Government
By BARBRA BATEMAN DOYLE
July 18, 2025
Whitehouse Station, NJ – The Readington Township Committee has voted to endorse its fourth round affordable housing plan, knowing it will immediately have to be amended.“The planning board adopted a plan that included Unicom, the old Merck building, as part of the plan,” Mayor Adam Mueller said.
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Township Committee approved purchase of a vehicle and engineered woodcarpet at its June 24 meeting.The Office of Emergency Management will be receiving a new Chevy truck from Gentilini Chevrolet in South Jersey in accordance with the State of New Jersey Cooperative ...
NEW JERSEY – Congressman Herb Conaway (CD-3) is holding a tele-townhall to listen to constituents and answer questions about what is going on in congress and in the federal government. Conaway says he is holding the townhall to “discuss issues you care about;” “share ideas and suggestions;” and ...
SOMERSET, NJ - A proposal to transform a long-vacant parcel at 390 Davidson Avenue into a 26,064-square-foot mixed-use development took a step forward this month, as Planning Board documents revealed details of the planned office and retail project. But while the Davidson site awaits a formal ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Scotch Plains township manager Al Mirabella announced his impending retirement at the Scotch Plains Council meeting on Tuesday, July, 16, 2025, after serving for more than a decade in the role. “I've spoken to the mayoral Council and my management team here in the township. I ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Town Council had a budget workshop a few days ago to find expenses to cut from its budget in an effort to decrease property taxes. Right now, a house valued at $615,272 would receive a $91 municipal increase for next year. Council members estimate the average ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Town of Newton is hosting its annual Town-wide garage sale this weekend starting Friday, July 18 and going through Sunday, July 20. Currently 82 households are participating and are listed on the map.This event, according to Town of Newton officials, will be taking place rain or ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — To mark the fifth anniversary of the passing of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, Piscataway residents and local leaders gathered outside the municipal complex Thursday for a Good Trouble Lives On rally, calling on lawmakers to support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights ...
OLEAN, NY — A 62-unit affordable housing project is planned for South Barry Street as demolition begins on several properties, including the former Olean Lumber Company, Mayor William Aiello announced in a release Wednesday.The site is owned by DePaul, a private nonprofit organization that serves ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Committee Member Frank Saccomandi shared an update on the work that he, Deputy Mayor Michael Cohen and Committee Member Dave Cosgrove have been doing on stormwater management. “[We] are working on strengthening our zoning code as it relates to stormwater detention. Specifically, ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The City of Plainfield on Thursday afternoon called for an emergency meeting to be held on Monday, July 21. The meeting will focus solely on an appropriation for storm damage, and will be virtual-only at 7pm. Residents can connect using this Zoom link: ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Members of the New Jersey Opioid Advisory Council are sounding the alarm over a plan to divert $45 million in opioid settlement funds to four hospitals, calling on lawmakers to reverse course and continue prioritizing community-based recovery programs and services.In addition to ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Township Council adopted an ordinance to prohibit stopping or standing on Distribution Way. The ordinance was unanimously approved by the council on Wednesday. According to the ordinance, stopping or standing will be prohibited on the entirety of Distribution Way. The ...
GREEN BROOK, NJ — The Township of Green Brook has issued an important update following the recent fast-moving storm that caused widespread flooding across the area.Emergency services professionals, supported by numerous mutual aid departments from surrounding areas, worked diligently overnight to ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The Rahway Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced road work on Thursday afternoon.The statement advised residents and travelers to avoid Jaques Avenue between Forbes and Coddington.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Rahway news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Library Director Stacey Maisch made a case for the library driveway improvements at the Tuesday, July 15 Borough Council meeting. Safety and accessibility are the main reasons for the improvement plan that proposes one-way entrance and exit driveways. The council agreed that ...
FLEMINGTON – In the end it was all about time.How many weekends can borough employees reasonably be asked to plan to work?How many days prior to a large public event is enough to ensure both the borough and the organizers can successfully stage an event and plan for a possible rain out?Since March, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Electric bicycles and electric scooters are now banned from riding on paths in Westfield parks after the town council voted unanimously on the second reading of the ordinance at Tuesday’s town council meeting. Mayor Shelley Brindle and Councilman David Contract were absent.The ...
WATCHUNG, NJ –Mayor Ronald Jubin, Ph.D., has released the following on updates and ongoing activities following devastating thunderstorms of 7/14/2025.Message to Our Community,Our hearts go out to every resident, business owner, and visitor affected by the unprecedented thunderstorms that struck ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek this week opened its first ADA-accessible playground, giving children of all abilities the opportunity to play side by side.The new ramped playground is located at the city’s Recreation Complex at 4455 Sol Press Boulevard. On Wednesday, city officials, families, ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The township received an unexpected late notice from New Jersey American Water that the utility company would be closing Caldwell Place later this week.“New Jersey American Water sent us a text that they are going to be working on Caldwell Thursday and Friday of this week,” ...
RED BANK, NJ: The borough announced that the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, scheduled for tonight, July 17, has been cancelled.
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- In the middle of water rescues of people who were stranded during the flash flood on Monday, the Scotch Plains fire department had to respond to a seemingly unlikely event: a fire during a heavy rainstorm. The leaders of the township's emergency services -- Fire Chief John ...
SOMERSET, NJ - A new summer initiative is putting community wellness at the center of township programming. Sponsored by Deputy Mayor Shepa Uddin, the 2025 Summer Health Series kicked off this month, offering Franklin residents a series of free workshops aimed at strengthening their mental, ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Wednesday evening, the Plainfield City Council held its meeting virtually as there was the chance of additional flooding from a storm that moved through the region. The meeting had already been pushed from Monday due to devastating rains that flooded the city and caused the ...
LEBANON BOROUGH, N.J. – Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. announced the opening of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students across the country. The Congressional App Challenge is designed to engage student creativity and encourage participation in Science, Technology, ...
NEWARK - A 30-year tax abatement has been given to the owner of the Robert Treat Hotel to modernize and upgrade the historic downtown Newark hotel, despite allegations of poor working conditions and hotel management mistreating its employees. The Newark City Council granted the 30-year property ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL — The Melbourne Beach Town Commission met on Tuesday for a budget workshop where commissioners requested 10 items from the town manager to prepare for the next budget meeting.Town Manager Elizabeth Mascaro presented a draft budget that included employee pay increases based on a ...
BUCKINGHAM, PA—Route 413/Durham Road at the intersection of Mechanicsville Road will be closed on Saturday, July 19, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.The closure will allow work on a pipe installation under Durham Road. PennDOT will offer drivers the following detours:Mechanicsville Road will be closed at ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Another protest is coming to Coral Springs—this one on Thursday to honor the legacy of the late Congressman John Lewis and push back against what organizers call growing threats to civil and human rights.The “Good Trouble Lives On” demonstration, which will be happening in other ...