Government
By GAIL BOTTONE
November 4, 2024
FAIRFIELD, NJ – At a recent Fairfield Township Council meeting, it was reported that a resident noticed a speeding problem on Horseneck Road. In response to this complaint, during morning and afternoon rush hours, the Police Department conducted an increased enforcement effort for three to four ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Fairfield will receive the full amount of state aid by scoring above the state requirements in the Best Practices Inventory, the township's business administrator, James Gasparini, announced at Monday’s Township Council meeting. Gasparini said that there are 69 questions that assess ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Business administrator Alex Palumbo presented a list of the administration’s actions and accomplishments since taking office in Jan 2023 during Tuesday’s Caldwell Borough Council meeting.Palumbo listed maintaining and upgrading infrastructure, cost-saving measures, litigation ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Town Council met on Tuesday and authorized contracts for the rehabilitation of homes on Laurel Place and Sanderson Avenue pursuant to the West Caldwell Home Improvement Program to MCM General Contractor, LLC. The home improvement plan is funded by a grant from ...
ROSELAND, NJ – During Tuesday’s Roseland Borough Council meeting, Mayor James Spango announced that Roseland has the lowest tax rate in Essex County for 2024. Roseland’s tax rate was $1.805. Property taxes are based upon the assessed value of a property that is divided by $100 and then multiplied ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ – Mayor William Galese commended Fairfield Chief of Police Anthony Manna at Monday’s Township Council meeting on his coordination of the funeral of Det. James Ciampi.Manna is asking the township to keep the blue ribbons up for what would have been Ciampi’s 32 birthday on Oct. 21.
FAIRFIELD, NJ – In an account of the township's finances, Fairfield Council President Joseph Cifelli said at Monday's Town Council meeting that the municipality is financially stable. Cifelli explained that the net debt ratio is what is used to rate stability. It’s the ratio of debt in relation to ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Borough Council approved on second reading during its meeting last week an ordinance legislating that the Caldwell Police Department have a total of two captains in the department in addition to a chief of police. Under the definition of “members” the ordinance said, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones announced during last Tuesday's Borough Council meeting that, pending council approval on Oct. 1, Nichelle Lynn Patrick will be appointed as the borough’s new police director. The consulting firm of The Ambrose Group, LLC., (TAG) of Cedar Grove had been ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- During public comment at last week's West Caldwell Township Council meeting, longtime resident Mildred Salsano, a Hollywood Drive resident who was joined by neighbors and family members, implored the governing body to address the ongoing problem of flooding.Salsano said that ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The West Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department (WCFD) welcomed three new junior firefighters to its ranks during Tuesday’s Township Council meeting. Rocco Raimo, Luis V. DaCosta, and Samuel A. O’Hern will now begin their training to serve the community. Also appointed as a ...
CALDWELL, NJ – During Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting, former Councilman Henderson Cole requested the business administrator provide a periodic report to the public regarding the progress of renovating the newly purchased office building located at 80 Bloomfield Ave. The borough’s offices and the ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Fairfield Mayor William Galese and Police Chief Anthony Manna thanked the community of Fairfield and surrounding communities and police departments in their support of Officer James Ciampi, who was diagnosed with cancer. At the Aug. 26 meeting of the Fairfield Township ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield governing body adopted the 2024 municipal budget at their Monday night meeting. The 2024 municipal budget will cost the average homeowner an increase of less than $12 a month, or $142.21 for the year. The budget is an increase of approximately 3.3 percent over last ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Borough Council recently gave its authorization to buy one new truck and two pickup trucks for more than $226,600 for the Roseland Department of Public Works. At its Aug. 13 meeting, the governing body passed a resolution to approve the purchase of a 2025 Freightliner truck ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The borough will soon install a new flashing light on Eagle Rock Avenue. Roseland Councilman John Biront said at the Aug. 13 Borough Council meeting, "The rectangular rapid-fire flashing beacon sign was purchased and that should be installed at the intersection of Eagle Rock Ave ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Caldwell Mayor Garrett Jones presented a Certificate of Appreciation to developer Kenny Meka and North American Eagle Construction for donations made to the borough’s Town Green during Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting. The donated items included a retaining wall, trees, sod and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- As the West Caldwell governing body continues to repair and enhance the infrastructure, unanimous approval was given to resolutions that provided the funding for upgrades to the sanitary sewer system and road improvements to Dillon Road and Ellis Road. A professional ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- The Borough Council unanimously approved two temporary leadership positions to the Caldwell Police Department during Tuesday’s council meeting. In partial response to criticisms from the New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association and the New Jersey Chiefs of Police ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Roseland Borough Council voted unanimously to adopt a $1.05 million bond ordinance at its Aug. 13 meeting. The ordinance provides for the 2024 road program in the borough, with the issuance of $997,500 in bonds or notes to finance the projects. The Borough Council also ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- In a special meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council on Tuesday, the Caldwell Borough Council added language to Ordinance 1469-24, commenting that the ordinance was being introduced in part as a response to criticisms from the State Police Benevolent Association and the State Chiefs ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Township of Fairfield will not be observing National Night Out on Aug. 6 this year. The annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie had become a late-summer staple in Fairfield since it was first observed in the ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- Personnel items covered in the July 23 meeting of the Caldwell Borough Council included approval of the change of status from probationary police officer to full-time police officer for Chistopher Bernard, who was hired in July 2023. Christopher DePrenda was appointed as a junior ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- During Tuesday’s Caldwell Borough Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to table an ordinance for second reading that would have limited the allowable annual rent increases for senior citizens to 1 3/4% after listening to objectors. David Legow, who purchased the Carlye ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Longtime resident Aaron Lowe addressed Fairfield's governing body and Business Administrator James Gasparini at Monday's Township Council meeting on their decision not to repave and to stop plowing and maintaining Martins Lane. This is the second time Lowe spoke to the council ...
CALDWELL, NJ -- The Caldwell Borough Council unanimously approved on second reading an ordinance that now legislates that there be a civilian police director who will serve for at least two years and will lead the Caldwell Police Department (CPD) instead of a police chief, which has been the case ...
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- The Fairfield governing body passed a resolution introducing the 2024 municipal budget at its Monday, July 22 meeting. According to Fairfield Business Administrator James Gasparini, even though inflation is soaring, the 2024 municipal budget will cost the average homeowner an ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Borough Council at its July 16 meeting adopted an ordinance appropriating $361,000 for upgrades to Choctaw Way and ADP Boulevard. The council also passed resolutions for the awarding of bids for other local infrastructure projects. A bid from Matina & Sons Inc. for ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- Mayor James Spango said that a five-year old ordinance regulating short-term rentals in the borough will now be tightened to impose a full ban on these types of rentals in town. In 2019, the Roseland Borough Council passed an ordinance requiring a license in order to offer a ...
ROSELAND, NJ -- The Roseland Borough Council at its Tuesday, July 16 meeting approved an ordinance authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Essex County regarding the installation and maintenance of electronic pedestrian crossing signs. "They are going to be in the center of town and ...