Letters to the Editor
By ASSEMBLYMAN CHRIS DEPHILLIPS & ASSEMBLYMAN AL BARLAS
December 2, 2025
Dear Residents of District 40,We write this with a deep appreciation for the trust you have placed in us in this year's election. Public service is a responsibility we do not take lightly. Serving you in the General Assembly is the honor of our lives, and your support only strengthens our ...
Verona faces significant challenges regarding pedestrian safety and local economic growth, and it is time we elect a council representative whose background offers a practical, holistic approach to solving them. That representative is Elizabeth Hynes.Elizabeth is uniquely qualified to serve our ...
Prices are going up, and so are expenses. Property taxes are essential to everyone. Cedar Grove (J. Zichelli) and our entire township team work hard to keep our taxes as low as possible within the parameters given to us. Here is a comparison of Cedar Grove vs. Little Falls. Little Falls ...
Gas-fired power plants. Warehouses. Office complexes. Industrial developments. What do these projects have in common? They don’t just shape our environment; they shape our health, our neighborhoods, and our futures. And yet, too often, communities don’t know they’re happening until it’s too late.
I want to acknowledge the great job the Cedar Grove DPW crew is doing. They are highly skilled in all phases of their work and more. Right now, rather than hiring an outside contractor, they have taken on the task of replacing the sewer drains. It is quite a job and very difficult. Thank you - ...
The perfectly functional parking meters in Verona's Municipal Lot #2, on Grove Street at Bloomfield Avenue, have been ripped out. As a result, instead of spending literally 10 seconds dropping a coin into the parking meter, parking is far more complicated and stressful. Some people don't have ...