Category: Examiner Opinion
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Obituaries
Louis A. Conforti Mr. Conforti, 86, of Jackson, died Feb. 12, 2007, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township. He was born in Newark and lived in Nutley and Seaside Heights before moving to Jackson in 2005. Prior to retiring in 1982, he was a machinist with Bendex Corp., Teterboro and Eatontown, for more than 20…
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Greg Bean
Coda An election where the few spent the money of many The next time you think your vote doesn’t count, just look at the recent Fire District No. 1 election in East Brunswick, where each of 30 votes was worth about $200,000 in bonding. Fire district elections in New Jersey are notoriously low-turnout affairs. They’re…
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Be aware of inhalants and poisons in the community
I wanted to let you know about National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week which kicks off March 17 and ends March 24. You may be asking yourself, “What does this have to do with me?” According to the latest data presented by the Monitoring the Future Survey which is given to 50,000 eighth-, 10th-, and…
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Court decision boosts N.J. residents’ rights
The New Jersey Supreme Court struck a blow for the rights of Garden State citizens last week when it delivered a unanimous ruling that people have a right to videotape public meetings. The case that was decided by the court arose from an issue in Pine Hill, Camden County, where the local government refused to…
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Your Turn
Bruce Novozinsky Guest Column Local resident calls for school board member’s resignation Those who follow events in the local papers have undoubtedly read the unfortunate events following the Feb. 7 school board meeting involving member Mr. Howard Krieger and local resident Doctor Arun Singh. Unfortunate in substance, it was alleged by Dr. Singh that Mr.…
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Seeds of farming sown into students’ futures
AHS celebrates National FFA Week, Feb. 18-25 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – Local high school students have learned that the fate of farming in the area may lie in their hands. Allentown High School’s FFA chapter celebrated National FFA Week, Feb. 18-25, with several different activities promoting farming and…
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Wishbows grateful for community support
On Jan. 23, the Allentown High School (AHS) community hosted a fundraiser at the school for our daughter, Rebecca, who was diagnosed with leukemia last fall. She is currently a junior at the high school and has been very active for the past three years at AHS. The fundraiser was called “A Night Out for…
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Energy wasted on cheap shots should be put to better use
Common sense at last – in response to Robert Cheff’s comments on the issues surrounding the middle school. Our Board of Education should be looking further down the road and being a little more fiscally responsible for the taxpayers’ money. The children are important, but the taxpayers are the ones who can make it happen…
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Let a native son live in peace on family land
I probably have no right to an opinion in this matter, having left Millstone Township more than 30 years ago, but I have never let my right stop me before, so why start now? I was raised in Clarksburg, went to school in Millstone Township and then Allentown. I got married and settled down in…
