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Spotted on the Middletown calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)

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Hello Middletown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Fatal Parkway rollover in Middletown prompts State Police witness appeal
  • Which 2025 Middletown stories had everyone talking this year?
  • Which Middletown streets are residents calling the most dangerous?

Also on today's calendar: Five Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online) and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Middletownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Andrew O.!

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Find out what's happening in Middletownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy with morning flurries, with a high of 35 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, temps: high: 30, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Killed When His Car Flips, Overturns On Garden State Parkway (patch.com) — Drivers in Middletown faced major delays Sunday after a Roselle Park man was killed when his SUV struck a guardrail, flipped, and landed in the opposite lanes of the Garden State Parkway. State Police and Middletown volunteer firefighters responded, and investigators are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area to contact the Troop D Holmdel Station Detective Bureau.
   

• Middletown's Top 20 Stories Of 2025 (patch.com) — Middletown residents are reminded of 2025’s biggest local stories, from school scandals and court fights over transgender student policies to a major park purchase and a sharp property tax debate at year’s end. The roundup also revisits tragic deaths, high-profile criminal cases, and even a Jennifer Lopez movie shoot along Navesink River Road, highlighting how turbulent and eventful this year felt close to home.
   

• Which streets are the most dangerous in Monmouth County? Use this interactive map (app.com) — Middletown has the highest number of serious or fatal crashes in Monmouth County, and residents are being asked to pinpoint dangerous spots on an interactive map. The county’s Safe Streets Monmouth project is collecting comments on risky intersections, missing bike lanes, and problem bus stops like Campbell’s Junction to shape a safety action plan due this spring.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking for a DEEP CLEAN house cleaning business that includes cleaning all baseboard trim, ceiling lights, windows, window sills, etc...
    I'm not in search of a traditional weekly general house cleaning service. TIA (Nextdoor Oak Knoll)
  • Bus routes 131 and 135 are on a detour in Marlboro on Highway 79 South due to a gas leak.
    9:18PM on Dec 29: Bus routes 131 and 153 are on detour on Highway 79 S due to a gas leak. (Nextdoor )
  • AEG posted a job opening for Assistant Equipment Manager in Middletown. Apply here.
  • Medline posted a job opening for Production Manager in Red Bank. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • 📣Experience Academic Excellence in a Thriving Pre-K-8th, Learning Environment. Visit Oak Hill Academy's Open House, January 10th. (tapinto.net)

Rumson

  • Vehicle Burglary Reported In Rumson, Police Seek Public’s Help (patch.com)

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Ok Middletown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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