Category: Examiner Opinion

A chance for an epic pick slips away Lori Clinch I t’s no big secret that my beloved spouse, Pat, and I love antiques. We love to dig for them, shop for them and incorporate them into every aspect of our lives. We fix them, refinish them and, at the end of a long day,…

Joni Mitchell sang the words “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot” in 1970, referring to the demise of nature and the environment due to human intervention. In 2014, the words are as pertinent as ever. I was dismayed to recently read that there is a petition to pave Harmony Hill Road in…

Lifeguards wait for the start of the 30th annual National Park System All-Women Lifeguard Tournament held at Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County on July 30.

I t was about a year ago that the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) began mailing its first batch of Skip the Trip notices to our customers, affording a majority of New Jersey citizens the opportunity to renew their driver’s license or nondriver IDs by mail. The Christie administration and the MVC are pleased…

Mr. Albarella, 50, of Millstone, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Italy and lived in North Bergen prior to settling in Millstone to raise his family. Mr. Albarella was the owner of Valle Caudina Provisions, Millstone. He was predeceased by his father, Francesco…

A group of young men make their way along the boardwalk in Ocean Grove on July 22.

Modern life does not resemble ‘The Jetsons’ Lori Clinch There was a time when I thought technology would simplify my life. At least that’s how it looked on my favorite cartoon show, “The Jetsons.” Why, Jane would simply set her robot, Rosie, to do the dusting, push a button in her kitchen to make dinner,…

Want lower property taxes? Change New Jersey’s justices Mark Rosman On July 7, WKXW-FM posted a news story on its website which reported that state legislators may be in session in Trenton during the traditional summer break. The news story contained a quote from the speaker of the state Assembly, Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson). Prieto is…

Leslie “Nick” Nicholson Jr., 68, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at his home in Millstone Township with his family by his side. Born in Jersey City, he spent his youth in Warren Township. He attended Zarephath Christian School and was a graduate of Watchung Hills Regional High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran.…