Government
By TAPINTO.NET STAFF
December 16, 2024
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Public safety employees working for Union County are forced to go without a paycheck this week due to a “lack of funding” in the county Public Safety Department. The employees were alerted to the problem on Dec. 10 by Union County Public Safety Department Director Dennis Burke. A ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ – The Union County Board of County Commissioners authorized two resolutions that will help continue to support caregivers and older adults through comprehensive service programs at its meeting Dec. 4.The board approved Resolution 2024-915, which covers the county’s Area Plan for ...
NEW JERSEY – Last year's school funding plan negatively impacted about 20% of New Jersey's public schools, including districts in Middlesex County. Specifically, East Brunswick and South Brunswick saw cuts in state aid totaling nearly 19 million dollars. The expected state aid was not applied in ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Here are a few of the meetings taking place in the City of Rahway this week:Monday, December 16, 7 p.m.: Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. Click here for more information.Tuesday, December 17, 7 p.m.: Planning Board meeting. Click here for more information.Thursday, December 19, 2 ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Planning Board on December 12 unanimously approved Holman’s request to temporarily install six storage containers at its property on Leadenhall Road.The storage containers will hold construction materials during a multi-phase interior fit out of the company’s ...
Princeton, NJ – The week before the biggest holiday week of the year ought to be one of year-end socials and abbreviated meetings on the municipal calendar. We could be writing about Monday, December 16, as the last day of curbside loose-leaf pickup in all five collection areas in the town. The ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Lisa Adams and her husband, Pastor Doug Adams, have dedicated countless hours to helping the special needs population in West Orange. During the recent town council meeting, Lisa spoke about housing for that segment of the population. “I've worked with the township of West Orange ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The village council resolved the eminent domain limitation relating to the property at 120 Franklin Avenue in September. According to a post on the Village of Ridgewood’s Instagram account from Sept. 18, the agreed-upon settlement amount was $1,557,700 to purchase the ...
BLOOMINGDALE, NJ - Bloomingdale DPW pick up will be this week. It's a co-mingled pick-up: glass, metal, and plastic.
ASBURY PARK, NJ – Senator Vin Gopal, Assemblywoman Margie Donlon, M.D., and Assemblywoman Luanne Peterpaul, Esq. are calling for stronger federal and state collaboration to address the rise in drone sightings across Monmouth County. Following a briefing with the New Jersey State Police and the NJ ...
BELMAR, NJ – At the Belmar Borough Council meeting on Wednesday, December 10, a proposal to create a new government position, Deputy Business Administrator, sparked an intense debate before ultimately being voted down. Ordinance 2024-23, which would have introduced the new role with an annual ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Township Update: Federal and County Efforts to Address Drone Activity Over Northern New JerseyRandolph Township is committed to working with federal, state, and county representatives to address concerns over the unauthorized drone activity occurring across Northern New Jersey and to ...
MILLBURN, NJ — Several important topics will be discussed during the final township committee meeting of 2024, which will be at town hall at 7:00 p.m.Here are some of the subjects on the agenda:Adopt 2025 budgetAppointing two new police officersFront yard setbacksRevised general traffic ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen, chair of the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee, has called for greater federal transparency following an unexplained increase in drones flying over New Jersey.According to a statement released by Danielsen, the drones, first observed ...
Another round of mixed wintry precipitation will cross the western Southern Tier Sunday evening, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned in a special weather statement issued at 5:24 p.m."While the bulk of the precipitation will fall as rain, especially near Lake Erie, there will be areas of wet ...
NEW JERSEY – Last year's school funding plan negatively impacted about 20% of New Jersey's public schools, including districts in Middlesex County. Specifically, East Brunswick and South Brunswick saw cuts in state aid totaling nearly 19 million dollars. The expected state aid was not applied in ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Here's a look at road closings and slowdowns in the Doylestown area for the week of Dec. 15, 2024.NEW THIS WEEK: In Doylestown Borough and Doylestown Township, U.S. 202 North between Route 313/Swamp Road and Easton Road will have a right-lane closure for roadwork from 9 a.m. to 3 ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that would require health insurers to cover biomarker testing has advanced in the New Jersey State Senate.The bill, S-3098, unanimously passed the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday by a 5-0 vote.The measure, sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Vin ...
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that would require health insurers to cover biomarker testing has advanced in the New Jersey State Senate.The bill, S-3098, unanimously passed the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday by a 5-0 vote.The measure, sponsored by Senators Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Vin ...
Kimberly Jo Warner, 54, of Portville was one of 39 people pardoned by President Joe Biden Thursday. “I am pardoning 39 people who have shown successful rehabilitation and have shown commitment to making their communities stronger and safer,” Biden said in a White House Briefing Room ...
TRENTON, NJ - Neither Governor Phil Murphy nor New Jersey’s two top legislators will allow a Jewish holiday to get in the way of voter’s ability to cast ballots in the 2025 Primary election."The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and everyone deserves the freedom to have their voice ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Hunterdon County Commissioner Director Jeff Kuhl, sent a letter to Governor Murphy calling upon him to work with President Biden to demand the FAA to immediately impose a no-fly zone for civilian and commercial drone operations in New Jersey.Director Kuhl noted, "There have been ...
TRENTON, NJ - Neither Governor Phil Murphy nor New Jersey’s two top legislators will allow a Jewish holiday to get in the way of voter’s ability to cast ballots in the 2025 Primary election."The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and everyone deserves the freedom to have their voice ...
TRENTON, NJ - Neither Governor Phil Murphy nor New Jersey’s two top legislators will allow a Jewish holiday to get in the way of voter’s ability to cast ballots in the 2025 Primary election."The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and everyone deserves the freedom to have their voice ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Monday night's Plainfield City Council meeting, mayor Adrian Mapp brought up the prospect of a new recreational space in the Second Ward immediately after presenting conceptual renderings of an inclusive playground at Hannah Atkins Park.Mapp had mentioned developing the site on ...
NEPTUNE CITY - In advance of tomorrow's upcoming Neptune City Council Meeting, residents can review the published agenda. All meetings as listed below will begin at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Meetings will be held at Borough Hall, 106 West Sylvania Avenue, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers. Of ...
WAYNE, NJ – Mayor Chris Vergano has announced that the township, after more than a month’s delay, has closed on the YMCA property and the building and grounds are now officially owned by Wayne Township.RELATED STORY: Wayne Township Has Still Not Purchased the YMCA Property at 1 Pike Drive“We are ...
PRINCETON, NJ –State Sen. Andrew Zwicker, (D-16, Somerset/Hunterdon/Mercer/Middlesex), will moderate a panel discussion with NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, Professor Heather Howard, and ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha to explore strengthening New Jersey’s laws and services to ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Planning Board, a veterinarian and developer were handed a defeat on December 13 when Hon. Stuart Minkowitz’s court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Sparta resident Adrian Meerman. Meerman, represented by Robert Simon and Amanda Kronemeyer of Herold Law, PA, objected to ...