Tag: Allentown

  • Examiner Datebook, March 23

    Examiner Datebook, March 23

    • The Manalapan Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee will host its fifth annual Model Train Show fundraiser at the Manalapan Community Center, 114 Route 33 West, Manalapan (just past Peking Pavilion), from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 27. Donations will be accepted and will benefit veterans’ services. Residents of all towns are invited to attend…

  • Millstone, Upper Freehold Regional school districts will see aid reduced

    Millstone, Upper Freehold Regional school districts will see aid reduced

    The Millstone Township K-8 School District and the Upper Freehold Regional School District will both see the amount of financial assistance they receive from the state reduced for the 2022-23 academic year. Earlier this month, Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during…

  • Examiner Datebook, March 16

    Examiner Datebook, March 16

    • Millstone Township will conduct a stream cleanup event from 9 a.m. to noon April 9. Community members of all ages are invited to participate. Meet at the municipal court building, 215 Millstone Road. Pre-registration is required at thewatershed.org/stream-cleanups. The event is held rain or shine. Bring a reusable water bottle and gloves. A mask…

  • Redbirds post winning record; have high expectations for 2022-23

    Redbirds post winning record; have high expectations for 2022-23

    ALLENTOWN – The 2021-22 season came to an end for the Allentown High School girls basketball team on March 3 in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament against Wall High School in Wall Township. A full season on the court – following a 2020-21 campaign that was abbreviated by…

  • Examiner Datebook, March 9

    Examiner Datebook, March 9

    • The historic village of Allentown will host its first Daffodil Days Festival held from March 26 through April 3. The festival includes family friendly events set among 3,000 daffodils. A parade at noon on March 26 will kick off more than 30 activities (many free) and boutique shop specials. Master gardeners will answer questions…

  • Allentown mayor: School district committee will examine traffic issues

    Allentown mayor: School district committee will examine traffic issues

    ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has been appointed to a committee examining traffic concerns in Allentown that are related to the Upper Freehold Regional School District’s campus on High Street. Fritts made the announcement of his appointment during the Feb. 22 meeting of the Allentown mayor and Borough Council. Traffic issues have led to a…

  • Examiner Datebook, March 2

    Examiner Datebook, March 2

    • Take Me to the River, An Insider’s Guide to Waterfront Access will be presented via Zoom by Paul Gleitz at 7:30 p.m. March 16. The presentation is sponsored by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association. Gleitz, the principal park planner for the Monmouth County Parks System, will speak about recreational water access in the park…

  • Allentown officials keeping tabs on plans for Stein property

    Allentown officials keeping tabs on plans for Stein property

    ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has confirmed what residents have been saying for some time: there is surveying activity taking place on a parcel of land in Upper Freehold Township bordering Allentown that could be a prelude to commercial development. During a meeting of the mayor and Borough Council on Feb. 22, Fritts provided an…

  • Masks will be optional in Upper Freehold Regional School District

    Masks will be optional in Upper Freehold Regional School District

    When New Jersey’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7, administrators in the Upper Freehold Regional School District will make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s three schools. Superintendent of Schools Mark Guterl stated in a Feb. 18 letter that on March 7, Upper Freehold Regional students and…