Tag: Allentown

  • Examiner Datebook, Feb. 23

    Examiner Datebook, Feb. 23

    • Monmouth County officials have scheduled paper shredding events so residents have the opportunity to dispose of old documents and confidential files safely. All shredding events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations: June 4, Upper Freehold municipal building, 314 Route 539; and Oct. 8, Freehold Township municipal building,…

  • Speed enforcement zones now in place in Allentown

    Speed enforcement zones now in place in Allentown

    ALLENTOWN – Borough Administrator Laurie Roth has reported that Allentown’s public works employees have installed signs warning motorists they will have to appear in municipal court if they are ticketed for speeding in designated areas of the community. The installation of the signs comes several years after Allentown officials initially began discussing the idea of…

  • Examiner Datebook, Feb. 16

    Examiner Datebook, Feb. 16

    • Monmouth County officials have scheduled paper shredding events so residents have the opportunity to dispose of old documents and confidential files safely. All shredding events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations: June 4, Upper Freehold municipal building, 314 Route 539; and Oct. 8, Freehold Township municipal building,…

  • Allentown residents raise concern over possible traffic signal

    Allentown residents raise concern over possible traffic signal

    ALLENTOWN – Residents of Allentown spent two hours asking questions and offering comments about the possible construction of the first traffic signal in the borough. During a meeting of the mayor and Borough Council on Feb. 8 that was held on Zoom during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, residents presented their thoughts to Monmouth County Engineer…

  • Allentown council will seek bids for Phase II work on Ashby Park

    Allentown council will seek bids for Phase II work on Ashby Park

    ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council have authorized a consulting firm to solicit bids for Phase II work related to the development of Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park. The property where Ashby Park is being developed is bounded by Hamilton, Broad and North Main streets, and is situated behind the Allentown United…

  • Allentown council prepares to seek bids for next phase of Ashby Park project

    Allentown council prepares to seek bids for next phase of Ashby Park project

    ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council were expected to consider taking action on a resolution to solicit bids for Phase II work related to the development of Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park when they met on Feb. 8. The property where Ashby Park is being developed is bounded by Hamilton, Broad and…

  • Examiner Datebook, Feb. 9

    Examiner Datebook, Feb. 9

    • The Red Bank Humanists will host a Darwin Day Forum featuring a Zoom talk by Ron Flannery entitled “Epigenetics” on Feb. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The forum will address the questions What is the epigenome? How does it impact you and future generations? Is it nature or nurture? Was Lamarck completely wrong?…

  • Examiner Datebook, Feb. 2

    Examiner Datebook, Feb. 2

    • Registration is open for the Spring 2022 HEWYBL flag football season. HEWYBL now has two leagues: a co-ed league and a new all-girls league. HEWYBL flag football is open to children between the ages of 5 and 14. The registration deadline is March 16. The season will run from early April until mid-June. All…

  • Federal funds expected to cover cost of Allentown lead pipe replacement

    Federal funds expected to cover cost of Allentown lead pipe replacement

    ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown are planning to use federal funds to replace lead water pipes on Church Street. During the Jan. 25 meeting of the mayor and Borough Council, which was conducted via Zoom during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Councilwoman Martha Johnson, who chairs the Water Utility Committee, said $185,000 that has been…