Category: Examiner Opinion
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Writer thanks all who made Monmouth County fair a big success
The Monmouth County Fair concluded its 28th annual run at East Freehold Park Showgrounds in Freehold Township on July 28. The Monmouth County Park System thanks the hundreds of vendors and exhibitors, stage performers, event coordinators, park ranger staff and 4-H members on a job well done. A total of 1,334 ribbons, trophies and honors…
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Writer warns: Don’t leave pets in cars during hot weather
Never leave your pet unattended in a parked car for any period of time. If you see an animal in a car exhibiting any signs of heat stress, call your local animal care-and-control agency or police department immediately. On a warm day, the temperature in a parked car can reach 120 degrees or higher in…
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Reader dismisses hunting for sport as animal cruelty
Various media have reported hunters raising money and lobbying the New Jersey state Legislature to thwart a proposed study of non-lethal ways to manage the bear population and to allow bow-hunting on Sundays. I propose the Legislature set up a Blue Ribbon panel to study ways to equalize both the bears’ and the hunters’ chances…
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Matawan resident wants to put a stop to excessive spending in N.J. Freedom of information and correct oversight should expose the fact that New Jersey, state, local and Board of Education budgets are excessive while results in most programs, including education, are not that great. So how is all this money being spent and exactly…
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Millstone resident wants disabled parking spots to remain open
To the people who park in parking spaces for the disabled, and are perfectly healthy, I say be grateful you are healthy and do not need this space. To the person who parked in the Millstone Township Elementary School parking area for the disabled, and received a warning or ticket, I say you should not…
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Voters should decide fate of Millstone Township’s open space tax
At the last Millstone Township Committee meeting, the committeemen discussed placing a public referendum regarding the open space tax rate on the November ballot. In the July 25 Examiner article on the topic, not all the salient points of my comments were addressed and, therefore, my position may not be clear to my constituents. The…
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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. SARAH DiBARTOLO, 92, of Freehold Township died July 31 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in New York City, she had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before…
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New administrators come to Millstone schools
Elementary, middle schools get newassistant principals By ruth calia stivesStaff Writer Elementary, middle schools get new assistant principals By ruth calia stives Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Michelle Aquino (l) and Brandi Krueger have been hired as assistant principals in the Millstone school district. Aquino will serve in the middle school and Krueger will serve in…
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Residents’ discussion to focus on education plan
New middle school will be among the topics openfor discussion By ruth calia stivesStaff Writer New middle school will be among the topics open for discussion By ruth calia stives Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Residents have been invited to attend a special public forum on Aug. 29 to discuss the future of Millstone’s educational system.…
