Category: Examiner Opinion
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Greg Bean
Coda Big brothers specialize in diabolical pranks I stopped at the pharmacy the day before Easter, and among the customers waiting at the register was a mom and three kids – a couple of boys maybe 8 and 9, and a girl, 2 or 3. The boys had the look of mischief in their eyes,…
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On Campus
Alexis Marie Bucholtz of Cream Ridge was recently inducted into the Psi Chi National Honor Society at Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, N.C. She is a senior pre-law and criminal justice major with a minor in social psychology. Alan Fritschy, son of Denise and Ronald Fritschy of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, was named to the dean’s…
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Kids honor Earth Day with colors of the rainbow
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – Some local children recently transformed the color gray into all the vivid hues of spring. Ladybugs, flowers and butterflies adorned the once-gray river rocks when the kindergarten and first-grade students from Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School had finished their creative work. The Earth Day…
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Group grateful for community’s support
The Millstone Township Women’s Organization would like to thank the many families, friends and community members for their attendance and generous support at their fourth annual pancake breakfast and egg hunt fundraiser. A special heartfelt thanks to those who especially made this a successful event: Tony of Millstone Family Pharmacy, Roy of Roy’s Deli, Kumon…
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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.
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‘Love your heart,’ advises American Heart Association
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 health threat facing women today. What can women do? Nearly 500,000 females die annually from cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke, including close to 14,700 New Jersey women. What can women do? Since 1984 the number of cardiovascular disease deaths for females has exceeded those for males.…
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Resident wants to see school budget online
Why doesn’t the Millstone Township school post its budget on its Web site so that it can be seen by the community? Playing it close to the vest breeds mistrust, which leads to defeat. Gregory M. Cinque Millstone
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Town to hold meeting on underage drinking
Alcohol is the most abused drug by children in our community, more than tobacco or any other drug. According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, 49 percent of seventh- and eighth-grade students have used alcohol. New federal research has found that children who drink before the age of 15 are five times more…
