Government
By JOHN MOONEY
January 27, 2025
NEW JERSEY – By now, most Americans know that Donald Trump became the second man to serve non-consecutive terms. But how many can name the first man ever to win the presidency back after leaving office? Stephen Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) president. He was ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Housing and Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee made their recommendations for funding to the township council. In total, the committee recommended the township request $140,350 in CDBG funding from the county.The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), ...
SHORT HILLS, NJ – Mayor Annette Romano addressed rumors of ICE agents being at Gero Park on Monday, Jan. 27. “There have been rumors running rampant on social media that ICE Agents were at Gero Park this morning while the Division of Motor Vehicle Mobile Unit was there. This was not the case at ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – The Burlington County-based 7th Legislative District will have a new state lawmaker – Assembly designate Balvir Singh following his resounding selection by the Burlington County Democratic Committee.Singh, a Burlington County Commissioner, will step into the remaining months ...
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – The Burlington County-based 7th Legislative District will have a new state lawmaker – Assembly designate Balvir Singh following his resounding selection by the Burlington County Democratic Committee.Singh, a Burlington County Commissioner, will step into the remaining months ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - The borough has installed sensory-friendly and ADA-compliant playground equipment at Wilde Memorial Park, just one of the recent improvements.The playground, which will be accessible in the spring, is another upgrade after the hockey rink was resurfaced and relined making it ...
FANWOOD, NJ – The Fanwood Borough Council approved a resolution at its Tuesday, Jan. 21, regular meeting to authorize a treatment works approval request to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the development of the Carano Square development on the former A&P supermarket ...
RARITAN BOROUGH, N.J. – The borough council voted to accept the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ assessment of its affordable housing obligations – but that doesn’t mean the state’s numbers will be the final word.A motion to establish the borough’s fourth round fair share obligations for ...
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Township Council will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 p.m.The meeting will be held in Town Hall Room 30, located at 430 Westfield Ave.Click here for the Township's announcement of the meeting on its website.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council agreed to accept the Department of Community Affairs' fourth round of Affordable Housing requirements for the current and future needs of the borough. The borough has committed to the present need of 57 units and the prospective need of an additional 79 ...
BAYONNE, NJ - After months of tinkering with the language, new regulations covering public events from garage sales to protests were approved by the Bayonne City Council at its January 22 meeting.Under the newly approved directives, private homeowners who advertise such sales will be required to ...
WAYNE, NJ – The N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs recently issued a stern warning to retail stores, tobacco shops and bodegas in Wayne not to sell illegal flavored vapor products. It came a few months too late for Mint Vapes, a kiosk in the Willowbrook Mall which was shut down by the Wayne Health ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Two resolutions regarding affordable housing obligations are on the agenda for the Borough of Chatham Council meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27.The first resolution supports an amendment of the Fair Share Housing Act (FHA) as proposed by the New Jersey Institute of Local ...
Princeton, NJ – Before we consider the far future, let’s address the immediate future: Tuesday, January 28, the referendum for the $89 million referendum for the Princeton Public Schools. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., the usual starting and ending times for a Princeton election. But the ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the Jan. 21 Millburn Township Committee meeting, Committee Member Ben Stoller began a conversation about Millburn Democratic Chair Jackie Lieberberg becoming the chair of the Special Improvement District (SID), Explore Millburn.Stoller stated, “I want to make one comment on ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Tuesday's Plainfield City Council meeting, two retired firefighters came to the mic during public comment to express their dissatisfaction with the city government over health benefits.Before the meeting, Councilman Richard Wyatt, penned a letter to the editor of TAPinto ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Township Attorney Fred Semrau told the Montville Township Committee at the Jan. 21, 2025 meeting that the township’s affordable housing obligation, as computed by township planning consultant Joseph Burgis, would seem to be 321, not the 410 that the township was told last month by ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Hey, remember that New Year's resolution you made about connecting with your community and learning more about what's going on? Well, now's your chance to do just that. If you were ever going to go to meeting, this would be the one.On Monday, January 27 at 7:30 pm in the East ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The next town council meeting is Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers and will be live-streamed on Zoom.Some of the topics on the agenda include:Appointing Geniece Gary-Adams as Municipal Housing liaisonAuthorizing a Memorandum of Understanding between the township and Family ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - In advance of tomorrow's upcoming Neptune Township Committee Meeting, residents can review the published agenda. The Committee's work shop begins at 4PM and the Regular Meeting begins at 5PM. This meeting will be in-person and will be streamed live via townhallstreams.com.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Township Council received a detailed update on road safety initiatives from the Berkeley Heights Complete and Green Task Force during its meeting on January 21. The council also addressed affordable housing obligations and the dissolution of the township’s ethics ...
Click here to take the short survey or visit the Get Involved page to learn about upcoming opportunities to share your ideas!MONMOUTH COUNTY: Monmouth County residents are invited to shape the future of transportation as part of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority's (NJTPA) next ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP– New Jersey Congressmembers Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Herb Conaway (NJ-03), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) yesterday issued a condemnation ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Hoboken has appointed a new Director of Transportation and Parking.Steven Weber, the former Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Project Development at the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), will join the Administration with a background in ...
NEWARK - Mayor Ras J. Baraka said a U.S. military veteran was among undocumented residents as well as U.S. citizens who were detained during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Thursday at a Newark business. ICE agents conducted the raid without producing a warrant, according to a ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The Township of Nutley Boardof Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution making February 2025 “Black History Month” in the township. The resolution reads:WHEREAS, in 1776, people envisioned the United States as a new nation dedicated to the proposition stated in the Declaration ...
WAYNE, NJ – When the Wayne Township Council reorganized during the January 8th meeting, Fifth Ward Councilwoman Fran Ritter was nominated as the council liaison to the Wayne Environmental Commission (WEC). She declined the nomination, making several disparaging remarks about the WEC in a ...
MELBOURNE, FL - The Melbourne City Council approved a Melbourne Airport Aircraft Hanger Site Plan at its meeting January 14, 2025. The plan, presented by Cindy Dittmer, The City of Melbourne’s Community Development Director, was previously reviewed and unanimously approved by the Planning and ...
TRENTON, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy singled out Hillsborough as one of only nine school districts in the state that does not offer a full-day kindergarten during his 2025-26 budget address at the Statehouse two weeks ago.Hillsborough School Supt. Mike Volpe and a smattering of parents seated in the ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - At the recent Manasquan Council meeting, the borough’s police department celebrated two significant milestones: the swearing-in of a new full-time officer and the promotion of a dedicated veteran, marking continued growth and leadership within the department.Michael Guzman, ...