Tag: Allentown
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New group of Redbirds ready to lead Allentown soccer squad
ALLENTOWN – The 2021 season represents the start of a new era for the Allentown High School girls soccer program in the eyes of Coach Kim Maurer. The Redbirds will have eight new faces in their starting lineup in 2021 after seven starters from the 2020 squad graduated in June. “It’s a new start and…
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Examiner News Briefs, Sept. 1
Allentown Borough Administrator Laurie A. Roth reported that the borough’s four water treatment plant buildings sustained flooding damages on Aug. 22 when a heavy rainfall inundated the area and caused rising waters in the Indian Run along the bank of the plant. This area has not flooded since the 1990s. The treatment plant is on…
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Jazz Ambassadors will perform outdoor concert in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Acclaimed as the premier touring jazz big band in the United States, the U.S. Army Field Band’s Jazz Ambassadors will perform a free concert in Allentown on Sept. 26 beginning at 3 p.m. behind the Allentown United Methodist Church, 23 Church St. In case of rain, the concert will be held on the…
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Upper Freehold Regional School District puts emphasis on mental health
Administrators in the Upper Freehold Regional School District will work to address the mental health of students and staff members as the district’s facilities fully reopen for the 2021-22 school year. The 2021-22 school year will begin for students on Sept. 8. Upper Freehold Regional comprises the Newell Elementary School, the Stone Bridge Middle School…
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Allentown receives funds for Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown have made public their support for the 2021 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign which will involve increased impaired driving enforcement from Aug. 20 through Sept. 6. Mayor Thomas Fritts and members of the Borough Council took two actions during a meeting on Aug. 17 in connection with…
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Allentown receives $168K grant for streetscape improvements
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown have reported the receipt of a sizable grant that is expected to fund the next phase of streetscape improvements in the borough. Borough Administrator Laurie Roth said Allentown “secured the funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) for construction engineering inspection and contract administration services for the…
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Millstone-Roosevelt 10U softball team wins state championship
There was no stopping the Millstone-Roosevelt Little League’s 10U travel softball team this summer when it began its quest to qualify for the New Jersey Little League State Softball Tournament. Millstone-Roosevelt advanced to the state tournament by going 6-0 during the District 12 and Section III tournaments. Once the team reached the state tournament, Millstone-Roosevelt…
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Project to upgrade Allentown’s waste water treatment facilities nears completion
ALLENTOWN – A project during which significant upgrades have been made to Allentown’s waste water treatment facilities is nearing completion. During the Aug. 3 meeting of the mayor and Borough Council, Greg Westfall, a former mayor, asked for an update on the project that has been taking place on Breza Road at the site of…
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Allentown gets support from Robbinsville in bid to ban large trucks in borough
ALLENTOWN – The governing body in Allentown and in neighboring Robbinsville have each passed a resolution in support of a weight limit on trucks on Route 526 between Circle Drive in Robbinsville and the Route 526 spur in Upper Freehold Township. Route 526 is Church Street in Allentown and Robbinsville-Allentown Road in Robbinsville. Circle Drive…
