Three years ago we ran on a platform of taking the Berkeley Heights School District from “Good to Great”.  Our orginal candidate statement on October 1st outlined some of the exciting things that have been happening in our schools in the areas of student success, safety and security, community outreach and expense management.  Last week we published our second candidate ...

Make no mistake about it, I personally know first-hand that our municipal and Board of Education employees, and our volunteers do a great job with the limited resources they have to work with. But being a member of a governing body, particularly one with a small population, means jumping in the car, driving to Trenton or Elizabeth and advocating for County, NJDOT and other state dollars - not ...

Reinstein and Reilly, current members of the BH Board of Ed (BOE) write in their Oct. 7th candidate statement in TAPinto BH that "how important investments in technology have contributed to improved student learning, not only throughout the district, but also on an individualized student basis.  Our technology goal outlined in our five year strategic plan is focused on: “providing ...

A 3 part series of open questions to the BOE candidates.

Part One - AP Class Stacking 

The District's initiative to raise GL's ranking relies heavily on the number of students who are enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) classes and the number of AP classes and exams taken by students. Many questions come to mind with the stacking of APs even by very organized and ...

It will come as no surprise that I am endorsing Angie Devanney for Mayor and Stephen Yellin and Alvaro Medeiros for Town Council. Here’s why: 

I’ll start with Alvaro. I met Alvaro in February of 2017 when he became my running mate for Town Council. We spent hours together talking with residents about the issues, talking about what each of us could bring to the table, and ...

To the Editor:

I am writing to you in support of our teachers in Berkeley Heights and urging the Berkeley Heights BOE to reach a fair and equitable agreement with the BHEA.  

Berkeley Heights has a top notch school system. This fact would not be possible without the extraordinary educators who are employed here.  Teachers are with our children not only to educate them, but to ...

Welcome to my new column, Tangents.  The word tangent can have a variety of meanings, for example, in geometry a tangent refers to "a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point." Leibniz defined it as the line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve, but for this column, I will use the ...

Something for everyone at weekend-long festivities; offerings include family activities, art exhibit, films, beer garden, trunk-or-treat, masquerade ball and more.

Mark your calendars … if you dare. On Oct. 26-28, Westfield, NJ will be transformed by a uniquely exciting and all-together enlightening experience: AddamsFest. This town-wide celebration, honoring Westfield native ...

Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi reminds voters that they can view and download sample ballots for all 21 municipalities on the County Clerk’s new elections website unioncountyvotes.com, and through the Union County Votes app, a free download for all mobile devices.

“The website and app offer a convenient way for voters to familiarize themselves with their ballot, even before they ...

The Center for Non-Profits, New Jersey’s umbrella organization for the charitable community will convene over 550 attendees for the largest annual gathering of non-profit leaders and allies, at its 2018 New Jersey Non-Profit Conference, Raising the Voices of Our Communities, Wednesday, December 5 at The Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset, New Jersey.

This ...

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders proclaimed October 11, 2018 as National Coming Out Day throughout the County of Union and further declared Union County a safe space for LGBTQ individuals during the Freeholder Board mobile meeting in Plainfield on October 11, 2018.

The County observed National Coming Out Day on October 11 and participated in the one-day campaign that engages ...