Category: Examiner Opinion

It will take all the political support the Monmouth-Ocean county region can muster to advance a plan for passenger rail service through this area of New Jersey, which continues to explode in population. Published reports indicate that in the next decade, it is expected that approximately 25 percent of New Jersey’s population will reside in…

Clean Ocean Action was swept away by the dedication of the estimated 1,500 volunteers who participated in our 17th annual fall beach sweeps. We applaud the many community groups who braved the stormy weather conditions Oct. 26 to sweep the beach, contributing to a cleaner marine environment. The overwhelming success of this program is due…

taxing to N.J. residents taxing to N.J. residents Facing a $7.4 billion budget deficit over the next two years, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is looking outside the city to commuters in order to pay $1 billion in additional taxes to help bail the metropolis out of its fiscal troubles. Repealed a few years…

As local business leaders and co-chairmen of the American Heart Association’s Monmouth County American Heart Walk, we want to say thank you to Monmouth County. The recent American Heart Walk event was a great success, thanks to citizens, businesses, organizations and volunteers throughout Monmouth County. Money raised from American Heart Walk comes back to benefit…

Officials’ bad behavior is embarrassment to township In our first issue after the Nov. 5 election, we ran an editorial which stated that Millstone residents must have done something terrible to deserve their current township government. The actions of certain township officials in the past five weeks have proved that the observations made in our…

I voted for John Pfefferkorn for Millstone Township Committee a year ago, and I am glad that I did. Over the course of the past year, I have attended almost every Township Committee meeting. I have yet to be disappointed by Mr. Pfefferkorn’s opinions or his voting record. Mr. Pfefferkorn is not a "yes" man.…

I began building my first house in Millstone about eight years ago. Since that time, the politics in the town has become very divisive. While we can expect politicians to be politicians, I am very disturbed that officials appointed to important positions have entered the fray. Some of these non-elected officials have even used their…

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. DOREEN GAWRON, 52, of Millstone died Nov. 30 at CentraState Medial Center, Freehold Township. Born in Clearfield, Pa., she had lived in Millstone for the past 26…

concert slated Dec. 10 concert slated Dec. 10 The student chapter of Amnesty International at Brookdale Community College will commemorate International Human Rights Day with a "Human Rights Concert" Dec. 10 from 11:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The program will be held at the student life center at Brookdale, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of…