Government
By ALLEY SHUBERT
April 24, 2025
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ—The Phillipsburg Town Council unanimously adopted a $24 million budget for 2025 on Wednesday evening, highlighting critical investments in public safety, infrastructure, and community services. Total appropriations stand at $24,394,834.48, resulting in a municipal tax rate increase ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg Town Council will be holding a public hearing for the town’s 2025 municipal budget adoption on April 23, 2025. The council previously introduced a $24 million budget for the upcoming year, increasing the municipal tax rate by 1.9% or $38 added annually to the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg discussed a resolution pertaining to professional services in connection with the Town Hall P3 Project at the April 9 council meeting. The resolution states that the Phillipsburg Town Council finds it to be in the best interest of the town and its ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg Town Council passed a motion to amend an ordinance pertaining to certain offenses as “payable fines” at the town’s April 9 meeting. Ordinance #2025-06, tabled from the town’s Mar. 26 meeting, “designates certain offenses as ‘payable fines’ per various sections of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg will be discussing professional services in connection with the Town Hall P3 Project at the upcoming April 9 council meeting. The resolution states that the Phillipsburg Town Council finds it to be in the best interest of the town and its residents to ...
Phillipsburg, N.J.---Mayor Randy Piazza, Jr. along with his administration Wednesday night unveiled their 2025 municipal budget which calls for a 1.9 percent tax increase or $38 added annually to the average Phillipsburg real estate tax bill of $5,262. According to Phillipsburg Business ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – In a move to enhance public safety, the Phillipsburg Town Council met and announced the addition of a full-time police officer and a part-time Class Two officer as part of the soon to be introduced 2025 budget. This initiative aims to increase enforcement in critical areas.During ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg Town Council is introducing a $24 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, increasing the municipal tax rate by 1.9%. This discussion, made during a recent budget session meeting, means if approved, local taxpayers will see an additional three cents per $100 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – A Phillipsburg resident raised concerns about the township’s hiring practices at the latest Town Council meeting March 12, 2025, questioning whether positions were being filled fairly and transparently.The exchange took place during the March 12 meeting, when the resident voiced ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Phillipsburg will officially recognize March 31 as Trans Visibility Day following the passage of a town council resolution. The resolution was introduced by Councilman Lee Clark, who expressed gratitude to his fellow council members for their support.During the March 12 meeting, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Police officers and one sergeant were honored at Wednesday's council meeting by their department for their superior service including performance excellence, problem-solving expertise, fast action, and bravery. Chief of Police Anthony Goodell presented formal letters of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – A proposal to designate 15-minute parking spaces for food delivery drivers sparked debate at the February 26 council meeting, as officials weighed the benefits for local businesses against concerns over lost parking revenue.Ordinance 2025-05 aims to allocate short-term parking ...
Phillipsburg, N.J.---The Phillipsburg Land Use Board Thursday passed a resolution in conjunction with a recently approved first reading a town council ordinance revising the definitions of site plans. The change came as a result of a need to streamline and ensure "common sense land development" ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg Town Council approved a shared services agreement and debated several ordinance revisions during its February 26 meeting. Discussions ranged from streamlining municipal fines to designating new parking regulations.A key decision was the approval of Resolution ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg Town Council is considering a public-private partnership (P3) for the construction of a new municipal facility. During its February 26 meeting, representatives from Johnson Controls and DMR Architects presented the potential benefits of a P3 agreement.This would ...
Phillipsburg, N.J.---After being sworn into office only last Saturday, newly installed Chief of Police Anthony Goodell had one quite memorable but also highly disturbing first day on his new job last Monday as he informed council on what transpired and how deeply it affected him. He was called to ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Broad Street Buds LLC received approval to operate as a Class 5 cannabis retail store by Phillipsburg’s Town Council at the February 12, 2025 meeting. Now the second licensed cannabis retailer for recreational use in town, Broad Street Buds LLC is located at 51 North Broad St. in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J.---Following the unexpected resignations of Council Vice President Matthew Scerbo and Councilwoman Melissa Paulus last Tuesday, two new men were installed by Mayor Randy Piazza. Jr. at Wednesday evening's council meeting. Earlier this week, Phillipsburg's Republican Committee ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg announced that the Elizabethtown Gas Project will begin on Feb. 13, 2025, and last for approximately two weeks. During this time, residents should be aware that a qualified contractor representing Elizabethtown Gas will be in the area in the coming weeks ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Is it Election day or Groundhog Day? Neither, but Phillipsburg now has two of three seats held by Republicans open after a second member has resigned on Feb. 4, 2025. Councilwoman Meliss Paulus, has also resigned. Phillipsburg will soon see new faces on the town council, not the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg Councilman Matthew Scerbo, Sr. announced his resignation from the Phillipsburg Town Council effective immediately. “With a heavy heart, I stand before you today announcing my resignation from the Phillipsburg Town Council and my decision to leave politics ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg recently announced that a number of sewer accounts had an interest charge printed on their billing statements and some residents are not obliged to pay the fee. The notice comes from a Jan. 31 email sent out by the town reading, “If one of the accounts ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – P’Burg trash cans, lids and orange stickers are all the chatter, but the rules on trash collection in Phillipsburg are nothing new. In 2024 and 2025, enforcement is taking center stage under the direction of Mayor Randy Piazza Jr. and the Departments of Public Works and ...
NEWARK - Mayor Ras J. Baraka said a U.S. military veteran was among undocumented residents as well as U.S. citizens who were detained during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Thursday at a Newark business. ICE agents conducted the raid without producing a warrant, according to a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J.- Following a presentation to council Wednesday by members of the Prevention is Key, Inc. (PIK) and LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) both specializing in social services and assistance for the underprivileged, the board tentatively agreed to donate the $286,000 ...
TRENTON, NJ - President Donald Trump plans to appoint Douglas J. Steinhardt, a state senator and former chairman of the New Jersey Republican Party, as acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, as reported by the New Jersey Globe. He will hold the title of acting U.S. Attorney as he awaits formal Senate ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg is set to vote on Resolution 2025-25 at its upcoming council meeting on Jan. 22, “approving the report of the independent financial advisor.” The report referenced was not included for public review in the agenda packet for review of the findings as of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A State of Emergency has been declared for New Jersey as various parts of the state anticipates 8 to 12 inches of snow effective at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19. The Town of Phillipsburg has followed suit and declared a Snow Emergency effective at 10:00 a.m. Gov. Phil Murphy ...
Phillipsburg, N.J.---At the onset of each new year, Council takes the opportunity to reorganize itself no matter if the previous November was an election year or not.During Wednesday night's meeting by a 3-2 favorable vote, Council reelected Peter Marino as its President.Voting in support of Marino ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Town of Phillipsburg announced a trash pickup enforcement will officially begin on Monday, January 13, 2025. The enforcement is a continued commitment to a consistent and efficient application pertaining to town ordinance, the well-being and improved safety of the Department ...