Government
By MADISON MILLER/NJ STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
June 6, 2025
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey households, newly burdened with higher electricity costs, will receive $100 to $250 credits from the state, parceled over six months, to help pay the bills, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.Typical households will receive $16.60 per month from July-December. Low- and ...
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey households, newly burdened with higher electricity costs, will receive $100 to $250 credits from the state, parceled over six months, to help pay the bills, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.Typical households will receive $16.60 per month from July-December. Low- and ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Sayreville Planning Board voted unanimously against the site plan for the Masjid Sadar (Mosque) and Community Center (216 Ernston Road) at its Wednesday, June 4, meeting at Borough Hall.The meeting began with testimony from Lawrence B. Sachs, the attorney for the Masjid Sadar ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell borough attorney Craig Bossong provided an update to the governing body as to the borough’s fourth round of COAH obligations. Bossong confirmed the borough’s planner has drafted a Master Plan which will be presented to the Planning Board during a public hearing on June 11 at ...
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Mount Kisco now has a roadmap that will help guide it as it pursues local pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorist safety projects and strategies.Presented as a "draft action plan" for a Complete Streets Study in May, its final version – once adopted -- will allow the village to go ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Regional Health Department staff is being pulled in more directions to maintain services in the face of $230,000 in federal funding cuts, according to Health Department Director Megan Avallone. “We lost about $230,000 in federal funding, as did every health department ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken City Council voted down a $15,000 legal contract for a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the administration indicated would happen on Tuesday. In their statement on Tuesday, the City said that they would be suing the FAA for its “failure to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Regional Health Department staff is being pulled in more directions to maintain services in the face of $230,000 in federal funding cuts, according to Health Department Director Megan Avallone. “We lost about $230,000 in federal funding, as did every health department ...
HOLMDEL, NJ — The Holmdel Township Committee has announced plans to take formal action at its upcoming public meeting to permanently preserve DePalma Farms, ensuring the beloved property is protected from development and dedicated to recreation, conservation, and farming.At the June 13, 2025, ...
OLEAN, NY — Revised tax bills, printed on yellow paper, were mailed to taxpayers on Wednesday. The bills the city issued earlier contained a calculation error.To those who paid their taxes before the revision, refund checks will be mailed in batches starting Friday, according to a press release ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - At the June 2 meeting of the South Plainfield Borough Council, South Plainfield Mayor Matthew Anesh read a proclamation declaring June Pride Month in the borough. “LGBTQ+ Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Regional Health Department staff is being pulled in more directions to maintain services in the face of $230,000 in federal funding cuts, according to Health Department Director Megan Avallone. “We lost about $230,000 in federal funding, as did every health department ...
SPARTA, NJ – Without discussion, the four Sparta Township council members unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance to delay the start dates of the three ordinances that would allow retail cannabis stores in Sparta.Ordinance 25-11 moves the “effective date” for the three ordinances to ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood were named alongside dozens of other municipalities in a list of alleged “sanctuary jurisdictions” issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week. The department alleges the listed jurisdictions have actively obstructed federal immigration ...
SOMERSET, NJ - With electric bills rising more than 20% compared to last year, Governor Phil Murphy and top legislative leaders announced over $430 million in direct utility relief aimed at easing the burden on New Jersey ratepayers—just as new energy rates took effect this month.The plan includes ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Tuesday and Wednesday, the City of Plainfield held seven ground-breaking ceremonies at each of the lots where a developer will build six single-family homes and one two-family home.The seven properties are located at 608 W 4th St, 45 Brokaw Blvd, 1147 S 2nd Street, 121 Liberty ...
BRANCHBURG. NJ - Assemblyman Roy Freiman and Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis held a utility assistance event at Raritan Valley Community College on Wednesday, bringing together representatives from various utility companies to help attendees apply for available utility assistance programs.“Utility ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is coming back to the community to help residents apply for their REAL ID licenses, according to a Thursday announcement by East Windsor Mayor Mironov and the Township Council. In addition to READ ID application processing, the mobile units ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton municipal building will be closing at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 6 because of HVAC issues according to town officials. “All staff will work remotely in the afternoon and be accessible via email and work cell phone, if applicable,” town officials said.The municipal building is ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – CFO John Ditinyak reported that he was able to cut $25,000 from the tax collector’s budget. It was $120,000 and is now $95,000. He explained that the department is currently fully staffed, and the $25,000 has been spent on consultants that the department will no longer need. He ...
RED BANK, NJ: Last evening at 6:00pm on June 4, the Borough welcomed residents, business owners, and community members to a well-attended Community Meeting at the Red Bank Senior Center. Hosted by members of the governing body, department heads, and the Police Department, the meeting provided ...
FANWOOD, NJ – The Fanwood Borough Council approved several proclamations, introduced four ordinances, and adopted a fourth ordinance at its Monday, June 3, agenda meeting. A proclamation was approved and presented to Lt. Kranz, Officer in Charge of the Fanwood Police Department, for National Police ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Township Council’s June 3 meeting had a full agenda, with the passing of the 2025 municipal budget as its top priority. The budget appropriates $62.6 million in spending, $3.9 million of which is for library purposes and $7.7 million of which is to be raised through ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Regional Health Department staff is being pulled in more directions to maintain services in the face of $230,000 in federal funding cuts, according to Health Department Director Megan Avallone. “We lost about $230,000 in federal funding, as did every health department ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield Mayor Matthew Anesh and the South Plainfield Borough Council held their first meeting of June on Monday. The general meeting had four ordinances receiving a second reading with a public hearing along with one ordinance having a first reading. There were 13 ...
Hello Monmouth County Residents, Happy June!We’ve officially kicked off summer here in beautiful Monmouth County!I want to begin by reflecting on Memorial Day. I hope everyone had a meaningful weekend shared with family and friends, but more importantly, I hope we all took a moment to honor the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken has a new law surrounding firearm storage following a unanimous vote by the City Council at their Wednesday meeting.According to the ordinance, sponsored by Councilwoman Emily Jabbour, unattended firearms must be stored or locked as follows: in a securely locked box, ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that would expand the scope of New Jersey's existing human trafficking laws has advanced in the State Senate. The bill, S-1989, sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton and Vin Gopal unanimously passed the Senate on June 2 by a 38-0 vote. The legislation expands the definition ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Regional Health Department staff is being pulled in more directions to maintain services in the face of $230,000 in federal funding cuts, according to Health Department Director Megan Avallone. “We lost about $230,000 in federal funding, as did every health department ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A host of state, county and municipal officials were on hand as Woodbridge Township celebrated June as LGBTQ+ Pride Awareness Month for a fifth year with a flag-raising outside the Municipal Complex on Main Street.Hoisting the multicolored Pride Flag at the June 3rd ceremony was ...