Tag: Allentown
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Allentown council members adopt 2021 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted a municipal budget for 2021 that totals $3.13 million and will be supported through the collection of a $1.68 million local tax levy. The budget was adopted during the council’s April 6 meeting, which was conducted in a virtual manner during the ongoing coronavirus…
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Upper Freehold Regional school board introduces 2021-22 budget
The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $43.1 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2021-22 school year. Property owners in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township will be asked to pay a $28.1 million local tax levy to support the budget. Following a discussion among…
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Allentown council adopts ordinance to regulate invasive plants
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted an ordinance in a bid to regulate invasive species of vegetation in the community. The ordinance was adopted during the March 16 meeting of the governing body. The purpose of the ordinance “is to preserve and protect private and public property from the damaging spread…
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Allentown council appoints Roth as administrator; will retain clerk’s duties
ALLENTOWN – Several months after voting to create the new position of borough administrator, members of the Borough Council have appointed Laurie A. Roth, the current municipal clerk, to a two-year term as Allentown’s administrator. Roth’s initial term as borough administrator will run from March 15, 2021 through March 14, 2023, according to a resolution…
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Applicant lays out plan for warehouse in Upper Freehold Township
UPPER FREEHOLD – An application that proposes the construction of a warehouse on farmland on Route 524 in Upper Freehold Township is being met with concern as a result of its potential negative impact on the community. Representatives of NP Freehold Industrial, LLC, appeared before the Upper Freehold Township Zoning Board of Adjustment on March…
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Allentown council members introduce 2021 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council have introduced the 2021 municipal budget and scheduled a public hearing for April 6. At that time, residents may ask questions or make comments about the budget. Council members introduced the budget during their March 2 meeting, which was conducted in a virtual manner during the…
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Residents concerned about warehouse development bordering Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Residents of Allentown and Upper Freehold Township spent more than an hour on the evening of March 2 expressing their concerns to municipal officials about an approved commercial development in neighboring Robbinsville. In recent weeks, municipal officials in Robbinsville have approved the construction of warehouse distribution centers at the Mercer Corporate Park on…
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Two school districts face loss of state aid during 2021-22 academic year
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2021-22 academic year. In terms of state aid, some school districts have come out winners and will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts have come out losers…
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Examiner News Briefs, Feb. 24
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners and the Monmouth County Historical Commission have announced that Allentown has been granted $4,925 for the repainting of the exterior of the municipal annex on Church Street. Allentown officials said the grant is conditional, pending the completion of the 2021 county budget process and the allocation of funds…
