Category: Examiner Opinion

  • The Arc of Monmouth extends thanks to family members

    The majority of persons in New Jersey with mental retardation and other de-velopmental disabilities reside with family members. November has been designated National Family Caregivers Month. During November, The Arc of Monmouth wishes to acknowledge and thank parents, siblings and other relatives who care for a person with developmental disabilities in their home. These family…

  • Millstone Township Alliance thanks supporters of chalk art contest

    On behalf of the Millstone Community Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, I would like to thank the children and families who participated in our first sidewalk chalk art contest. It was a great day, and there was a lot of talent demonstrated. Special thanks to Dairy Queen for allowing the use of their…

  • Make sure your voice is heard

    Americans will enjoy the opportunity to participate in one of our nation’s most treasured privileges next week when they go to the polls on Election Day Nov. 5. At stake will be seats in the U.S. Senate and Congress, county freeholder and clerk, and on the governing bodies of our local municipalities. The sad fact…

  • Neighbor says Nurko cares about Millstone Township

    I write this letter to share with the community of Millstone my thoughts and feelings regarding a candidate for the upcoming Township Committee election. Let me preface my opinion by stating that I have only lived in Millstone for several months and am not overly knowledgeable about the political happenings of the township. I am…

  • Support Nurko, Halka for committee

    The present Republican campaign being conducted to portray Township Committeeman Bill Nurko and candidate Chet Halka as substandard candidates is most inappropriate and not true. Both lifelong residents, both honest honorable men, active in community affairs, successful in their occupations, deserve to be elected to office. Millstone Township became the township we all love, through…

  • U.F. should protect a piece of history

    It is a sad state of affairs that the village of Imlaystown — a place with enough history to earn it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places — has been allowed to deteriorate to the dilapidated state in which visitors currently find it. Time is of the essence here. Last week brought…

  • Comments made on zoning lack logical comparisons

    Comments made by farmers at recent Millstone Planning Board Master Plan hearings contained apples-to-oranges comparisons. During the discussion on farmland preservation, a farmer stated that the state only pays $8,000-$12,000 per acre whereas a 3-acre building lot sells for $120,000. What needs to be pointed out is that the price of an approved building lot…

  • School board will give monthly incident report

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) officials discussed changes in monthly reporting of incidents of violence and vandalism in the schools at last week’s meeting. District Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Connelly announced that a memorandum had been received from the state Education Commissioner’s Office, stating that a "Violence and Vandalism Report" must…

  • Neither major party comes out a winner in Senate ballot battle

    For the moment, let’s forget about all the allegations against U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli and the posturing by the Democratic and Republican parties in the courts, the Legislature and the media so that we can identify the real shame of the events that have preceded the 2002 election. A first-term senator, once considered a shoo-in…