Category: Examiner Opinion
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School officials keeping lookout for gang activity
Incidents of violence, substance abuse increased during 2005-06 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Allentown High School officials are working proactively to prevent gangs from gaining a foothold in the district. At the Oct. 18 Board of Education meeting, AHS Principal Christopher Nagy said that gang activity is “all around us” in…
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Remain vigilant with tree-cutting company
We’re writing to make Allentown residents aware of what has been occurring around town and the residents’ rights as property owners. Last week, under contract to PSE&G, the tree service company, Asplundh, was in our neighborhood trimming trees near power lines. Much to our horror the crew was cutting C-shaped holes in the 40-foot oaks…
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Coda
Sometimes, good people come up with a bad idea Greg Bean If you look out your window right now, chances are you’ll see pigs flying. I figure that in a week when I end up agreeing with embattled Keyport Mayor John Merla, anything is possible. Last week, I wrote about a bad idea – an…
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Obituaries
Helen E. Fischler Pitonak Mrs. Pitonak, 86, of Keyport, died Oct. 18 at home. Born in Keyport, she was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Pitonak was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport. She was predeceased by her husband, John Pitonak, in 1978; and a sister, Ann Kulas, in 2006.…
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New school will line its walkways brick by brick
Community can purchase pavers for $100-$175 apiece BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Millstone MILLSTONE – Residents may honor loved ones and improve the aesthetics of the township’s new middle school by buying a brick. Patricia Coffey, who served on the Millstone Township Board of Education for 16 years, is coordinating the…
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Resident sees saving Upper Freehold as a matter of planning
As debate rages in Upper Freehold regarding planned clustered communities, I am struck by two things: First, that a group in favor of clustering wants to maintain the rural character of the township and, second, that a group opposed to clustering generally would prefer less-net-development in the township overall. Both groups are right and need…
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Destruction of decency in Millstone difficult to watch
As a lifelong resident of Millstone I have watched our town grow and deal with all of the things that small towns are forced to deal with as they mature. One of the most difficult things to watch over the past few years has been the total destruction of decency, respect and honesty by the…
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Coda
Bad ideas often take on a life of their own Greg Bean Sometimes, a bad idea infects a segment of society and travels through it like an epidemic of Hong Kong flu. Take the current hysteria about trans fats, for example. One politician, somewhere, gets the idea that he can get some exposure proposing legislation…
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Personal attacks campaign tactic was not effective
I am proud to have served as a former mayor, deputy mayor and committeeman. During my years of service on the Township Committee, I worked hard to see that the vital financial reform and zoning changes we needed were advanced. I served on the committee with Bill Nurko and John Pfefferkorn. Since then I have…
