Category: Examiner Opinion
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Board taps newcomer, not Cheff to fill seat
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – They chose new blood over experience. The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education voted 6-3 on Sept. 20 for newcomer Doug Anthony over former board member Robert Cheff to fill a vacant Allentown board seat. The regional school district is made up of Allentown,…
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Resident: Millstone needs all honest help it can get
I usually do not get involved in the gritty details of politics and the election in our town but after reading the editorial in the Sept. 14 Examiner I felt the need to respond. The editorial regarding the “refusal” to debate by John Pfefferkorn and Bill Nurko was a blatant attack on these two men…
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Millstone students’ make the grade in state testing
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Even though students’ state test scores are very high, the school district’s goal is for them to get even better. During a presentation she gave on the state assessment results for the third, fourth and eighth grades at the Sept. 11 Board of Education…
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Trucks have every right to be on your road
Regarding your story “U.F. to ask local truckers to voluntarily curb traffic,” I have some, but limited sympathy for the residents. As the owner of a legal reporting service that deals with mine safety issues, we frequently hear about citizens’ complaints regarding local mining operations. The mining company was there long before the housing development,…
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UFRSD Board of Education president calls resident’s letter divisive
Mr. [Ron] Dunster’s letter in your paper last week was divisive, politically motivated and mean-spirited. Mr. Dunster, during my five years on the board, I am proud of the major strides that were made to address the district’s inadequate educational facilities caused by uncontrolled growth in Upper Freehold. The impact of this growth to our…
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Objection made to U.F. kids using new school
Millstone’s superintendent of schools says proposal is not a done deal BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The idea that the Upper Freehold Regional School District might send some of its students to Millstone’s new middle school does not sit well with one township resident. At the Sept. 11 Millstone…
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UFRSD to consider Breza Road site for new school
Board approves soil testing not to exceed $4,000 on property BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education will think about using the Breza Road property being considered for warehouse development as a possible site for its new middle school. At an emergency meeting on…
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Your Turn
‘We should turn over the roadway and work with the cty.’ John A. Mele Guest Column At the request of one of our township committeemen I was asked to attend the Sept. 7 township committee meeting. This was the first township meeting that I attended since I left the committee back in December 2004. I…
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Coda
Gang summit is a step in the right direction Greg Bean Sometimes, it’s up to guys like me to say things others are reluctant to speak out about in the public forum, and today is one of those days. The fact is that gang activity has been on the upswing in many of our central…
