Tag: Upper Freehold Regional School District

  • Upper Freehold Regional board plans to install turf field at Allentown High School

    Upper Freehold Regional board plans to install turf field at Allentown High School

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education is moving forward with a plan to install an artificial turf playing field at the Allentown High School stadium. The turf field will replace an existing grass playing surface. In a letter dated on June 29, board members said the project to replace the grass field…

  • Two school districts will not see further reductions in state aid for 2020-21

    Two school districts will not see further reductions in state aid for 2020-21

    The Millstone Township K-8 School District and the Upper Freehold Regional School District which serves Upper Freehold Township and Allentown will not see an additional decrease in state aid for the 2020-21 school year as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Since the enactment of state legislation known as S-2 in 2018, administrators in…

  • Upper Freehold Regional school board adopts budget for 2020-21

    Upper Freehold Regional school board adopts budget for 2020-21

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a $43.7 million budget to support the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. Upper Freehold Regional consists of the Newell Elementary School, the Stone Bridge Middle School and Allentown High School. Residents of Upper Freehold Township and Allentown attend all…

  • Upper Freehold Regional board appropriates funds for turf field project

    Upper Freehold Regional board appropriates funds for turf field project

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has approved a $1 million withdrawal from the district’s capital reserve account with the intent of installing a synthetic turf playing field at the Allentown High School stadium. On May 6, board members voted to approve a motion for the capital reserve withdrawal. According to district…

  • Upper Freehold Regional school board introduces 2020-21 budget

    Upper Freehold Regional school board introduces 2020-21 budget

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $42.6 million budget to support the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for May 6. The budget, which may be revised until that time, may be adopted by the board following…

  • Allentown events cancelled; URFSD schools closed March 12

    Allentown events cancelled; URFSD schools closed March 12

    ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has announced that two events scheduled to be held during March in Allentown have been cancelled in the face of the ongoing coronavirus illness that has spread to parts of New Jersey. In a notice to Allentown residents, Fritts wrote, “As mayor, my primary responsibility is to ensure the safety…

  • Upper Freehold Regional seeks to continue agreement with sheriff’s office

    Upper Freehold Regional seeks to continue agreement with sheriff’s office

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has authorized a shared services agreement with Monmouth County to outline payments that involve police services. On Feb. 19, board members approved the agreement among the school district, Upper Freehold Township, Allentown and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, under the authority of the Monmouth County Board…

  • Regional school board considers plan to install turf playing field

    Regional school board considers plan to install turf playing field

    Members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education and district administrators are examining the possibility of replacing the grass football field at the Allentown High School stadium with a synthetic turf field. The issue was discussed during a board meeting on Feb. 19 at the Newell Elementary School, Allentown. Board President Patrick…

  • Nolan will serve as Upper Freehold Regional school board president

    Nolan will serve as Upper Freehold Regional school board president

    A new president has been selected to lead the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education for 2020. The district serves school-age residents of Upper Freehold Township and Allentown and consists of the Newell Elementary School, the Stone Bridge Middle School and Allentown High School. High school age residents of Millstone Township attend Allentown…