Category: Examiner Opinion
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Deputy mayor apologizes for his remarks
I would like to take this opportunity to comment on my recent quotes in the local newspapers. Sometimes we all need to do a little soul-searching and be humbled and admit when we have been wrong. Because of the passion I have for kids and recreation, I feel I have gone over the top a…
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Warehouses will cost U.F. and Allentown
Thank you for covering the industrial warehouse proposal that threatens to destroy the quality of life in Upper Freehold and Allentown. The disgraceful idea of jamming 2 million square feet of industrial warehouses into a rural area with narrow, two-lane country roads is completely out of all common sense or proportion. Every Monmouth County taxpayer…
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Exchange programs bring people together
Long-term change means starting with young people. The most effective and proven solution is one person getting to know, understand, respect and have fun with another person. World Exchange is making that happen at the Jersey Shore from July 12 to 13. We are bringing French high school students and their adult leaders here to…
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Residents urged to donate blood in summer
With the summer of 2006 upon us and the likelihood of a blood shortage in New Jersey, it can be a frustrating time for patients needing blood transfusions. A few summers ago when New Jersey resident Hank Klehm was 14 years old and battling leukemia, the last thing he and his mom needed was to…
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Who is linking warehouse, soil remediation issues in U.F.?
This letter is in response to the incited furor over the soil remediation plan for the new Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) middle school construction and the unconscionable linking with the proposed Breza Road warehouse construction. It is true that most Allentown residents don’t want a warehouse complex to add to the already unmanageable…
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Obituaries
Dan Kullback Dan Kullback, 16, of Manalapan, died June 18 in East Windsor. He was born in Opelousas, La., and was raised in Manalapan. Dan was a sophomore at Manalapan High School, where he was an active member of the sophomore student council and a member of both the boys track team and the freshman…
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Time-out a good idea for state government
Greg Bean Coda I might be missing something, but it’s tough to see the downside. As negotiations between the New Jersey Assembly and Gov. Jon Corzine continue to deteriorate, and adopting a budget that closes a $4 billion gap before the July 1 deadline becomes increasingly unlikely, a familiar specter is raising its head. If…
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Millstone’s fire, first aid, police earn praise
On behalf of my entire family, I would like to thank the Millstone Township Fire Department, First Aid Squad, and the state police for reacting so fast and efficiently to a recent problem. A couple of weeks ago, we came home to a smell, which can be best described as that of a hot glue…
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‘Lies and corrupt behavior will not be tolerated’
As a relatively new resident in Millstone (two years), I have come to learn just how ugly politics in our town can be. But what is even more disturbing than local politics is how some elected officials in our town appear to have no regard or respect for their office, the truth or the residents…
