Government
By MEAGAN KANE
January 6, 2026
Editor's Note: This article has been edited to update the result of this resolution. HACKENSACK, NJ — Hackensack Mayor Caseen Gaines and the City Council gathered for a Reorganization Meeting on Jan. 6.Approved after a second reading at the Hackensack Council Reorganization Meeting, Mayor Caseen ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Amid a room containing state lawmakers and former local leaders, family members and friends watched as Stephanie Spann and Todd Frantz took their respective oaths of office and were sworn in as Hightstown council members during the council’s reorganization meeting on ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Township of Livingston has announced that it has complied with all Fourth-Round affordable housing obligations, as required under the recently enacted New Jersey legislation, and has done so without the need for any additional affordable housing development.On June 30, 2025, ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- A crowded Bloomfield Township council chambers witnessed the swearing in of five members of the Bloomfield governing body.Mayor Jenny Mundell was sworn in for a full four-year term. Mundell, Bloomfield's first female Mayor, was elected to the Township Council in 2017 before ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Berkeley Heights has partnered with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and the American Planning Association, New Jersey Chapter (APA-NJ) to launch the Berkeley Heights Transit Hub Plan, a community-focused initiative aimed at improving safety, ...
POMPANO BEACH - For a moment last week, it appeared that the city of Pompano Beach was on the verge of a brief-but-major breakthrough for national publicity and tourism marketing.To step back a moment, remember that the challenge of the long-running syndicated TV quiz show "Jeopardy!" is that the ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Raritan Township Committee is taking steps to comply with a Mount Laurel obligation to provide a fair share of affordable housing.At the Dec. 16 meeting, the committee adopted a resolution which provides for 44 units named “present need,” and another 285 units designated ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — It was a historic night in Mount Laurel on Monday, as the Township Council held its annual Reorganization meeting for 2026 and chose a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor to serve for the year. Stephen Steglik was unanimously chosen by the Council as Mayor, with Silvia Catalan-Culnan ...
HOLMDEL, NJ: The Township of Holmdel reorganized on Monday evening at Town Hall. It was a busy and lively meeting. The entire meeting can be viewed on the video linked below. The event opened with a beautiful invocation from Father Archimandrite Avgoustinos Psomas from the Greek Orthodox Church, ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge Mayor Paul Sarlo administered the Oath of Office to Councilwoman Michele Mabel and Councilman Michael Donato at the Wood-Ridge Reorganization Meeting on January 3rd in Council Chambers at the Wood-Ridge municipal building.Additionally, Congresswoman Nellie Pou, Bergen ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County department heads, the county manager, county counsel and members of the county’s Board of Commissioners are receiving 2 and 3 percent increases in their salaries for 2026.The raises are on par with the raises these public officials have received in previous years.Top ...
NEWTON, NJ – It was standing room only on Friday afternoon, January 2, 2026 in the Old Court House courtroom for the Sussex County Commissioners annual organization meeting.Fr. Phillip-Michael Tangorra, Pastor of Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Frankford, opened the event with a prayer. Sussex ...
NEWTON, NJ – It was standing room only on Friday afternoon, January 2, 2026 in the Old Court House courtroom for the Sussex County Commissioners annual organization meeting.Fr. Phillip-Michael Tangorra, Pastor of Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Frankford, opened the event with a prayer. Sussex ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg is seeking funding through the New Jersey Green Acres Program to support improvements to local parks and open spaces. As part of the application process, residents are invited to participate in a survey and are encouraged to share suggestions and ideas in ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Bulk garbage can be put out on the curb this week (January 5) on your regular garbage day, according to a borough announcement. Property owners are allowed six bulky items, including couches, mattresses, box springs, toilets, wood furniture, etc.Please DO NOT put these items at the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting on Monday night which featured a pair of swearing-in ceremonies.Council members Karen Koronkiewicz and Miles Gilmore were sworn in during the meeting after their successful campaigns this past fall. Koronkiewicz is a ...
NEW JERSEY — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Borough of South Plainfield bid farewell this month to the municipality’s longtime legal counsel. Paul Rizzo, a partner with the Warren-based DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis, Lehrer & Flaum, P.C. who has served as the borough’s attorney for ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A borough resident with concerns surrounding the potential impact of traffic and noise pollution on the health of future residents of a proposed affordable housing complex alongside Routes 202/206 bordering a Somerville neighborhood has raised his misgivings with New Jersey’s ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A borough resident with concerns surrounding the potential impact of traffic and noise pollution on the health of future residents of a proposed affordable housing complex alongside Routes 202/206 bordering a Somerville neighborhood has raised his misgivings with New Jersey’s ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Friday's Plainfield City Council reorganization meeting, the governing body unanimously elected third-year Councilwoman Julienne Cherry to its presidency for the first time. In her introductory speech, she said her priorities would be transparency, affordability, and ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...