Tag: Allentown

  • Examiner Datebook, May 18

    Examiner Datebook, May 18

    • The Cream Ridge Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 23 at the New Egypt Firehouse, 59 Main St., New Egypt. All lot owners are invited to attend. Details: 609-758-8663. • Allentown was a stop on the Underground Railroad and local historian John Fabiano will tell the story during a…

  • Allentown lacrosse players confident as state tournament nears

    Allentown lacrosse players confident as state tournament nears

    ALLENTOWN — The 2022 NJSIAA South Jersey Group II state sectional tournament is about to begin and Allentown High School’s girls lacrosse players are confident they can make a run at the title. Coach Jen Chiusano and the Redbirds will be trying to reach a state sectional tournament championship game for the second straight season.…

  • Upper Freehold Regional board adopts school budget for 2022-23

    Upper Freehold Regional board adopts school budget for 2022-23

    The members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education have adopted a $43.6 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2022-23 school year. Residential and commercial property owners in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township will pay a $28.6 million local tax levy to support the budget. The…

  • Allentown Borough Council adopts 2022 municipal budget

    Allentown Borough Council adopts 2022 municipal budget

    ALLENTOWN — The members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted a $2.87 million budget that will fund the operation of the municipality during 2022. Allentown’s residential and commercial property owners will pay a tax levy of $1.72 million to support municipal operations. Other revenue will include a $470,000 appropriation from Allentown’s surplus fund (savings),…

  • Redbirds trying to regroup as state baseball tournament approaches

    Redbirds trying to regroup as state baseball tournament approaches

    The main focus for the members of the Allentown High School baseball team during the next few weeks will be to prepare themselves for the upcoming Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament. The Redbirds (10-7-1) will try to bounce back from a streak that has seen them go 2-5 in their last seven games.…

  • Examiner Datebook, May 11

    Examiner Datebook, May 11

    • The Cream Ridge Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 23 at the New Egypt Firehouse, 59 Main St., New Egypt. All lot owners are invited to attend. Details: 609-758-8663. • The Monmouth County Park System will host Walnford Day on May 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at…

  • Allentown waste water treatment plant project receives award

    Allentown waste water treatment plant project receives award

    ALLENTOWN — Municipal officials in Allentown have announced that the borough has received a first place award for Project of the Year from the American Society of Civil Engineers/New Jersey Section for its waste water treatment plant upgrade. In a press release, borough officials said, “We could hardly be prouder of this important award and…

  • Allentown resident works to help fund school construction in Africa

    Allentown resident works to help fund school construction in Africa

    ALLENTOWN – A high school teacher who lives in Allentown is leading an effort to improve educational opportunities for children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in central Africa by having a new school built. Dan Torsiello, 34, said he started the Kivu Project to develop a new school for Mushaki, a rural…

  • Examiner Datebook, May 4

    Examiner Datebook, May 4

    • The Monmouth County Park System will host mill demonstrations on May 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, Upper Freehold Township. See the 19th century gristmill in action. Each demonstration lasts about 15 minutes. Free. Details: 732-842-4000.…