Government
By STEPHANIE HAGUE
July 9, 2025
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ - Hightstown is taking steps for a cleaner water future, as the replacement of two key filters in the borough’s water utility system is underway.In a unanimous vote at Monday night's Council Meeting, members adopted a plan to move forward with a replacement plan for filters one and ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank council will hold a hybrid (online and in-person), regular meeting on Thursday, July 10, 6:30pm, at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street.The Red Bank Borough Council will consider several key items at its upcoming meeting, including the final adoption of redevelopment and ...
RARITAN, NJ - The Raritan Township Committee announced plans to send inserts to taxpayers informing them of the recent 10.1% tax increase approved by the Flemington-Raritan school board.In May, the school board approved a 10.1% tax increase to help address funding gaps and possibly bring back 15 ...
HAZLET — Local roads across Hazlet Township are set to receive significant upgrades this year as part of a series of planned construction projects, according to township officials.The township has secured a grant of $244,638 for the rehabilitation of Bethany Road, covering the section from Craig ...
SOMERSET, NJ - The Township Council on Tuesday voted to table a proposed ordinance regulating free-roaming cat colonies, adopted its five-year community development plan, and heard from residents on a range of topics including traffic safety, cannabis business access, and potential plans to host ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Councilmember Shepa Uddin delivered several key development updates at Tuesday’s Township Council meeting, including revised dates for major Planning Board hearings and new details on the township’s most closely watched warehouse proposals.The Onyx 789 warehouse application, ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On July 7, the South Orange Planning Board declared JESPY’s Milligan Place application complete. It will be a four-story residential building with six living units, 20 bedrooms, common areas and related site improvements.Zoning Officer Greer Patras reported, “March was our third ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ - An informative “Stay In NJ” Workshop will be held on Monday, July 14, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Asbury Park City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The event is open to homeowners, renters, and concerned community members seeking to understand ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – When D. Talib Aquil first met with Mayor Helmin Caba to discuss the opportunity to serve as Perth Amboy's business administrator, the focus was four important character traits: routine, structure, discipline and effort.“I told Mayor Caba that those were the four traits in how I ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Loxahatchee Road construction project is now over 50% complete, according FDOT's July update.Loxahatchee Road is officially 53% completed, as FDOT aims at an early 2027 full completion of the $33 Million project.This summer, Loxahatchee Road is closed going westbound between ...
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced that his offices in Washington, D.C. and Lebanon Borough, NJ, are now accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Internship Program. This competitive program offers college students a unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The township plans to buy two vacant properties along Cliff Road in Sewaren as part of its open space land preservation program, Mayor John E. McCormac has announced.The properties at 535 Cliff Road (Block 753, Lots 35 & 44) have been considered several times for potential ...
CAMDEN – City Council wants to clarify the law that prohibits gambling in Camden's private and public places.“No person shall set up, keep, maintain or permit to be set up, kept or maintained in any house, room, hall, place of business or other premises any faro table, faro bank, roulette, craps, ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ—The Borough has finalized the 2025 paving schedule with Tilcon New York Inc. The paving contractor will be in various areas of the borough for approximately two weeks. Milling and paving is anticipated to begin on Monday, July 14th. Residents are asked to have garbage and ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The $45 million New Jersey received in opioid settlement money may not be given to community-based programs next year, but to four hospitals. One of them is Hackensack Hospital.Posted in the state’s budget on June 30, the item calls for allocating a portion of settlement money, a ...
RARITAN TWP, NJ - The Environmental Commission of Raritan Township works hard to protect and improve the wildlife and nature in the community – and like the seeds they plant, they too have been growing as an organization. The Green Team, a subcommittee of the environmental commission, was formed ...
CLINTON TWP. – Faced with a long-term investigation and repair of its fire-damaged transfer station, the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners, on June 16, approved a six-month extension of its operations contract with Waste Management.The contract calls for Waste Management, the site’s long-term ...
TRENTON, NJ — As part of our ongoing look at the new NJ state budget, we’re examining how it will impact New Jersey shore towns in a mini-series focused on issues affecting Gold Coast residents. A key change: lawmakers have approved a new Supplemental Realty Transfer Fee that shifts the tax burden ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Township Council at its June 23 meeting created a new chapter to the drug ordinance intended to protect the public's health and general welfare.The ordinance now licenses and regulates establishments that sell electronic smoking devices, vapor products, electronic ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Planning Board will hold their regular meeting on Wednesday, July 9, 7:00pm, at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street.HMH Riverview Medical has applied to the Red Bank Planning Board seeking amended preliminary and final major site plan approval, along with a bulk variance, ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Animal Welfare Advisory Committee will hold a meeting tonight, Tuesday, July 8, 6:30pm. The meeting is being held in person in the council chambers, Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street.Support Red Bank Small Businesses!Please Support our Sponsors!TAPinto Red Bank is free to read, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The annual town-wide garage sale in Newton is scheduled for July 18, 19 and 20.Residents must obtain a permit to be included on the map that will be distributed to garage sale bargain hunters.The permit is $20, which includes all three days. The application allows for key items that will ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey state lawmakers pushed through two measures before their summer recess aimed at creating a greater focus on veterans through a stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs and an Office of the Veteran Advocate. The State Legislature voted on Monday, June 30, to create a ...
BELMAR, NJ - The Borough of Belmar has been awarded $525,750 through the New Jersey Green Acres Grant program to support the Maclearie Park Inclusive Playground project. The funding will allow for major upgrades to the existing playground, including the installation of inclusive equipment designed ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Lawmakers pushed through two measures before their summer recess aimed at creating a greater focus on veterans through a stand-alone Department of Veterans Affairs and an Office of the Veteran Advocate. The State Legislature voted on Monday, June 30, to create a ...
Princeton, NJ -- The 44 percent cuts to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUDF) included in the President's proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget would negatively impact our collaborative efforts to prevent homelessness and provide affordable housing in ...
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced that his offices in Washington, D.C. and Lebanon Borough, NJ, are now accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Internship Program. This competitive program offers college students a unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – After the Musial Group Architecture presented its Rooney Circle feasibility study results at the last meeting, town council members discussed how to use the 7,500-square-foot area of the former library during the last meeting. Council Member Joyce Rudin began, “I'm not sure if ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The township might apply for a grant from T-Mobile to build a small pavilion near the playground at the Landing Park Recreation Complex.The T-Mobile Hometown Grants program is a five-year, $25 million initiative launched in April 2021 to support small towns and rural communities ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The residents of South Creek in Coconut Creek are in line for two major construction projects in the coming years, which could tear up neighborhood roadways twice. But city leaders are trying to avoid that by working with the City of Margate, which provides water and wastewater ...