Category: Examiner Opinion
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New York City police officer came through for local senior
On Sept. 5, after waiting eight months for tickets to Lion King, [the NFL] decided to have Bon Jovi and the NFL Kickoff. Due to this event there was no access to the streets around Times Square. My 75-year-old mother who is handicapped had to walk from Port Authority to Carmine’s on 44th where we…
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Planning Board must disclose conflicts of interest
If the Upper Freehold Planning Board votes to adopt a township master plan at the conclusion of the Sept. 24 public hearing, the whole master plan may end up being thrown out by a judge, and the process and debate over 2- vs. 4-acre zoning will have to start again from scratch. How could such…
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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…
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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…
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Property tax reform is badly needed in New Jersey
Time and time again the citizens of New Jersey hear the rhetoric of politicians about how they are going to lower property taxes. Yet year after year the problem lingers, and election after election those same politicians promise to fix the evil — high property taxes — that they still have not tackled. There are…
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Politicians’ letters policy revised
While Greater Media Newspapers has some clearly defined policies regarding letters to the editor from sitting politicians and candidates during the campaign season, it appears to be time to clarify at least one aspect of our policy during the normal course of business. Lately, across the board at the nine newspapers we publish in Monmouth,…
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Obituaries
CATHERINE A. LAWRENCE, 83, of Freehold Township died Sept. 6 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Lakewood, she had lived in Upper Freehold Township before moving to Freehold Township in 1949. Mrs. Lawrence was a homemaker. She was a former member of the Siloam Methodist Church, Freehold Township, and a member of the…
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Don’t change zoning to allow supermarket in Millstone
If Millstone has been your home for many years, you no doubt think and speak of Millstone with sentimental pride. You may be a little concerned about the influx into your community over the last five to 10 years. "Will all these ‘newcomers’ try to change our Millstone — do they even really know what…
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Millstone committeeman responds to critical letter
I have been patiently sitting by and reading Committeeman John Pfefferkorn’s letters to the editor and feel I must respond to statements in his letter of Sept. 5. He is great at planting seeds of doubt and uncertainty. Pfeffer-korn states that "co-liaisons [Deputy Mayor Cory] Wingerter and [Committeeman] William Nurko were removed from their finance…
