• Millstone board member was present for vote

    I t would appear that as per the article titled “Withholding of Funds Irks School Board” published in the Examiner on June 13, I am no longer part of the Millstone Township School District Board of Education. To those residents who have approached me or who are questioning my participation, I am still an active…

  • Better uses exist for special election money

    State Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and the Democratic Legislature have worked tirelessly to pass reforms that benefit the majority of New Jerseyans. They have put people before politics time and again. So when Gov. Chris Christie recently announced his plans to hold a special election to fill the seat of…

  • Proposed bills help prevent violations of public trust

    n New Jersey, we’re fortunate to have two fantastic tools to help maintain open government at all levels — the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), and the Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). When enacted, these two laws were revolutionary concepts that redefined elected officials’ relationship to the people who elected them to…

  • Press Assoc. urges support for bills

    This is an open letter to New Jersey’s state senators: With the passage of time and well-documented advances in technology, New Jersey’s “open government” legislation requires an upgrade. Doing so is essential to ensure our citizens have ready access to their government records and meetings, thereby affirming New Jersey’s policy of transparency in government. To…

  • Millstone committee adopts $6.11M budget

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township Committee has adopted a $6.11 million municipal budget for 2013. The budget was adopted by the committee on June 19 in a 5-0 vote. According to information provided by the municipality, the 2013 budget represents an increase of $174,693 from the 2012 budget that amounted…

  • Committee hits homes with liens

    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee continued to adhere to its policy that overgrown lawns will not be permitted to remain in place at vacant homes. On June 5, the committee voted to establish liens on four properties where conditions do not meet municipal standards. Mayor Nancy Grbelja, Committeeman Michael Kuczinski and Committeeman Bob Kinsey voted…

  • Advocate: ‘Hiring veterans is good for business’

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Jeff Cantor of Marlboro, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, delivered a message to corporate representatives attending a recent event: Hiring veterans is good for business. Cantor, who serves on the Marlboro Township Council, was speaking at a meeting of the Monmouth Chapter of the Association of the United…

  • For the birds

    By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent A lone American oystercatcher sits on a nest at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, Long Branch. If this nest proves successful, it would be the first one known at the park. Harden Fowler stood on the beach at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, nearly deserted of humans, telling two followers…

  • Full-time firefighter hired

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Township Committee has voted to hire several firefighters and drivers for the Hope Fire Company. The Hope Fire Company, Route 526, Allentown, serves Upper Freehold and Allentown under an interlocal agreement. At a recent meeting, the committee members voted unanimously to hire firefighter and driver Eric C.…

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