Government
By ED DOYLE
June 19, 2024
DOYLESTOWN, PA—As Doylestown gets ready for its annual Pride Block Party this weekend, officials are condemning the theft of a pride flag from the borough last week. In the early morning hours of Thursday, June 13, someone took a pride flag hanging from the flagpole next to the Civil War ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Roselle Park residents got a nasty shock when receiving their annual sewer bills recently, as there was a substantial price hike on the heels of a recently settled lawsuit with the City of Elizabeth that dictates the borough must pay $4 million over the next several ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The public is invited to attend the County of Bergen’s Annual Juneteenth Ceremony and Flag Raising on Wednesday, June 19th at 5:30 p.m. at the One Bergen County Plaza Administration Building Piazza in Hackensack, hosted in partnership with the Bergen County African American ...
SEA GIRT, NJ – The Sea Girt governing body introduced and approved Resolution R-126-2024 at the June 12th council meeting opposing the instillation of wind turbines and the planned transmission lines that will run from the ocean and through Sea Girt, Manasquan, Wall Township, and Howell. In ...
SEA GIRT, NJ – The Sea Girt governing body introduced and approved Resolution R-126-2024 at the June 12th council meeting opposing the instillation of wind turbines and the planned transmission lines that will run from the ocean and through Sea Girt, Manasquan, Wall Township and Howell. In ...
NEWARK — Survivors of domestic violence incarcerated because they attacked their abusers and people serving lengthy jail sentences because they exercised their right to trial, are among the categories of people who may be offered clemency under an executive order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on ...
NEWARK — Survivors of domestic violence incarcerated because they attacked their abusers and people serving lengthy jail sentences because they exercised their right to trial, are among the categories of people who may be offered clemency under an executive order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on ...
SEA GIRT, NJ – The Sea Girt governing body introduced and approved Resolution R-126-2024 at the June 12th council meeting opposing the instillation of wind turbines and the planned transmission lines that will run from the ocean and through Sea Girt, Manasquan, Wall Township and Howell. In ...
SEA GIRT, NJ – The Sea Girt governing body introduced and approved Resolution R-126-2024 at the June 12th council meeting opposing the instillation of wind turbines and the planned transmission lines that will run from the ocean and through Sea Girt, Manasquan, Wall Township and Howell. In ...
ROXBURY, NJ - Roxbury Public Library Director Radwa Ali, hired in 2017 and credited with creatively transforming many aspects of the library, will leave the job in late July to take a similar position in Montclair, the library announced today. It said Ali has accepted a position as director of ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Summer hours have begun for the Spotswood Municipal Building. Hours during the upcoming summer months are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. until noon on Friday.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) sent Dr. Shareef Elnahal, Under Secretary for Health from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs a letter, calling for a VA Vet Center in Hunterdon County. Congressman Kean recently co-hosted a Veterans Resource Fair in Flemington, ...
SEA GIRT, NJ – The Sea Girt governing body introduced and approved Resolution R-126-2024 at the June 12th council meeting opposing the instillation of wind turbines and the planned transmission lines that will run from the ocean and through Sea Girt, Manasquan, Wall Township and Howell. In ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The public is invited to attend the County of Bergen’s Annual Juneteenth Ceremony and Flag Raising on Wednesday, June 19th at 5:30 p.m. at the One Bergen County Plaza Administration Building Piazza in Hackensack, hosted in partnership with the Bergen County African American ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - The public is invited to attend the County of Bergen’s Annual Juneteenth Ceremony and Flag Raising on Wednesday, June 19th at 5:30 p.m. at the One Bergen County Plaza Administration Building Piazza in Hackensack, hosted in partnership with the Bergen County African American ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — Bordentown Township residents will have a chance to speak one-on-one with their Mayor at monthly "Mayor/Citizen Meetings", the next of which is taking place this week. Mayor Eugene Fuzy is hosting the meeting on Friday, June 21 from 7PM to 9PM at the Senior Community ...
RED BANK, NJ: The borough has planned updates for the 2023 Water Rate Study. This session will address the progress to date, the effects on water rates, and the crucial measures being implemented to maintain our aging water and sewer infrastructure. The borough requests your input and ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Hanover Township Committee will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday evening, June 19th at 7:00 PM in the Main,Public Meeting Room at the Municipal Building. This is not a regular or conference meeting but an information session at which time residents of the ...
RAHWAY, NJ — In honor of the Stonewall Riots and to celebrate the ongoing fight for LGBTQIA+ rights, Mayor Giacobbe and the Rahway City Council are proud to host "Signs of Pride: From Protest to Progress," a poster-making event on Friday, June 28 from 5-8 p.m. at the Cherry Street open space ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Some young, some older, most speaking broken English with a heavy accent, they raised their right hands in unison and took the pledge to become an American citizen during a red, white and blue Flag Day ceremony Friday in the Commissioners' meeting room at the Somerset County ...
ROSELLE, NJ - Members of the public looking to voice their opinions on Roselle’s next proposed cannabis retailer will be able to at the next Roselle Zoning Board Meeting on Monday, June 24. During the May 20 meeting, the proposed retailer, Big Kahuna LLC, made a presentation to members of the ...
MILLBURN TOWNSHIP -- Mayor Annette Romano and the Millburn Township Committee announced on June 17 that Millburn Township has received three grant awards totaling $883,000. They will be used for improving fire safety and township recreational spaces. The American Rescue Plan Firefighter grant ...
BARNEGAT LIGHT - The Coast Guard stopped a passenger vessel near Barnegat Light, New Jersey on Wednesday, June 12. The vessel was found to be in violation of a Captain of the Port (COTP) Order. This order required the vessel to have a captain with a valid Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) to carry ...
BARNEGAT LIGHT - The Coast Guard stopped a passenger vessel near Barnegat Light, New Jersey on Wednesday, June 12. The vessel was found to be in violation of a Captain of the Port (COTP) Order. This order required the vessel to have a captain with a valid Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) to carry ...
BELMAR, NJ - Belmar Mayor Jerry Buccafusco has formally requested the Belmar Housing Authority to eliminate the longstanding local preference for seniors in their housing policy. This preference has historically benefited senior residents by prioritizing their access to housing in the sole Housing ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Construction to widen University Drive in Coral Springs won’t be done until early 2025. And, as crews continue widening and improving the roadway south of Parkland and the Sawgrass Expressway to just north of Sample Road, officials have announced plans to close sections of ...
Admission to all state parks, including Allegany State Park, will be free on Wednesday and Thursday to help New Yorkers beat the heat this week. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the free admission policy on Tuesday. “Extreme heat can be dangerous for New Yorkers, and I’m doing everything I can to ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood Village Manager Keith Kazmark hosted a meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to discuss the issue of the oft-flooding athletic fields that have plagued Ridgewood for years. The village experienced three major flood events in the last year alone, sparking a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – At the recent town council meeting, resident Todd Dubovy asked the town council if Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Quotes (RFQ) could be posted online and about members of the administration serving in two roles. Dubovy stated, “I think it was two council meetings ...