Category: Examiner Opinion
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Obituaries
John D. Horvath Mr. Horvath, 50, died Oct. 7 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Rahway, he had lived in Perth Amboy before moving seven years ago to Manalapan, where he was a communicant of St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church. For more than 20 years, he was employed by ConocoPhillips in Linden…
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New school gives teens a choice
JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Senior Hendrick isings, 17, of Plumsted, works on a project in technology class at the New Jersey United Christian Academy, Upper Freehold. Some students say the school lacks the peer pressure at larger schools BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Was it a coincidence, or divine intervention? Dawn Fossnes, Donna…
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Kinsey will better serve Millstone
When I moved to Millstone seven years ago, Bob Kinsey was one of the first people to welcome my family to the community. Since then, I’ve gotten to know Bob pretty well and I wanted to take a few minutes to share my reasons for supporting his election to the Millstone Township Committee. I hope…
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The 6-acre tract is the basic building block
Exclusionary zoning is not 6 acres. Anything below or above 6 acres is exclusionary zoning. Securing our right to land is part of securing our right to life. Universally, it is understood that family structure requires 5 acres to survive off the land. Add one more acre for the homestead, and the 6-acre tract becomes…
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Resident says Miscoski should stay on committee
Upper Freehold and the nation are embarking on another election season. Whereas we look at the national state of the Union with mixed bias based on which side of the political spectrum we believe in, we should take a careful look at the present state of our township as well. Upper Freehold in clearly in…
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Obituaries
Robert James Beams Mr. Beams, 70, of Freehold, died Oct. 1 at home. Born in Long Branch, he had lived in the Freehold and Howell area all his life. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served from 1952-55, he was employed by E.I. DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, for 35 years before retiring in 1990.…
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Editorial cartoon missed the mark
I am writing to complain about your political cartoon and associated editorial in the Sept. 16 issue of the Examiner. The cartoon is upside down. Our state and federal governments are the ones stoking the flames of growth in school budgets. Local school boards and citizen action groups are the ones trying to keep a…
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Resident gives his support to Kinsey candidacy
Watching the Millstone Township Committee meetings on television is sure to upset the network ratings system. Next to “Everybody Loves Raymond,” the meeting has become my favorite source of entertainment. It also reminds me of a bad “Monday Night Football” game with plenty of illegal procedures, unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, delay of game, and roughing the…
