Category: Examiner Opinion

ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch When our sons were little, I liked to follow them around with an oversized VHS camera on my shoulder and film each and every breathtaking moment. These days, on the rare occasions our Clinch clan is together, we like to sit and watch those old family movies. Our all-but-grown…

IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman Chuck Welsh has spent a lifetime in education. He was a teacher and football coach at Freehold Township High School and later went on to become a principal in the Howell K-8 School District. Welsh currently serves as a member of the Howell Board of Education. During a meeting on…

I t is long past time for cable television rates to be regulated and customers afforded à la carte pricing, rather than paying for 100-plus channels that no one watches. Pressure must be placed on the Federal Communications Comission as well as on federal and state legislators. The problem has become extreme as prices go…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Snowmen are on display at Gasko’s Family Farm & Greenhouses, Monroe Township.

YOUR TURN MICHELE S. BYERS GUEST COLUMN I t has been two years since superstorm Sandy. Up and down the coast, ceremonies recently marked the state’s progress in rebuilding homes, businesses and infrastructure destroyed by Sandy — and increasing our capacity to weather future storms. But one ill-advised proposal in particular is being advanced in…

Some problems have no simple solutions. Brookdale Community College is facing declining enrollments, and the end of that trend is not in sight. Since 2005, public school enrollments in Monmouth County have fallen by almost 9,000 students with additional declines likely. At the same time, costs have risen. These facts have been further compounded by…

New Jersey residents who are seniors in high school and are planning a career in agriculture or science may apply for the New Jersey Agricultural Achievement Award. One winner will be selected and awarded a scholarship to honor their achievements. The New Jersey Agricultural Achievement Award — sponsored by Amy Butewicz, a former New Jersey…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christmas trees are on display at Matawan World of Gardening, Old Bridge, on Dec. 4.

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Help may have arrived for students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia or other reading problems and who may have fallen under the radar in the Millstone Township K-8 School District. Director of Special Services Laurie Hall came up with a new idea involving the formation of a partnership…