Category: Examiner Opinion
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Lori Clinch
Are We There Yet? The Clinch clan sure livens up a campsite As a family, we thought it would be a ton of fun to head out on a camping trip. Turns out that thinking about it was as fun as it got. It wasn’t so much the fact that the campsites were cramped with…
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Residents grateful to Diecidue for his efforts
We would like to openly express our appreciation for current Upper Freehold councilman Salvatore Diecidue. Homes surrounding the area of the easterly 526 bypass have been burdened with excessive truck noise since the opening of this roadway. Mr. Diecidue has led our efforts to reduce this traffic noise in three ways. Speed limits were reduced…
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Residents urged to come out and support events
I am the Alliance Coordinator for the Upper Freehold/Allentown Municipal Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. We are sponsoring a car show on July 28, a golf outing on July 26 and a Motor Cycle Cruise Night on July 19. All proceeds that we collect will benefit drug prevention programs in the community. We…
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Board responds to editorial on school site
We are writing this letter in response to the editorial titled “U.F. Should err on side of caution for the kids,” which appeared in the June 1 Examiner. The letter contains several inaccuracies and misrepresentations that we feel do more to frighten than to inform. The members of the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education…
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Obituaries
Adelette B. Thompson Mrs. Thompson, 86, of Englishtown, died May 27 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Nutley and had resided in the Tennent section of Manalapan for 12 years before moving to Englishtown 60 years ago. Mrs. Thompson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Englishtown, where she…
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Greg Bean
Coda Advocate’s report is cause for optimism You have to wonder if Long Branch municipal attorney James Aaron was reading the same report on the woeful inadequacy of New Jersey’s eminent domain laws that everyone else was reading. The report, released May 18 by state Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen, was the first project completed…
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Allentown anniversary banners may be available
I wanted to acknowledge the support of local residents and businesses which sponsored the Allentown 300th Anniversary banners. The green canvas banners, graphically representing the Mill and Conine’s Pond, were hung on street poles along Main and Church streets on May 25. Thanks for your generosity to: Allentown Auto Body, Allentown Business Community Association, Allentown…
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Full-day kindergarten possible in Millstone
Starting up new programs would cost about $498,718 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The township’s school district aims to start up its own early-childhood education program. Assistant Superintendent Mary Ann Donahue gave a PowerPoint presentation at the May 22 Millstone Township Board of Education meeting about the feasibility of…
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Warehouses may bring unanticipated issues
When people say they’re bringing new ratables to Upper Freehold, ask what else they’re bringing. The warehouse complex proposed for Breza Road is certain to bring overwhelming traffic to the area: an additional 325 tractor-trailers and 1,226 cars, to be exact. What else can we expect this volume of new traffic to bring? How about…
