Government
By JASON DEALESSI
September 26, 2024
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Former Councilmember Joseph DeIorio was issued a fine for $750 by the New Jersey Local Finance Board for improprieties related to his voting on selling a garbage truck to the Borough of Kenilworth while he was the chief financial officer in the town.The notice of violation issued ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- During the Summit Common Council Meeting held last week, Mayor Elizabeth Fagan, MD, presented two proclamations. The first declared September 17, 2024, as Pilgrim Baptist Church Day in Summit in honor of its 95th anniversary; Pastor Ronald Allen, Sr, attended and accepted the ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Former Councilmember Joseph DeIorio was issued a fine for $750 by the New Jersey Local Finance Board for improprieties related to his voting on selling a garbage truck to the Borough of Kenilworth while he was the chief financial officer in the town.The notice of violation issued ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Following some brief technical issues and having the wrong flag were corrected, The Berkeley Heights Diversity Council and the Township of Berkeley Heights held an abbreviated flag raising ceremony in front of Town Hall, prior to the Sep 24 Township Council Meeting. The ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Mayor William Galese commended Fairfield Chief of Police Anthony Manna at Monday’s Township Council meeting on his coordination of the funeral of Det. James Ciampi.Manna is asking the township to keep the blue ribbons up for what would have been Ciampi’s 32 birthday on Oct. 21.
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – On August 13 the Borough Council heard the case for the need of improved facilities for the Police Department. Chief Daniel Henn explained that the new construction in the department’s current location was the best of the many options considered. The new facility would provide ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ---Amongst just a tad of controversy and a 3-1-1 favorable vote, the town council Wednesday evening hired a new business administrator following the departure of Matthew Hall nearly a month ago. Current Phillipsburg Tax Assessor Craig Brotons was tapped by Mayor Randy Piazza, Jr.
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Township Council passed numerous measures at its September 24 meeting, including various resolutions awarding contracts to various vendors, a resolution rejecting bid proposals received for removal and disposal of vegetative waste, and a resolution certifying the 2023 ...
NEWTON, NJ – Town council members voted to introduce an ordinance regulating electric bikes and scooters at their meeting on September 23. The ordinance covers two- or three-wheel motorized bicycles, whether or not the rider has to pedal to have the bike move and motorized electric scooters.The ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - At Tuesday's Council meeting, Mayor Barberio announced a potential truce between him and the Board of Education President, Andy Choffo. He stated that they will jointly be conducting a series of meetings to work together on a wide range of issues, including an agreement for how a ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Residents from Maplewood and South Orange met in the Woodland Great Hall on the evening of September 24, 2024, to hear redevelopment plans for a lot of land at the center of Maplewood Village that extends from the Bank Building on the corner of Inwood Place and Maplewood Ave to Ani ...
SPRING LAKE, NJ – Local municipalities along the Jersey Coast are grappling with a surge of federal and state mandates and initiatives, from offshore wind energy to 5G cell towers and flood zone expansions. At a public meeting last night, attended by around 150 residents, the Spring Lake governing ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Councilwoman Dawn Mackey received a heartfelt send-off, and former Councilman James Hely was sworn in to fill the remainder of her term at Tuesday’s town council meeting.Mackey, who announced her resignation last week, was honored by the council for her service at the ...
EDISON, NJ - A crime bill advocated by Mayor Sam Joshi that would try juveniles as adults for home invasion and burglary passed the state senate and is moving to the assembly, according to a press release. The Mayor has been a vocal advocate for stricter criminal sentencing for juveniles following ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – On August 13 the Borough Council heard the case for the need of improved facilities for the Police Department. Chief Daniel Henn explained that the new construction in the department’s current location was the best of the many options considered. The new facility would provide ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Mayor Al Morgan read a proclamation designating October as Food Insecurity Awareness Month at the Tuesday, September 24 council meeting. Abigail Franco and Aidan Barth, who started the LINC-program two and a half years ago while still in high school to help local families in ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ – On Thursday night the Roselle Park mayor and council met for their second meeting in the month of September. It was an uncontroversial and routine evening for the body, as the focus of the session was to approve a collection of ordinances for introduction to be read for final ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment convened Tuesday to discuss and approve several residential building applications throughout the village.Residents proposed their projects with legal counsel and architects present to answer any questions posed by the board or public. Among ...
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Planning Board meeting, originally scheduled for October 3, has been canceled.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.]
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough Council President Jocelyn Mathiasen told the public that the council is taking “baby steps” in moving toward a redevelopment plan for River Road during a discussion on the topic at Monday's meeting.Mathiasen pointed to two presentations from Chatham Borough ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – In an account of the township's finances, Fairfield Council President Joseph Cifelli said at Monday's Town Council meeting that the municipality is financially stable. Cifelli explained that the net debt ratio is what is used to rate stability. It’s the ratio of debt in relation to ...
Leer en españolNEWARK — The city’s Department of Water and Sewer will forgive accrued interest and penalties to customers with outstanding bills who pay in full by Oct. 31, officials said.It comes as the city changes its billing cycle so that customers receive their water bills by the 15th of the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council approved on second reading during its meeting last week an ordinance legislating that the Caldwell Police Department have a total of two captains in the department in addition to a chief of police. Under the definition of “members” the ordinance said, ...
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - At Monday night's Township Committee Meeting (9/23/24), the ongoing topic of the disposition of the residents of the homeless encampment was discussed as the October 27th deadline looms.Business Administrator Gina Laplaca shared during her report that following a September ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank council will hold a hybrid (online and in-person), regular meeting tomorrow, Thursday, September 26, 6:30pm, at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street.Highlights of the AgendaLead Paint Inspection for Rental PropertiesA public hearing on an Ordinance to add a new chapter, ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the September 24 town council meeting, council members as well as residents spoke about the township not obtaining more than one bid for the studio and redevelopment project, not having a studio partner yet and losing tax income in a PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) ...
Princeton, NJ – Plans to transfer ownership of the former Westminster Choir College campus to the municipality appeared to move ahead at Princeton Council’s September 23 meeting with the unanimous adoption of an ordinance authorizing the municipality to acquire almost 28-acre tract through a ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali has filed a “Local Leaders for Responsible Planning” lawsuit on behalf of nine New Jersey municipalities that say that the fourth affordable housing mandate is unconstitutional. The towns involved in the lawsuit are Denville, Florham Park, ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The Randolph Township Council held a Town Hall meeting for the second time this month on Tuesday, September 17th. Councilman Mark H. Forstenhausler was absent.The meeting commenced with an annual report by Morris County Surrogate, Heather J. Darling. Darling emphasized the ability ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has announced million-dollar grants for three programs based out of Doylestown. The grants were part of nearly $30 million in funding as part of the Community Project Funding Request process Fitzpatrick secured for programs throughout Bucks County.Here are the ...