Category: Examiner Opinion

Millstone residents have witnessed the rapid growth in our community over the past several years. Our children have been fortunate to live in an area where excellence in education has been a vital ingredient to the success of our school system. We are facing a serious problem now as our community continues to outgrow its…

As a representative of both the Millstone Township Hospital Auxiliary and the Millstone Township Women’s Organization, I want to take this opportunity to thank the community for their support for our annual holiday projects. Many of you helped to make the auxiliary’s poinsettia sale a huge success. Of course, we could not do this without…

MATILDA CHESTER, 95, of Allentown died Jan. 2 at Princeton Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had lived in Amityville, N.Y., before moving to Allentown 25 years ago. Mrs. Chester was a member of the Allentown Presbyterian Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Dwight Horace Chester. Surviving are a son, Robert Chester Sr.…

Gambling online is a fact of life. Since the Internet has become an everyday tool, many local, state and federal bureaucrats have been doing everything they can to try to regulate the business. This may come as a surprise to many residents in the Garden State, but making that Internet sports bet, or playing a…

Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. GLADYS ROSENSHINE, 81, of Lakewood, died Dec. 20 at University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in New York, she had lived in Howell before moving to Lakewood…

Master plans to determine the future of local area The dawn of a new year finds both Millstone and Upper Freehold facing difficult challenges. With development (specifically, how to best prevent overdevelopment) on the minds of many in the community, local elected officials may have to make some controversial choices in 2003. Reviews of recently…

Proposed legislation would punish breeds, not deedsGuest ColumnDiane Thompson Proposed legislation would punish breeds, not deeds Guest Column Diane Thompson I would like to express my opposition regarding bill A2906 — sponsored by Assemblyman John Burzichelli — which provides a municipality with the option of introducing breed-specific legislation. This bill proposes the imposition of onerous,…

Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. MARY E. ROBBINS, 74, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, died Dec. 3 at home. Born in Yardville, she had lived in Allentown before moving…

In light of recent events, officials should think twice before offering Planning Board Chairman Kenneth Clancy another term at the Jan. 1 reorganization of the Township Committee. Letters written by Clancy, and signed using his official Planning Board title, have appeared twice in the past two months. Clancy has used these letters to make extremely…