Tag: Upper Freehold Regional School District

  • Community rallies with support after Upper Freehold family loses home in fire

    Community rallies with support after Upper Freehold family loses home in fire

    UPPER FREEHOLD – After losing their home to a fire, an Upper Freehold Township family that includes two staff members and one student in the Upper Freehold Regional School District is receiving assistance from the community. Firefighters employed by the Hope Fire Company, which serves Upper Freehold Township and Allentown, reported they responded to a…

  • Upper Freehold Regional school board introduces 2021-22 budget

    Upper Freehold Regional school board introduces 2021-22 budget

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $43.1 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2021-22 school year. Property owners in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township will be asked to pay a $28.1 million local tax levy to support the budget. Following a discussion among…

  • Upper Freehold Regional supt. hoping for students’ return in January

    Upper Freehold Regional supt. hoping for students’ return in January

    Students in the Upper Freehold Regional School District’s three buildings will receive fully remote instruction for the remainder of December and may return to a hybrid model of instruction on Jan. 11. On Dec. 4, Superintendent of Schools Mark Guterl announced the decision to use 100% remote instruction until at least Jan. 11. During the…

  • Nolan, Wayton, Zuppa win seats on Upper Freehold Regional school board

    Nolan, Wayton, Zuppa win seats on Upper Freehold Regional school board

    Three incumbent members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education have been re-elected to three-year terms. The board oversees the operation of the Newell Elementary School, the Stone Bridge Middle School and Allentown High School. Of the school board’s nine members, seven are residents and representatives of Upper Freehold Township and two…

  • Three candidates run unopposed for seats on Upper Freehold Regional school board

    Three candidates run unopposed for seats on Upper Freehold Regional school board

    Three members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education are seeking re-election to three available three-year terms in the November 2020 election. Of the board’s nine members, seven are residents and representatives of Upper Freehold Township and two are residents and representatives of Allentown. Board members appear on the ballot in the…

  • Upper Freehold Regional school improvements completed under budget

    Upper Freehold Regional school improvements completed under budget

    A multi-million construction project in the Upper Freehold Regional School District is scheduled to be completed more than $1 million under budget. The project was approved by voters in Upper Freehold Township and Allentown through a $7.2 million referendum in 2018. The work consisted of three components: • The installation of new roofs at the…

  • Sept. 8 will be first day of new year in Upper Freehold Regional School District

    Sept. 8 will be first day of new year in Upper Freehold Regional School District

    Administrators in the Upper Freehold Regional School District are planning to combine in-person instruction with remote (virtual) learning when schools open in September. New Jersey’s schools were ordered to close in mid-March by Gov. Phil Murphy at the start of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. For the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, students remained at…

  • Residents will bid for seats on local school boards

    Residents will bid for seats on local school boards

    Candidates seeking three-year terms on the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education and on the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education will run unopposed in the Nov. 3 election. In Millstone, the terms of school board members Cynthia Bailey, Peter Bonafide and Melissa Riviello will end in December. The candidates running…

  • Allentown High School plans in-person graduation for July 9

    Allentown High School plans in-person graduation for July 9

    An in-person graduation ceremony has been scheduled for the Allentown High School Class of 2020. Earlier this month, Principal Connie Embley announced on social media that an in-person graduation ceremony has been scheduled for 4 p.m. July 9 at Arm & Hammer Park (Mercer County Waterfront Park), Trenton. The principal’s announcement came as Gov. Phil…