Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Information sought on car that hit neighbor’s dog

    This letter is addressed to the heartless individual who callously and carelessly struck and killed my neighbor’s cherished German shepherd on July 1. The dog had accidentally slipped out of the gated yard and was trying to return home. This occurred while my horrified neighbors and an 8-year-old child stood watching. I’m still totally amazed…

  • Administrator would be wise choice

    Millstone Township should take a cue from the decision of its much smaller neighbor. Roosevelt officials announced their intention to hire a part-time administrator on Monday. They cited the increasing complexity that those who run a municipality must face today as their reason for doing so. In Millstone, which already has nearly 10 times the…

  • Take advantage of revised access law

    Take advantage of revised access law Next week the rules regarding government re-cords that the public has access to will dramatically change for the better. In January – in the closing hours of the last Legislature – a much needed improvement of New Jersey’s open public records law was passed and signed into law. The…

  • Resident asks neighbors to support Allentown property owner

    As an Upper Freehold Township resident with an Allentown mailing address, I deliberately and regularly utilize the businesses in downtown Allentown as a way of lending strong support to my local community. Parking, to me, has always been convenient and an attraction to town. There are multiple hidden parking areas that are under-utilized, perhaps due…

  • Supermarket does not belong in rural Millstone Township

    The Planning Board of Millstone Township held a public meeting in May to discuss the township’s master plan. Their keywords for the future of Millstone Township were "rural character." I never thought a 50,000-square-foot supermarket had rural character. It is up to the Board of Adjustment to say no to a use variance that would…

  • Thanks for making Allentown library’s golf tournament a success

    This is an open letter to all those who attended the Allentown Public Library’s annual golf outing on June 24 at Cream Ridge Country Club. I first would like to thank the volunteers, board members and the staff at Cream Ridge for making the tournament a great success. And to that, to everyone who attended,…

  • Writer issues a plea to save special piece of land in Allentown

    I am writing to notify your readers of a deplorable situation which is developing in Allentown. The borough has decided that it wants to enlarge its municipal parking lot and wants an adjoining property (lot 37.01) in order to do this. Their problem is that this adjoining property is owned by Cal Mailey, a local…

  • Good luck to graduates

    As the 2001-02 school year draws to a close, area high school seniors are busily preparing to don caps and gowns and bid farewell to classmates, some of whom may have shared memories stretching back 12 years or even further. It is significant to mention that the class of 2002 carries the distinction of being…

  • 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. HELEN B. SCHEFF, 86, of Hazlet died June 18 at Avanti at Red Bank. Born in New York City, she lived in Mays Landing prior to moving…