Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Stephen C. Schneider Mr. Schneider, 50, of Farmingdale, died June 22 at Green Valley Pavilion Nursing Home, Smyrna, Del. Born in Newark, he has resided in Farmingdale, Howell and Millstone before returning to Farmingdale in 1995. Mr. Schneider was an architect and licensed plumber in the family business of Schneider & Son Plumbing, Farmingdale, for…

  • On Campus

    Sheetal Soni of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, has graduated from the University of Scranton, Scranton, Pa., with a bachelor of science degree in political science. Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., announced that two students from the local area were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: John T. Siemann of the Clarksburg section…

  • The Best of the Class of ’05

    Lipica Shah As the school year drew to a close over the past two weeks, area high schools said goodbye to their seniors. In turn, each of our graduating students have bid farewell to what has become their home away from home. For most of these students, the senior year of high school is a…

  • Little star

    JEFF GRANIT staff Bianca Garcia (l-r), Marissa Nugent, Jessica Cutler and Desiree Kudrick watch Lauryn Edwards dance during day camp at the Millstone Middle School on June 24.

  • Letters

    What others can learn from Michael On July 29, 2005, my son Michael would have turned 5 years old. My husband, Adam, and I would be preparing for kindergarten, saving our pennies for college, and dreaming about our future astronaut, Army general or president-in-waiting. But Michael was born with a chromosome disorder called trisomy 13,…

  • Boredom descends on the summer break

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I’ve decided that little boys are magnets for more boys. Little boys also attract bugs, snakes, and dirt that lingers behind the ear, but that’s another column. It’s not a bad thing, not really. Boys, not unlike onion breath, tend to cancel each other out. The more little boys…

  • Commencement ceremony held for students

    The Upper Freehold Regional School District bid farewell June 22 to the class of 2005. Schools Superintendent Robert Connelly introduced the graduating students from Allentown, Millstone and Upper Freehold at a commencement ceremony held outdoors on the grounds of Allentown High School. AHS Principal Christopher Nagy addressed the graduates, as did valedictorian Lipica Shah and…

  • Artist retreat

    JEFF GRANIT staff Instructor Mary Cebelli demonstrates how to draw a flower petal while Bianca Sciaulino (r) looks on during day camp at Millstone Middle School on June 24.