Category: Examiner Opinion

  • 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…

  • Upper Freehold Planning Board to discuss subdivision

    On Tuesday, June 25, at 7 p.m. at the Upper Freehold Township Municipal Building (Route 539 in Cream Ridge), there will be an Upper Freehold Township Planing Board meeting. This meeting is to discuss the 18-lot subdivision that is proposed for Chambers Road (near its intersection with Route 524) in Cream Ridge. The public should…

  • Parkway’s E-ZPass is part of larger problem

    Suspending the E-ZPass discount is only a minor step toward the ideal solution of transforming a major problem. Toll barriers are a safety hazard, environmentally unsound and a downright waste of time. In addition to these obvious flaws, the E-ZPass system is now operating at a loss. That means we have the system in place,…

  • Public invited to comment on Allentown lot acquisition

    I attended the Allentown Borough Council meeting on the evening of June 11, along with several other concerned citizens, to find out why the council is interested in acquiring lot No. 37.01. Mayor Stuart Fierstein told me that this was a matter to be discussed that evening in closed session. He explained that the topic…

  • When driving in rural areas, be alert to dangers on the road

    I wanted to take a moment to remind Millstone residents how fortunate we are to live in this beautiful countryside. Many of us moved into this township because of the rural lifestyle and the opportunity for our children to enjoy the outdoors without congestion, high population, etc. Many equestrians were drawn to this horse-friendly area…

  • Borough needs to think carefully about condemnation

    Borough needs to think carefully about condemnation A decision by Allentown’s Borough Council to order its attorney to authorize an appraisal of lot 37.01, which the borough has its eye on to expand the municipal parking lot, has the owner of the property and some of his neighbors up in arms. Borough Mayor Stuart Fierstein…

  • County asks public to report incidents of hate notes

    Imagine that as you sleepily go out to retrieve your morning newspaper you find a small bag on your lawn. Curious, you pick it up and find that it is a sand-filled bag with a leaflet. "Harmless trash," you may think. Trash it is, but harmless it is not. It is a small "bomb of…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD — The Upper Freehold Regional School Board of Education convened a special session June 3 to award contracts in connection with the construction/renovation project that is about to get under way in the Upper Freehold schools.

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Upper Freehold Regional School Board of Education convened a special session June 3 to award contracts in connection with the construction/renovation project that is about to get under way in the Upper Freehold schools. Following the recommendation of Faridy, Veisz, and Fraytak, the architectural firm involved in planning the $19.6 million…

  • Voters should first observe politics in action before making choice

    Congratulations to Roger Staib and Nancy Grebelja on their resounding victory in the Millstone Republican primary last week. They took this campaign to the next level, creating a weekly media frenzy replete with glossy inserts, carefully crafted newspaper articles, and even guest columnists. Of course, there were a few casualties along the way. Reality was…