Government
By MICHAEL DAIGLE
June 27, 2024
FLEMINGTON, NJ - First there were the nonprofits in need, then there were the Hunterdon County towns in need of help with some municipal projects. Now it’s town parks. At the June 18 meeting the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners approved the third leg of director Jeff Kuhl’s plan to ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Local, state and federal lawmakers met with commuters from South Orange and Maplewood on Wednesday night to hear first-hand the frustration that has come as New Jersey Transit failures mount in recent weeks. South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum said she believed the Zoom meeting ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Local, state and federal lawmakers met with commuters from South Orange and Maplewood on Wednesday night to hear first-hand the frustration that has come as New Jersey Transit failures mount in recent weeks. South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum said she believed the Zoom meeting ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- The fence that had been in place on Caldwell Place was removed on Monday and the sidewalk by the Gomes construction site was reopened. "The problem is (that) the barriers haven't been removed in the street," Springfield Township Administrator John Bussiculo said Tuesday night.
TRENTON, NJ — Gas-powered leaf-blowers are noisy; their fumes are smelly, and some New Jersey towns have already banned their use. Now, state Sen. Bob Smith (D–17th Dist.), a veteran Piscataway lawmaker, is sponsoring a measure that gives New Jersey landscape contractors up to two years to phase ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield governing body voted to transfer the historic Van Ness House at 236 Little Falls Road to the Friends of the Van Ness House, Inc. At Monday’s council meeting, Fairfield Business Administrator James Gasparini said, “This is a good thing for Fairfield.” He went on to ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights Council approved the hiring of John Gil as the Borough’s new Director of Communications, at the June 25th meeting of the Mayor and Council held in the Council Chambers at Hasbrouck Heights Borough Hall. Gil will begin in his new position on July ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — During the June 25 town council meeting, a dozen residents and a couple of people from other towns asked council members not to amend the tree ordinance that they had approved. The amendment postpones implementation of the ordinance until January 2025. Several residents who ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Planning Board had a relatively light agenda for its June 24 meeting. The agenda only consisted of one application – a continued one – but it took some time to resolve and approve it. All in all, the meeting lasted a hundred minutes – longer than more recent Planning ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — This week, Ridgewood Water began construction on a new raw water main along Prospect Street, from Grove Street to Rock Road, as part of the execution of the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Treatment Master Plan. The raw water main will create a pathway to the ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The Borough of Roselle Park is reminding residents that the monthly bulk waste pickup continues this week, with pickup on the west side of town occurring on Thursday, June 27 and on Friday, June 28 for the east side. Simply place your bulk waste outside on the curb after 12 ...
NEW JERSEY -- With the 2024 Hurricane Season officially started, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) is urging individuals with disabilities to sign up for the NJ Register Ready- Special Needs Registry. NJ Register Ready helps people with disabilities in times of emergency such as hurricanes.
NOCKAMIXON TOWNSHIP, PA—Route 32/River Road will close Wednesday night between Route 611/Easton Road and Bridgeton Hill Road so PennDOT can make emergency repairs to a sinkhole. That section of the road is in both Nockamixon and Bridgeton townships. Bridgeton Hill Road is near the bridge to ...
This week, many Bloomfield residents reviewed online their estimated property tax bills for the third quarter of 2024, only to find a shockingly high increase with no explanation. “How did this get passed with the two percent cap, and why weren’t we notified of this beforehand,” one resident ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Many boat owners struggle when it comes to naming their vessels. You want something that's short, catchy and – too often, maybe – an aquatic double entendre like "Codfather." Given his surname, you might say Roxbury Department of Works (DPW) Director Rick Blood was lucky in that ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The Borough's Recreation Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 6:30 p.m., 475 N. Fairview Avenue is canceled and will be rescheduled. Date to be announced. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the recreation commission is Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 6:30 ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ - The City of Long Branch has issued a public notice regarding the planning of events on municipal property. "Planning an event? As per City ordinance 247-4 "Permits for Special Events", no events or gatherings can be held on municipal property (Parks or beaches) without ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – This coming July could be a key month in determining the future home of the Mount Laurel Township Emergency Medical Services (EMS) squad that is currently based at 1051 S. Church St., a Township official said. TAPinto Mount Laurel has previously reported that since the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Providing public safety is the number one goal of New Providence as Mayor Al Morgan has often said. Prior to the Tuesday, June 25 council meeting Morgan had met with the fire department which is looking for volunteers during daytime hours. Morgan noted that the fire department ...
FLEMINGTON – If only measured by its tax rate, then the state of Hunterdon County would be falling. County Board of Commissioners director Jeff Kuhl told the audience at the annual Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce state of the county breakfast June 18 that the 2024 county tax rate has ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Revised sewer fees and an accompanying revised payment schedule are coming to Bridgewater Township, as the town council voted June 6 to approve an ordinance for those purposes. The ordinance was introduced at the council’s May 23 meeting, following a presentation that was made ...
FLEMINGTON – A Pittstown contractor was awarded a $326,585 contract to renovate the basement of the Flemington Public Library. The project has been discussed in some form for the past three years. The work was awarded to Charles Mann General Contracting. The rejected bids were from ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - If you've been parking in the Post Office lot for anything other than Post Office business, you may want to think twice or risk having your car towed. Mayor John Lane said he met with Post Office officials last week to discuss people parking in the lot. The lot, located at 226 ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Borough Council passed an ordinance at last week's meeting that will protect the new synthetic turf fields that have been installed in Roseland. Moving forward, sharp objects such as cleats, spikes, tent stakes, and poles are prohibited. Chairs, tables, tents or lawn ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank council will hold a hybrid (online and in-person), regular meeting Thursday, June 27, 6:30pm, at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street. Highlights of the Agenda Presentations Water and Sewer Rates Local engineering firm ENGenuity will provide an overview from an ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD - The South Plainfield Women's Leadership Committee awarded the finalists of their 15th Annual Women's History Month Essay Contest during the June 17th Council Meeting. Three South Plainfield High School seniors were presented certificates and prizes for their essays on the life of ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- She plants seeds of ideas and real plants to improve Chatham Township in various ways. On Tuesday, Jessica Romeo was honored with the Chatham Township Committee's Citizenship Award for all the ideas she put into action. "She makes this town a better place to live in," said Maureen ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Ms.Casida Luck, who lives on Stanley Road, called into the June 24 meeting to ask why her street and others haven’t been paved and others were. “Roads like Montrose Avenue and Grove. I'm talking about Stanley Road and Center Street. If you drive around these areas, because this ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - BREAKING - GLIMMER GLASS BRIDGE REOPENED A SHORT TIME AGO Just a few months ago, the towns of Belmar and Avon experienced a similar situation to the Glimmer Glass Bridge with their bridge on Rt 71, which links the towns together and handles significant north and south-bound ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Jersey City Municipal Council is expected to approve a resolution on Wednesday in partnership with labor union 32BJ-SEIU to call for a ban on rent-setting algorithms from being used in New Jersey. The resolution, written by Councilman James Solomon, in support of legislation ...