Government
By TAPINTO NORTH HUNTERDON STAFF
March 25, 2025
FLEMINGTON, NJ - At the March 4, 2025, Board Meeting, the Hunterdon County Commissioners presented Joseph Colalillo, President of ShopRite of Hunterdon County, with a proclamation in recognition of his exceptional leadership, dedication, and commitment to the supermarket industry and the ...
PATERSON, NJ - The City of Paterson has established a Sister City partnership with the Municipality of Lurigancho-Chosica, Peru, strengthening the ties between the two cities in areas of cultural, educational, economic, and social exchange.Paterson, home to a vibrant Peruvian community, has long ...
CRANFORD, NJ – The Cranford Township Committee passed a sewer fee adjustment ordinance last fall which is based on water usage. While this was discussed at many Committee meetings, some residents were surprised when they received their annual bill this week to see that the fee they owed had ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Joined by Police Director Nichele Patrick, Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones swore into service the borough's newest police officer, Willy Figueroa, who was accompanied by his wife and son as he took the oath. A full complement of police officers attended last Tuesday's Borough Council ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville Council President Donna Roberts will host office hours at Sayreville Borough Hall (167 Main St, Room 310) from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, to discuss residents' concerns.
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank council will hold a hybrid (online and in-person), regular meeting on Thursday, March 27, 6:30pm, at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street.Highlights of the AgendaDPU BuildingA resolution to award Netta Architects $30,000, and $39,000 to Colliers Engineering and Design for ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta Township Council has a presentation on the Forest Stewardship Plan by Sharon Petzinger of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on their agenda for the March 25, meeting. It’s in the name. Residents consider NJ DEP an agency looking to protect the natural ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Monday, four candidates filed to appear on the ballot in the Democratic Primary for Plainfield's two municipal offices that run this year—mayor and Fourth Ward city council.As expected, the candidates are Adrian Mapp and Richard Wyatt for mayor, and Terri Briggs-Jones and ...
CHATHAM, NJ—Carol Nauta will officially hold the title until the end of the month, but her long career as the Chatham Recreation Coordinator came to a close on Monday night when the Borough of Chatham Council accepted her resignation at its regular meeting.The longtime Chatham Borough resident has ...
BELMAR, NJ – The Borough of Belmar is on the cusp of a significant transformation as the Borough Council prepares for a crucial vote on a comprehensive redevelopment plan. This plan aims to introduce 393 new residential units across multiple sites within the borough. The final public hearing and ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The emergence of another sinkhole along Route 80 forced the state on Wednesday to close both lanes of the highway in Wharton, prompted it to hit the brakes on other road projects statewide and sidelined its plan to build a “crossover” lane that could have lightened traffic through ...
Maplewood, NJ - Maplewood Business Administrator Patrick Wherry informed the governing body at the March 18 Township Committee meeting that NJ American Water (NJAW) will start to replace some service lines in the township beginning in April.Maplewood has about 7,000 total service lines in town, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – An untold number of young lovers have posed for wedding photos at Buccleuch Park’s gazebo. So have countless high school kids on their way to the prom.The local landmark in the tiny roundabout that has been the setting for the best moments of residents’ lives will be refurbished as ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — Summit’s approach to addressing homelessness has gained national recognition, with local officials and advocates presenting their efforts at the recent National Alliance to End Homelessness conference held in Los Angeles.Summit Councilmember Delia Hamlet participated in a bipartisan ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the recent township committee meeting, Business Administrator Alex McDonald explained the ordinance bond anticipation note. “This is the continuation of the township’s road reconstruction projects. We have been aggressively [fixing] roads in the right way by addressing ...
NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, PA—New Britain Township will help people looking for a job at an event being held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 26 at the township’s municipal complex on Park Avenue in Chalfont.State Sen. Steve Santarsiero is partnering with PA CareerLink Bucks County to bring the Workforce ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - At the latest Borough Council meeting, Manasquan officials approved a series of updates to prepare for the 2025 summer season. One of the key actions taken was the adoption of Ordinance 2443-25, which outlines new regulations for beach parking, aiming to improve access, safety, and ...
OLEAN, NY — The City of Olean is partnering with General Dynamics Information and Technology to complete a lead service line inventory from Wednesday through Saturday at homes from First to 21st streets, accordin to Mayor William J. Aiello.Four groups of contractors, accompanied by city ...
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CALDWELL, NJ – The 2025-2026 Caldwell municipal budget was introduced by Chris Battaglia, the borough’s chief financial officer, during last Tuesday’s council meeting and passed unanimously.General appropriations are $15,837,239.91, which includes the library tax that increased by $29,403.13 to a ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - On Tuesday, March 25, the South Plainfield Planning Board will hold its second regularly scheduled meeting of the month at 7 p.m. in the courtroom of the South Plainfield Municipal Building. There is one case on the agenda for the public hearing portion of the meeting. This ...
TRENTON, NJ - A Hillsborough lawmaker is co-sponsoring a bill that would provide retroactive tax exemption for 100 percent Disabled Veterans.The Assembly State and Local Government Committee advanced Bill A941 last week. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblymen Roy Freiman, Christopher Tully, and ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Hawthorne Borough Council is reviewing two proposed ordinances that are focused on altering traffic regulations within the borough. Ordinance 2364-25 seeks to standardize speed limits on Goffle Road and introduce a restriction on right turns from Rea Avenue, while Ordinance ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – Are you planning on traveling for fun or business later this year? Be sure to update your passport or apply for a new one at the upcoming Passport Day happening locally in East Windsor to make it eastier for residents to obtain the important legal travel document. As previously ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek city leaders are talking about major investments of public funds coming up in the next fiscal year at a budget workshop scheduled for Tuesday. On the agenda is money for the following: A new fire station, $30.7 million in totalPolice station improvements totaling ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Even if the current proposal to build 64 age-restricted homes on 12 acres of the property that currently houses the Alstede Fresh Farm Stand gets approved as a nonconforming use by Bridgewater Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, it would face further scrutiny from the zoners if ...
HIGH BRIDGE, NJ - Commissioner Susan Soloway spent the morning of March 13th at High Bridge Elementary School, to meet with the combined 4th grade classes of Ms. Hughes and Mrs. Gomez. This is the third year in a row that Ms. Soloway has visited with students at High Bridge School to share about ...
FLEMINGTON – Buoyed by an audience of nearly 30 supporters, Hunterdon Helpline CEO Susan Lax made a pitch March 10 to the Flemington Borough Council to support the agency’s warming center that came under fire in December.Lax asked, appearing on the day that the organization was issued a summons for ...
PATERSON, NJ - The City of Paterson’s Youth Services Bureau (YSB) has applied for $108,750 in funding from the Passaic County Youth Services Commission to support two key programs aimed at providing alternatives to juvenile incarceration. The funds will support the Transitional Specialist Program ...
Princeton, NJ – They’re coming to take our kiosks away. They’re coming to take them away.That’s right. The two octagonal kiosks on Nassau Street – one at the corner of Witherspoon Street, the other at Vandeventer Avenue in front of the Garden movie theater – are once again on Princeton Council’s ...