Last week, the Township of Warren voted to accept a court-imposed settlement with the NJ Fair Share Housing Center.  This was unwelcome news for many Berkeley Heights residents. As many will recall, this is the same property that Berkeley Heights residents overwhelmingly voted to prevent overdevelopment on Emerson Lane in 2013.  Now we are faced with a project on the exact same spot; ...

I am not a politician.  I strive to be a good mother, wife and friend. My parents, who immigrated to this county, shaped my values. They taught me the value of rolling up my sleeves and working hard to solve problems and get results. Their life lessons made me who I am today - the right leader for Berkeley Heights right now – hard working, determined, working to creatively solve ...

We must end the groupthink mentality on our BOE.

I recently noticed that the current incumbent Board of Education members running for re-election have teamed up to create a joint campaign task force and are publishing joint articles and candidate statements.

I believe this is why the parents and residents of Berkeley Heights should vote for me on November 6th as an independent voice on the ...

To the Editor,

My name is Ed Gallitelli, a 28-year resident of Berkeley Heights, and a volunteer for most of my time here in this great town.  I have been a member of the Recreation Commission since 2009, and have been Chair since 2016 when fellow members elected me as Chair of the Commission.

I was outraged to see our volunteer-led Recreation Commission become a victim of Angie ...

Several weeks ago, I received a mailing from the Berkeley Heights Democrats. I thought it was odd, since I was a registered Republican. The issues they mentioned are all being accomplished by the Republican incumbents, Mayor Robert Woodruff, Councilman Michael D'Aquila and Councilwoman Michelle Greco.

The mailing referred to responsible fiscal management. The Incumbents are already ...

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 ...

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 ...

November Events @ NPML New Providence Memorial Library, 377 Elkwood Ave. (908) 665-0311

All Month Long - Frankenstein Community Read Event

Celebrate 200 years of Frankenstein by participating in our Community Read Event. Book list of Frankenstein-inspired titles for adults, teen and children available in the library or on our website. www.newprovidencelibrary.org Ongoing ...

ELIZABETH – The Costa Rican Consulate held a celebration of Costa Rica’s 197 years of independence at Union County College’s Elizabeth Campus on Sun., Sept. 23. The Vice President of Costa Rica, Epsy Campbell Barr, gave the keynote address. Elected earlier this year, Vice President Campbell Barr has the distinction of being the first woman of African descent to serve as Costa ...

SCARY BOOK SALE

In the spirit of upcoming Halloween, if you could use more scare in your life, come to the library on Tuesday, October 23!  The Friends of The Library will hold a sale of spooky books and DVDs for children, teens and adults.  All titles $2 each!  See details in the listings below.

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

For information about all programs or to sign ...

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders reminds residents that they can anonymously turn in unwanted guns in their possession at either of two locations on Saturday, October 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The two locations are the Macedonia Baptist Church at 1251 Fairmount Avenue in Elizabeth and the Visions of God Family Worship Church at 350 Leland Avenue in Plainfield.

Residents ...