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Five Redbirds advance to track Group championships
Ticse breaks her school 3,200 record BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Five Allentown girls and boys track and field team members advanced out of the NJSIAA Group III Central Jersey sectionals into the Group championships that will be held Friday and Saturday (May 28-29) at South Plainfield High School. Caroline Ticse and Brandon Colona advanced for…
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Allentown vs. Hamilton
Above: Allentown High School’s Matt Mueller is pressured by a pair of Hamilton West defenders during the May 20 game in Allentown. The Redbirds celebrated Senior Day with a 17-1 win. Senior captain Mueller had two goals and two assists in the win. Right: Allentown’s Casey Kells (r) fights for a loose ball with a…
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sports shorts •••
Allentown High School is accepting applications until June 1 for athletes, coaches and teams for its second Hall of Fame induction. Contact the school athletic office or go to the website at ufrsd.net and click on “high school” and “athletics” for more information. Upper Freehold Middle School, coached by Rich Freecia, plays Antrium School of…
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Taft’s final season with Redbird softball was fun
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Kristen Taft takes many great memories with her as she heads off to a college career at Lehigh University this fall after closing the books on a fine 14-10 season for Allentown’s softball team this past week. “We had a really young team and everyone played well together,” said Taft, who…
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Kenneth Applegate of Upper Freehold has graduated from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/journalism. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., has named Allentown residents Carla Breccia and Andrew McGovern to the dean’s list for the spring semester. Lyssa Anne Cousineau, a resident of Roosevelt, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor…
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Student art showcase
Far left: Allentown High School Junior Brian Palladino completed “Clay Guitar Man” as a coil project in Art 2. The piece has yet to be fired and glazed. Left: Senior Tyler Seip’s “Ostrich Snake,” completed in graphic design class. Above: A.H.S. student Morgan Marsicano’s charcoal “Horse” completed last year during independent study. A.H.S. freshman Miranda…
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Last-minute school-community rally doesn’t get budget reinstated
Officials cut over $1M from spending plan; Shaw says new school may not open BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ALLENTOWN — Members of the school community rallied for completely restoring the defeated budget before officials cut $1 million from the spending plan.T he proposed Upper Freehold Regional School District $37.9 million budget would have raised taxes…
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Allentown, U.F. agree to 4% tax levy increase for schools
Officials caught off guard by discovery that teachers will get salary increase next year BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The Upper Freehold Township Committee and the Allentown Borough Council decided to cut $1,023,027 from the proposed Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) budget. The UFRSD’s proposed $37.9 million budget would have raised school taxes by 9.88…
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George Stampe
George Stampe, of Phillipsburg, formerly of Long Valley, died May 14, 2010, at home, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Stampe served his country as a member of the 82nd Air Borne during the Korean War. From 1959 to 1969, he served as a police officer in East Orange. He then ran his…
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