Tag: Upper Freehold Regional School District
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School district representatives describe revised referendum for Allentown officials
ALLENTOWN – Representatives of the Upper Freehold Regional School District have formally notified Allentown’s mayor and Borough Council that a school referendum to be placed before voters on Nov. 6 is $2.31 million less than a referendum voters rejected on Sept. 26, 2017. Board of Education President Patricia Hogan, Business Administrator Margaret Hom and Acting…
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Allentown council will seek details on possible school referendum
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials are planning to invite representatives of the Upper Freehold Regional School District to attend an Allentown Borough Council meeting to discuss the projects that may be included in a school district referendum. During the May 8 meeting of the governing body, Councilman John A. Elder III reported that after seeing a…
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Upper Freehold Regional school board adopts $38.7M budget for 2018-19
The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a $38.7 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2018-19 school year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members and a public hearing, the budget was adopted on April 25. The budget appears to leave Allentown property…
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Upper Freehold Regional board introduces $42.8M school budget
The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $42.8 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2018-19 school year. The budget appears to leave Allentown property owners with stable school taxes, but it may hike the school taxes of a person who owns the “average” home…
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Upper Freehold school board reorganization
Appointments have been made to the Upper Freehold Regional School District by the Board of Education for the year. The appointments were made at the board’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. The board made the following one-year appointments for 2018: Business Administrator Margaret Hom to the positions of board secretary, purchase compliance officer for…
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Hogan, Smith re-elected to lead Upper Freehold Regional District Board of Education
Patrica Hogan and Richard Smith will continue to serve as president and vice president, respectively, of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education during 2018. The district is comprised of the Newell Elementary School, Stone Bridge Middle School and Allentown High School, and serves school-age residents of Upper Freehold Township and Allentown. Through…
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Upper Freehold board considers changes in referendum
Members of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education are beginning to plan for a new referendum involving projects at district buildings after a previous referendum was defeated by voters. Board members discussed the possibility of placing a new referendum before voters during a meeting that was held at the Newell Elementary School,…
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Allentown students will be able to earn associate’s degree
The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has approved an academy at Allentown High School that will allow students to take college level courses and earn an associate’s degree. On Dec. 13, board members approved a memorandum of agreement between the school district and Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, for the inception of the…
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Student charged with possession of gun in high school
ALLENTOWN – A student who was attending Allentown High School is facing criminal charges after he allegedly brought a handgun to the school. The student, who is a 16-year-old male resident of Trenton, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon at the high school on Nov. 29, New Jersey State Police Lt. Theodore Schafer…