Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Your Turn

    John PfefferkornGuest Column Your Turn John Pfefferkorn Guest Column John Pfefferkorn Guest Column Are committee’s actions a lesson in liberty, or license? Liberty or license? If you were a fan of Monday Night Football during the ’70s and ’80s, you may remember former lawyer and WABC sportscaster Howard Cosell using that phrase numerous times to…

  • Response to criticism

    Response to criticism In response to Peter Grandich’s letter to the editor in the Feb. 5 Examiner: I got your attention: Love it! Hate to tell you, but I grew up in poverty, and I am still not living on "Easy Street." However, as a good Christian, I learned that I am to obey the…

  • Obituaries

    Judson Sproul Post Obituaries Judson Sproul Post Mr. Post, 91, of Freehold died Jan. 30 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Keyport, he later moved to the Parlin section of Sayreville. A graduate of South River High School and Rutgers Agricultural College, he started his career in education as a science and agricultural…

  • Marathon committee meetings need to end

    Marathon committee meetings need to end If you’re planning on attending a Millstone Township Committee meeting anytime soon, you’d better pack a box lunch and bring your pajamas. The restless crowd outside the committee meeting room grew impatient waiting for the Feb. 4 meeting to begin. The official meeting time is 8 p.m. The doors…

  • Your Turn

    John MeleGuest ColumnUpper Freehold mayor explains his position on bypass Your Turn John Mele Guest Column Upper Freehold mayor explains his position on bypass John Mele Guest Column Upper Freehold mayor explains his position on bypass I would like to thank the Examiner for giving me the opportunity to further explain my position on the…

  • Upper Freehold residents support environmental commissioner’s efforts

    Since January 7, the Upper Freehold Township Com-mittee has refused to appoint/reappoint two members to the Township’s Environmen-tal Commission. Upper Freehold Township Mayor John Mele has stated that the Township Committee will not appoint/reappoint members until they "decide what to do with the Environmental Commission." We believe that one of those commission members up for…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries John E.F. Saker Mr. Saker, 84, of Freehold Township died Jan. 20 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in New York City, he had lived in the Freehold area all his life and in 1956 was a founding partner of Peter J. Saker Construction, Freehold Township. He had also farmed the Saker family…

  • Reader responds to ‘immigrant situation’

    I am responding to Anna Bhdat’s letter to the editor in the Jan. 29 Examiner. Her response to the current "immigrant" situation in Freehold was, in my opinion, sent from her "ivory tower" in Millstone. Her letter would have been better off to say, "I’m prejudiced and here’s why." Someone needs to tell her that…