Category: Examiner Opinion

  • School district tightens volunteer regulations

    New rules add up to extra costs for Millstone schools BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Starting on July 1 volunteers who work more than 10 hours in the school district will have to undergo fingerprinting and a background check. The Millstone Township Board of Education unanimously passed the new regulations at its Feb.…

  • Keeping horses in N.J. essential for better quality of life

    This is a response to John Filipek’s letter regarding the horse racing industry in New Jersey. Mr. Filipek, I speak three languages; have worked as an office manager, in sales and in child care. So, what made me decide 25 years ago to become a horse owner/trainer/groom? Why do I get up at 6 a.m.…

  • Harold Harker “Brother” Goff

    Mr. Goff, 82, of Cream Ridge, died Feb. 16, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. He was one of the original founders of the New Egypt Speedway and was a track champion in the 1950’s. He was predeceased by his son, Harold H. Goff Jr. Mr. Goff is survived by his wife of 62…

  • Voters have helped fire dept. tremendously

    On behalf of the Millstone Township Board of Fire Commissioners, I would like to thank all of the residents of Millstone who came out on Saturday for the budget vote and commissioner elections. This year we had the largest voter turnout in the history of the fire district. As a result, we were able to…

  • Local communities will fight together to beat cancer

    On Feb. 24, theAmerican Cancer Society’s local Relay for Life (the New Egypt area relay covering Millstone, Upper Freehold, Allentown and many of our sister communities) will be holding its seventh annual kickoff celebration. This event marks another opportunity for our neighbors, cancer survivors and families to join together in a collective battle to eliminate…

  • Harry W. Kaut

    Mr. Kaut, 82, of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, died Feb. 8 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Before his retirement,Mr. Kaut was an operating engineer for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. He was a past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Clarksburg, a…

  • Millstone to take important vote on Feb. 16

    Iurge all Millstone residents to vote on Feb. 16 for approval of the fire district budget. A well-functioning fire department is critical for the safety and welfare of Millstone Township residents and their homes. The fire department, along with the emergency medical personnel, are our first responders in the township. Gregory M. Cinque Millstone Township

  • Wily coyotes take to New Jersey suburbs

    When you think of suburban wildlife, you likely picture deer, squirrels and common birds like cardinals. In northwestern New Jersey, you can add bears. But the latest creature looking for a slice of the American dream in the ‘burbs is the coyote. Originally from the southwest United States, in recent years coyotes have expanded their…

  • Coda

    Besides Rush, there wasn’t a friendly face in the house GREG BEAN You have to give Gov. Jon Corzine credit for walking into the lion’s den. Either he just doesn’t care that so many people are furious with him, or he feels safe because of the New Jersey State Police security detail that protects him…