Tag: Allentown
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Weise focused on leading Redbirds against next season
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School girls’ basketball standout Ryan Weise figures to be working harder than ever in the months ahead after the Redbirds were eliminated from the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III semifinals by Neptune High School earlier this month. “I think we had a memorable season. We had so much fun together,”…
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Sewer bill will cost taxpayers in Allentown
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Planned upgrades to the borough’s waste water treatment plant off Breza Road will modernize an aging facility and bring new costs to ratepayers. The additional cost was explained by June Madden, the borough’s chief financial officer, during a discussion at the Feb. 28 meeting of the Allentown Borough…
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Redbirds close winter sports seasons in state playoff action
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s winter sports scene came to an end last weekend with the girls’ basketball team suffering a gritty 69-61 loss to Neptune High School March 4 in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III tournament and wrestlers Joe Lamparelli and Liam McDermott came short of placing in the state championships at…
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Verizon Wireless seeks Allentown OK for technology survey
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Borough officials have not yet approved a request from Verizon Wireless, which is seeking 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. During the Feb. 28 meeting of the Borough…
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Allentown officials plan to staff public works department
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – As a shared services agreement between Allentown and Robbinsville enters its final weeks, borough officials are making plans to continue providing public works services in the community. During the fall of 2016, officials in neighboring Robbinsville informed their counterparts in Allentown they were planning to end a shared…
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Lamparelli, McDermott heading to Atlantic City for Redbirds
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School freshman Joe Lamparelli and junior Liam McDermott advanced to the NJSIAA wrestling state championships at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall March 3-5 after both finished in third place in their respective weight classes at the Region 6 meet Feb. 25 at Brick Memorial High School. The top four finishers advanced…
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Allentown athletes making deep runs in postseason competition
By Wayne Witkowski Three members of Allentown High School’s girls’ indoor track and field team — Devon Hoernlein, Kassidy Mulryne and Carly Roche — qualified for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) coming off the NJSIAA Group III championships Feb. 17 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. Also last weekend, seven Allentown wrestlers…
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Allentown’s engineer will review road improvement plans
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Monmouth County Division of Engineering and Traffic Safety has plans to improve 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. In conjunction with the project, Allentown’s borough engineer, Roberts Engineering Group,…
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Allentown First Aid Squad continues to feel financial pinch
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials have resolved to continue discussing the provision of first aid services in the borough with representatives of the Allentown First Aid Squad. Issues facing the first aid squad were a topic of discussion during the Feb. 14 meeting of the Borough Council. The squad has been…
