Government
By TONY GALLOTTO
March 4, 2026
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The American-Irish Association has named John M. Mitch – one of this town’s most familiar public figures, a dedicated public servant and longtime community leader – as its 2026 St. Patrick’s Day parade Grand Marshal.Lifelong Avenel resident, John Mitch has been Municipal Clerk ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Irritating some of the anti-ICE activists attending a town council budget meeting on March 3, Roxbury Deputy Mayor Mark Crowley stressed the township’s ability to stop a Ledgewood warehouse from being turned into an immigrant processing site is limited by the U.S. Constitution.Deputy ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield is on the cusp of securing an agreement on its fourth round affordable housing numbers after the planning board approved the ordinances related to those agreements on Monday. Town Planner Donald Sammet, who has led the time-consuming, technical efforts required to craft ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Irritating some of the anti-ICE activists attending a town council budget meeting on March 3, Roxbury Deputy Mayor Mark Crowley stressed the township’s ability to stop a Ledgewood warehouse from being turned into an immigrant processing site is limited by the U.S. Constitution.Deputy ...
NEW JERSEY – In the midst of ongoing U.S. military action in the countries in the Middle East, American citizens traveling in the region are being urged by the U.S. State Department to return home. The Department says they are providing travel options for American citizens in Middle Eastern ...
HIGHTSTOWN – The Hightstown Borough Council introduced and conducted the first reading of an ordinance at its meeting on Monday that, if passed, would “exceed the 2026 municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank,” Mayor Susan Bluth said.According to a statement from the ...
NEW JERSEY – In the midst of ongoing U.S. military action in the countries in the Middle East, American citizens traveling in the region are being urged by the U.S. State Department to return home. The Department says they are providing travel options for American citizens in Middle Eastern ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Irritating some of the anti-ICE activists attending a town council budget meeting on March 3, Roxbury Deputy Mayor Mark Crowley stressed the township’s ability to stop a Ledgewood warehouse from being turned into an immigrant processing site is limited by the U.S. Constitution.Deputy ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A pair of Coral Springs realtors are appealing to Broward County Circuit Court a series of violations and fines levied by the city for allegedly violating vacation rental standards.Georges Cadet McNally and Fabienne McNally filed a lawsuit last week on Feb. 23, appealing final ...
At what began as a routine Township Committee meeting, Maplewood residents received unexpected news: Councilmember Dean Dafis announced he will not seek re-election.“I’m going to use my report to make an announcement,” Dafis began, noting the sparse audience in the room. “This evening, I am ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – At this week's Manasquan Council meeting, the Borough approved an ordinance amending its water and sewer utility regulations to include new infrastructure and conservation fees, updating how residential and nonresidential users are billed.Ordinance No. 2585-26 amends Chapter 22 ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — Isaias J. Rivera has officially announced his candidacy for Elizabeth City Council in the Second Ward, launching a campaign he says is rooted in service, community, and giving back to the city that shaped his life.Rivera, who was born in Ecuador and raised on Bayway Avenue, said ...
Basking Ridge, NJ - The Bernards Township Republican Municipal Committee has formally endorsed Paul Humbert and Vanathi Raghupathy as its candidates for Township Committee in the November election, setting the stage for the local race this fall.Humbert, a Basking Ridge resident since 1980, has long ...
Califon, NJ – On Tuesday night, March 3rd, during his committee updates Borough Councilman Ed Haversang announced that he is retiring from his career in ‘corporate America’ in exactly one month – on April 3rd – following his wife Diane’s retirement from her work in the healthcare field in 2025. A ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Morris Township Committee will hold a special meeting Monday, March 9, 2026, at 6 p.m. to take public comment and vote on a package of eight “fourth-round” affordable housing ordinances first introduced in February.Township officials said the ordinances are intended to ...
NEW JERSEY – In the midst of ongoing U.S. military action in the countries in the Middle East, American citizens traveling in the region are being urged by the U.S. State Department to return home. The Department says they are providing travel options for American citizens in Middle Eastern ...
NEW JERSEY – In the midst of ongoing U.S. military action in the countries in the Middle East, American citizens traveling in the region are being urged by the U.S. State Department to return home. The Department says they are providing travel options for American citizens in Middle Eastern ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The affordable housing issue in Bridgewater Township goes on.The town council introduced four ordinances related to affordable housing at its Feb. 19 meeting. The public hearings for all four will be held March 5. These include an ordinance for an affordable housing development ...
NEW JERSEY – In the midst of ongoing U.S. military action in the countries in the Middle East, American citizens traveling in the region are being urged by the U.S. State Department to return home. The Department says they are providing travel options for American citizens in Middle Eastern ...
POMPANO BEACH – The Pompano Beach City Commission voted Tuesday to award an $8.5 million contract to replace the 66-year-old Southeast 6th Terrace bridge. The decision followed a contentious special meeting centered on contractor reliability and the vetting process for the city’s major ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Zoning Board will hold a hybrid (online and in-person), meeting on Thursday, March 5, 6:30pm.Prior to the meeting, a public workshop will begin at 6:00pm.Agenda HighlightsA single hearing is scheduled on a variance request for 194 E. Bergen Place, where the property ...
New York State has the second-highest tax rate among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a report released Tuesday by the personal-finance website WalletHub.The state had the 49th highest income tax rate, the 46th highest real estate tax and the 23rd highest sales and excise ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Planning Board will be meeting on Wednesday, March 4. While they will not be hearing any applications, the agenda has a few action items. They will be reviewing ordinances introduced at the township council’s last meeting. Ord 26-02 prohibiting detention centers and 26-03 ...
HAMILTON, NJ - Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy will host an open house Wednesday, March 4, to mark the reopening of her district office in Hamilton.The event is scheduled for 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at 3691A Nottingham Way in Hamilton.New Jersey’s 14th Legislative District serves communities in Mercer and ...
SOMERSET — The Franklin Township Zoning Board will take up a pair of intertwined land use matters Thursday that center on a large church property and a proposal to build a quarter-million-square-foot warehouse on a portion of it.The board meets at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Township Board of Education ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council has formally approved a resolution authorizing the submission of multiple grant applications under the federal Community Project Funding (CPF) program, acting swiftly to meet upcoming federal deadlines. At its March 3 work session meeting, the ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Nancy Bigos, the village's Parks and Recreation Director, has been named "New Jersey’s Recreation Professional of the Year” at the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association Conference in Atlantic City in late February 2026.“Nancy has been such a kind, generous and helpful resource ...
Princeton, NJ — Editor’s note: TAPinto Princeton Community News invites residents to offer their views and comments on the candidates for Princeton Council. Please include the name of the street you live on. E-mail your letter to rrein@tapinto.net. Letters will be posted at periodic intervals – not ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The Township Committee will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the municipal building in an effort to pass an emergency temporary appropriation needed to pay bills which was blocked at last week's meeting by the two Democratic members of the Township Committee.The ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Complimenting the council on their recent tone during meetings, Mayor Paul Vagianos, reviewed the work of local government during 2025.In a State of the Village speech on February 25, 2026, the mayor spoke about the Warner Theatre, the Schedler Property, seniors, the new special ...