Government

November 3, 2023

On November 1, 2023, Nouvelle LLC the owner and developer of 261 Rock Road will deliver the keys to the apartment dwellers at the first multiple-family affordable residential apartment complex pursuant to a prior settlement agreement with Fair Share Housing Center, a New Jersey advocacy group for ...

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These days I rarely comment on topics on social media platforms; however I feel compelled to set the record straight on comments made by Shari Seffer in her TAPInto Montville Five Questions article. First she blames ‘rapid overdevelopment’ on the Township Committee.  As an attorney involved in ...

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Dear Editor, I am so excited to provide this link https://fb.watch/nXTryjnALM/ as proof positive of how strategic planning and cooperation between the town of Pompton Lakes and the county can bring to fruition a very worthy and extremely valuable asset to a town.   Through their hard work and ...

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The Municipal Public Question on the November 7, 2023 ballot is asking residents to increase the current Open Space tax by $.01 per every $100 of assessed value.  All funds raised, should the referendum pass, can only be utilized for Open Space purposes as set forth by State law and may not be used ...

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My family, like so many others, cherishes our time spent down the shore each summer. We share many fond memories from summers spent at our home in Brigantine. And when thinking about the future of the Jersey Shore, I envision the wave of job opportunities and economic investment in our region that ...

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Over the last few years, several applications for projects containing new residential units have been approved by the Planning Board. Most recently, an application was approved for a mixed-use three story building to replace the mostly vacant buildings and the adjacent long-abandoned gas station at ...

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I attended the New Providence Candidates’ Forum held on October 17, 2023.  After hearing comments raised by one of the candidates regarding Affordable Housing, I feel that it might be helpful to set forth some facts concerning the Borough’s Affordable Housing Plan to correct any misperceptions that ...

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Dear Editor,   When I joined the Republican NJ LD-11 campaign team as a Rutgers college student, I anticipated a routine internship experience. But what I found was an eye-opening journey into the heart of public service. Having had the privilege of working closely with our candidates, ...

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Mark Twain once colorfully quipped–“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics.”  I was reminded of this quote as I sat through the presentation by our Borough’s “financial experts” at last Monday’s Bernardsville Council meeting, at which these experts recommended granting a ...

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At the Oct. 3rd Phillipsburg Town Council meeting, my husband Stuart Ridley thanked Council President Wyant for his many years of service to the town. Stuart stressed that these were his own words and no one else’s. Outside, after the meeting, Council Candidate Matthew Thomas Scerbo told Stuart ...

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Princeton, NJ – Earlier this week TAPinto Princeton posted an article by writer Carolyn Jones on another possible consequence of climate change experienced at the local level – Princeton’s decision to purchase a $258,000 high water rescue truck. Among the factors weighing into the decision: In ...

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Dear East Brunswick Community, On Monday night I attended a vigil for the State of Israel at the East Brunswick Jewish Center sponsored by the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. I think it is important to write to you and tell you about this event because it was sad, uplifting and ...

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 Chloe Cole doesn’t feel she fits in with the other girls. She feels different and struggles with depression and social anxiety. In the eighth grade, she is sexually assaulted, and a week later, she purchases a chest binder. She’s referred by her therapist to a gender specialist who diagnoses her ...

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 Chloe Cole doesn’t feel she fits in with the other girls. She feels different and struggles with depression and social anxiety. In the eighth grade, she is sexually assaulted, and a week later, she purchases a chest binder. She’s referred by her therapist to a gender specialist who diagnoses her ...

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 Chloe Cole doesn’t feel she fits in with the other girls. She feels different and struggles with depression and social anxiety. In the eighth grade, she is sexually assaulted, and a week later, she purchases a chest binder. She’s referred by her therapist to a gender specialist who diagnoses her ...

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Dear Editor, Councilwoman Ritter’s accusations about the Mayor and her opponent for the 5th ward council seat Matt Cavallo are unfounded as proven by your article in Tap where the Mayor’s response is clear as a bell. Unfortunately Ms. Ritter enjoys stirring the proverbial pot with her ...

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We are in the midst of election season, and that means people are preparing for this election cycle and the next. Many names are being mentioned, and for many different offices, and on more than one occasion some Democratic insiders have mentioned Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill's name for ...

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We are in the midst of election season, and that means people are preparing for this election cycle and the next. Many names are being mentioned, and for many different offices, and on more than one occasion some Democratic insiders have mentioned Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill's name for ...

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We are in the midst of election season, and that means people are preparing for this election cycle and the next. Many names are being mentioned, and for many different offices, and on more than one occasion some Democratic insiders have mentioned Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill's name for ...

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The Princeton Democratic Municipal Committee (PDMC) represents the Democratic Party in our community. The recent allegations against United States Senator Robert Menendez are extremely troubling, and we join the many New Jersey Democratic officials and members of the Senate who have called upon ...

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The DOJ Investigation Renews Focus on How Murphy and Gopal Failed Veterans: Key points: A new US Department of Justice investigation reports that NJ officials violated veterans’ constitutional rights, contributing to at least 200 deaths and ongoing risks;   Sen. Vin Gopal, then ...

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The DOJ Investigation Renews Focus on How Murphy and Gopal Failed Veterans: Key points: A new US Department of Justice investigation reports that NJ officials violated veterans’ constitutional rights, contributing to at least 200 deaths and ongoing risks;   Sen. Vin Gopal, then ...

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The DOJ Investigation Renews Focus on How Murphy and Gopal Failed Veterans: Key points: A new US Department of Justice investigation reports that NJ officials violated veterans’ constitutional rights, contributing to at least 200 deaths and ongoing risks;   Sen. Vin Gopal, then ...

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Something is Rotten in Yorktown Garbage Collection Contract Fiasco Dear Editor, Given the very limited information that Supervisor Diana and the Town Board have made available about the details of the Town’s garbage contracts with AAA Carting, Competitive Carting and CRP Sanitation, it ...

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It’s been debated and discussed among those who live and work in the area. Then there’re others whose commute takes them through this part of the Garden State. The map of NJ now has a designation for the region known as Central Jersey. There’ll be fresh ways for promoting the area as its own ...

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In response to Mr. A. Holzberg: First off, I make no attempt to hide that I am a proud and active Republican County Committee member in our town. That said, you conveniently left out the fact that you are an elected Democratic official of the Democrat County Committee in Montville Township.

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The constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana passed in November 2020 and the implementation of its regulatory framework has been an abject failure and its promised benefits have not materialized...........at all. In reality, the New Jersey cannabis industry is in what some ...

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The constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana passed in November 2020 and the implementation of its regulatory framework has been an abject failure and its promised benefits have not materialized...........at all. In reality, the New Jersey cannabis industry is in what some ...

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The constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana passed in November 2020 and the implementation of its regulatory framework has been an abject failure and its promised benefits have not materialized...........at all. In reality, the New Jersey cannabis industry is in what some ...

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Recently, much has been made about two developments in Montville Township that were granted a long-term property tax exemption from the Montville Township Committee. This program is not well known, but it can have significant impacts on any township.  A recent written response to the questions ...

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