Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Individuals recognized for serving school district

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE- Departing boardmembers and two teachers received recognition at the last Board of Education meeting. Board President Mary Ann Friedman, who declined to run for another term, led her last official meeting, during which outgoing board member Peter Kudrick and teachers who received the Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award were honored.…

  • Samuel Curlis Gravatt

    Mr. Gravatt, 81, a resident of Millstone since 1932, died April 18, 2008, at home. He was a construction superintendent and heavy equipment operator before his retirement. Mr. Gravatt was also a bus driver for the Millstone Township schools. Surviving are his wife, Helen Globis Gravatt; a son, Gary B. Gravatt and his wife, Rita,…

  • It’s up to the voters to change the status quo

    Well, the good news from Washington continues to roll out for working men and women in the United States. First, the cost of living has continued to skyrocket as gasoline prices soar to records that were virtually unimaginable just a few years ago. Most people fail to realize that the cost of gas is not…

  • UFRSD budget narrowly passes in recent election

    Shaw, Stampe and Trent win re-election BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Although the vote wasn’t a landslide, it was nonetheless a victory for the Upper Freehold Regional School District. Voters passed the school district’s $31.5 million budget in the April 15 election in a vote of 359-340. Those who cast affirmative ballots…

  • Raymond Leidy

    Mr. Leidy, 73 of Jackson, and formerly of Freehold and Old Bridge, died April 12, 2008, at home. He served in the U.S. Army and was a supervisor and manager in various manufacturing industries before retiring. Mr. Leidy is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carol; two sons, Richard Leidy and Raymond Kurtze of…

  • George Ingram Sr.

    Mr. Ingram, 93, of Freehold, died April 11, 2008, at home. He began working as a groomsman for racehorses for the Chappel family in 1948, and spent the remainder of his career working for Harold Dancer until retiring in 1980. He was predeceased by his wife, Lois Louise Long Ingram; a daughter, Hattie C. Ingram;…

  • Guns and Bibles sure aren’t exclusive to flyover country

    A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: Every now and then, folks out here in the bucolic Flyover Country Red States get a whiff of what you sophisticated Blue State…

  • Your mom’s calling – Mother Nature, that is

    Spring is in the air. If you haven’t gotten outdoors already, are you at least thinking about it? Getting a little exercise, starting your yard work, or releasing the pressure valve on your kids’ cabin fever? This spring, the New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is making it easier than ever to enjoy the great outdoors.…

  • Millstone school budget ready for round two

    Mayor: Committee unlikely to accept $31.8M spending plan BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Once again, township voters defeated the school budget. Those who cast ballots in the April 15 Board of Education election turned down the $25million tax levy in support of the budget in a vote of 542-478. Voters also defeated a…