Category: Examiner Opinion
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Chess fest was a success; more to come
What a wonderful sight to see kids being kids and really enjoying themselves. That was the scene on April 27 at the first annual Chess Fest sponsored by the Millstone Township Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. A great job was done by Barbara and Hal Sprechman, Joe Manuli and Jim Mulanaphy, all members…
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Resident urges Millstone Twp. school board to ‘play hardball’
Two recent news articles that appeared in the local newspapers concerning the Millstone Township school system caused me great concern. The first was outgoing school board President Kathy Winecoff’s view that payment for unused sick leave and vacation time for Superintendent William Setaro is the normal practice. The dollar amount could be in the tens…
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Resident says bypass would relieve traffic It is election time in Upper Freehold, and the politicians are pretty unified in their opposition to the westerly bypass. The usual reasons have been given: there are other solutions being investigated, it should not go past the school, it would endanger the children in the soccer and baseball…
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Relay for Life participant is passionate about the event
With this year’s annual New Egypt Relay for Life only a few weeks away, I wanted to share my personal story of the battle against cancer. My son and I participated in New Egypt’s Relay for Life three years ago for the first time. What better way to show my support and celebrate my father,…
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Obituaries
Warren A. Brown Mr. Brown, 77, of Newtown, Pa., formerly of Manalapan, died April 22 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Newtown. He was brought up in Roselle Park but lived much of his adult life in Manalapan, where he and his wife raised seven children. Prior to retiring 16 years ago from his position as a…
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Immigration group sees new civil rights movement
The nationwide protests for rights and respect for millions of immigrant workers and their children are generating healthy public debates and angry backlash from anti-immigrant groups. The heart of the debate is whether undocumented immigrant workers deserve equality, fairness and civil rights or criminalization and punishment for the crime of being here without valid papers.…
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Millstone resident urges voters to wake up
The Township Committee is about to present another budget. That translates into: they tell you how they are spending your money. And, of course, they can, because some of you elected them. It will look very nice, and your committee will pass it with precious little discussion. The result is not substantive talk about how…
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Neighbor supports vet facility expansion
After reading the Baileys’ opinion protesting the construction of a new 16,000-square-foot veterinary emergency hospital by VSDS (Veterinary Surgical and Diagnostic Specialists), I felt it necessary to write in support of this facility. The Baileys seem to feel that more people are against VSDS expanding in our town, and I believe they are wrong. I…
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Millstone sound ordinance is off base, resident says
I found the recent article about ATV [All Terrain Vehicle] noise problems in Millstone somewhat disturbing. Specifically, Millstone’s noise ordinance states: “According to township ordinances, no person shall cause or permit the operation of any property that creates a sound level that equals or exceeds 65 decibels from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. From 10…
