Category: Examiner Opinion

  • Two representatives from one house not a good idea

    I used to write so many letters years ago. I always started them with: "It’s me again." With so many new residents, the expression would be lost today. My letter is one of confusion: I do not understand how a husband and wife can be on the same Township Committee. I am told there is…

  • Wingerter & Abate are the best choices for Millstone

    An interesting observation was made during the public portion of a recent Millstone Township Com-mittee meeting. If a husband and wife (Bill Kastning and Carol Nelson, for example) are on a five-seat committee, does that change the equal (20 percent) representation to an unequal representation of three, each with 20 percent, and one 40 percent…

  • Administrators, students cope with early start time

    Administrators, students cope with early start time By louis c. hochman Staff Writer   The transition to a 7:20 a.m. start time at Allentown High School hasn’t been without problems, but is generally going well, officials say. "At this point in time I would say it has been overall successful," Allentown High School Principal Christopher…

  • Board names new principal

    MILLSTONE — In December, the Millstone Township Middle School will welcome its new principal, Daniel Bland. At a recent meeting, the Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Bland. Bland, currently the principal of the Knollwood School (grades four through eight) in Fair Haven, will replace James Brown, who resigned over the summer. "We did…

  • Community education sets fall 2000 courses

    Community education sets fall 2000 courses MILLSTONE — When the township’s Community Education program begins its fall schedule on Oct. 2, it will do so with a large and varied curriculum. Featuring everything from Latin dancing, to scrapbook making, to Mad Science, organizers appear to have included something for everyone — even dogs. The Community…

  • Tiered busing means two starts, finishes at school

    By louis c. hochman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — For the first time, the Upper Freehold Regional School District has its own middle school — sort of. School schedules at the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary-Middle School are staggered this year, so that students in grades five through eight start their day at 8 a.m., while students…

  • Plans in works for soccer fields

    By louis c. hochman Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township’s professionals have started making plans for soccer fields at the Van Hise Recreational Area, at Old York Road and New Road. Township Engineer Glenn Gerken has submitted a conceptual plan to the township. "We’re going to be proceeding with a more detailed plan in…

  • School bell will sound for new year in Roosevelt

    Staff Writer By bob fleming JERRY WOLKOWITZ Roosevelt Public School sixth-grade teacher Cindy Allred reviews reading materials as she awaits the return of students for the 2000-01 academic year. ROOSEVELT — The staff and administrators at the Roosevelt Public School welcomed students to the 2000-01 academic year on Sept. 7. "The classrooms are all organized,…

  • Community nursery school begins new year on Monday

    Staff Writer By Bob Fleming ROOSEVELT — A newly renovated classroom and a schedule of learning-oriented and fun activities awaits a group of youngsters entering the preschool program at the Roosevelt Community Nursery School when it opens on Monday. According to Geryl Hickey, vice president and secretary of the Roosevelt Community Nursery School board, the…