Government
By DAVID RUTHERFORD
December 27, 2024
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On New Year's Eve at noon, Mayor Adrian Mapp and the Plainfield City Council will be celebrating the demolition of a long-vacant site on Plainfield's East End.The North Avenue industrial site once housed Gordy International, a toy manufacturer. Gordy is believed to have stopped ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The continued closure of Route 80's eastbound lanes in Wharton - due to the Dec. 26 collapse of an abandoned mineshaft adjacent to the highway - is creating heavy traffic on alternate routes through Roxbury, particularly Route 10 and Route 46.Long, barely moving lines of eastbound ...
Linden, NJ - On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari (D-22) presented Mayor Derek Armstead with a symbolic oversized check in the amount of $2.1M grant-funded check to support the construction of a new multipurpose sports field at Al Kalla Park, located at 2800 ...
It’s Friday, Dec. 27t h. We hope everyone had a great holiday.Our holiday train show continues until Monday at the Barron Arts Center from 11 am to 4 pm today, on Saturday, Dec. 28, and on Monday, Dec. 30. On Sunday, people can visit from 2 pm to 4 pm.Kidsports Academy has a preschool open house ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The youngest mayor to serve in the township's highest office was sworn in on Tuesday, May 21 at town hall in front of a crowd of family and supporters.Kelly was first elected to the Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners in May 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He took ...
CLARK, NJ — The Township of Clark has announced a reminder of date changes for several upcoming recycling pickups in town.Residents are advised that the Zone 2 recycling date is now Saturday, December 28.Zone 1 recycling will take place on the following Saturday, January 4, 2025.[Don’t miss any ...
BLOOMINGDALE, NJ - Borough of Bloomingdale will be closed on January 1st. The office will be observing New Year's Day. There will be no DPW pick-up.
RED BANK, NJ: The borough’s Planning Board has announced a public hearing to consider adoption of the Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) as an amendment to the Red Bank Master PlanThe ERI serves as a crucial document that identifies and analyzes Red Bank’s natural resources, providing valuable ...
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Planning Board Reorganization meeting is scheduled to meet on Thursday, January 2, 2025.The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in Council Chambers, located at 315 Westfield Ave.For a copy of the meeting agenda, click here.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go ...
The Reorganization Meeting of the Municipal Council of the Township of Denville shall be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. in the Municipal Council Chambers of the Denville Municipal Building, 1 Saint Mary’s Place, Denville, NJ 07834. Formal action will be taken. In accordance with the ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills will be hosting its annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.The meeting will take place at 6:30pm at the Municipal building located at 1001 Parsippany Boulevard.
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — Bordentown Township is seeking candidates for a new administrative position created to “enhance public outreach, communications and community relations”. The new Public Outreach and Communications Coordinator/Deputy Township Administrator position will be responsible for ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Motorists heading east from Roxbury should avoid Route 80 as a portion of the interstate in Wharton was closed this morning to eastbound traffic due to a collapse of the highway's right shoulder, said the state Department of Transportation (DOT).The incident, attributed to a sinkhole, ...
RED BANK, NJ: The borough offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, for New Year's Eve.
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne City Council recently approved a pair of ordinances to allow for the borrowing of $7.2 million for the purchase of a number of vehicles, and other capital improvements.Included in this is $250,000 for the purchase of vehicles to be used by the Bayonne Parking Authority, ...
WATCHUNG, NJ – Valley View Middle School hosted the community at an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on December 17th, showcasing recent improvements and completed projects funded by the referendum and the Watchung Education Foundation. This event celebrated the opening of the adventure ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – It could still be another year before the long awaited opening of the Gomes redevelopment project becomes a reality, according to Springfield Township administrator John Bussiculo.“We did a walk-through of the Gomes Property to look at the apartments,” Bussiculo told the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights Chief Financial Officer Dave Sireci provided the November Financial update at the December 17th meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights and Council.The current balance, as of November 30th was $6,242,336, and is invested at a rate of 4.5 percent. Cash receipts for ...
MELBOURNE FL- The Melbourne City Council approved a Declaration of Critical Community Need on Dec. 10 for Main Street activities provided by Eau Gallie Arts District (EGAD) Main Street, Inc. The submitted grant request to the city is the first step needed in order to secure 2025 funding in support ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the last town council meeting, members approved the $1.8 million emergency fund ordinance to pay severance liability. Ordinance 2881-24 allows the township to provide “for a special emergency appropriation in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 to fund contractually required ...
East Orange/Orange, NJ – Essex County officials announced that Essex County’s Code Blue procedures are being extended because the temperature is forecasted to drop below 32 degrees. Code Blue protocols are being extended through Monday, December 30th at 8 a.m. The declaration for nighttime hours ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - With 2025 just around the corner, the mayor and council are preparing for their annual reorganization meeting on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. During this session, the governing body will see two re-elected members sworn in and various professionals reappointed.A draft version of ...
BELMAR, NJ – The Belmar Borough Council voted 4-1 at their most recent meeting to approve new rates for the Belmar Marina in 2025, defying objections from Mayor Jerry Buccafusco. The decision on Wednesday December 10, outlined in Resolution 2024-213, marks a rare instance of division within the ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The township adopted an ordinance to increase recreation fee rates for residents and non-residents. The council unanimously approved the ordinance at their regular meeting on Monday. These increases will officially go into effect on Sunday, January 12, 2025. According to the ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The council unanimously approved an ordinance to put the property at 784 Ridge Road up for sale. The ordinance was approved at their regular meeting on Monday.According to property records, the township purchased the property in 2022 for approximately $480,000. The ordinance ...
EDISON, NJ - The township has implemented a boil water advisory as of 3:10 PM on Thursday due to a sizable water main break. Residents are advised to boil their water before consuming it or using it for cooking purposes as a precautionary measure."The Boil Water Advisory is being put in place to ...
EDISON, NJ - The township council approved a $1 million contract for phase three completion of several repair and construction projects at local parks. The council approved the contract at their recent meeting on Monday.“With this approval, we will have significantly improved all of our 32 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As 2024 comes to its final days, many Coconut Creek residents take stock of the past year and look forward to the next. TAPinto Coconut Creek took a look at U.S. Census Bureau data for a snapshot of the city as it enters into 2025. The latest census data shows the city’s ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D, NJ-06) had much to celebrate during Christmas week as President Biden signed the HEARTS Act —formally known as the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in Schools Act—into law.“Just like the Grinch’s heart grew ...
EDISON, NJ - The township will receive two grants from the New Jersey Department of Transportation totaling $795,804 to construct several bikeway paths. The council approved these grants at their last meeting on Monday.The township was awarded $348,000 from the JCP&L Bikeways Grant to connect ...