Category: Examiner Opinion
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Millstoners weigh in on budget vote
Some say taxes are too high, others say schools need more BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Residents had plenty to say during the public portion of the Township Committee’s May 2 school budget hearing. Voters turned down the proposed $30.3 million 2007-08 school budget and three additional funding questions…
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U.F. resident calls for support to recall board member
How Mr. Howard Krieger remains on the Upper Freehold Township Regional Board of Education is not only a travesty, but a bold move on the standing school board to once again manipulate the process we have in place to protect the voters. The facts have become obscured by recent politics. The facts again are Ms.…
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Drug alliance thanks supporters of recent fundraiser
On April 14, the Upper Freehold/Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse held its largest annual fundraiser, the Harlem Wizards basketball game at Allentown High School. The event was well-attended and an excellent family fun night out. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many volunteers, sponsors, local businesses and community…
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The scary sump pump and other tales of dread
Greg Bean Coda Greg Bean Coda My home repair motto is: If you can’t fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the kind of do-it-yourself homeowner I am. In other words, I’m no kind of do-it-yourselfer at all. Many more of my projects wind up with minor…
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The search is over
UFRSD finds new superintendent BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick ALLENTOWN – Although it took about 28 months to find him, many believe Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick will be well worth the wait. The Upper Freehold Regional School District has operated under the direction of interim Superintendent of Schools Robert…
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Obituaries
William M. Morrison Jr. Mr. Morrison, 68, of Freehold, died April 25, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Atlantic City, he had resided in Freehold for most of his life. He worked as a data processing security officer for the Elastic Stop Nut Corp. in Union. While semiretired, he was a self-employed…
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Kids help keep trees a bold part of town’s character
Millstone students help with planting around school’s perimeter BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOSBY ERIC SUCAR staff Jake Sandford (l-r), Connor Corvino and Andrew Leitao help to smooth out a section of dirt in order to add water to a newly planted pear tree during an Arbor Day celebration at the…
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Did officials represent will of Millstoners?
Millstone voters say no, no, no and no. That was the headline in the paper that represented the will of the residents of Millstone Township. Or was it ? I am deeply concerned and disappointed with the decision of the Township Committee to defy the will of the majority of the voters in Millstone Township.…
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Berzinski and Kozel make what they consider a common-sense plea to save Upper Freehold Township
For the last eight years our community has been in constant turmoil over zoning, rising taxes, and whether to adopt a township master plan that prioritizes preservation of vanishing vistas, environmentally sensitive land, and historic farmland through sensible planning. We think it is time to get back to basics and redirect the township’s vision starting…
