Tag: Allentown
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Allentown rejects Verizon request for possible upgrades
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has rejected a proposal from Verizon Wireless, which sought permission for its employees to enter Allentown’s right of way to determine if new technology is needed in order to provide more reliable mobile phone service in the community. A resolution rejecting the company’s request was…
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Redbirds see strong starts from baseball, girls’ lacrosse teams
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s baseball and girls’ lacrosse teams have gotten off to flying starts in the budding spring sports season. Baseball After outscoring its first two opponents, 32-5, with 15 players driving in runs, Allentown’s baseball team went to 3-0 April 8 by pulling out a 2-1 victory over Hopewell Valley Central…
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Budget hearing scheduled for April 18 in Allentown
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has introduced a $2.45 million budget that will raise the year’s municipal tax by $22 for an individual who owns a home assessed at the borough average. A public hearing on the 2017 budget has been scheduled for April 18. The $2.45 million budget…
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County awards pact for road work
ALLENTOWN – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a contract to Lucas Brothers Inc., Morganville, for improvements to the intersection of Old York Road/South Main Street and Ellisdale Road/New Road. South Main Street/Old York Road is designated as Monmouth County Route 28. The contract for the improvements is in the amount of $306,306.…
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Redbirds’ softball team hopes South Carolina trip pays off
By Wayne Witkowski Little did Allentown High School softball coach Kim Maurer and her players realize when they planned a mid-March trip to the Cal Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, how fortuitous it was amid the onslaught of winter weather after a brief stretch of mild temperatures in the opening week of preseason.…
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Allentown council hires DPW superintendent
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has hired Nicholas Pellichero to serve as Allentown’s Department of Works superintendent. The hiring of a DPW superintendent became necessary because a shared services agreement between Allentown and Robbinsville through which Robbinsville provided a DPW supervisor and a full-time worker to Allentown will expire on…
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Senior-led Redbirds’ lacrosse team aims for postseason success
By Wayne Witkowski Senior defenders Jason Rider and Jeremy Kleinwaks are looking to end their careers as four-year starters for Allentown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team the way they started: in the championship game of the Mercer County Tournament. With 12 of 21 players back from last season, the team is looking to qualify for…
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Allentown seeks state funding to save land
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Borough officials want to put Allentown in a line with other Garden State municipalities that are seeking state funding to preserve open space and stave off development. Municipal officials have filed an application with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres Planning Incentive Program. The move…
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Redbirds head to Myrtle Beach to prepare for baseball season
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s baseball team has the remedy for winter blues after the wet weather forced practices indoors and dropped scrimmages. Go south. The Redbirds are headed to the Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, this week to play six games in four days from March 22-26 to help prepare for…
