Category: Examiner Opinion

  • U.F. resident: ‘Got Kids?’ slogan insulting to many

    Up until now, I was not going to publicly voice my position on the candidates for election to the Upper Freehold School Board. I changed my mind when I saw the button that two of the candidates and their supporters are having their children in our schools wear on their clothing and backpacks. Jeanette Bressi,…

  • Resident lists reasons for her support of candidate

    A very important Board of Education election is taking place on April 19. Those elected will serve a three-year term. During this three-year tenure, many crucial and long-standing decisions regarding the direction of our school system will be made. There is no doubt that this is both an exciting and pivotal time for the future…

  • Obituaries

    Anna M. Donoher Mrs. Donoher, 88, of Little Egg Harbor, died March 28 at Southern Ocean County Hospital, Manahawkin. She grew up in the Trenton area and had lived in Allentown for several years before moving to Little Egg Harbor in 1998. Mrs. Donoher was employed by the Wenczel Tile Co., Trenton, for 30 years…

  • Area doesn’t need more shopping centers

    This letter is regarding over-expansion in our surrounding area. I do not understand why developers have to knock down perfectly nice woods to make shopping centers. Why not build where previous owners have gone out of business? Wildlife has been driven out — just recently we had a beautiful doe killed near our driveway. Animals…

  • Ethics reform should start at the local level

    The Upper Freehold Township Committee decided to wait to pass code-of-ethics and antinepotism ordinances last week. Committeeman David Horsnall said he felt a great reluctance to move forward with either ordinance. He called the ordinances reactions to situations going on in the state and county and said those accused of recent improprieties would have done…

  • Board needs longtime residents, too

    I am writing to encourage you to vote for Joe Toscano for Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education on April 19. As a former member of the Board of Education, I believe it is imperative that we are represented by long-standing members of our community as well as new members. At this point…

  • Obituaries

    Waltrese “Tree” Rondell Hines Mrs. Hines, 31, of Lakewood, died March 22 at Paul Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Freehold, she was a lifelong resident of Lakewood. A graduate of the Lakewood public school system, she was an ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) student who participated in cheerleading and other extracurricular activities. She worked…