Tag: Upper Freehold Regional School District

  • Allentown FFA support group to host spaghetti dinner on March 23

    Allentown FFA support group to host spaghetti dinner on March 23

    ALLENTOWN – The Allentown FFA Parents, Alumni and Friends (PAF) will host the 12th annual gift auction and spaghetti dinner at 6 p.m. March 23 at the Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Upper Freehold Township. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The Allentown FFA PAF provides support to the Allentown FFA chapter of Allentown…

  • Hogan, Anthony tapped for leadership roles

    Hogan, Anthony tapped for leadership roles

    Members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education have re-elected Patricia Hogan of Upper Freehold Township to serve as president in 2019. Hogan joined the board in 2006. She served as president in 2018. Michele Anthony of Upper Freehold Township was elected vice president for 2019 when the board held its annual…

  • Message to students leads to police response

    Message to students leads to police response

    An individual who allegedly sent a threatening message to Allentown High School students has been detained and the threat is believed to have been a hoax. According to Upper Freehold Regional School District administrators, Allentown High School students received a message on Jan. 3 advising them not to come to school on Jan. 4. The…

  • Allentown High School marching band wins state championship

    Allentown High School marching band wins state championship

    The Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band has concluded the 2018 fall season with first place finishes in all of its local competitions and a victory in the state championships. Band director Ross Hecht said the marching band is comprised of students in grades nine through 12 and includes brass and woodwind instruments, marching percussion,…

  • Election officials confirm passage of $7.18M school construction referendum

    Election officials confirm passage of $7.18M school construction referendum

    Final results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office on Nov. 19 confirmed the passage of a $7.18 million construction referendum proposed by the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education. Initial results posted after the Nov. 6 election showed the referendum passing by a count of 2,123 “yes” votes to 2,068 “no” votes.…

  • Upper Freehold Regional school board selects Guterl as next superintendent

    Upper Freehold Regional school board selects Guterl as next superintendent

    Mark Guterl has been named the new superintendent of schools in the Upper Freehold Regional School District. Guterl’s appointment became official after approval from interim Monmouth County Superintendent Lester Richens and a vote from the district’s Board of Education on Nov. 5. His initial appointment as superintendent will run through June 2023, after which he…

  • Anthony, Krieger, Williams win seats on regional school board

    Anthony, Krieger, Williams win seats on regional school board

    UPPER FREEHOLD – Michele Anthony, Howard Krieger and Brett Williams have won three-year terms on the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education. Anthony and Krieger are members of the board; Williams is a newcomer who will join the panel in January. Of the board’s nine members, seven are residents of Upper Freehold Township…

  • Upper Freehold Regional board awaits confirmation of referendum’s approval

    Upper Freehold Regional board awaits confirmation of referendum’s approval

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education is waiting for Monmouth County to certify the results of its $7.18 million construction referendum, which appears to have been approved by voters in the Nov. 6 election. Unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office show the referendum passing by a count of…

  • Upper Freehold Regional School District opens search for new superintendent

    Upper Freehold Regional School District opens search for new superintendent

    A search for a new superintendent of schools in the Upper Freehold Regional School District is underway following the retirement of an educator who served the district for more than a decade. Richard Fitzpatrick retired as superintendent after the district’s Board of Education voted to accept his letter of retirement on Oct. 3. Fitzpatrick’s retirement…