Category: Examiner Opinion

  • U.F. mayor will not run as independent

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported my candidacy and those residents of the township, friends and business associates who contacted me wishing me the best. I appreciate the time I spent serving the community on the governing body over the last three years and will remain actively involved in…

  • Committeeman thanks friends and supporters

    I would like to thank everyone who took the time to come out to vote for me on June 8, who graciously displayed my sign on their property, and who contributed to my campaign in any way. I especially thank my campaign manager, Doug Totten, and his wife, Rosemarie, for their countless ours of work.…

  • Your Turn

    Lea BlancoGuest ColumnFamily Your Turn Lea Blanco Guest Column Family’s equestrian outing almost ends in tragedy Lea Blanco Guest Column Family’s equestrian outing almost ends in tragedy This past Sunday approximately 2 p.m. on Nurko Road, my family narrowly escaped tragedy caused by a foul-mouthed, ignorant teenager in an oversized, dark sport-utility vehicle. We were…

  • Skewed priorities win again in Trenton

    Skewed priorities win again in Trenton When Gov. James E. McGreevey condemns an action of the state that he leads as "bureaucratic nonsense," you know you are talking about something special. New Jersey is a state in which "bureaucratic nonsense" is so typical, it barely generates more than a shrug from any resident, let alone…

  • Obituaries

    Dr. Benjamin Richmond Obituaries Dr. Benjamin Richmond Dr. Richmond, 83, of Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of Freehold, died May 31 at home. He moved to Boynton Beach in October 2003, after retiring from his Freehold medical practice of 55 years, an office that had been his childhood home. A graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick,…

  • Writer proposes solution for health insurance crisis

    An individual goes to a doctor and partakes in what I would call the 20/20/20 program. It is a program that I see as a solution to the health insurance crisis. It is predicated on nature’s law of equal return, freedom as opposed to coercion and well-being as opposed to wealth. This individual has no…

  • Upper Freehold resident ‘appalled’ at mayor’s behavior

    As a resident of Upper Freehold Township, I was appalled and embarrassed at the recent behavior of our mayor, John Mele, during the Planning Board meeting on May 25. When discussion was opened up to the public, former board member Ivan Olinsky approached the board and directly asked the mayor a question. The mayor never…

  • Prospect of mandatory military service is a concern

    For readers who have children graduating from high school this month, perhaps you’re breathing a sigh of relief — especially if your child has been accepted to college, you’re able to fund it, and you’re watching them take their first steps into a successful, happy future. Take another deep breath, and don’t exhale so fast;…

  • Resident: Trails system idea is ‘loaded with problems’

    As a resident, taxpayer and business owner in Upper Freehold Township, I strongly disagree with our mayor and the multi-use trail system. The trails idea in Upper Freehold is one of those "If you build it, the problems will come." The notion that the old railroad bed would make a perfect trail for horses or…