Government

February 13, 2026

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights CFO David Sireci gave the finance report for the month of January 2026 at the February 10th meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council.The cash balance decreased $420,092 and is $2,005,935 on January 31st, and invested at a rate of 3.25 ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ — Hotel and motel operators in Piscataway must now comply with a sweeping set of new licensing and operating requirements after the Township Council approved a controversial ordinance amendment aimed at improving public safety.In a 5-2 vote, the Piscataway Township Council adopted ...

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Department of Motor Vehicles offices across New York State, including the Delevan, Little Valley and Olean ones in Cattaraugus County, will be closed on Friday; on Monday, which is President's Day, and on Tuesday as the state begins a major technology upgrade.The closures are part of the first ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners.According to new data released by the NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the average property tax bill statewide reached $10,570, up nearly $500 from 2024. It is the second ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new ...

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BRIELLE, NJ — The Brielle Environmental Commission (BEC) is asking the Borough Council to reconsider the cancellation of the proposed EcoPath project, citing a previously approved grant, council authorization, and what commissioners describe as a lack of collaboration in the decision-making ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - In November 2025, Spotswood Mayor Rich O'Brien alerted residents to the news that the borough of Spotswood and the Spotswood School District had been the victims of a cybercrime, resulting in the loss of $4.8 million dollars in a public release posted on the borough's website. The ...

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RED BANK, NJ: The Board reviewed a plan to subdivide 183 Drs. James Parker Boulevard and build two detached two‑family homes.The property is in the RD Zone Residential District), and owned by 183 Drs. James Park Blvd., LLC.As requested at the previous hearing, architect and planner Ed O’Neill ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — Stormwater, not snow, was on the agenda at Tuesday's town council meeting as the town conducted one of two required public hearings this year to solicit resident feedback for Westfield's Municipal Storm Sewer Report. Mayor Jeremy Berman outlined the nature of the public hearing in ...

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EAST ORANGE, NJ - The East Orange City Council held a wide-ranging and action-packed meeting on February 9 that addressed redevelopment initiatives, city finances, infrastructure improvements, public safety, community services, and resident concerns, highlighting issues that directly impact daily ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Like New Providence residents the borough has seen higher utility bills due to the continued cold weather. Mayor Al Morgan reported at the Tuesday, Feb. 10 meeting that the mid-January snowstorm cost the borough approximately $140,000.The breakdown of the snow removal cost ...

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RARITAN, N.J. – The borough is looking to backtrack on turning restrictions from Tillman Street onto First Avenue.At its first meeting of the month, the borough council introduced an ordinance that would roll back the right-turn restriction on the intersection that was enacted this past summer.  At ...

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NEW JERSEY — Property taxes across the Garden State rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners.According to new data that the NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA) released, the average property tax bill statewide reached $10,570 in 2025, up nearly $500 from 2024.

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of New Providence and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new data ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Berkeley Heights and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new data ...

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SOMERSET, NJ - Shubhendu Singh was unanimously appointed and sworn in Tuesday night as Franklin Township’s new Ward 1 councilman, stepping into the seat vacated by former Councilman Ed Potosnak, who recently resigned after accepting an appointment as Director of the New Jersey Department of ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new ...

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14TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, NJ – Assemblywoman Wayne DeAngelo, who serves as the chairman of the state's Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, recently spoke to a group of residents about his vision for New Jersey's energy future and what he sees should be the goals of public policy.DeAngelo ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Roselle Park and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new data ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Hillside and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new data released by ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Elizabeth and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new data released ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners.According to new data released by the NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the average property tax bill statewide reached $10,570, up nearly $500 from 2024. It is the second ...

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NEW JERSEY – Property taxes across New Jersey rose again in 2025, marking another record year of taxes for homeowners. For residents of Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and other municipalities, property taxes in Union County make the county among the costliest places to live in the state.According to new ...

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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights passed the following resolutions upon introduction at the February 10th meeting of the Hasbrouck Heights Mayor and Council.Ordinance No. 2595 – An ordinance of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, in the County of Bergen, New Jersey, authorizing a special ...

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WAYNE, NJ — Just weeks after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by 27 New Jersey municipalities challenging the state’s affordable housing law — a case Wayne chose not to join — several of those municipalities have now filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court of the United ...

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BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, NJ - At the February 5th Township Committee meeting of Bethlehem Township, Mayor Paul J. Muir and the Township Committee announced their plan to reduce municipal property taxes for volunteer first responders. The announcement was made in front of the five Volunteer Fire ...

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OLEAN, NY — The John J. Ash Community Center, 112 N. Barry St., will be open on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to provide individuals with relief from the low temperatures and significant wind chill predicted by the National Weather Service. The Olean area will see temperatures drop into the ...

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MAPLEWOOD, NJ — After more than three and a half hours of testimony, legal explanation, and pointed public comment, the Maplewood Planning Board voted 7–1 on Feb. 10 against recommending that Block 12.02, Lot 169 — known as 11 Inwood Place — be added to the township’s Movie Theater Redevelopment ...

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