Tag: Allentown
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Allentown officials seek removal of hazardous tree
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Allentown Borough Council are stepping up their attempts to remove a tree that has been determined to be posing a hazard to the community. The issue was an item of discussion, and ultimately a resolution, during the council’s April 9 meeting in Borough Hall. Municipal officials said that in November,…
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Solid waste, recycling contracts will be considered in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has authorized the Roberts Engineering Group to prepare specifications, advertise bids and provide additional services requested regarding solid waste and recyclable materials collection services. The cost of the firm’s services for the work may not exceed $12,000, according to a resolution that was passed at the April 9 meeting…
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Allentown council introduces $2.48M municipal budget for 2019
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has introduced a $2.48 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2019. Council President Thomas Fritts, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilman Rob Schmitt, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilman John A. Elder III and Councilman Robert Strovinsky voted to introduce the budget during a meeting on March 26. A…
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Allentown officials press county to address traffic issues
ALLENTOWN – The mayor and Borough Council members are continuing to press Monmouth County officials to address traffic concerns in Allentown. In a March 20 letter to Monmouth County Engineer Joseph Ettore, Mayor Greg Westfall noted that they met in April 2016 and on subsequent dates to discuss traffic conditions on county roads in Allentown.…
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Allentown will continue to opt out of county’s assessment program
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Borough Council have voted unanimously to continue to opt out of the Monmouth County Assessment Demonstration Program (ADP). Council members made the decision during a meeting on March 26. They had been given a deadline of April 1 to notify the county if they wanted to rejoin the program. According…
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Area teenager will participate in world championships of Irish dance
A local high school student is preparing to take her talent in Irish dance to an international competition. Kathleen Vernon of Allentown has qualified to compete in the 2019 Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (the Irish Dancing World Championships), which will take place from April 14-21 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Centre in Greensboro, N.C.…
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Upper Freehold Regional school board introduces $43.3M budget
The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a tentative budget of $43.36 million to support the operation of the school district during the 2019-20 school year. The tentative budget was introduced during a board meeting on March 13 and has been submitted for review to the Monmouth County superintendent of schools,…
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Allentown council makes another push to address abandoned properties
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has taken two new actions in its ongoing effort to clean up vacant and abandoned properties in Allentown. During a meeting on March 12, council members passed a resolution authorizing the issuance of a request for proposals from qualified rehabilitation entities interested in renovating vacant and abandoned properties in Allentown.…
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Allentown will seek bids for improvements to water tank
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has passed a resolution authorizing the Roberts Engineering Group to seek bids for a water tank project. Council President Thomas Fritts, Councilman John A. Elder III, Councilman Rob Schmitt, Councilman Robert Strovinsky, Councilwoman Angela Anthony and Councilman Michael Drennan voted to pass the resolution during the March 12 meeting…
