Category: Examiner Opinion
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School district adds items back into building project
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The Board of Education has restored $1 million worth of accessories it previously cut from its ongoing construction plan. The Millstone Township School District is currently creating a new middle school off Baird Road and Waters Lane and making renovations to its existing schools.…
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Board of Education aims to reduce debt service
Business administrator says bond refunding would save $600,000 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The Board of Education unanimously voted to refund a 2004 series of school bonds at its April 24 meeting. Business Administrator Brian Boyle said the school district will issue up to $10 million in bonds to…
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First responder program would benefit residents
Millstone Township firefighters should consider creating a first responder program as long as it wouldn’t usurp the Millstone Township First Aid Squad’s position in the community or raise taxes. If a first responder program, which relies on trained firefighters equipped with medical tools, would reduce the amount of wait time for residents in an emergency…
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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…
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Millstone resident supports expansion of VSDS
After reading the letter from Bob and Betty Bailey regarding the proposed expansion of the Veterinary Surgical and Diagnostic Specialists (VSDS) in the Examiner, I felt obliged to respond. I have had many experiences with Dr. Stobie and the wonderful staff at VSDS. My beloved cat became ill. After numerous visits to other veterinarians in…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Christian Bechamps and Julia Zaffarese paint butterflies on rocks during an Earth Day program at the Allentown Presbyterian Church on April 20.
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Holocaust survivor Estee Rosenblum, of Chester, talks about her struggles as a child living in Eslovakia to Millstone Township Middle School eighth-graders during the school’s Diversity Day on April 21.
