Government
By ADAM KIMBALL - NJ STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
November 18, 2025
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey users of social media platforms would gain a way to report fraud on their accounts under legislation released by the Senate Commerce Committee on Monday.The bill, S3017, would require the sites’ operators to provide a 24-hour, toll-free phone number to contact live customer ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Mount Laurel Township's Planner and Manager answered queries regarding the need for and dominion of the municipality's forthcoming splash park immediately before the Council voted on a proposed redevelopment plan for Rancocas Woods during its meeting on Monday night. “I’m in ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Common Council moved forward Monday with plans to sell the former firehouse property, a step officials said is closely tied to the city’s financial strategy and its state-mandated affordable housing requirements.Council President Mike McTernan said the property sale remains ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey users of social media platforms would gain a way to report fraud on their accounts under legislation released by the Senate Commerce Committee on Monday.The bill, S3017, would require the sites’ operators to provide a 24-hour, toll-free phone number to contact live customer ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown Borough Council passed an ordinance Monday night stating that the town’s officials and employees will not “voluntarily” work with ICE or federal authorities to enforce immigration law.The resolution was welcomed by a small group of residents who attended the meeting.
FLEMINGTON – In the latest skirmish in an effort to change zoning rules for the borough’s business district, the borough council, on Nov. 10, approved without discussion an amended ordinance that reinstated requirements for rear-yard building heights and set-backs from the property line that had ...
BOCA RATON, FL — University Village, a long-planned mixed-use development near Florida Atlantic University and I-95, is back before city reviewers with updated plans that largely mirror earlier proposals but add more homes to the project.Boca Raton Community Appearance Board is set to review the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Nov. 12 meeting of the Springfield Township Committee was the governing body's shortest regular meeting of the year, clocking in at 12 minutes.But that left enough time for Mayor Richard Huber and Committeeman Harris Laufer to thank the voting public for re-electing them.Huber ...
WAYNE, NJ — Several developers and organizations have formally objected to Wayne’s Fourth Round affordable housing plan, triggering a court-guided mediation process that could determine which properties are added to the township’s long-term strategy for meeting state housing obligations.The rules ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Parks and Recreation Committee will hold their monthly meeting tonight, Tuesday, November 18, 7:00pm, 3rd floor conference Room, Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street.
Princeton, NJ -- In TAPinto Princeton’s morning newsletter on Monday, November 17, editor Richard K. Rein writes about the revised proposal before the Historic Preservation Commission regarding the development of 344 Nassau Street. Other than acknowledging Mr. Rein’s wry sense of humor in ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the recent township committee meeting, members discussed the environmental committee’s recommendation to waive the landscapers’ fee.Township Attorney Jarrid Kantor read the landscapers’ fee ordinance, “’$200 for the Annual Registration Fee for gas-powered blower businesses and ...
NEW HOPE BOROUGH, PA—The bridge connecting New Hope and Lambertville will have alternating lane closures for the rest of this week—and possibly next week.The bridge, which is officially known as the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge and more commonly known as “the free bridge,” will have ...
SPARTA, NJ – Curbside leaf collection is in its final weeks in Sparta. From November 17 through 26 Sparta Township Department of Public Works crews will be making a final pass through neighborhoods to pick up leaves. Once they have collected on a roadway, they will not be returning to pick up ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the recent council meeting, several residents from Pillot and Quimby spoke about their inability to park on the streets where they reside because Seton Hall Prep students take the spots, and tenants in illegal house apartments are vying for parking spaces. Some of the ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – The Borough of Morris Plains Planning Board will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.Residents will have an opportunity early in the meeting to speak during “Comments from the Public” on any matters not listed on the agenda.The board is also ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council unanimously passed Ordinance 2025-18, approving revisions to Chapter 625-57 of the Town Code and updating permitted and conditional uses within the B-2 Business–Highway Zone. Because the measure involves a zoning change, it was first reviewed by the ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Township of Morris Planning Board will meet on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 50 Woodland Avenue, with the session also available for the public to view via Zoom.The agenda includes one resolution for memorialization and a courtesy review ...
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – Veterans Day was the focus of the November 5 Borough Council meeting, where Mayor Tracy Kallert issued an official proclamation and recognized a council member for her military service.Kallert opened the presentation by reflecting on the history of Veterans Day, which began as ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs mother who launched a small food pantry from her front porch earlier this month is asking city leaders to consider creating a community-supported food pantry to help families experiencing food shortages. Lindsay Poveromo-Joly spoke during last week’s city ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - Manasquan’s long-awaited effort to transform one of its most dangerous intersections is taking another major step forward — this time, below the surface. The Borough has been awarded a $144,070 state grant through the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) to support ...
CLARK, NJ — There will be a public meeting of the Clark Township Council on Monday, November 17, beginning at 7:30 p.m.The meeting will be held in the Clark Council Chambers, located at 315 Westfield Ave.The meeting agenda can be found here.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go ...
RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – In response to local farmers expressing concern over being charged for rainwater that strikes their properties, the Raritan Township Committee has taken steps to alleviate those concerns.In an amendment to the ordinance that establishes the township’s stormwater utility, it ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The future of the Old Firehouse Property at 396 Broad Street will be a key topic on Monday as the Summit Common Council considers authorizing its public auction with a proposed minimum bid of $4,600,000.00. Under the terms of the sale, the winning bidder would also be required to ...
RARITAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Raritan Township engineer John Tully presented the township committee with a wide-ranging and comprehensive overview of how the township’s sewage is treated, including conditions of the treatment plant, multiple pump stations and its 61-mile collection system.The area has ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Interstate Outdoor Advertising has allegedly failed to pursue approvals for a sign permit at the proposed Route 73 EMS building and has allegedly taunted WP Carey representatives regarding that site, a letter from Mount Laurel Township Solicitor George Morris to the New Jersey ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Karen Mastriano, director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Comcast, came before the West Caldwell Township Council at its Nov. 10 meeting to renew the municipality’s agreement for Comcast to provide service within the township, which was last approved in 2005. The ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The town council adopted the 2025 budget during their recent meeting. They and the Citizens Budget Advisory Board painstakingly removed any funds that were in the budget that could be trimmed and reduced it by $3.36 million. The state instructed West Orange to increase its Reserve ...
Princeton, NJ — I spent much of the weekend analyzing the election data, trying to understand Princeton’s turnout and looking for any possible silver lining. I, too, was asking myself, “How did this happen?”When I read TAPinto Princeton’s article about Princeton’s turnout from one voter’s ...
Princeton, NJ – This week’s agenda includes an application for 344 Nassau Street. Anyone who has been following development in town will recognize that address as a planning hot potato, already the subject of much contentious debate. But this time around, the application for an apartment building ...