Tag: Allentown
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Allentown library hosts summer reading clubs
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Public Library, a branch of the Monmouth County Library System, is busy registering and logging in active readers for summer reading clubs that run through Aug. 11. The Allentown Public Library Association, in support of this annual program, organized a contest for “kids of all ages” to design bookmarks that would…
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Allentown council authorizes bids to solicit for new water meters
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials have selected the type of water meter they want to install in 700 homes and have authorized the borough engineer to advertise for bids for the purchase and installation of the new equipment. During a meeting on June 12, Allentown Borough Council President Thomas Fritts, Councilman Rob Schmitt, Councilwoman Johnna Stinemire,…
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Attorney: Bids for treatment plant exceeded what Allentown could pay
ALLENTOWN – The two bids Allentown officials received from companies that sought a municipal contract to refurbish the waste water treatment plant in the borough were each more than $1 million in excess of the borough engineer’s estimate for the work. More than a dozen companies obtained a bid package for the project, but on…
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School board president asks for financial support for armed guards in wake of threat
ALLENTOWN – Patricia Hogan, the president of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education, made an impassioned plea at the June 12 meeting of the Allentown Borough Council. Speaking to the borough’s elected officials several hours after police officers rushed to the district’s schools in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township in response to…
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Independent candidates file to run for Allentown Borough Council
ALLENTOWN – There will be a contested election for two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council on Nov. 6. Although no political parties will be represented in the race on Election Day, four residents have filed nominating petitions to run as independent candidates for the two available seats on the governing body. According to…
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Allentown officials plan to install new water meters in 700 homes
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials are continuing to work on a project that will eventually see a new water meter installed in 700 homes in Allentown. Councilman Rob Schmitt provided an update on the project during a recent meeting of the Borough Council. Asked why officials are undertaking the water meter replacement program now, Schmitt said…
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Allentown council rejects bids for waste water treatment plant project
ALLENTOWN – During a special meeting on May 31, members of the Allentown Borough Council voted to reject a pair of bids that had been submitted by companies seeking a contract to upgrade Allentown’s waste water treatment plant. Municipal Clerk Laurie Gavin reported the council’s action on June 1. She said after the governing body…
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Allentown officials attempt to resolve issues at two Green Acres locations
ALLENTOWN – State funding Allentown was expecting to receive for the acquisition of open space parcels could be in jeopardy if borough officials cannot correct two issues that deal with the private use of public land. During the May 22 meeting of the Borough Council, resident Alice Wikoff asked officials to comment on a May…
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Allentown residents may comment on master plan
ALLENTOWN – During its regular meeting at 7 p.m. June 4, the Allentown Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the borough’s proposed master plan. The master plan has been prepared for the board by Thomas A. Thomas and T. Andrew Thomas of Thomas Planning Associates, the board’s planners. The public hearing will be…
