Tag: Allentown
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Stuck trucks continue to vex Allentown residents
ALLENTOWN – Susan Jones’ level of frustration is rising each day as she watches large tractor-trailers from her home at the corner of Church Street and Johnson Drive in Allentown. She said turning trucks have caused damage to her property and she said she worries about the safety of pedestrians and children riding bicycles. Jones,…
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Nolan, Wayton, Zuppa win seats on Upper Freehold Regional school board
Three incumbent members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education have been re-elected to three-year terms. The board oversees the operation of the Newell Elementary School, the Stone Bridge Middle School and Allentown High School. Of the school board’s nine members, seven are residents and representatives of Upper Freehold Township and two…
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Elder, Torsiello lead Allentown race; Frascella re-elected in Upper Freehold
Seats on the governing bodies in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township were on the ballot on Election Day, Nov. 3 In Allentown, two three-year terms are available on the Borough Council. Running for office are Democrat Robert H. Schmitt Jr. and independent candidates John A. Elder III, Linda Cotte and Erica Torsiello. As of Nov.…
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Allentown council meetings will remain remote through December
ALLENTOWN – Meetings of the Allentown mayor and Borough Council will continue to be conducted in a remote manner at least through December. Councilman John A. Elder III, in a report to the mayor and council on Oct. 27, said that because the coronavirus pandemic is continuing in New Jersey, the borough’s governing body will…
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Allentown council awards contract for Pondview Drive upgrades
ALLENTOWN – Long-awaited improvements to Pondview Drive will be completed following the awarding of a contract to a Monmouth County firm by the Allentown Borough Council. During a meeting on Oct. 13, council members awarded a construction contract for the Pondview Drive improvement project to the Earle Asphalt Company, Wall Township. According to a resolution,…
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Allentown officials working out details of traffic initiatives
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts said he is committed to making 2021 “the year of traffic enforcement” in Allentown. During the Oct. 13 meeting of the mayor and Borough Council, Fritts discussed two traffic enforcement initiatives municipal officials have been attempting to advance in recent years. One initiative involves local speed enforcement zones and the…
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Three candidates run unopposed for seats on Upper Freehold Regional school board
Three members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education are seeking re-election to three available three-year terms in the November 2020 election. Of the board’s nine members, seven are residents and representatives of Upper Freehold Township and two are residents and representatives of Allentown. Board members appear on the ballot in the…
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Monmouth County clerk honors Wikoff with annual Clayton award
Alice Wikoff of Allentown, who serves as the borough’s historian, has been named the winner of the 2020 Jane G. Clayton Award. The award was presented to Wikoff by Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon and the Clayton Award Committee this month and will be featured in Hanlon’s 25th anniversary of the county clerk’s Archives…
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Four candidates in race for two seats on Borough Council in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Four residents of Allentown are seeking two three-year terms on the Borough Council in the 2020 election. The residents running for office are Democrat Robert H. Schmitt Jr. and independent candidates John A. Elder III, Linda Cotte and Erica Torsiello. Cotte has lived in Allentown for 22 years and ran for a council…
