This Thursday, tweens and teens are invited to join a thoughtful discussion of the novel, Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story. This book is available to borrow at the Children's Circulation Desk or it can be downloaded from Hoopla. Registrat..." (Facebook)
• Middletown Arts Center: "Come out today, Sunday, Sep 26th at 4 pm for this month's music showcase!" (Facebook)
• Middletown Township Public Library: "Banned Books Week begins today! Celebrate the freedom to read by exploring and instantly downloading banned or challenged books @hoopladigital! #bannedbooksweek #hoopla #looktolibraries" (Facebook)

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