Government
By LEON FOOKSMAN
April 29, 2025
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has approved a $24,389 grant to a wellness center in the city’s downtown area to support interior and exterior improvements.The grant will help fund upgrades at Jaan Holistic Wellness, located in a strip mall at 9864 Sample ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – New playground equipment and surface improvements are coming to Woods Road Community Park thanks to the help of state funding, according to a recent announcement by East Windsor Township.Funding for the equipment approval is coming from a $1.3 million state grant that Mayor ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek city officials are considering adding a Holocaust memorial as part of a new initiative to install public art pieces at city hall. Last week, City Manager Sheila Rose submitted a memo to the city commission on the initiative that could cost $50,000 or more. Last ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Sample Road resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation project that stretches from Pompano Beach to Coral Springs is almost complete after about a year of work. Officials expect all the work to be done by mid-July, said Christian Gonzalez, a community outreach specialist ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council passed the resolution introducing the 2025 Budget at the April 22nd meeting of the Mayor and Council. The detailed budget presentation by Hasbrouck Heights CFO David Sireci will be presented at the May 27th Council meeting.SUMMARY OF CURRENT ...
WAYNE, NJ – It turns out Wayne was right about the elevators at the new residential development currently being constructed on Valley Road Extension in Wayne, NJ. According to an appeals court ruling last week that overturned two previous lower-court decisions that went against the township, the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council on April 22 unanimously approved a new three-year Local Housing Assistance Plan aimed at developing and maintaining affordable housing across the city. The plan enables Melbourne to qualify for funding through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership ...
BELMAR, NJ - Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-30) has sent a strongly worded letter to Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway and the Board of Governors, expressing deep concern over the selection of comedian Ramy Youssef as the commencement speaker for Rutgers-Newark’s 2025 graduation ...
NEPTUNE CITY - At tonight's (4/28) Neptune City Council Meeting, the Council voted to approve Neptune City resident Corlies Chong to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Councilwoman Gail Oliver.Councilwoman Oliver, sworn in on January 1st, resigned earlier this month. Mr. Chong resides in ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Borough of Roselle Park announced several road and utility projects to take place on Tuesday. These projects are expected to have an impact on local traffic and parking. Milling and paving will be performed on the following streets: Walnut Street(East Sumner Avenue to East ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ — A sweeping new ordinance passed by the Long Branch City Council at this week's council meeting aims to sharply curb plastic pollution across the city — both in food service businesses and construction sites. Ordinance No. O-07-25, passed this month, updates Chapter 111 of the City ...
\WEST ORANGE, NJ – Joseph Pannullo, President of WeCareNJ, requested during last week’s meeting that the town council commission a West Essex Highlands Floodplain study. He read Essex County zoning ordinances to illustrate that the planned development of 496-unit housing development to be located ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19th Dist.) sent a letter to NL Industries, Inc. on Monday, April 28, demanding immediate and comprehensive action to clean up toxic pollution left behind in the Raritan River near the company’s former ...
BELMAR, NJ - Belmar Borough Councilwoman Caitlin Donovan, Councilwoman Maria Rondinaro, and Councilwoman Jodi Kinney, along with representatives from neighboring towns recently met with Assemblywoman Margie Donlon to help continue the dialogue between Belmar and state legislators.The push for new ...
ROSELLE, NJ - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Roselle Councilwoman, accusing the borough of retaliation and discrimination. The lawsuit was filed under the state’s whistleblower protection law.Councilwoman Cynthia Johnson’s lawsuit was dismissed April 24 by Judge Daniel R. Lindemann, ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Council will hold their monthly council meeting tonight, April 28. The meeting will be in person and live-streamed on YouTube. Members of the public who wish to participate in the meeting may do so by joining us in-person at Hartley Dodge Memorial Council Chamber or view ...
SOMERSET, NJ - A special Planning Board meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, to discuss the future of warehouse development in the township has been postponed, according to a township alert.No new date has been announced at this time. Township officials said they will provide an ...
NEPTUNE CITY - At tonight's Neptune City Council Meeting (5:30 PM at Borough Hall, 106 West Sylvania Ave.), the council will hear three names put forward to replace Councilwoman Gail Oliver, who announced her resignation earlier this month.TAPinto Neptune City has learned from a confidential source ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – With Nokia Bell Labs set to relocate its iconic Murray Hill campus to New Brunswick by 2028, the Township of Berkeley Heights is launching a comprehensive public engagement initiative to shape the future of the soon-to-be-vacant site. Residents are encouraged to participate ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The Village of Ridgewood hosted public hearings and approved applications for the Bergen County Open Space Trust Grant and Bergen County Historic Preservation Trust Fund Grant Programs during Wednesday night’s council meeting.The village is requesting funds from the Bergen County ...
FANWOOD, NJ – The Borough Council introduced its 2025 municipal budget of $13,582,435 with a municipal tax of $8,031,062 at the governing body's meeting of Monday, April 21, 2025. If and when the budget is approved, the average Fanwood taxpayer will pay a municipal tax of $2,893, an increase of ...
BELMAR, NJ - Belmar Borough Councilwoman Caitlin Donovan, Councilwoman Maria Rondinaro, and Councilwoman Jodi Kinney, along with representatives from neighboring towns recently met with Assemblywoman Margie Donlon to help continue the dialogue between Belmar and state legislators.The push for new ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — The county Board of Commissioners has adopted a $534 million budget for the upcoming year.The 2025 budget was put together around the time the Trump Administration announced that it wants to cut $11 billion in health and human services. For New Jersey, that would be $350 million in ...
WARREN, NJ — The Township of Warren announced on Monday that it will formally appeal the affordable housing obligation recently assigned to the municipality by the State of New Jersey. Township officials maintain that the figure originally submitted by Warren—181 units—is grounded in sound data and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek residents will start paying 9% more on water and wastewater service beginning June 1. The city commission voted last week to pass on the increase that Broward County is charging the city to its residents. Coconut Creek’s five elected leaders voted unanimously to ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Those interested in careers in law enforcement, fire rescue, EMS, and emergency communications are invited to the 4th Annual Public Safety Job Fair and Career Expo, hosted by the Coral Springs Regional Institute of Public Safety on Tuesday.More than 50 agencies from across ...
SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - A “state of the county” update from Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins was a key highlight of the Lewisboro Town Board’s April 14 meeting. In his address, Jenkins touched on several issues of key importance to Lewisboro residents.Jenkins pointed out that Westchester has a ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - The public will get another chance to weigh in on a proposed townhouse project in the Somers hamlet of Baldwin Place.The Town Board held a hearing on Thursday, April 17, to address North Edge Realty Corp.’s request for a zoning map amendment.No members of the audience commented. The ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Township Committee introduced an ordinance at its meeting on April 22 to present a redevelopment plan for the former Scotty's site at 597 Morris Ave.“At the next meeting, if everything goes according to plan, we're going to have a presentation to bring everybody up to speed on ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The borough applied for grant funds to revitalize Reid Park at the end of Spencer Place.“The grant will fund renovation of the existing Reid Park,” Borough Administrator Hector Olmo said. “We’d put a new playground in, rehabilitate the walking path, update the basketball court and ...