Category: Examiner Opinion
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Immigrants are just asking for chance to make a living
I am alarmed by the responses I occasionally hear or read in Freehold Borough regarding recent immigrants, also known as our neighbors. I believe many people who want them to leave the borough have ancestors who faced similar opposition and must be rolling over in their graves. What short memories some of us can have.…
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Groups want more access to U.F. school facilities
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Groups want more access to U.F. school facilities BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Board of Education members plan to meet with representatives of various sports teams throughout the district, who say they need more sports facilities. Members of both athletic and recreational teams in Upper Freehold and Allentown who attended…
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Football goals, academic scores don’t always add up
Here we go again! A lights controversy has started over whether or not lights can be installed at Wagner Farm Park in Millstone Township. The Pop Warner football parents want lights. The residents nearby don’t. The Township Committee is not clear on whether lights are allowable. What is it with these people? Isn’t anything documented?…
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Resident backs Freehold mayor’s actions
Hooray for [Freehold] Mayor Michael Wilson for standing up to lawbreakers. The people of Freehold elected him to keep their town safe and preserve their quality of life. Having large numbers of men loitering around town is neither safe nor does it enhance the quality of life for the taxpaying Freeholders. The Constitution was not…
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Obituaries
Michael Beasley Obituaries Michael Beasley Mr. Beasley, 42, of Manalapan died Jan. 10 in Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, he had resided in Sparrow Point, Md., before moving to Manalapan nine years ago. He was an electrician for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (EBEW), Local 456, New Brunswick, and a member of the Edgemere,…
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Lower limit is essential for safety
Gov. James E. McGreevey signed into law yesterday a measure lowering the legal blood-alcohol-content limit for drivers from .10 to .08 percent. The lower limit is intended to stop drunken drivers from getting behind the wheel. But will the lower limit get the message across to potential drunken drivers? Over the past 10-15 years, the…
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Investment in education now will pay untold dividends for New Jersey’s children in the decades to come
In light of some recent, encouraging economic news, many individual investors are starting to feel more optimistic about their portfolios. Regardless of the economic outlook, millions of us continue to seek that perfect no-risk/high-return investment. And as we seek that magic investment bullet, we should turn our attention to New Jersey’s system of public education.…
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Your Turn
Pete TrabuccoGuest ColumnReader bids sad farewell to former Mets baseball player Your Turn Pete Trabucco Guest Column Reader bids sad farewell to former Mets baseball player Pete Trabucco Guest Column Reader bids sad farewell to former Mets baseball player Earlier this month we lost a piece of Mets history with the passing of Tug McGraw.…
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Volunteer urges passage of proposed AED legislation
As a New Jersey resident, Monmouth County health care professional and American Heart Association volunteer, I am asking the local media and N.J. senators to help bring Bill S-1106 to the full Senate for a vote. If passed, this legislation could, over time, save an untold number of lives by requiring all New Jersey health…
