Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Tax hike should be used to eliminate tolls in state

    (Open letter to Gov. James E. McGreevey) (Open letter to Gov. James E. McGreevey) As we hope you are aware, residents along the Garden State Parkway are discriminated against (compared to residents in other parts of the state) in that their major highway outlet is via the toll-laden and plaza-hazardous parkway. This problem was recently…

  • Obituaries

    Dale C. Alexander Obituaries Dale C. Alexander Dale Alexander, 15, of Yardville died Nov. 24 at home. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Yardville resident. Dale was a sophomore at Hamilton High School East. He was active in Narcotics Anonymous in both Hamilton and Princeton. He enjoyed fishing, boating, football, ping pong, horseback riding,…

  • Health-care worker urges passage of AED bill

    As a New Jersey resident, Monmouth County health-care professional and American Heart Association volunteer, I am writing to respectfully ask the support of our local media and New Jersey senators to help bring New Jersey Senate Bill S-1106 to the full Senate for a vote. If passed, this legislation could over time save untold numbers…

  • Millstone residents: Ask about referendum now

    Millstone residents: Ask about referendum now In September, Millstone voters told the Board of Education that it needed to return to the drawing board. The $46.5 million proposal the board presented was too much for voters to handle. This was evident when 1,231 voters cast ballots against the referendum, while 888 residents approved the measure.…

  • Greenway Plan a sound move for six communities

    Greenway Plan a sound move for six communities Six municipalities are coming close to finalizing a plan that will protect the green grass, tall trees and flowing streams of the Crosswicks Creek/Doctors Creek Watershed. Representatives of Allen-town, Hamilton, Millstone, Plumsted, Upper Freehold and Washington Township formulated a Greenway Plan in hopes of connecting parks, trails…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Bessie Cutter Perlman Bessie Cutter Perlman Mrs. Perlman, 98, of Imlaystown and Vero Beach, Fla., died Nov. 19 in Ocean City, Md., at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Born in New York City, she was raised in Trenton and for more than 65 years resided with her husband at Perl Acres in…

  • High school band walks away with top prize

    The Redbirds Marching Band recently won first place at the U.S. Scholastic Band Association tournament in Allentown, Pa. Allentown High School wins competition in Allentown, Pa. BY JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Redbirds Marching Band has done it again. Earlier this month, during a tournament held in another Allentown — Allentown, Pa., the…

  • For the Record

    For the Record The phone number for Athlete’s Alley, Shrewsbury, was incorrect in an article about the business that ran in the Holiday Traditions special section last week. The correct phone number is (732) 842-1127.

  • Your Turn

    Bruce A. SarteGuest ColumnFormer CAP member: Mayor Your Turn Bruce A. Sarte Guest Column Former CAP member: Mayor’s statement inaccurate Bruce A. Sarte Guest Column Former CAP member: Mayor’s statement inaccurate In the past few weeks, I have read the letters in the Examiner "Your Turn" and have found them very interesting to say the…