Category: Examiner Opinion
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Schools chief says each town must discuss study Another regional study may be needed to acquire more data
Staff Writer By ruth calia stives Schools chief says each town must discuss study Another regional study may be needed to acquire more data UPPER FREEHOLD — Dr. William Connelly, superintendent of the Upper Freehold Regional School District, expressed relief that, after nearly two years, the Western Monmouth Panhandle Alliance Regionalization Task Force was able…
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Those people who speak for America’s enemies are traitors
On May 16, anti-United States bigots, who are evidently members of the National Alliance and the World Church of the Creator, attacked citizens of the Jewish faith, one of the oldest and most patriotic American communities, with hate literature leaflets distributed in Howell and Marlboro. These anti-American organizations willingly distribute the treacherous hate message of…
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Thanks to those who helped with memorial
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Millstone Township Veterans’ Memorial Council for their invaluable help in bringing the Veterans’ Memorial to its dedication day. Along the way, we made some mistakes, and some names and pavers were omitted. With a project of this scope, we probably should have…
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Don’t miss tonight’s forum
Panhandle residents will finally get an opportunity tonight to learn about the long-awaited school regionalization study. The study’s results will be unveiled at 7 p.m. at the Allentown High School auditorium. An executive summary will be presented by the consultants who conducted the demographic, financial and telephone survey components of the study. The meeting, which…
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Obituaries
RVIN DAVIS, 84, of Freehold died May 6 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Hardaway, Ala., he had been a resident of Freehold since 1944. Mr. Davis was a construction laborer for Local No. 176, New Brunswick. He is survived by a sister, Orphenia Fitzpatrick of Englishtown; an uncle, John Adair of the…
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Art therapy program deserves continued state support
Balancing the state budget on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens — victims of domestic violence — is not only wrong, it’s unconscionable. Gov. James McGreevey has threatened to cut state funding to the Amanda’s Easel art therapy program offered by 180, Turning Lives Around (formerly The Women’s Center of Monmouth County). Without state…
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Resident is troubled by Roosevelt’s fiscal course
The previous mayor of Roosevelt and Borough Council maintained the same municipal tax rate for eight years. They built a surplus of more than $600,000 by not wasting our tax dollars. The present governing body, which Mayor Michael Hamilton has complete control over, managed to waste thousands of our tax dollars and raise our taxes.…
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Millstone resident says Staib deserves voters’ support June 4
I am voicing my support for Roger Staib in the upcoming Republican primary, and I urge all registered Republicans in Millstone Township to vote for him so that he can win a position on Millstone’s Township Committee in November. I have known Roger for fifteen years. I served on his campaign committee in the early…
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Finley, Maltz are not part of Millstone Coalition, according to writer
Enough already. The idea of the Millstone Coalition was borne out of the division among candidates in each election. The issues concerning the town were clouded by political rhetoric. Its mission [was] to provide a forum for the residents of Millstone Township on the many topics that may touch their lives. We evolved to do…
