Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Performers, guests lent spirit to Halloween evening

    On Halloween night, our household was honored by 480 ghosts, ghouls, goblins, kings, princesses, bunnies and countless other costume-clad young adults and adults alike. We wish to thank all of you for sharing with us in the "spirit" of the evening. To those souls brave enough to venture through the Electrocution, the Deli and the…

  • Good wishes and support for band were appreciated

    Good wishes and support for band were appreciated I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and good wishes as the Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band set off for finals on Nov. 5 in Scranton, Pa. Your luck was with us as the band placed first and was awarded…

  • Principal doing good job at Millstone middle school

    Principal doing good job at Millstone middle school When there is a problem, it is brought to the attention of the superintendent of schools, but when everything is running smoothly, he is not notified. I believe when somebody is doing a great job, he should be recognized. Principal Stephen Baglivio has worn many different hats.…

  • Perioperative nurse has many responsibilities before, during surgical procedures

    The patient is wheeled through the double doors into the alien and frightening operating room suite. He may be a newborn with a pyloric stenosis, so food cannot travel the normal digestive route, or she may be an octogenarian with a fractured hip. Or it could be any one of the thousands of elective or…

  • Millstone Coalition is all about the issues, not politics

    The Millstone Coalition’s mission is to make residents aware of the issues of our community. It is a bipartisan group with many civic-minded members of different political backgrounds. Many people are interested in the work the coalition does because of our focus on issues that concern the town as a whole, and individualistic concerns. Many…

  • Training sessions will focus on special education laws

    Parents of children who receive special education services often experience resistance when attempting to include their children in their home school and in general education classes, in spite of the clear preference in the law for placement in the least restrictive environment. BEAM (Becoming Educated And Motivated about special education) of Monmouth and Burlington has…

  • N.J. residents have right to info about sex offenders

    On Oct. 29, the television show 60 Minutes had a program about a convicted child molester living in Millstone Township. They showed his face on the program. He has been living in my town for over a year and because of the way Megan’s Law is currently written, the public was not allowed to be…

  • Writer corrects statement made regarding coalition

    In my letter to the editor last week, there was an unintentional error which needs to be clarified in fairness to those persons mentioned as well as you, the resident. I had indicated that Mssrs. Michael Alfieri, John Finley and Michael Hennesey were listed as "persons having direct or indirect control" over the Millstone Coalition.…

  • Give some thought to public question on Election Day

    On Nov. 7, as you step into the voting booth and pull the lever for all of your favorite candidates, don’t stop there. Remember the public questions and familiarize yourself with their content and the importance of their passage. Public Question No. 1, if passed, will help keep the reasons why most of you who…