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Peyton Horning pitched a complete game shutout and drove in two runs as 14th-seeded Brick Township defeated 19th-seeded Middletown South, 9-0, in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament at home.

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Horning was masterful on the mound, scattering four hits over seven innings while striking out five and walking just one. At the plate, he contributed a double and drove in two runs to help his own cause.

The Green Dragons wasted no time asserting dominance, scoring five runs in the first inning to take control early. They added four more runs in the fourth inning to secure the victory.

Chris Quick led Brick Township’s offensive attack, going a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base. Sean Savannah added two doubles and scored a run, while Brayden Heatter went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a walk.

Taylor Cavanaugh drove in two runs for the Green Dragons, who collected 11 hits in the game, including five doubles. The team displayed patience at the plate, drawing seven walks throughout the contest.

With the win, 14th-seeded Brick Township advances to face third-seeded Red Bank Catholic in the Round of 16 of the Shore Conference Tournament.

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The budget passed, with three Board members, Frank Capone, Jacqueline Tobacco and Gary Tulp, voting against the tax increase.

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — At the Wednesday night Middletown school board meeting, as the board battled over next year's budget, Board president Frank Capone proposed a motion that the Board approve an earlier plan, which was to sell a lot of land to the Township and raise the school tax levy 5.5 percent.

However, superintendent Jessica Alfone said both of those proposals had to be brought up in separate votes before tonight's meeting.

Capone also scrambled to propose lower tax levy increases, prompting Board member Joan Minniues to say "you're playing 'Let's Make a Deal' with our kids."

So, the Board took a vote to pass the district's proposed budget, which comes with a 10.1 percent tax increase. The budget passed, with three Board members — Capone, Jacqueline Tobacco and Gary Tulp — voting against the tax increase. Here is the vote on the budget:

Tulp said he was against the 10.1 percent tax increase because it was "the most drastic possible option."

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But other board members said the infusion of tax revenue would help the district, and improve students' education.

"I cannot consciously not vote for this," said Minnuies, saying the public could even vote her off the board for her vote. She said the 10-percent tax increase will help make the district more financially stable.

"Without getting that extra money in, we don't have financial health," said Fitzgerald. "I'm sorry, but 10.1 is the only option at this point."

"This is a no brainer," said Mark Soporowski. "We cannot come up here next year and the year after that talking about how many millions of dollars we are in debt."

Multiple Middletown residents encouraged the Board to pass the budget with the 10.1 tax increase.

"It's a tax increase to make one small step in a very dysfunctional budget," said one woman.

"The benefit of this difficult choice sets us on a multi-year path to financial health," said another Middletown resident.

But another woman asked the district not to raise the school taxes 10.1 percent.

"It's inevitable the schools are going to close, so increasing the taxes is not the best idea," she said.

School district administrator Amy Doherty started off the meeting by presenting the 2025-'26 school year budget. Because the Middletown school district was approved by the state for something called a tax levy incentive program, the district is allowed to raise the school tax levy beyond the 2 percent cap that it has increased annually since 2011.

The district was able to trim $6 million in operating costs from its budget, said Alfone, which she said she was proud of and wanted to highlight to the public. This savings came from cuts to administrative positions. Also, $2.4 million alone came from support staff cuts, which Alfone stressed is not actually cutting support staff teachers, but actually just changes and reductions in scheduling. The district has also tabled many of its planned infrastructure projects, she said.

Closing schools and redistricting is next on the school district's agenda.

The Middletown school district already hired an outside strategic planning firm. The district will pay that consulting firm $24,000 to tell the district how to solve its budget holes going forward, said Alfone.

The consulting firm will first assess all the buildings in the district; that facilities assessment will take place during the month of June. They will then present a report in mid- to late September about "how our boundaries could be redesigned" and any Middletown school buildings "that are aging and could be taken offline," said Alfone.

"I think we all know that something needs to change," said the superintendent.

There will also be three public meetings, with the first in May, where the strategic planning firm will hear from the Middletown community. The dates of those meetings was published at the hearing, but it was difficult to see. A flyer with the dates will be sent out Friday to school parents, said Alfone.

"If the strategic planning firm comes back to us in September and recommends closing schools, what are we going to do then?" said Capone. He already said closing schools is imminent in Middletown.

"They are likely going to recommend closing at least two schools, possibly more," said Tulp.

Some members of the public criticized the Board for keeping from them that the district needs to close schools. Two women called for the resignation of Capone and Tobacco, saying they "hid" the financial problems of the school district from the public for the past four years.

You can watch Wednesday night's meeting, which is still ongoing, here:

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Community Corner

Power Core Studio is a boutique Megaformer Studio with locations in Middletown and Freehold.

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Local businesses are the heart of our communities. Patch had a chance to talk with Diane Nicoletti, Owner, of Power Core Studio.

Patch: Tell us a bit about your business or organization: Diane Nicoletti: Power Core Studio is a boutique Megaformer Studio with locations in Middletown and Freehold. We focus on the Lagree Method which is a low impact - high intensity workout. Sometimes lovingly referred to as HIIT on a megaformer or pilates on steroids! Our classes are small (11 - 15 people) to give extra attention to our clients.

Patch: How long have you been doing business in town?Diane Nicoletti: We just opened this past year and love connecting with others in the community! We have partnered with Babes in Business, Liquivida, SETS, Arbonne, Highlander Bicycle and many schools and charities!

Patch: What attracted you to the line of work you’re in, and how did you get started?Diane Nicoletti: Having always gravitated to low impact workouts like barre and pilates, I came across Lagree when I was in NYC, and fell in love. I had never felt a core workout like that before and the mental strength needed to get through the workout was challenging. I actually put myself through a bootcamp mainly using Lagree when I was gearing up to produce the Museum of Broadway. I knew I was going to need the mental stamina and focus as well as the full body strength to get through 3 months of 18 hour days going up and down 4 flights of stairs, climbing ladders and running around with contractors, fabricators, designers and partners. The training helped me prepare and I don't think I could have gotten through that time without Lagree! I knew I wanted to bring this method to New Jersey where I live now. It is just so good for the body and my core strength is better than it has ever been which helps me swing around my four kids:)

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Patch: What's the most common piece of advice you give to customers?Diane Nicoletti: Show up, listen to your body and make improvements each day. If you can get 1% better each day imagine where you'll be in a year!

Patch: What’s the most satisfying part of your job?Diane Nicoletti: Helping people get stronger and more confident!

Patch: How would you say your business or organization distinguishes itself from the others?Diane Nicoletti: Not only is the workout badass, but we have such a supportive group of instructors and clients. Everyone is just so welcoming and nice, you feel good about yourself and everyone is there to support and help each other!

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