Government
By GAIL BOTTONE
July 10, 2025
FAIRFIELD, NJ – At the June 23 council meeting, the governing body passed an ordinance that fixed the salaries and compensations of the township municipal engineer, Busy Hands instructor and assistant instructor. Mayor William Galese will report to the council all decisions as to the appointments ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Township Council at its June 23 meeting created a new chapter to the drug ordinance intended to protect the public's health and general welfare.The ordinance now licenses and regulates establishments that sell electronic smoking devices, vapor products, electronic ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – A Crescent Drive resident addressed the Fairfield Township Council at its June 24 meeting about the problem of E-bikes. She said that two children were hit by cars and that the law of the road needs to be taught to bike riders, e-bike riders and drivers. She suggested that people ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield Mayor William Galese reported at last week’s council meeting that the Fairfield Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve re-accreditation by verifying that it meets reorganized professional best practices.Councilman John ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – If the introductory budget is passed, Fairfield homeowners will see a reduction in their property taxes.The Fairfield mayor and council introduced the 2025 municipal budget at their meeting on Monday, June 23. Business Administrator James Gasparini reported that due to the decrease ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Township Council on Tuesday, June 24 unanimously endorsed the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan adopted by the West Caldwell Planning Board in response to the municipality’s fourth round of housing obligations because of the Mt. Laurel decision. The ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Agenda items at the Caldwell Borough Council meeting of June included multiple infrastructure and renovation projections. The council awarded a contract to Caravella Demolition Inc., for the first phase of the rehabilitation of the old library building for $44,000. Business ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Police Department welcomed a new sergeant to its ranks as Micheal Kraynanski was promoted from acting sergeant to a full-time sergeant during the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday. Mayor Garrett Jones administered the oath of office.Kraynanski was promoted to Acting ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The $4 million project to modernize the Bloomfield Avenue Bridge in West Caldwell has been completed.“Bloomfield Avenue stretches from Newark in the east all the way to West Caldwell in the west and is one of the most heavily used and relied upon roadways in our county. Making ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell borough attorney Craig Bossong provided an update to the governing body as to the borough’s fourth round of COAH obligations. Bossong confirmed the borough’s planner has drafted a Master Plan which will be presented to the Planning Board during a public hearing on June 11 at ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Mayor James R. Spango and the Roseland Borough Council celebrated the winners of the annual “Mother of the Year” awards. Each year, students at Lester C. Noecker Elementary School write essays as they celebrate Mother’s Day and compose an essay as to why they believe their mother is ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Sgt. Michael Slattery was promoted to the rank of captain during the May 21 meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council. Slattery, a 17-year veteran of the department who was sworn in by Mayor Garrett Jones, joined the department in 2008. Slattery replaces the position vacated by Captain ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield Mayor William Galese and Police Chief Anthony Manna reported the passing of former Fairfield Special Police Officer Nicholas Sierchio on May 12. Sierchio served the township for over 38 years. He was a special police officer, court security officer and township emergency ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Councilman Michael Docteroff confirmed during Tuesday’s West Caldwell Township Council meeting that the Cedar Street pool will not be open for Memorial Day weekend due to a critical repair issue. The issue was not able to be identified until the pools were filled, and the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – At Monday night’s meeting of the Fairfield Township Council, Aaron Lowe, a long-time Fairfield resident, posed questions to the mayor and council and to township business administrator James Gasparini. It appears that an employee received more than $48,000 in vacation pay when, in ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The building in which the Caldwell Public Library had been housed for decades before being destroyed during Tropical Storm Ida in late August 2021 will undergo renovation.The Caldwell Borough Council approved an ordinance on second reading to appropriate usage of $957,993.97 in FEMA ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield mayor and council introduced three ordinances at their monthly Monday night meeting. The first ordinance deals with fixing the salary and compensation of the municipal engineer. The second one authorizes the township’s conveyance of the property of 9 Bodkin Road. The ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council unanimously passed the 2025 budget during the meeting held on April 15. The municipal portion of the budget will increase by $701,306.75, which is an increase of 6.6% that includes municipal and public library costs. The amount to be raised by taxes ...
ROSELAND, NJ – The Roseland Borough Council unanimously passed the 2025 budget during last Tuesday’s council meeting. Roseland Mayor James R. Spango stated that the total tax increase is .97%, which is less than the allowable 2%, which represents an additional $307,404 that could have been levied.
ROSELAND, NJ – Mayor James R. Spango and the members of the Roseland Borough Council appointed and promoted officers within the department before a standing-room-only gathering this week.Spango administered the Oath of Office to Officers Martin Gutierrez and Glen Carnivale, who were promoted to the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Agenda items at the Tuesday, April 1 meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council included the approval of a bond for $742,000.The bond covers multiple capital projects, including replacement of the flooring in the firehouse and garage, rehabilitation and replacement of sewer mains, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Tempers flared during public comment at Tuesday's meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council when former councilman Henderson Cole asked a series of questions regarding the administration’s plans for the original library building, 80 Bloomfield Avenue, and transparency regarding plans ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The state and local Police Benevolent Associations (PBA) attended the Fairfield mayor and council meeting on Monday night to express their concerns about Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna and the Fairfield Police Department (FPD).It has been alleged that the FPD is losing police ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Joined by Police Director Nichele Patrick, Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones swore into service the borough's newest police officer, Willy Figueroa, who was accompanied by his wife and son as he took the oath. A full complement of police officers attended last Tuesday's Borough Council ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The 2025-2026 Caldwell municipal budget was introduced by Chris Battaglia, the borough’s chief financial officer, during last Tuesday’s council meeting and passed unanimously.General appropriations are $15,837,239.91, which includes the library tax that increased by $29,403.13 to a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — During a recent meeting of the West Orange Township Council, Essex Fells resident and President of We Care, Joseph Pannullo, spoke about the proposed development near West Essex Highlands. Pannullo, who lives “within 200 feet of the notice area,” talked about the last Planning ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Township council met last Tuesday and finance chairperson, Councilman Michael Docteroff, reported that the 2025-2026 municipal budget numbers "looked pretty good and ideas about how to get it down” were being discussed as they were close to finalizing the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council unanimously approved funding for the renovation of 80 Bloomfield Ave., which will be the new home of the municipal offices and Caldwell Public Library, during last Tuesday’s meeting. Approval was given to authorize a contract with Bismark Construction in ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – With the passing of a new ordinance on Monday night, various fees in the Fairfield Township code were updated. Fairfield Business Administrator James Gasparini said that some of these fees have not been amended in 15 years. Some of the changes include the raising of permit fees ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Ryan San George, a resident of Irwin Place, addressed the Caldwell Borough Council and administration at its meeting earlier last week, questioning an ordinance that required single and two-family homeowners to pay a 1.5% fee on renovations to their owner-occupied homes. The ...