The Latest Breaking News from Middletown

New Jersey couple protected 90-acre-property for 40 years; then donated it as a public preserve with a 201-year-old tree

Monmouth County residents have recently received a wonderful gift, one that is going to make the coming autumn a season worth looking forward to. The 90-acre Scudder Preserve, in the Navesink section of Middletown, was officially accredited in July as a Level I Arboretum by ArbNet. Among its many treasures…

The Times of India · Sep 20

A Rhode Island woman bought her family’s coastal farm in 1908, spent decades painting and birdwatching there, then left the land to become a sanctuary that now protects 300 acres

Mabel Norman Cerio turned her 1908 purchase of Paradise Farm in Middletown, Rhode Island, into a lifelong connection with art, wildlife and conservation. An artist and birdwatcher, she planned a bird sanctuary during her lifetime and later left the property to the community through her trust. After her death in…

The Times of India · Aug 26

The $1 Billion Reason Why Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Is Up Today

Cleveland-Cliffs stock rallies on plans of $1 billion investment in Middletown Works facility. Here’s why the announcement is bullish for CLF shares.

Barchart · Aug 21

Trump administration dashes hopes of anti-pollution plan for JD Vance’s home town

The $1.6bn Biden-era plan for a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio, is indefinitely on hold

The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2025

New Jersey Court Strikes Down Town's Use of Eminent Domain To Skirt Affordable Housing Mandates

Despite the setback, Middletown Township is taking the case to the state supreme court.

Reason · Jul 11, 2025

JD Vance’s home town is bouncing back – and it’s largely thanks to immigrants

Immigrants have played a central role to the revival of Middletown, Ohio, while the vice-president has made criticizing immigrants a main theme of his political career

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2025

Vance’s home town in Ohio does little to celebrate its famous son’s success

In Middletown there’s little indication that a local luminary will become second in line to the presidency

The Guardian - US · Dec 24, 2024

I visited JD Vance’s home town. Here’s what I learned about young male voters

During this election race I have heard people describe Kamala Harris with vicious misogyny – and the gender divide just keeps growing, writes Oliver Laughland

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2024

Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life

Constellation, an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers in 16 states and Washington, announced on Sept. 20, 2024, that it plans to restore and restart Unit 1 at Three Mile Island, a nuclear plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania, that was shut down in 2019. Microsoft has signed…

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2024

If Trump and Vance win the election, this is what’s at stake

Locals called it a ‘miracle’ when the steel plant in JD Vance’s home town got $500m for an upgrade. But Trump’s running mate calls shifting the US to cleaner energy a ‘green scam’

The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2024