Government
By SPECIAL TO TAPINTO WEST ESSEX
February 17, 2025
ROSELAND, NJ – The Borough of Roseland was among the 12 Essex County municipalities and 36 community organizations that received a total of about $5.7 million from the Community Development Block Grant program and the Emergency Services Grant program on Tuesday, Feb. 4.The CDBG and ESG programs are ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – With the passing of an ordinance Monday night, Fairfield’s water and sewer rates will be going up. A homeowner’s quarterly water bill will increase from $73.25 to $80.75 for zero to 15,000 gallons, and above 15,000 gallons, for every additional 1,000 gallons, it will increase ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna reported to the Fairfield governing body at Monday’s council meeting that authorities had to go knocking on doors of residents who did not heed the Nixle warnings that said, “All parked vehicles must be removed from roadways to facilitate snow ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – After more than two years of numerous appearances and appeals before the municipal, superior and appellate courts, West Caldwell has prevailed in its ongoing legal battles with Jonathan Ruhnke and Orchid Bellefantie, the owners of 25 Dodd Street, which was purchased April 8, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Borough of Caldwell was among the 12 Essex County municipalities and 36 community organizations that received a total of about $5.7 million from the Community Development Block Grant program and the Emergency Services Grant program on Tuesday, February 4.The CDBG and ESG programs ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Two ordinances were introduced at last week's Caldwell Borough Council meeting.The first would establish salaries for borough employees, declaring a minimum and maximum salary allowable for positions including borough administrator, special administrative assistant to the borough ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell Borough Councilman Ken Jurgensen raised the issue of his and the Environmental Commission’s safety concerns regarding a pending project that would install artificial turf on a Grover Cleveland Middle School (GCMS) field. The project, which has not been approved yet, is ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Councilman Michael McGlylnn brought to the attention of the Fairfield mayor and council complaints on the speeding on Horseneck Road and the volume of traffic of large and heavy trucks. Fairfield Chief of Police Anthony Manna said he will increase police presence on the road, but ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Seven new ordinances were introduced at Fairfield’s mayor and council meeting Monday night. If passed, two ordinances will impact residents’ water and sewer bills. Fairfield Business Administrator James Gasparini explained that every year these costs are adjusted because of ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – West Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department (WCVFD) Chief Michael Luker was reappointed for a two-year term during last Tuesday's council meeting. Luker has been a member of the department since 1981 and has been chief for the past seven years. Joined by members of the WCVFD, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council agreed to accept the Department of Community Affairs' fourth round of Affordable Housing requirements for the current and future needs of the borough. The borough has committed to the present need of 57 units and the prospective need of an additional 79 ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Mayor James R. Spango swore Brandon Barth into service during Tuesday’s Roseland Borough Council meeting. Barth will be joining the Roseland Police Department, after having served as a police officer for a year in Jersey City. Roseland’s finest were out in force to welcome Barth as ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – improvements to the Mountain Avenue Field is under consideration by the North Caldwell Borough Council.The borough reports that it is considering partnering with Essex County to secure a multimillion dollar investment without imposing a tax impact on North Caldwell ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Mayor William Galese took the Oath of Office on Monday, Jan. 6 after being elected Fairfield's mayor for a three-year term through Dec. 31, 2027.Councilman Peter Campisi was nominated as council president for the year 2025. Mayor Galese swore in and recognized the fire department ...
ROSELAND, NJ - The Roseland Borough Council and administration held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 7. Administering the oath of office to incoming council members Brian Shroeder (R) and Michele Tolli (R) was Judge Paul Vichness. Tolli, a 39-year resident of Roseland, is returning to the ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Borough of Caldwell welcomed new council member Dana Hunkele and returning incumbent Barbara Buechner at its first meeting of 2025. Hunkele will replace Rick Alonso, who had decided not to seek re-election.Hunkele thanked her supporters and county committee members for their ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield Mayor William Galese gave the annual state of the township speech at Monday’s reorganization council meeting. He acknowledged that 2024 “was filled with many new developments, additions and projects.”One development is that the state committed to elevating the eastbound ...
ROSELAND, NJ – The Roseland Borough Council met last Tuesday and bade farewell to two-term Councilwoman Eileen Fishman and retiring Deputy Police Director John Mathias.Councilman Neil Goldstein was not present for what would have been his last meeting as a member of the governing body.Fishman will ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Tuesday’s meeting of the West Caldwell Borough Council marked the end of an era. After serving the community for 15 years, council member Stanley Hladik retired from the position after deciding not to seek another term. Joining Hladik for his final meeting were his wife Megan, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – A civil action was filed on Thursday, Dec. 12 with a complaint and a demand for a jury trial by Caldwell Police Captain Matthew DeAngelo against Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones, business administrator Allesandro Palumbo, the Borough of Caldwell and 10 ‘John Does’ individually and in ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield Councilman Peter Campisi, liaison to the Fairfield Municipal Alliance Committee (FMAC), reported on the Winter Wonderland event that was held last Saturday at the Hollywood Avenue Recreation Center. FMAC sponsor this event every year. At Monday’s council meeting, Campisi ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Borough Councilman Ken Jurgensen requested that a resolution authorizing T & M Associates for Housing Element and Fair Share plans related to the borough be discussed separately from the other agenda items. Speaking at the Dec. 2 meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council, ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – The Fairfield Police Department (FPD) participated in its annual No Shave November fundraiser, Mayor William Galese announced at Monday’s council meeting. The fundraiser permits all officers to grow beards for the month in exchange for paying $35 to support local charities. As of ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council unanimously approved the new rent increase for tenants in the borough. The new maximum amount rental units may be increased is 2¾ percent. The amount would include any garage fees, pet fees and rental for the unit. Originally, the introduced ordinance ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – On Veterans Day, the Fairfield governing body remembered all those veterans who served to protect and defend our country at its Township Council meeting.Three Fairfield veterans were recognized.Councilman Michael McGlynn was recognized for serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1976 ...
ROSELAND, NJ – During this week’s West Orange Town Council meeting, Mayor Susan McCartney asked attendees to observe a moment of silence to commemorate the loss of Jack Sayers, former West Orange Police Director and Business Administrator. He retired in December 2021 after serving the township for ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Township Council introduced an ordinance this week that will restructure the Fire Department’s leadership. The new organization chart will include a chief, one deputy chief and one assistant chief, two captains and two lieutenants. Language was added that ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Architectural and site plans for the new Borough Hall and Caldwell Public Library were shared with the public during Tuesday’s council meeting. Joseph Haines, a principal of the architectural firm of Dassa-Haines and engineer Evan Jacobs presented plans for the recently acquired ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Republican incumbent Barbara Buechner and Dana Hunkele have apparently won re-election to the Caldwell Borough Council.Democrat challengers Stephen Zisk and Evelyn Seijido Loesser were both within just a few hundred votes of the incumbents, however.Current council member Rick Alonso ...
ROSELAND, NJ – Republican challengers Michele Tolli and Brian Schroeder led in a close race for the two open seats on the Roseland Borough Council late Tuesday night.They held a narrow lead over Democrat incumbents Eileen Fishman and Neal Goldstein.Official final vote tallies including provisional ...