Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Letters

    Former religious director discusses Roosevelt The controversy surrounding the proposed yeshiva in Roosevelt is very disheartening, but I find the divisive name-calling and charges of anti-Semitism to be particularly sad. Having served as the religious director of Congregation Anshei Roosevelt for almost three years (1990-1993), and having lived in Roosevelt for over two years while…

  • Shahn mural survives roof repair unscathed

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Lacey Hickey, 6, stops to take a look at the Ben Shaun mural in Roosevelt Public School in Roosevelt. The art is covered up in preparation for the school’s roof repair. ROOSEVELT — Artist Ben Shahn’s mural has sustained yet another potential brush…

  • Towns have no business in the newspaper trade

    Coda Greg Bean So, East Brunswick has gone into the newspaper business — without asking a single taxpayer whether that’s a business they want to be in. Generally, I’ve been a supporter of Mayor William Neary and his administration. They’ve done a lot of good work in my home community and there’s a lot to…

  • Head of U.F. school district bids farewell

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — Departing Superintendent Robert Connelly presided over his final Board of Education meeting on Aug. 17. Connelly, who has served the district for five years, ends his tenure on Aug. 31. Although the board has not yet appointed a permanent replacement, Robert “Bob” Smith, the…

  • Obituaries

    Elizabeth Friedrich Mrs. Friedrich, 89, of Burlington, died Aug. 14 at Lourdes Medical Center, Burlington. Born in Hornerstown, she had been a resident of Burlington for 52 years. Mrs. Friedrich worked for many years at Fanny Farmer Candy, Trenton, before she and her husband opened Burlington Sports Center. She was a 1931 graduate of Allentown…

  • State should act soon on sex offender zones

    Millstone is the latest municipality in Monmouth County to create pedophile-free zones. The measure precludes certain convicted sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of areas frequented by children. Millstone most likely won’t be the last town to take such legislative action, as municipal governments all over the state have discussed, introduced and/or passed similar…

  • London bombings could cause band to cancel trip

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — The recent terrorist attacks in London are making some parents think twice about sending their children in the marching band on an overseas trip this year. Earlier in the year, the Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band received an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II…