Tag: Allentown
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Upper Freehold Regional school board updates community on referendum projects
Work on $7.2 million worth of construction projects in the Upper Freehold Regional School District is expected to be sufficiently completed before students return for the start of the 2019-20 school year. On Aug. 21, the Board of Education presented an update on the status of the construction projects. Voters in Upper Freehold Township and…
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Allentown council bans large trucks from borough streets
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that bans trucks that weigh more than 4 tons from certain streets in Allentown. The ordinance was introduced on July 9 and adopted during the council’s Aug. 20 meeting at Borough Hall. Council President Thomas Fritts, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilman Robert Strovinsky, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilman…
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Allentown municipal clerk reappointed, granted tenure by council
ALLENTOWN – With praise from residents and members of the governing body, Laurie A. Roth has been reappointed to a three-year term as Allentown’s municipal clerk and been granted tenure in the position. Borough Council members passed a resolution to reappoint Roth during their Aug. 20 meeting. Roth’s new three-year term will run from Oct.…
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Allentown will seek funding for Ashby Park project from Monmouth County
Representatives of Allentown will take a step toward securing funding for the planned development of the Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park Project when they submit an application for a Monmouth County municipal open space grant in September. The Allentown Borough Council held a public hearing on Aug. 20 to give residents the opportunity to comment…
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New firefighter hired for Hope Fire Company
UPPER FREEHOLD – A new firefighter has been hired by the Township Committee to serve the residents of Upper Freehold Township and Allentown. During a recent meeting, committee members hired Andrew Hoehn as an additional on-call, per diem firefighter for the Hope Fire Company, acting on the recommendation of the acting supervisor of the fire…
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Three candidates file to run for seats on Upper Freehold Regional school board
Three residents are seeking three available three-year terms on the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election. Of the board’s nine members, seven are residents and representatives of Upper Freehold Township and two are residents and representatives of Allentown. Candidates appear on the ballot in the municipality they seek…
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Bids exceed estimate for Allentown waste water treatment project
ALLENTOWN – The four companies that submitted bids to construct new waste water treatment infrastructure in Allentown all proposed undertaking the job at a cost significantly higher than the borough engineer’s estimate for the work. The bids were opened in the municipal building on Aug. 2, according to Mayor Greg Westfall. During a Allentown Borough…
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Allentown officials concerned with Upper Freehold affordable housing plan
ALLENTOWN – An affordable housing plan that was recently adopted by municipal officials in Upper Freehold Township is causing concern in Allentown. Mayor Greg Westfall and Borough Council members held an executive (closed) session meeting on Aug. 5 and one item listed on the agenda was potential litigation as a legal response to Upper Freehold’s…
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Allentown native enters Plebe Summer at U.S. Naval Academy
Nick Campbell, a graduate of Allentown High School, was inducted into the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2023 on June 27 and has started six weeks of basic midshipman training as part of Plebe Summer at the academy in Annapolis, Md. Approximately 1,200 candidates are selected each year for the academy’s “plebe” or freshman class,…
