Government
By MATT DOHERTY
September 14, 2024
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Homeowners in Asbury Park now have a new opportunity to transform their properties with essential repairs, thanks to a new Home Improvement Program launched in partnership with Community Grants Planning & Housing (CGP&H). The program offers up to $25,000 in funding to ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Ahead of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Livingston Township Council issued a proclamation affirming “the township's commitment to holding free and fair elections” and urging all citizens to register to vote ahead of the November 2024 general ...
CLARK, NJ — There will be a Clark Township Council meeting on Monday, September 16, beginning at 7:30 p.m.The meeting will be held in the Clark Council Chambers, located at 315 Westfield Ave.The meeting agenda can be found here.[Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Somerset County is looking to reduce traffic accidents by asking residents to provide feedback on the development of a countywide Local Safety Action Plan (LSAP).In order to create the action plan, residents are first encouraged to participate in an online public survey and web ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Hanover Township Committee has announced that it will join the fight, along with neighboring towns, to challenge the constitutionality of the Fair Housing Act of 2024.At the Thursday evening September 12, 2024 regular, open public meeting of the Township Committee, the ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - It’s all about the cost.That’s the reasoning behind the Somers Town Board’s recent decision not to continue participating in the Westchester Power program – for now.The Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) -- the state’s first -- is a bulk energy purchasing initiative designed to ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Bedford’s Town Board, making short work of a slim Sept. 3 agenda, wrapped up business in a brisk 37-minute meeting and public hearing.Hillside ParkingScaling back the length of a proposed no-parking zone, the board banned vehicles along 30 feet of Hillside Avenue curbside where the ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Monday's Plainfield City Council meeting, the governing body honored the Plainfield subclub of the Over-40 Double Dutch Club.“Tonight I have the honor and privilege to recognize a group of women that all happen to be over the age of 40,” said Councilor Julienne Cherry, who ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The billboards are gone.The Springfield Township Committee unanimously passed an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of by gift of property from Outfront Media LLC in a donation agreement.The township, by gaining ownership of the strip of land where South Springfield Avenue, ...
LINDEN , NJ -- As the sun set, casting a golden glow through the tall trees surrounding Wanda Anita Green Memorial Park on Mack Place, the mournful wail of bagpipes filled the evening air, signaling the start of the 6:30 p.m. ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The ...
WATCHUNG, NJ — Watchung Borough’s Planning Board is set to hear an application for a new restaurant in the existing Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet pad site in the Blue Star Shopping Center. The Planning Board is expected to hear the application for a 3,760 square foot Raising Cane’s ...
WAYNE, NJ – I’m sure many of us have experienced going to a carnival with the family, when even if its bracelet night and kids can ride all night for one price, you end up spending more than you’d want on the cost of the bracelet, on the cost of food and the junk that’s constantly being sold to you ...
OLEAN, NY — A number of rose bushes along the North Union Street median have tested positive for Rose Rosette Disease, according to a news release the city issued Friday. Over the next couple of weeks. the city plans to remove infected plants and those immediately adjacent to them in order to stop ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Let it be known, there is a request that there will be no political campaigning at the City’s events, so says Summit Downtown, Inc (SDI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ongoing development and promotion of the business community in downtown Summit.In a memorandum sent to ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—The old courthouse in Doylestown is looking for veterans and first responders who want to get married this fall as part of the Weddings for Heroes event, which offers free wedding ceremonies.This year’s fall event, which is held by Bucks County’s Register of Wills and Clerk of ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. It’s Friday the 13th.“Hollow Molly” is at Anchors Tiki Bar tonight, and the “Breaking News” band will be there tomorrow night, both at 6 pm, with the NFL package is now available. On Monday, Anchors has a 7 pm “cornhole” tournament, and at 7 pm on Tuesday it will have ...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis’ bill that will require criminal background checks for applied behavior analyst licensure applicants was signed into law on September 12. The proposal had been a top legislative priority for Autism New Jersey and other advocates for individuals with ...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis’ bill that will require criminal background checks for applied behavior analyst licensure applicants was signed into law on September 12. The proposal had been a top legislative priority for Autism New Jersey and other advocates for individuals with ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Two outstanding seniors from Berkeley Heights were recognized at Congressman Tom Kean, Jr.’s (NJ-07) second annual Seniors of Distinction event, held at the Bridgewater Township Senior Center. Julie Flynn and Dennis Ryan were among the 29 seniors honored for their remarkable ...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill (A4035) that approves the sale of the state-owned Central Park School campus in Morris Township was signed into law Thursday. The 10-acre property will be conveyed to the Morris County Educational Services Commission for $1.“This puts the land and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Fire Department is officially set to get all the bells and whistles with a brand new fire engine approved for the town. “The new fire engine arrival is in 2027 and will serve the town for future decades,” Fire Chief Michael Duelks said at the town council meeting ...
Linden, NJ – This Saturday, Communities Cooperation Inc (CIC) held their 3rd Annual Community Impact Fest at Woodrow Wilson Memorial Pond Park. from 11:30 am until 4 pm. The festival offered a day filled with entertainment, family friendly fun for all ages It was truly a celebration of community, ...
Leer en españolNEWARK — A plan to reinstate drug addiction treatment services at a church in University Heights was denied in an evenly split vote by the Zoning Board on Thursday after Society Hill residents turned out to oppose the application.Salvation Counseling’s application sought to restart ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Planning Board on Thursday approved Delco Development’s variance request regarding a Tim Horton’s with a drive-through and a 175-unit congregate care and assisted living facility at a 10-acre site where Route 38 meets Haddon Boulevard near the partially completed ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — The City of Bordentown Water Department is seeking candidates to fill the position for a full-time Water Utility Laborer, the City announced this week.The Water Utility Laborer performs heavy manual labor for the Water Department, including digging trenches, performing manual ...
RED BANK, NJ: Mayor Billy Portman opened the hybrid (online and in-person), council meeting last night with members in attendance with the exception of David Cassidy.ProclamationsJohn Ward founder of Red Bank Green, was honored for nearly two decades of service delivering news through his online ...
FANWOOD, NJ — Fanwood hosted a forum on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Forest Road Park Building that examined the New Jersey’s affordable housing process and what lies ahead when the Fourth Round of affordable housing obligations are announced in the coming weeks by the New Jersey Department of ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Following two years of revisions, extensions, postponements, and hours of testimony from expert witnesses and residents, the township Planning Board Thursday night rejected a developer's plan to build a 132,700 square foot warehouse on Homestead Road.The applicant, Homestead 279 ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The acrimony between the Parsippany Mayor, and now Councilman Neglia, along with certain members of the Board of Education continues to get worse, not better.The Council voted 3-2 (McGrath, Carifi, Neglia voted Yes; Musella and Hernandez voted No) to approve up to $17,500 to engage ...
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - Three years after Hurricane Ida devastated New Jersey, a bill designed to provide mortgage relief to struggling homeowners has hit another roadblock. On Thursday, Sept. 12, Governor Phil Murphy issued a conditional veto on legislation that would have given victims a one-year ...