Tag: Allentown
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Millstone’s Murphy training for further cross-country success at Rutgers
By Wayne Witkowski Conor Murphy of Millstone is training hard for the upcoming cross-country season at Rutgers University after an outstanding freshman campaign during which he led his team in many major races. “I had a great breakout season, and I’ve increased the training with more mileage, more workouts,” Murphy said during his offseason work…
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Two face drug charges in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – A motor vehicle stop in the borough ended with drug charges being lodged against two individuals. Police said a 2011 Nissan was stopped at 10:20 p.m. July 12 after Patrolman Anthony Rando observed it operating at a high rate of speed and with a broken tail light in the area of North Main…
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Allentown fundraiser will bring back ‘Roaring 20s’
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Flappers, the Jazz Age and an historic property in Allentown will all serve as the backdrop for a fundraiser to be hosted by the Allentown Village Initiative. On Aug. 13, the nonprofit Allentown Village Initiative will host a fundraiser at the Tudor Stone House, 143 S. Main St.…
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Attorney will aid Allentown in tax fight
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Borough officials have hired an attorney who specializes in education issues as they continue to seek a solution to a looming hike in school taxes. Attorney Vito Gagliardi Jr., of the firm Porzio, Bromberg and Newman, of Morristown, will help the municipality contest the 2016-17 school tax apportionment rate…
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Mulryne has strong track season for Allentown
By Wayne Witkowski There was little surprise that sophomore high jumper Kassidy Mulryne was the last athlete competing, along with distance runner Devon Hoernlein, for Allentown High School in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) at Central Regional High School on June 8. Mulryne had qualified for the indoor MOC Feb. 27 at the John Bennett Indoor…
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Allentown council appoints McGrath to municipal posts
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Joseph McGrath has been hired as Allentown’s part-time code enforcement officer, housing inspector and zoning officer. The Borough Council tapped McGrath for the positions at its meeting on June 28. Ron Gafgen resigned from those positions on June 30. Officials said McGrath will work four hours a week…
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Allentown’s Scheuerman back on the football field in CFL
By Wayne Witkowski Ross Scheuerman is living the American dream of every young star to play professional football, although it’s not on American soil right now. After playing on the practice fields for three different National Football League (NFL) teams the past two seasons, the former Allentown High School and Lafayette College record-setting running back…
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Allentown standouts selected to play in all-star football games
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School football standout Joe Pritchard admitted he did not expect to be selected for an all-star game on the offensive line, let alone in the prestigious North-South High School All-Star Football Classic game June 27 at Kean University. “I’m really happy about it. I’m honored to be a part of…
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Allentown master plan to be updated
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – An ordinance authorizing a $25,000 emergency appropriation that will be used to hire professional consultants who will prepare a master plan update was adopted by the Borough Council on June 14. A master plan is a series of documents that contains the land use regulations that frame a community’s…
