Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Preserve independence of Environmental Commission

    Out in the real world, when someone doesn’t do their job, they get fired. Here in Upper Freehold, we do things in reverse. If you do a great job and win awards as an environmental commissioner, Mayor John Mele wants to fire you and transform the Environmental Commission into an advisory committee whose members are…

  • Obituaries

    David E. Bloomer Obituaries David E. Bloomer Mr. Bloomer, 91, of Hamilton died Feb. 20 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Born in Matawan, he had lived in Allentown before moving to Hamilton 35 years ago. A retired employee of Thermoid and the Mercer Rubber Co., both located in Trenton, he was also a…

  • Superintendent: Pay now or pay more later

    BY EVAN NATELSONStaff Writer BY EVAN NATELSON Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff James Nichols from the Thomas Group explains the renderings of the new Millstone middle school to residents Linda Sacchetti, Christine Smith, Steve Leibowitz and Ivette Faqundo during a public meeting on Monday. MILLSTONE — About 25 residents attended the first of four public…

  • Health-care costs take bite out of school budget

    BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — School board officials here are facing "staggering" increases this year in health-care costs for district employees, Board of Education President Jeannette Bressi said. The district is looking at a 20-percent increase in health-care costs for district employees, Viola Yosifon, school board administrator, said.…

  • Resident unhappy with committeeman’s votes

    Resident unhappy with committeeman’s votes John Pfefferkorn has consistently remarked that his votes are representative of the needs and wants of the residents of Millstone Township. This is reflected in a quote from the Jan. 8 Examiner, "I’m up there to work for the citizens. Dirty politics, backroom deals don’t exist with me." Mr. Pfefferkorn…

  • Easter Seals president thanks Friendly’s for restaurants’ support

    Sometimes things become so commonplace that we fail to see their significance. I am referring to the "Cones for Kids" promotion that Friendly’s Restaurants has participated in on behalf of Easter Seals for the past 22 years. Easter Seals values the Friendly Ice Cream Corp. as a partner in creating solutions and changing lives for…

  • Reader found U.F. mayor’s letter to be confusing

    Reader found U.F. mayor’s letter to be confusing Is it me or did anyone else who read last week’s Examiner column titled "Upper Freehold mayor explains his position on bypass" become more confused by what was written? Mayor John Mele’s guest column in the Examiner last week has taken the term "wishy washy" to a…

  • Time to end Garden State Parkway toll/tax

    In Gov. James McGreevey’s State of the State message, he mentioned one of his accomplishments was improving the E-ZPass mess. Left unsaid was the fact that parkway toll collecting has left a trail of $476 million in old E-ZPass debt, and $576 million in old parkway debt. To this will be added more than $450…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Paul M. Finkel Sr. Mr. Finkel, 76, of Allentown died Feb. 5 at home. Born in North Bergen, he had lived in Allentown for 25 years. A graduate of Holy Family School, Union City, he was a contractor for 38 years, retiring in 1994, and was the developer for Williamsburg Village in Bordentown. A…