Category: Examiner Opinion
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Master plan issues concern U.F. residents
My wife and I moved into Upper Freehold Township, just outside Allentown, in 2005. Since then we have become very concerned about the proposed master plan issues facing the township. While there is a lot of discussion, posturing and positioning by various parties about revising specific sections of the plan, it is time for all…
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Greg Bean
Coda A powerful story that may change your life Here’s a secret about people in the news business. While readers sometimes assume we’re callous and opportunistic, we’re often deeply affected by the news we report. I remember the first murder I covered. After I’d gotten the necessary facts for a story – the who, what,…
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Community support helps Krieger through trying time
Our families would like to take the time to thank you for the support you have given to us during the past few weeks. As many of you know, the character and integrity our father, Howard Krieger, have been in question. It has been comforting to know that he has earned the trust of those…
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School district reduces tax impact of proposed budget
Public hearing on spending plan to take place March 28 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – The tax impact of the proposed Upper Freehold Regional School District’s budget will be less than the district previously reported. The Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt the preliminary $16.6 million budget at…
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High-achieving school district – priceless to possess
This is in response to the “Board urged to address variables in referendum” article in the March 15 Examiner. The 2004 Ellisdale middle school referendum was projected to provide 20 percent additional space for future district growth. Vacating the high school and leaving the existing campus for K-8 creates two problems. One, the K-8 campus…
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Obituaries
Frances Berry Ms. Berry, 66, of Jackson, died March 7, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in New York City, she had resided in Queens, N.Y., and Orlando, Fla., for 22 years before moving to Jackson one year ago. She is survived by four sons, Louis Rios and Steven Rios, both of Jackson,…
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Reader encourages voters to use common sense on April 17
Common sense, thoughtful leadership and weighing the actual facts are the keys here. Our Board of Education is looking down the road – all the way to Breza Road, where soil contamination issues aren’t issues, where wastewater management isn’t a concern, and where future growth potential and expansion are possible. Our Board of Education has…
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Monmouth Cnty. losing ground, needs trust
As unbelievable as this may sound, some say all the developable land in the state could be completely developed in 25 years or so, while Monmouth County has markedly less time – open space here will be gone in less than seven years. But, you ask, aren’t there still many tracts of farmland and wooded…
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Greg Bean
Coda New Jersey behind China on eminent domain reform If Americans want to prevent losing their homes to eminent domain abuse, maybe they ought to consider moving to a place that has a higher regard for the notion of private property rights. Somewhere like China. According to a recent story in the Washington Post, lawmakers…
