Category: Examiner Opinion
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Guest Column Everett A. Mount
Guest Column Everett A. Mount Red, white and blue…or green and gold? In the past week I have felt more emotion than I have in years. My state of mind has run the full gamut of emotions, including disbelief, fear, anger, hope, love and pride. Immediately after the tragic events at the World Trade Center,…
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Thank you from the Allentown Redbird Band
The Allentown High School Redbird Band would like to thank all those who came out on Aug. 25 for the band’s car wash and bake sale fund-raiser. It was a great success, and a "splashing" time was had by all. Special thanks to the Hope Fire Company for the use of their facility and to…
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Drivers need to pay attention to speed limits
I am writing in hopes to resolve an issue that seems to be getting worse. I live in Millstone, and my family members and friends live in Roosevelt. We have a big problem with the lack of responsibility of the majority of drivers who cannot yield to the posted speed limit signs in our area.…
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Let’s maintain Millstone Township’s horse-friendly heritage
The Millstone Township Planning Board has recently made a recommendation to the Township Committee restricting equine access at the proposed Wagner Farm Park. This is the first time in Millstone’s history that the township has seriously considered restricting horseback riding from a section of township-owned land. No ordinances exist restricting horseback riding on any of…
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Millstone Township needs a master plan for cell towers, antennas now
The next Millstone Township Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting is scheduled for next week, Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Millstone Municipal Building in Perrineville. This will be the third meeting in regard to an application by Nextel of New York for a variance to allow the placement of antennae on an existing…
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Getting a piece of the pie
School populations are on the increase everywhere it seems, even in tiny Roosevelt, which is expecting its largest enrollment ever when school doors open next week — 104 students. Meanwhile, the Millstone Middle School enrollment has jumped 10 percent to almost 700 students. Over at Allentown High School, Principal Christopher Nagy is looking forward to…
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Guest Column Pattie Carollo There’s help available for parents of children who are battling DSI
Guest Column Pattie Carollo There’s help available for parents of children who are battling DSI Dysfunction of sensory integration (DSI), also known as SID (sensory integration dysfunction), is the inability of the brain to correctly process information brought in by the senses. Every day we receive a great deal of information from our senses: touch,…
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Upper Freehold Regional School District 01-02 Schedule September 5 First day, High School 6 First day, K-8 18 Schools closed – Rosh Hashanah 20 Early dismissal – Staff in-service 27 Schools closed – Yom Kippur October 8 Schools closed –
May 17 Early dismissal – Staff in-service27 Schools closed – Memorial DayJune 13 Early dismissal18-20 Early dismissal – Exams – High School only18-21 Early dismissal – K-820 Last day of school for High School21 Last day of school f Upper Freehold Regional School District 01-02 Schedule September 5 First day, High School 6 First day,…
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Enrollment is up 10% at Millstone Middle School Grades 5-8 facility approaching 700-student enrollment this year
Staff Writer By ruth calia stives Enrollment is up 10% at Millstone Middle School Grades 5-8 facility approaching 700-student enrollment this year MILLSTONE — In many ways Millstone Middle School’s principal, Daniel Bland, feels like he’s facing a new beginning, coinciding with the opening of the 2001-2002 school year next week. He speaks of looking…
