Category: Examiner Opinion
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Board cuts about $845K from middle school project
Officials choose to save auditorium, bleachers and athletic fields BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Cuts will have to be made to the new middle school project. The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education discussed a value engineering analysis at its Feb. 7 meeting to decide what items to…
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Neighbor offers details about pit bulls that killed puppy
I am responding to the Feb. 1, 2007 article titled “Pit bulls kill family’s pet in Millstone,” discussing the killing of Gerry Barbaruolo’s puppy by her neighbor’s two pit bull dogs. I cannot imagine the grief her family is going through, given the viciousness of Max’s death as well as the understanding that something could…
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Attack on former school board president was a distraction
Mr. [Gerald] Nathanson’s attack on former school board president Jeanette Bressi is simply a distraction from the root causes of the current situation surrounding the construction of the new middle school. To assert that Ms. Bressi, who has not been president of the board for more than nine months, is responsible for the project’s current…
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Resident distressed to find dogs were taken
I was very much distressed to find that Mr. [Kris] Taglianetti’s dogs were taken away for killing another dog that invaded their territory. I owned two German Shepherds, one of which did not like other dogs and would have killed any dog that was smaller than her if she ever had the opportunity. At the…
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Roosevelt’s water system remains a looming crisis
Imagine turning your faucet on, expecting water to flow, and all you get is air. Now imagine you can only use water for a few hours in the morning, a few hours in the evening at times determined by whether your house number is odd or even. Stop imagining, because this will soon become a…
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Obituaries
Giulio L. Fare Mr. Fare, 84, of Millstone, died Feb. 2, 2007, at home. Born in Italy, he had lived in Jersey City, Lake Hiawatha and Toms River before moving to Millstone 11 years ago. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in the Perrineville section of Millstone. Mr. Fare was predeceased…
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Registration to start soon for kindergarten
MILLSTONE – Township tots ready for kindergarten should mark their calendars for March 7 or 8. That’s when the Millstone Township School District will hold its kindergarten registration for the 2007-08 school year. Those registering with last names beginning with A-L can register from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7. Those with last names beginning…
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Take pride in the new Gay-Straight Alliance
In an ideal society, Allentown High School (AHS) wouldn’t need a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people would all be accepted for who they are, and equality would be their inherent right. Although society is making great strides toward this ideal, we are not there yet. Kudos to AHS students and staff…
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Board of Ed. at odds over project
Preconstruction manager says DEP seems frustrated with town’s master plan BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Although no public comment was allowed at the Jan. 31 Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education meeting, board members had plenty to say. Paul D’Alto, the new middle` school’s preconstruction manager, of Hill International in Marlton,…
