Category: Examiner Opinion

Duncan, a Cairn terrier, joins the mum shopping fun in a wagon at Kaczor’s Mum Farm, Cream Ridge, on a hot September afternoon. RAY CHISTE

Vito Anthony Naturale, 85, passed away Sept. 6. He was a devoted father and grandfather. Vito, who was a lifelong resident of Belleville, retired from Hoffmann La Roche in Nutley as a supervisor. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he was a member of the Italian Fiorente Club and the Belleville High School Hall…

REBECCA NOWALSKI Brianna Blake, 9 months, is delighted to pick out her first pumpkin at the annual Millstone Day on Sept. 13.

VIEWS Adam C. Uzialko For months news anchors have been pushing presidential politics on their audiences. I get it. Presidential politics is fun; it’s the big time and the stakes are always high. But the wall-to-wall coverage of the two-party heavyweights betrays the real essence of democracy. Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief Byron Price first…

ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I truly don’t think one really begins to miss their memory until it’s gone. Sometimes we just go through life, handling day-to-day tasks and thinking nothing of standing in the garage with a stack of hangers, a bag of unmated socks and a stuffed animal the puppy just tore…

I want to go on record as endorsing Christine Giordano Hanlon for Monmouth County clerk. Christine took over as county clerk when Claire French retired this past spring and had the full support of the state Senate, both Democrats and Republicans. She brings excellent credentials to this position, having been an attorney for 23 years…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Christopher Huss, the principal of the Millstone Township Middle School, has announced that all students enrolled at the school will be provided with a Google Chromebook computer to enhance the learning experience for the 2015-16 school year. “I am ecstatic about the opportunity being afforded to our students through…

JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF The sun sets over Sandy Hook Bay in northern Monmouth County and illuminates the Twin Lights lighthouse in Highlands on its journey below the horizon.

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township K-8 School District PTO and PTSA are joining forces to host the first Color-A-Thon on Oct. 18 at the Millstone Township Middle School, 5 Dawson Court. Registration and pre-race activities will begin at 8 a.m. The Color-A-Thon race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The…