Category: Examiner Opinion
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Animal control officer says thanks to Rick’s for feed
I would like to thank Rick’s Saddle Shop for its generous donations of feed. We deal with every type of animal you can imagine, from swans to thoroughbred horses, stray or abused. Rick’s donation allows these animals to be made whole (emotionally) and healthy (fat) so that loving homes can be found for them. The…
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MADD extends thanks to ‘Tie One On’ supporters
As MADD’s annual “Tie One On for Safety” red ribbon campaign winds down, we’d like to thank all of the people who put safety first this year, whether or not they sported a red ribbon on their automobile. Thank you to anyone who served as a designated driver, or chose to give up the driver’s…
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A thank you to the men who maintain the fields
If there was ever a perfect example of “Build it and they will come,” it would have to be the Mark Harbourt Soccer Complex and Byron Johnson Recreation Area. If you happen to ride by on any nice-weather day, you will find these fields full of area children and adults having fun playing different sports,…
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Stricter requirements urged for home-based child care
Parents regularly drop off their children for home-based day care and probably feel assured that their children will get quality care during the time they spend there. After all, the parents have investigated, researched, and, in some cases, personally know the day care provider. They believe their children will be safe. Citing the need for…
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Daughter says mayor acted As mayor, sworn to uphold the law and the constitution (for those of you who forget, that includes the First Amendment and freedom of religion), Neil Marko has acted completely by the books. Should he have grabbed a pitch fork and torch and tried to run the yeshiva out of town?…
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Resident: Marko wants to keep town alive
Change can be positive and productive. Roosevelt needs change in order to preserve itself. Had a few more homes been built, bringing in families with children, the school may not be in such dire straits. Had the water/sewer plant been sold to a management company or if Millstone had been allowed to use our facility,…
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Obituaries
Dennis P. Martin Mr. Martin, 67, of Freehold Township, died Jan. 25 at home. He was born in Akron, Ohio, and had resided in Freehold Township since 1968. He was an American Airlines captain until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Martin was asked to pilot Air Force One in 1968 and was a member of…
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Letters
Local family thanks fire and rescue squads My family and I would like to extend a sincere message of thanks to the Millstone Fire and Rescue and the Hope Fire and Rescue departments. On Jan. 4, our family experienced a house fire which damaged much of our home. It is so hard to put into…
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Obituaries
Grace Cole Miss Cole, 85, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township, died Jan. 22 at Pine Brook Care Center, Manalapan. Miss Cole was born in the West Freehold section of Freehold Township and had lived there before moving to Cream Ridge five years ago. She was an egg handler for Jersey Coast…
