Government
By TAPINTO MADISON STAFF
April 14, 2025
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Borough Council Meeting is Monday April 14 at 8pm. 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 the live ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – As beach-goers begin flocking to the shore with the summer season fast approaching, the Manasquan Council meeting took on a powerful—and deeply personal—tone this week. Former resident Ed Quigley returned to town not with nostalgia, but with a mission rooted in tragedy and driven by ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Zoning Board is holding its second regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the South Plainfield Borough Hall's courtroom. On the agenda for the upcoming zoning board meeting are two commercial cases. In the first case, the applicant ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Village Manager Keith Kazmark led the 2025 budget presentation with support from Robert Rooney, the village’s Chief Financial Officer. The budget was introduced at the April 9 council meeting with a public hearing scheduled for May 14. The council will vote to adopt the budget at ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - Spring has sprung in Somers, and a whole bunch of projects are starting to pop up.According to the town’s website and its latest newsletter, these include:Growing ConcernThe New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection (NYC-DEP) is starting to work on improvements to forest ...
FLEMINGTON – The Flemington Borough Council introduced on April 11 the 2025 municipal budget with a slight decrease in the borough’s tax rate.The council shaved .008 cents off the 2024 tax rate of $1.059 per $100 of assessed value to settle on a 2025 tax rate of $1.051 per $100.The lower rate ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Township Committee approved a $2.756 million bond ordinance for various public improvements at its April 8 meeting.The ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $2.756 million to pay for the acquisition of new, additional or replacement equipment and machinery, new ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council passed the Consent Agenda consisting of the following items at April 8th Meeting. The meeting, which Student Take Over, night conducted business with the Hasbrouck Heights High School Seniors sitting in the roles of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the last township committee meeting, members discussed registering landscapers. Mayor Annette Romano began, “We had talked about starting a landscaper registration process. It’ll give us the capability to better communicate with landscapers, and hopefully down the road, ...
Princeton, NJ – The town plans to spend a little more next year, probably no surprise to anyone. But the details of that increased spending, and areas in which the town hopes to spend less than expected, may be of interest to some. A public hearing on those budget details is on the agenda of the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - “Look to the skies,” was the warning of a 1960s science fiction cult classic. But for residents living along the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, more than a handful feared the threat was not from aliens from space, but something much closer to home, and the crash of a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - “Look to the skies,” was the warning of a 1960s science fiction cult classic. But for residents living along the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, more than a handful feared the threat was not from aliens from space, but something much closer to home, and the crash of a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - “Look to the skies,” was the warning of a 1960s science fiction cult classic. But for residents living along the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, more than a handful feared the threat was not from aliens from space, but something much closer to home, and the crash of a ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Hanover Landmark Commission and the Hanover Heritage Association has announced that they will be participating in Morris County's “Two if by Sea” campaign on Friday, April 18th.See information below.
NEPTUNE CITY - Per a statement given today (4/13) by Neptune City Councilwoman Gail Oliver, she has submitted her intent to resign from the Council.Ms. Oliver, who was elected to a first term on Council in November 2024 and began her term in January 2025, has shared the following statement: Dear ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Township of Bloomfield is holding a State of the Township Address delivered by Mayor Jenny Mundell. All are invited to join as Bloomfield reflects on their achievements, discusses ongoing initiatives, and outlines the exciting vision for Bloomfield's future.The address will ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Four Piscataway residents were among the hundreds of soldiers honored during a welcome home ceremony for the New Jersey National Guard’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which recently returned from deployment in Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria in support of Operation Inherent ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On April 8, Council Member Joyce Rudin and Our Green West Orange sent out emails to township residents alerting them to a proposed high-rise development on the former Mayfair Farms property. According to Rudin, “Ordinance 2914-25 is a developer’s dream and a residents’ nightmare.
Linden, NJ – The City of Linden held their much-anticipated Annual Easter Egg Hunt yesterday, April 12, 2025, at the Linden Multipurpose Center. The event had a large turnout, drawing families from the community for a day filled with fun and laughter. They had an opportunity to enjoy egg hunts, ...
PHILADELPHIA — A successful rescue operation involving the Coast Guard, local law enforcement, and commercial salvage crews brought an overdue boater to safety near Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, early Thursday. John Mazzy, 72, was rescued from a navigational dayboard in the vicinity of Oyster Creek ...
PHILADELPHIA — A successful rescue operation involving the Coast Guard, local law enforcement, and commercial salvage crews brought an overdue boater to safety near Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, early Thursday. John Mazzy, 72, was rescued from a navigational dayboard in the vicinity of Oyster Creek ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - At the April 8 Township Council meeting, Chief Financial Officer Diane Sherry and Township Administrator Liza Viana presented the proposed 2025 Berkeley Heights municipal budget.The presentation highlighted infrastructure investments, with a focus on upgrades to the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – A bump-out in the process of being constructed at the site of the Gomes redevelopment project might cause Center Street to become a one-way thoroughfare.“They're working on the sidewalks now in front of Morris Avenue,” Springfield administrator John Bussiculo said at the April 8 ...
SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - In a unanimous decision, the Lewisboro Town Board hired ADI East of South Salem as the general contractor for the remodeling of the Town Pool’s bathhouse. The approved motion, which took place at the Board’s March 24 meeting, set a cap of $750,000 for this part of the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights senior Paige Sonzogni gave the Finance Report for Hasbrouck Heights CFO David Sireci at Youth Takeover Night at the Hasbrouck Heights Council on April 8th.The cash fund balance at the end of March was $2,906,925, which represented a decrease of ...
SPARTA, NJ – Before the township council could have a hearing and final vote on the cannabis ordinance, notices had to be sent to every property owner in the zones that could be impacted by these changes. The letters sent to the property owners have caused some confusion. In addition to the legal ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Sayreville Borough Council meeting scheduled for Monday, April 14 has been moved to the Active Adult Center (423 Main Street) from its original location inside Borough Hall.The meeting will be held in the large room at the Active Adult Center, beginning at or around 7:00 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Mayor Shelley Brindle rang alarm bells while honoring National Public Health Week at Tuesday's town council meeting, noting that threatened cuts to Medicaid could significantly impact Westfield’s Department of Health. While praising the work that the Westfield Regional Health ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — One of Westfield’s fire trucks is off to be refurbished and a new one is ordered after the town council authorized a down payment for work on the existing truck at its April 8 meeting. “This resolution specifically authorizes 25% down payment for the work that’s been done so far. So ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Planning Board unanimously approved the opening of an NRG Arcade on Route 22 at its meeting on Thursday, April 10.The arcade will move into the Christmas Tree Shop next to Macy’s Warehouse at 350, Route 22 West.Planning Board Chairman Jeff Tiger said that no ...