Red Bank resident and former Sea Bright, Little Silver and Middletown resident, Joan Herter, passed away on April 2. She was 98 years old.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Red Bank Resident, Formerly of Sea Bright, Little Silver and Middletown, Joan Herter, 98 A 38-year-old man who was found guilty of stabbing a relative in their Middletown home in 2023 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Middletown Man Gets 15 Years in Prison for 2023 Attempted Murder From NJ State Police …
NJ State Police detectives are seeking the public’s assistance to determine the cause of a Friday fatal hit-and-run motor vehicle crash in Middletown on the Garden State Parkway.
The crash background …
On Friday, Feb. 14, at 5:58 p.m., a Honda Pilot was traveling southbound on the Garden State Parkway express lanes near milepost 112.8. While the vehicle was in motion, its front-seat passenger got out of the vehicle and was struck by multiple unknown vehicles that failed to stop at the scene.
As a result of the crash, that passenger, Jose Cerda-Estevez, 33, of Plainfield, was killed.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the events prior to or following the crash is asked to contact Troop “D” Holmdel Station – Detective Bureau at 732-441-4500 ext. 7417. Anonymous tips are welcome.
A Middletown High School North teacher has been charged with sexual assault and child endangerment stemming from his allegedly illicit relationship with a student at school, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Middletown HS North Teacher Arrested, Charged with Sexual Assault of Student A local man has been arrested and charged with criminal sexual contact and related charges after allegedly following a stranger around a store last month, exposing himself, and touching her inappropriately, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Middletown Township Police Chief R. Craig Weber jointly announced on Friday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested, Charged with Criminal Sexual Contact in Lewdness Incident in Store Little Silver-raised Elaine Carol Annarella, more recently of Middletown, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 30. She was 71.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Little Silver-Raised Elaine Annarella, of Middletown, 71 The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will be conducting a DWI checkpoint at the onset of this weekend, the Task Force announced.
Continue reading DWI Checkpoint Set for Friday Night Fair Haven Garden Club member and former jeweler at Reussille’s in Red Bank, Elizabeth Bond, passed away on Sept. 9, at home in Middletown. She was 81.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Fair Haven Garden Club Member and Former Reussille’s Jeweler, Elizabeth Bond, 81 Summer is heating up again and so are weekend DWI checkpoints. There will be two in the Rumson-Fair Haven area this weekend, the Monmouth County DWI Task Force announced.
Continue reading Two DWI Checkpoints Set for Weekend; Start Friday Night 
The summer heat is on and the historic Oceanic Bridge is up.
And there has been no movement of traffic between Rumson and Middletown over the bridge all day. Police in Rumson and Middletown couldn’t offer an estimate as to when the bridge would be passable again, but it’s a familiar issue to them.
Continue reading Heatwave: Oceanic Bridge Stuck Open A Middletown man has been arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter and related charges for allegedly causing the death of his father, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.
Continue reading Prosecutor: Middletown Man Arrested on Reckless Manslaughter Charges in Father’s Death 
Call it an esteemed happening in their hometown.
They’re three Middletown-raised celebrities in their own right — famed news anchor Brian Williams and brothers Stevie and Billy Van Zandt. But it was all about the Van Zandt brothers on Friday. Middletown honored the duo in their hometown with the naming of the street where they lived, Wilson Avenue in the New Monmouth section, after them — Van Zandt Way. Williams was there to host and bask in it all with the brothers. He, as a youngster, was a paperboy for the now defunct Courier newspaper.
Continue reading Scene Around: A Local Paperboy, Musician, Actor/Writer and a Street Naming 
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