Tag: Allentown
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Fritts elected Allentown mayor; second council seat undecided
ALLENTOWN – Thomas Fritts, who is currently serving as president of the Allentown Borough Council, has won his first four-year term as mayor. According to results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Fritts (413 votes) defeated Greg Westfall (333 votes) in the Nov. 5 election. Westfall is serving the final year of his first…
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Allentown property owners will get break on school tax levy percentage
ALLENTOWN – The percentage of the Upper Freehold Regional School District tax levy that property owners in Allentown pay is scheduled to decrease in 2020. Allentown and Upper Freehold Township comprise the UFRSD and share the costs of operating the Newell Elementary School, the Stone Bridge Middle School and Allentown High School. Earlier this year,…
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Allentown library association receives grant from preservation fund
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Public Library Association has been awarded an $18,750 grant from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. The intent of the grant is to provide the means for associations that own and maintain historic properties to develop an updated preservation plan to properly maintain the historic integrity of the property, according…
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Allentown council awards contract for waste water treatment upgrades
After several years of discussion and planning, the members of the Allentown Borough Council took a significant step toward upgrading the municipality’s infrastructure when they voted 5-0 on Oct. 22 to award a contract for the construction of new waste water treatment facilities. Council President Thomas Fritts called the governing body’s action a “monumental” achievement…
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Resident endorses Fritts for mayor
Everyone is aware of how successful and how much Tom Fritts has done on the Allentown Borough Council for the past two-plus years, but I knew Tom years before he entered public service. I remember him creating the Christmas lighting event that has become so popular in our town each year. I remember Tom taking…
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Allentown resident supports Fritts for mayor
I am supporting Borough Council President Thomas Fritts for mayor of Allentown. In his three years on the council he has an impressive record. As chairman of the Sewer Utility Committee, Fritts just announced the award of the waste water treatment plant construction contract, saving the borough $1.5 million over the previous Dewberry plant. He…
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Four candidates bid for two seats on Allentown Borough Council
ALLENTOWN – Four residents are running for two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council in the Nov. 5 general election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Democratic Councilman Rob Schmitt is seeking re-election to a third term. Thomas Braunworth and Martha Johnson are running for council seats on the Allentown…
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Fritts, Westfall seek four-year term as mayor in Allentown election
ALLENTOWN – Greg Westfall, who is serving the final year of his first four-year term as Allentown’s mayor, and Thomas Fritts, who is the president of the Borough Council, are vying for the mayor’s position in the Nov. 5 municipal election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. In 2015, Westfall ran…
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Resident endorses Westfall, Johnson, Braunworth
I want to offer my recommendation for the upcoming election for Allentown mayor and Borough Council members. Mayor Gregory Westfall has been invested, involved and proactive during his term. He cares deeply about our town. I have found he will investigate any complaint or concern that is brought to his attention. His work on the…
