Tag: Allentown
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Hope Fire Company adds personnel
ALLENTOWN – Borough Council members have approved the full-time employment of two men as firefighters/drivers with Hope Fire Company No. 1. The fire company has its headquarters on Route 526 in Upper Freehold Township and serves Allentown and Upper Freehold Township. The individuals who were hired as firefighters/drivers are Kevin Hrudowsky and Patrick Donoher. Both…
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Allentown girls’ soccer rebounds with victory in state tournament
Being proud of what their girls’ soccer teams accomplished was a shared sentiment held by the coaches at Allentown High School and Freehold High School. Allentown coach Kim Maurer boasted how proud she was of her players rebounding from its first defeat of the season to advance in the state tournament. For Freehold coach Elyse…
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Allentown football team making state playoff push
The Allentown High School football team has its sights set on successfully defending its state playoff championship. Allentown remains a strong candidate to retain the Central Jersey, Group 4 state championship even after the Redbirds fell to Trenton Central High School, 26-6, on Oct. 28 in Trenton. Allentown got on the scoreboard first when freshman quarterback…
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Allentown girls’ soccer team falls in Mercer County Tournament final
The Allentown High School girls’ soccer team suffered its first loss of the season when it was defeated in the championship game of the Mercer County Tournament. The Redbirds, who entered the game with a 17-0 record and were the favorites to claim the county tournament crown as the No. 1 seed, were shut out…
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Monahan, Elder, Borkowski, Anthony seek council seats in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Four residents are seeking two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council in the Nov. 7 general election. The current terms of council members Wil Borkowski and Angela Anthony, both Democrats, will end on Dec. 31. The candidates seeking election are Borkowski, Anthony, John A. Elder III and Thomas Monahan. Elder and Monahan…
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Allentown residents react to group home proposal
ALLENTOWN – Residents reacting to a nonprofit organization’s expressed desire to create a group home for individuals who have special needs discussed various aspects of that proposal during the Allentown Borough Council’s Oct. 24 meeting. Two weeks earlier, on Oct. 10, a representative of PennReach Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the social mission of…
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Council will give code official administrative support
ALLENTOWN – Borough Council members will seek a candidate to work four hours per week in a support position to assist Allentown’s code enforcement officer. Joseph McGrath works two hours per day, two days per week, as the code enforcement officer. He has specifically been directed by Mayor Greg Westfall and the council to pursue…
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Allentown fire, first aid reps update council on current status
ALLENTOWN – The provision of emergency services in Allentown, including the possibility of billing patients for first aid services, was a topic of discussion at the Borough Council on Oct. 10 when representatives of the Hope Fire Company and the Allentown First Aid Squad came before the governing body. Steve Gomba, chief of the Hope…
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Company alleging damages in parking lot disagreement
ALLENTOWN — A downtown building owner is seeking a legal remedy because the borough has never built a parking lot that the building owner claims was promised. A tort claim notice has been filed by attorney Adam Schneider of Long Branch on behalf of his client, Owen Seeland, LLC, in connection with property at 3,…
