Tag: Upper Freehold Regional School District
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Allentown taxpayers will get no relief from school tax hike
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – There is nothing Allentown municipal officials or property owners can do at this time about an approximate $530 increase in school taxes they will face between Aug. 1, 2016 and July 31, 2017, except pay the bill. That was the bottom line delivered by attorneys representing the firm…
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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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Judge denies immediate school relief
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer A petition for injunctive relief filed by the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education against the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education has been denied by a judge. The two districts have a long-standing relationship in which students of high school age who reside in Millstone…
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Millstone school board hires special counsel
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Special counsel for the Millstone Township K-8 School District has been appointed by the Board of Education. During a recent meeting, the board appointed the legal firm Porzio Bromberg and Newman, of Morristown, to serve as the district’s special counsel for the 2016-17 school year at a rate…
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Legislators support Allentown’s appeal of school tax hike
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Three state legislators have offered their support to the Borough Council in its bid to appeal a calculation that is expected to result in a significant increase in school taxes for Allentown residents. Allentown and Upper Freehold Township comprise the Upper Freehold Regional School District and split the…
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School boards engaged in legal action
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has filed a legal action against the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education. The two districts have a long-standing relationship in which students of high school age who reside in Millstone Township can attend Allentown High School in the…
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Allentown braces for big school tax hike
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer The $41.07 million budget the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has adopted for the 2016-17 school year is going to have a significant impact on the school taxes paid by residents of Allentown over the next 12 months. The budget will be supported by the collection of…
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Public hearing slated on school budget
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer A public hearing has been scheduled for 6 p.m. April 27 on the 2016-17 budget the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced. The budget is being reviewed by Monmouth County executive county superintendent’s office, which is an arm of the state Department of Education, and is…