Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Foundation urges public to keep eye on Hook proposal

    Everyone that lives in Monmouth County and many out-of-state visitors know Sandy Hook is a very special place. It is one of the few natural beaches left in New Jersey. Fort Hancock occupies approximately 140 of the 1,665 acres that make up Sandy Hook. It is of significant historical importance as the buildings on Officer’s…

  • Community center offers Jewish history class

    A crash course in Jewish history, co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Western Monmouth and Monmouth Torah Links, will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 6, 13 and 20 at Monmouth Torah Links, Route 9, Pine Creek Square, Marlboro. Presented by Rabbi Yossi Sobel, the course will explore Jewish history from the end of…

  • Hooray for the public!

    Hooray for the public! The state has finally passed the Open Public Records Act, which will give the public greater access to public records. The act overhauls New Jersey’s "Right to Know" law, something the New Jersey Press Association and others have been pushing for for many years. Under the old law, only records that…

  • Guest Column Michele S. Byers Some landowners embody season’s spirit of giving

    Guest Column Michele S. Byers Some landowners embody season’s spirit of giving It sounds obvious, but a most critical component of preserving land is the landowner’s willingness to sell. It’s easy to focus on the dollars landowners receive when their property is preserved, but those numbers never tell the whole story. Landowners often accept less…

  • Guest Column E. Martin Davidoff Tax amnesty allows many to beat the system

    Guest Column E. Martin Davidoff Tax amnesty allows many to beat the system The N.J. Assembly Appropriations Commit-tee has proposed New Jersey’s third tax amnesty in less than 15 years. Tax amnesty allows those capable of paying their taxes, interest and penalties to pay only the tax, without interest and penalties. In 1986, New Jersey…

  • Thanks for making holiday projects successful

    As a representative of both the Millstone Township Hospital Auxiliary and the Millstone Township Women’s Organization, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone in Millstone for their support for our holiday projects. Many of you helped to make the auxiliary poinsettia sale, proceeds of which went toward CentraState Medical Center’s new Radiation Therapy…

  • Allentown’s ‘little shops’ appreciate patronage

    In what appears to be the most difficult retail environment in a decade, "Thank you" to all the fine people who came out to patronize the local small businesses during this holiday season. Because of your effort, the "little specialty shops" may have fared far better than was to be expected. The outcome to this…

  • A new age in Millstone?

    A new age in Millstone? As the new year dawns, the dark political clouds which have lingered for so long seem to be lifting over Millstone. The secretive Millstone Coalition, which has tried to gain control of the municipal government, appears to be shrinking and hopefully will soon disappear from the landscape. Also on the…

  • Guest Column

    Bob Briant Sr. Crew turned fury into action on Sept. 11 Imagine a sunny, pleasant early fall morning, heading for work on the construction of an office tower on the Jersey City waterfront. Imagine glancing eastward across the Hudson River to the Manhattan skyline, the emerging sun burning brightly over the twin towers of the…