Category: Examiner Opinion

For more than 150 years, millions of children have learned life lessons and made lasting memories in a positive, supportive camp environment.This year, more than 10 million children and youth will attend camp nationwide. Today, camps are the natural extension of traditional education settings. Camp is comprised almost entirely of teachable moments — developing life…

By Andy Pritikin It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have changed.Technological advances have profoundly affected life, as we know it, including how we raise our children. Most families rely on…

ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch My dear and precious mother is quite the seamstress. She can easily stitch a sachet and needlepoint like it’s her job, and she’s the best at darning socks. When it comes to family mending, she’s our go-to gal. We bring her our torn britches, snagged jackets, and each and…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Paul Baker MILLSTONE — Paul Baker is looking forward to his first day of work as the new assistant principal at the Millstone Township Middle School on Feb. 16. “I was excited and appreciative upon learning the wonderful news (that the job was mine),” Baker said. “I am confident I have…

On Election Day, Congressman Chris Smith was re-elected to represent us and write laws in Washington, D.C., that reflect our values. Congressman Smith’s voting record on women’s issues is egregious. In 2011, he wrote a bill to redefine the language of rape to forcible rape, which means, in Congressman Smith’s definition, women would have to…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A man passes shops in downtown Red Bank on Jan. 7 during winter’s coldest week yet.

MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township PTSA announced that it gifted more than $37,300 to the Millstone Township Middle School during the 2013-14 school year. The organization also raised more than $9,600 in Scholastic book credit from its book fairs during the last school year. This money will be used for the middle school library and…

High school students have an opportunity to display their brainpower by competing in the 2015 Central New Jersey Regional Brain Bee. Modeled after a traditional spelling bee, the Brain Bee is a live Q-and-A competition in which students are quizzed about the human brain and central nervous system. The contest will be held 10 a.m.-3…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Faculty and staff members at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, are joining forces in an effort to have their voices heard following a reduction in force that was recently approved by the college’s board of trustees. At the Dec. 18 Monmouth County Board of Freeholders meeting, several Brookdale employees commented…