Government
By TAPINTO STAFF
October 27, 2024
EDISON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed into law several new measures that impose harsher penalties on people convicted of home invasions and burglaries.The legislation received bipartisan support in the state Legislature, with a vote of 36-1 to pass the Senate and a unanimous 74-0 vote in ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - On Thursday, October 17, SAFE in Hunterdon hosted a candlelight vigil entitled, "A Light in the Darkness", an annual community event to honor victims of domestic violence and support for survivors. The vigil was held on the Hunterdon County Justice Center steps in Flemington and ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Here's a look at road closings and slowdowns in the Doylestown area for the week of Oct. 27, 2024.In Bedminster Township, Route 313/South Dublin Pike between High Street and Chelfield Road will have a lane closure for utility pole replacements from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work is ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Center Street has been re-striped and now accommodates traffic in both directions.Township administrator John Bussiculo made that announcement at the Oct. 22 meeting of the Springfield Township Committee.“The curbing is already finished, the fence has been removed, the chain link ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The town council will be meeting at town hall on Tuesday, October 29. The beginning of the meeting will feature a proclamation about the West Orange high School ROTC and Breast Cancer Awareness. There will also be a Best Practice Survey presentation.Public Comment In Person ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – The Asbury Park Police Department (APPD) has announced an opportunity for PTC-certified individuals to join their team as Special Law Enforcement Officer Class I (SLEO I). The department is now accepting applications for this part-time role, which involves essential duties such as ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has released the affordable housing mandates for the Township of Clark and other municipalities across the state.Municipalities in New Jersey have until January 31 to adopt the guidance or reply to the state with their own calculation ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek leaders awarded a contract this week for improvements to two small parks on the city's south end — Sunshine Drive Park and Donaldson Park. The two parks are about half a mile apart. So, the city awarded the project to one vendor to work on both of them. For ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The Randolph Township Council convened for the second time this month for a Regular Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024.The meeting opened with a proclamation by Mayor Christine Carey recognizing October 23, 2024 as Shongum Elementary School Day. The elementary school was ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The township will have to find ways to encourage the construction of about 5,000 new housing units during the next decade to comply with the latest affordable housing recommendations published by the state, a situation that is prompting fighting words from Roxbury's local and state ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday, Oct. 25th.Anchors Tiki Bar has Jake & Dan tonight, Earth Monkeys on Saturday, and The Bill & Andy Show on Wednesday. Each show is from 6 pm to 9 pm. Anchors will have country line dancing starting at 7 pm on Tuesday, and football all day Sunday and ...
GALLAWAY, NJ - Support for offshore wind energy in New Jersey has experienced a significant shift, according to Stockton University’s latest survey. Once enjoying an 80% approval rate in 2019, support has now leveled off at 50%. While the 2024 survey doesn’t show a major change from last year, it ...
UNION, NJ - Union's Township Committee looked a little younger this week as local high school students shadowed elected officials and other township employees for the town's annual Student Government Day.Members of Union High School's AP United States Government and Politics, AP Comparative ...
NEWTON, NJ—Town Council of the Town of Newton decided to once again proclaim October as Dyslexia Awareness Month with a special proclamation, which was read into record by Town Manager, Thomas S Russo Jr, at the beginning of the meeting that was held on October 16.“Dyslexia is a language-based ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The ongoing drought in southeastern Pennsylvania has local authorities instituting a 30-day ban on burning and asking for residents to voluntarily conserve water.The Doylestown Borough Water Department this week asked residents and businesses to refrain from nonessential water usage.
Princeton, NJ -- It was 5 p.m. on a wet January afternoon when a pair of teenaged boys stepped onto a crosswalk. They had just wandered up Witherspoon Street and were heading east on Nassau Street, likely deep in conversation. Meanwhile, a Princeton resident in a gray Buick traveling east on Nassau ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - District 18 Assemblyman Sterley Stanley is joining East Brunswick's VFW Post #133 to host a day dedicated to providing essential services to vets and community members who need help with their vehicle paperwork, Real ID, and their benefits on Tuesday, October 29 at 485 Cranbury ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - For over 20 years, the New Providence Beautification Committee has relied on donations and proceeds from the sale of house signs to fund transformative improvements in downtown New Providence.The house sign fundraiser aimed at bringing festive cheer to our community and ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has released the affordable housing mandates for Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and other municipalities across the state.Municipalities in New Jersey have until Jan. 31 to adopt the guidance or reply to the state with their own calculation ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A new state law that makes camping or sleeping on any public property illegal has at least one Coral Springs resident imploring city officials to use it. Keith Roberts told the city’s elected leaders at a recent Coral Springs City Commission meeting that he believes a well-known ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Village Manager Keith Kazmark and the engineering department met with the county on Oct. 23 to discuss the West Glen Ave. Sidewalk Project. Kazmark reported the results of this discussion at the village council public workshop later that night.He explained that he received an email ...
BEACH HAVEN - On Thursday, October 24, 2024,Save LBI today rebuked the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for issuing a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that flouts the intent of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and blatantly ignores critical environmental ...
BEACH HAVEN - On Thursday, October 24, 2024,Save LBI today rebuked the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for issuing a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that flouts the intent of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and blatantly ignores critical environmental ...
WAYNE, NJ – The Wayne Interfaith Network (WIN) Food Pantry is currently closeted at the Wayne YMCA, but since the township will be taking over the YMCA and turning it into the Wayne Recreation Center come November 2, rumors have begun that the Food Pantry will be booted from their current ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - The Borough of Florham Park is advising residents that they may see a change in water pressure and discoloration while work on valves at the main well is taking place.Originally, the Florham Park Water Utility intended to begin hydrant flushing on October 23rd. However, prior to ...
FLEMINGTON – A car, a child and a dog in close proximity on Mine Street brought to light again the issue of speeding and erratic-driving vehicles on borough streets.And again, the issue was placed before the borough council.At the Oct. 15 council meeting, Mine Street resident Aileen ...
Phillipsburg, N.J.---Phillipsburg's Land Use Board Thursday found as a result of a consistency study with the town's master plan on the Riverfront Redevelopment Plan District 1, it will allow one class 5 retail cannabis dispensary be allowed as a permitted use with bulk and design standards for ...
BLOOMINGDALE, NJ - The Borough of Bloomingdale will be doing a Devils Outting. Sunday, November 10th at 7 PM. Group packages include: Discounted Group TicketOption to purchase 50% off Food and Beverage VouchersDrawstring bag for all kidsPhotos on the ice after the game To purchase a group ticket ...
There is a water main break on OAK RIDGE AVENUE (between Passaic and Union Avenues). Residents and businesses in the area may have discolored water and low water pressure.Brown water occurs when the flow of water in the mains is altered. That can occur from unauthorized use of fire hydrants, fire ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - The man-made Katonah lake known as Todd’s Pond, once a popular recreation site but now barely more than a troubled puddle, could reclaim at least some of its past luster with a million-dollar fix, the Bedford Town Board was told last week. The multiphase dredging solution, unveiled ...