Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Millstone resident offers committee advice

    I would like to express my thanks to the Millstone Township Committee for allowing the time to hear me at the recent meeting. I, myself, found it unexpectedly civil as well as professional. Perhaps I haven’t attended enough of these sessions? Whatever the case, after attending, I have a slightly different perspective. Gentlemen, you have…

  • U.F. resident urges voters to remember local officials’ inaction

    Having spent the better part of the past few months becoming educated about and working with my fellow Upper Freehold Township residents fighting the impacts of a proposed warehouse development in Washington Township, Mercer County, my exposure to the inner workings of the political machine have grown. The group has attempted to garner support in…

  • U.F. resident advises: Know what your town is planning

    This is a wake-up call to all of our Upper Freehold residents who care about preserving our rural environment. My husband and I moved from overdeveloped Middletown seven years ago. Since then, eight houses have been built on our narrow, twisted road, and 10 more are in the works. That’s New Jersey, right? But when…

  • Millstone committee to tackle tough issue

    The Millstone Township Committee should be commended for taking steps to address what has been a problem in Millstone Township politics. The acceptance of political contributions from professional firms that either currently have contracts with the township, or are seeking contracts with the township, may create the appearance of impropriety, even when none exists. Deputy…

  • Obituaries

    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. RUTH SOMER, 88, of East Windsor died Sept. 19 at Princeton Medical Center. Ms. Somer was born in New York City and had lived in East Windsor…

  • Is proposed supermarket plan just one piece of the ‘grand puzzle’?

    Is proposed supermarket plan just one piece of the ‘grand puzzle’? Someone stopped me at Millstone Day to ask me how I felt about "the supermarket issue." I told them that I am supportive of a supermarket, just not in Millstone. I moved to this town knowing that the price to pay for the natural…

  • School officials deserve praise

    Upper Freehold Regional School District officials reacted swiftly and admirably to an unfortunate situation which forced the district to shut down Allentown High School’s annex last week With the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks upon us, the school day would have been stressful enough for everyone present, without the added drama of more…

  • Thanks to all involved in library program

    Now that the summer is over and everyone is getting back into a "school routine," I just thought I would publicly thank all of the volunteers from the Millstone Township PTO Summer Library Program. Their dedication and devotion to the children and the program’s success were unparalleled. I have been running the PTO-sponsored free program…

  • Upper Freehold resident sees no conflict on board

    Upper Freehold Township’s Planning Board has been reviewing the township’s master plan for over one year. There have been numerous meetings, and the board has given the public many opportunities to comment. Most of the public’s comments have been directed to the board’s amendment to change our residential lot size from a minimum of 2…