Ohio — A Middletown police officer was taken to the hospital after being involved in a crash during a police pursuit Police said officers were pursuing a car reported stolen just before 1 p.m The driver of the allegedly stolen vehicle crashed into a Middletown police cruiser at the intersection of Eldora Street and Tytus Avenue Police said the officer was taken to a hospital for treatment Middletown police said officers are stil investigating several reported stolen cars from over the weekend A Philadelphia man has been charged with submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid by billing for hours he did not work because he was at another job according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office was charged last month following a referral to state law enforcement from Keystone First and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services while employed by two different medical firms — one based in Philadelphia and the other in Middletown Township — double-billed Medicaid for services provided to patients between 2020 and 2023 According to a medical system employee’s report reviewed by the attorney general’s office Young was paid for assisting a patient during times that overlapped with his hours at a separate job assisting another patient A special agent reviewed Young’s employment records and reported hours which authorities contend show more than 1,200 hours of overlapping work The Philadelphia man’s action allegedly resulted in $26,169 in payments from Medicaid including false/fraudulent medical assistance claim submitting a claim for service not rendered and criminal use of a communication facility He was preliminarily arraigned by District Judge Charles Jonas and released on $2,500 unsecured bail Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents Report a correction via email | Editorial standards and policies You have successfully joined our email list By Jennifer Edwards BakerPublished: May 2025 at 10:37 AM EDT|Updated: 20 hours agoEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInMIDDLETOWN Ohio (WXIX) - A Middletown police officer is OK after a stolen vehicle crashed into a cruiser during a weekend chase according to a city spokesman and Police Chief Earl Nelson It happened Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Tytus Avenue and Eldora Drive “Middletown police were pursuing a stolen car when the car hit one of the cruisers just before 1 p.m.,” he said The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment of possible injuries and released shortly after went to the hospital to get checked out,” Chief Nelson tells FOX19 NOW Two suspects ran from the stolen vehicle following the crash Call Detective Gary Bender at 513-425-7735 or email him at garyb@cityofmiddletown.org or call Middletown Police Dispatch Center at 513-425-7700 if you have information about this investigation Middletown police are investigating several cases of stolen cars from over the weekend See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send it to us here with a brief description Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInMIDDLETOWN CT (WFSB) - What firefighters described as a serious crash closed part of a busy street in Middletown on Thursday morning Middletown firefighters said the westbound side of Washington Street was closed at Newfield Street they asked drivers to find alternate routes Firefighters said the crash happened at the intersection of Washington and Newfield streets CT (WFSB) - City officials sought answers following a U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest that took place outside the Middletown courthouse on Tuesday According to Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim when an unmarked black SUV arrived at the courthouse Witnesses reported that several individuals exited the vehicle some wore clothing labeled “FBI,” while another wore a vest marked “police” and had a black bandana covering most of his face City employees said they observed the group detain an individual who was reportedly waiting to enter the courthouse for a scheduled court appearance Florsheim said the Middletown Police Department was not notified in advance of the action but later confirmed it was part of an ICE enforcement operation “The city is currently in the process of seeking all relevant information about this case and I have been in touch with Sen [Chris] Murphy and Attorney General [William] Tong to determine next steps,” Florsheim said in a statement Federal officials have not yet released further details about the arrest or the individual taken into custody Governor Lamont says neither he nor local police were given advance notice of the arrest but that ICE enforcement at courthouses makes people less willing to appear in court and undermines the justice system mayor didn’t know anything about it,” Lamont said “I don’t need ICE necessarily going to courthouses rounding up people I need when people are ordered to the courthouse they know they can go there and deliver justice when necessary.” Channel 3 has reached out to ICE about the arrest ICE has made arrests in several Connecticut cities this year as people have protested around the state and country FBI New Haven says they are supporting ICE in their enforcement and that it has authority to arrest and deport criminals ”We have apprehended subjects charged with or previously convicted of sexual assault breaking and entering… and more,” FBI New Haven said He has some issues with the way ICE arrests people and questions if the suspect will be given due process and a proper hearing “I still think they need to have their rights protected that we have a Constitution that provides everybody basic rights we’re no better than some dictatorship or third world countries somewhere,” Nunes said Channel 3 is still waiting to hear from ICE on who this person is where they are right now and when their hearing is The mayor says he has spoken with Senator Murphy and Attorney General Tong to get more information on the arrest and situation All hands on deck against Middletown CenterOn June 23 and June 30 the Middletown Town Council has scheduled public hearings on the zoning changes requested by the developers of the proposed No-Longer-Your-Town-Center project on West Main Road In light of the significant community interest and opposition expressed at previous meetings on February 24 it is crucial that residents attend the upcoming meeting to show support for preserving the community's interests Residents have requested but were denied a second Public Hearing on April 24 before the Planning Board after discussion between Planning Board members and developers at the April 3 Public Hearing took up two full hours of time meant for public comment resulting in many residents leaving the meeting without having commented due to the late hour residents want an opportunity to comment on any new changes before the Town Council makes a decision Please do not give the Town Council an empty Gaudet Cafeteria Bring your neighbors and Middletown family Colbea Enterprises has been pushing Tiverton to allow it to build a regional multi-use and drive-through restaurant with non-compliant conspicuous Shell signs on a lot specifically designated for general commercial (GC) use only Its Seasons project must be granted three special use permits because it does not fit the zoning requirements developed by our townspeople That general commercial (GC) lot was designated for a single florist) designed to serve the area residents not a regional business designed to serve significant volumes of traffic from Route 24 Tiverton’s Comprehensive Community Plan is the guiding document for growth and development in our town Its relevance and importance cannot be dismissed out of hand either by the person testifying for Colbea or by anyone charged with reviewing this proposal against the six clearly stated criteria for each of the special use permits required The overarching principle of Tiverton’s Comprehensive Plan is preservation of the historic small-town look and feel of the town by careful application of all of the ordinances intended to control the nature and extent of development The lot at the corner of Main Road and Souza should not be developed as if it were a highway commercial (HC) lot all hours of the day and night business is not an allowable use for a GC lot Their intent is to wear the people of our community down and to run roughshod over our small town without consideration of the damage their business would do to our community Countless times their testimony has glossed over the serious and valid safety concerns raised about this project Their approach implies they have a right to do this even though they absolutely do not By permitting such a non-conforming and unsuitable project to go forward we would be disregarding the parameters of the Comprehensive Plan and five other criteria designed to prevent just this kind of manipulation of our planning and zoning ordinances You cannot convert a GC lot into a HC lot just because you have a team of attorneys and deep pockets You cannot endanger the health and welfare of our community just to make a profit Plenty of evidence to deny this project exists in the recorded testimony of Preserve Tiverton’s expert witnesses and town residents who know this dangerous intersection and know the negative impacts they will suffer if this project is permitted Members of the Zoning Board of Review have the capacity and mandate to protect our town Let Zoning Board know your feelings on Seasons proposalOn Wednesday the Tiverton Zoning Board will vote on whether to allow a Seasons gas station store and drive-up restaurant to be built at the corner of Main and Souza roads In public hearings and in letters published over nearly two years citizen comment on the proposal has been unanimously negative it is fitting and proper for citizens to know who are the officials deciding matters that affect those citizens Tiverton’s website lists these five current members of that board: George S Tiverton residents should feel free to express their feelings respectfully to those members Construction of houses continues of what was billed as the "last remaining farm" in Middletown and the developer has begun to market them to buyers Regency at Stone Meadows Farm is the new Toll Brothers development being built on the old Ezra Stone farm along Langhorne Newtown Road (Route 413) in Middletown Toll Brothers acquired the 86-acre parcel for $40.5 million last March and has approval for age-restricted housing for those 55 and older Once finished, the neighborhood is to boast 17 single-family detached homes and 142 single-family semi-detached carriage houses. It's unclear when construction will be complete but eight homes in the community are currently available for quick move-in starting this fall Townhomes start at $839,995 while single-family homes ranging from 2,888 square feet to more than 3,100 square feet start at $1.1 million, according to the sales website. running and biking that connect directly to Core Creek Park The neighborhood sits across Langhorne Newtown Road from George School's campus Stone Meadows was once the home of actor and producer Ezra Stone Locals fought for decades to preserve its 167 acres which agreed to only develop part of the land Lacey Latch is the development reporter for the Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer. She can be reached at LLatch@gannett.com Crowds in Cincinnati and Middletown turned out to celebrate International Workers Day Thursday using the opportunity to criticize the polices of the Trump administration A group of about 200 rallied in Cincinnati's Washington Park where labor leaders and activists spoke for about two hours The event focused on the impact Trump's policies will have on local workers. Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary Jimmy Hyden told the crowd Trump’s tariffs — including a 145% tariff on most goods from China — could endanger the long-awaited Brent Spence Bridge project "This comes down to jacking the prices up on materials that we need to build these things but the materials and things we need to live and survive every day saying other countries' trade practices are unfair and take advantage of the U.S Raising tariffs on them improves America's bargaining power and will help reshore manufacturing jobs The president has at times withdrawn some of the tariffs or lowered them when the U.S wins concessions from countries like Canada and China Other speakers highlighted Trump administration policies they said were hostile to LGBTQ workers local worker Jorge Lopez told the crowd through an interpreter that Trump's actions deporting immigrants to El Salvador are unjust we're part of the community," he said to big cheers We're being attacked by the current administration who just want us to be part of their statistics." about 40 people in Vice President JD Vance's hometown held their own May Day rally Middletown resident Constance Miller helped organize it She said the aim was to support workers while also pushing back on Trump and Vance's policies "Middletown is a working-class city," she said If they continue with these tariffs and these attacks on the workers and their pensions and their pay and their rights we're not going to have much of a town left." Miller said it’s important to show people that not everyone here is on board with Trump and Vance's agenda He said he came out mostly to inform people about what he sees as dangers to American democracy posed by Trump’s disregard for due process and court orders he also expressed deep concern about Trump's foreign policy Rally-goers lined up along busy Roosevelt Boulevard with signs saying things like not the rich" and "Hands off democracy." Drivers greeted them with supportive waves and honks — and also the occasional jeer and curse word Wagner was careful to stress that he didn't believe the event was an attempt to be divisive "We've been in this area our whole lives," he said there are a lot of people who just aren't paying attention." Some of those events were planned by anti-Trump group 50501; others by local organizers independently Local organizers in Loveland say their event drew roughly 40 people despite steady rain Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Vote!" the crowd yelled at Middletown's Board of Education where a crowd of residents pushed school officials to raise their taxes A contentious nearly five-hour meeting on April 30 at Middletown High School North was filled with school board members frequently speaking over one another hecklers in the audience yelling at the officials on the auditorium stage At issue was whether the board should adopt a 10.1% school tax increase six of nine school board members voted to raise the local school tax levy more than 10% a move they hope will help to bring an end to the district's long and growing fiscal crisis The school's financial situation has long been on a downhill trajectory school board member Joseph Fitzgerald said during the meeting district officials closed and sold the Port Monmouth school and drained the district's cash reserves we don't have financial health," said Fitzgerald One-time financial solutions left the district with temporarily balanced budgets but in the same overall predicament the following year "We have to be doing a multitude of things in order to right the ship and get us back on track… so that way we can preserve the quality of education that we've come to know in Middletown," Superintendent Jessica Alfone told the crowd gathered at the high school "It gives us time and the ability to get to the next place we need to be… And lasting revenue is better than temporary revenue." hundreds of irate parents swarmed a school meeting where administrators discussed closing and merging schools to fill a $10 million budget gap They also discussed the possibility of laying off 120 teachers and staff members to make up the difference Weeks later, the state Department of Education said Middletown was one of 281 school districts across New Jersey that were eligible for a tax incentive program That program enabled these districts to exceed a state-mandated 2% cap on tax levy increases this year The measure is designed to help these schools catch up financially to budget deficits created by years of declining state aid and high inflation Related: New Jersey school taxes to rise dramatically in many Ocean and Monmouth school districts state officials want taxpayers to shoulder $8.4 million more in costs for local schools a number they calculate based on Middletown's property values and residents' incomes Middletown residents and business owners paid about $165 million in taxes to the district to support the 2024-25 school year A 10.1% increase in the tax levy is "unfair and too drastic," board member Gary Tulp said to find the least horrible alternative option at the time." Board President Frank Capone also urged the board to adopt a lower tax increase and find a way to sell property or make other agreements to keep the tax increase under 10% their arguments failed to sway the majority of the board Six of the nine-member school board voted to approve the 10.1% tax increase School taxes will rise about $55 per month on a home assessed at the municipal average of $728,537 Administrators said the budget does not close any schools and maintains class sizes of no more than 25 students per classroom in elementary grades and no more than 28 students per class in upper grades our budget has actually shrunk (in recent years)," school Business Administrator Amy Doherty told the school board State and federal funding to Middletown schools has dropped while the cost of living in this area of the country has exceeded the 2% tax levy cap said the district hired a firm to look for ways to cut costs in years to come it will look at changing the way schools are used The goal is to be able to provide more resources for students in the long run "We want to continue to seek methods for reducing expenses within the operating budget without sacrificing the student experience," said Alfone and not touching the student experience in a negative way is really administrators hope to use the savings to help improve school facilities The tax increase "is not the end of the road," the superintendent said Amanda Oglesby is an Ocean County native who covers education and the environment She has worked for the Press for more than 17 years A $150 million PennDOT project will redo a stretch of Route 1 through Middletown and Langhorne Borough creating a semi-cloverleaf at the Route 413 intersection The complex plan was reintroduced this week at an online meeting with PennDOT officials who said shovels won’t hit the ground until at least 2029 It’s projected to be completed in the early- to mid-2030s Route 1 will remain the same — two lanes northbound But its shoulders will widen and there will be several dramatic changes From 2022 Langhorne fights Route 1 traffic plan and PennDOT is listening. Here's what could change PennDOT officials confirmed that private property will be acquired for widening the highway for shoulders after removing the twin service roads Which properties the state will purchase has not been determined It will take up to two years to complete land acquisition Residents who attended the online meeting are concerned with how the new traffic patterns will affect residential neighborhoods when the twin service roads are removed and permanently detached from accessing Route 1 “You are eliminating a lane of travel only to force that traffic onto road not equipped to handle them,” a resident posted PennDOT officials said the new disbursement of traffic will be absorbed in part by a traffic roundabout citing a traffic study showing minimal impacts when 29 percent more traffic will flow through the roundabout and about half that will flow during the evening rush The latest Bensalem, Middletown and Falls road work: What's the latest on 3 major PennDOT projects? not to be confused with fast-moving traffic circles Traffic flows counterclockwise around an island All entering traffic yields to automobiles in the roundabout at slow speeds They are also safer than four-way stop signs or traffic signals at traditional intersections PennDOT’s spokespeople expressed confidence the plan will not burden surrounding neighborhoods with the elimination of the twin service roads Middletown and Langhorne Borough officials have been apprised of the plan the plan and all of its complicated parts has not finalized with a “build/no build” decision Currently, the massive reconstruction of the highway through this part of Lower Bucks County is in its “environmental assessment” phase the agency has not found any significant impact on the environment The next steps include a public hearing on the environmental assessment findings which will be scheduled later this year or in early 2026. Frequently asked questions can be found on PennDOT's website Land acquisition will begin in 2027 and finish in 2029 the same year construction is set to begin The project is expected to take three years to finish JD Mullane can be reached at jmullane@couriertimes.com .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Reed Becker | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comPat Dempsey’s three RBI led Middletown South in a 12-4 victory over Allentown in Allentown Michael Frandsen and Jack Concordia each came around to score three runs while Brendan Silva also contributed two RBIs Dieter Von Harten led Allentown by going 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored while Chase Pullen and Damien Porras each had an RBI Middletown South (7-8) snaps its three-game losing streak and will host Middletown North on Tuesday while Allentown (9-8) will welcome in Trenton on Monday Reed Becker can be reached at rbecker@njadvancemedia.com The N.J. 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Ohio (WKRC) — A stolen vehicle pursuit ended in the arrest of a Kentucky fugitive in Middletown A stolen vehicle from Hamilton County was spotted on Second Street in the city at 11:59 a.m triggering a pursuit that ended with the arrest of a fugitive wanted in Kentucky Officers initiated a traffic stop on 73 West but the vehicle accelerated and attempted to evade capture prompting a request for assistance from the Middletown Division of Police The Franklin Division of Police successfully executed a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver on Carmody Boulevard was identified as Jeffrey Hurn of Kentucky through a portable fingerprint reader used by the Monroe Police Department Hurn is wanted in Kentucky on multiple felony warrants He faces charges from the Franklin Division of Police The company’s new retail facility between Cincinnati and Dayton will be the first licensed cannabis store in the local community will soon open for recreational and medical sales at 3616 Dixie Highway bringing increased access to safe and regulated cannabis products for cannabis consumers throughout the region This will be Terrasana’s fifth dispensary in the state of Ohio Strategically located just minutes off I-75 in a high-traffic retail corridor the new dispensary will serve Middletown as well as communities between Dayton and Cincinnati The Terrasana location will offer a curated selection of Ohio-grown cannabis products and prioritize consumer education compassionate service and community engagement “We’re excited to join the Middletown community and expand safe legal access to cannabis consumers in Southwest Ohio,” Terrasana owner Chad Wise said we are more than just a place to buy cannabis; we are an integral part of the communities we serve This is reflected in our tagline ‘Locally Rooted’: a statement that embodies our deep connection to Ohio since 2019 and the culture that makes each of our locations unique We’re incredibly proud to open our fifth location in Ohio.” contributing to the area’s economic development and offering opportunities for career growth in a fast-growing industry the Middletown store will feature a bright modern retail environment and employ knowledgeable locally trained staff to help customers navigate the state’s cannabis product offerings with confidence including a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony and instead took a 7-2 vote to allow the district to increase the town's school taxes as high as 10.1 percent as it prepares its 2025-'26 school year budget It was Board member Joe Fitzgerald who first suggested the Board increase the school tax levy up to 10.1 percent "The 5.88-percent increase puts us right back where we are now It does not give us a strategic plan," said Fitzgerald Tuesday night "The 5.88 gets us to next year and it just gets worse and worse from there .. "A 5.88-percent tax increase will lead us to the same position that we are in today one year from now," said Deb Wright Frank Capone and Jacqueline Tobacco were the only two members to vote against the 10.1 percent increase "I have supported our superintendent from the beginning I thought she proposed a plan that was fiscally responsible and protected our teachers," said Tobacco "I think there is still room to come to a middle ground with our tax base But I represent the entire town of Middletown and the people who have begged us not to go up to 10 percent I cannot in good conscience — I will not support up to a 10.1-percent increase in this economy and with people struggling." It was Capone and Tobacco, because they sit on the shared services committee, that met with Middletown Mayor Tony Perry last week and came up with the 5.88 percent plan: Perry and Capone agreed on a plan where the district and town would split the expense of armed police officers in Middletown schools and the district agreed to sell a 10-acre lot to the Township which Perry has been eyeing for the past year would have raised the school tax levy 5.88 percent Nearly the entire rest of the Board said they were excluded from how this plan was concocted and in general they feel shut out of how the Board operates "I was really disappointed tonight that we have not discussed as a board any of this budget stuff," said Board member Joan Minnuies "In my 23 years on the board I've never seen anything like that This board seriously needs to start meeting together as a board." "I found out a lot of this budget was done in secrecy ... I am hoping going forward that we are all included in this," said Mark Soporowski Tuesday night Wright depicted the 5.88 proposal from Capone/Perry as a backroom deal cooked up in secret "I was not part of this meeting with the Township that made this deal and I don't think several other board members were "We were not given an opportunity to discuss this before tonight Emergency meetings could have been called .. Because I actually have a full-time job and I cannot drop my responsibilities to my job when I am summoned in a cryptic message to go to city hall .. to go discuss whatever deal was made without our knowledge." Wright also said the Board should have continued the strategic planning process it began five years ago the Board took a majority vote to allow the school district to raise the school tax levy up to 10.1 percent as it prepares its 2025-'26 budget A previously published headline was unclear and has been updated Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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