Category: Examiner Opinion
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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…
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Former Board of Ed. candidate says thanks
I would like to thank my family and friends, who have tirelessly put so much time and energy into supporting me for my run for Board of Education. Even though I did not get onto the board, I just wanted to thank each of you for your help and hard work. I also wanted to…
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Resident concerned about proposed ‘clean’ ratable
I read with great interest the article concerning the increasing support for expansion of the animal hospital in Millstone. It is interesting to note that the purported support comes from other areas of New Jersey and even other states. What do these folks care about how the expansion of this facility impacts on the lives…
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Let taxpayers decide how they should be taxed
I read the article “Assemblyman blasts school funding methods” in the April 13 edition of the Examiner. As a District 30 voter, I am pleased to know that Malone is concerned about the school funding method and spoke openly about it. He has been a state legislator since 1993 representing the 30th District. He is…
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Obituaries
Carl Carlson Mr. Carlson, 89, of Freehold, died April 9 at home. He was born in Lakewood and resided there before moving to Freehold more than 50 years ago. A former commercial fisherman, Mr. Carlson retired in 1975 as an ammunition inspector for Naval Ammunition Depot Earle, Middletown. He served in the U.S. Army during…
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Local business advances battle against blindness
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Aremus Industries of Millstone Township created the new solution Prev-MD.C, which helps eyeglasses/sunglasses block harmful ultraviolet rays. MILLSTONE – Aremus Industries wants people to see the truth behind the light. The company, based in the Perrineville section of Millstone Township, believes it can help…
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For the Record
An article in the April 13 edition of the Examiner titled “Plans pitched for U.F. indoor sports complex” misstated that the 25-acre site on Route 537 proposed for the development has received its “historic pesticide” clearance from the township’s Board of Health. Although the developers’ engineers have reported that the site is clear of historic…
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Letters
Couple opposes animal hospital expansion We read with much dismay the April 13 article in the Examiner titled “Animal hospital seeking to expand gains support.” We are extremely opposed to the construction of a new 16,000-square-foot hospital facility adjacent to the current 4,000-square-foot Veterinary Surgical and Diagnostic Specialists (VSDS) animal hospital that already exists. In…
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What’s the evacuation plan? There is no plan
Coda Greg Bean About 20 years ago, it dawned on people in northern Massachusetts that if the Seabrook nuclear power plant near the border of that state and New Hampshire melted down, or if there were a bad hurricane or other disaster, people were pretty much S.O.L. because there was absolutely no evacuation plan. The…
