Government
By CAROL REIF
April 24, 2024
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - The Westchester County Department of Probation is marking National Crime Victims’ Right Week by collecting toiletries and other essentials for victims and survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. From now until Friday, April 26, donations can be ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison Council voted unanimously to adopt the 2024 council. This year's budget was formally introduced on March 25 and following state law, the council had to wait 28 days prior to a hearing. The waiting period, according to council member Rachel Ehrlich, is so that the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) is pleased to announce that Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) secured Community Project funding of $1 million in support of the college’s Workforce Development programs. The funding will bring CCM programs to the Dover community and will emphasize the ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Bernardsville marks a significant milestone on April 24 as it celebrates its centennial, marking a century of growth and development since its establishment as an independent municipality in 1924. Prior to this, Bernardsville was part of Bernards Township until it gained ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Bernardsville marks a significant milestone on April 24 as it celebrates its centennial, marking a century of growth and development since its establishment as an independent municipality in 1924. Prior to this, Bernardsville was part of Bernards Township until it gained ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The county launched its Street Smart NJ pedestrian safety campaign this month at a site where a pedestrian was seriously injured in 2023. The current campaign, consisting of large educational signs and distribution of safety information throughout the municipality, in schools ...
WARREN, NJ – A Warren United luminary event is set for Wednesday, May 8 at the Warren Township Municipal courtyard, located at 44 Mountain Blvd. from 8 to 9 p.m. Warren United’s mission statement: "Our mission is to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive community where all residents feel valued, ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank council will hold a hybrid (online and in-person), regular meeting Thursday, April 25, 6:30pm, at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street. Highlights of the Agenda Authorizing funds to hire a Community Engagement Coordinator, a new borough position Updating the ...
NEWTON, NJ – Town officials have announced a bulk waste curbside collection is scheduled for May 4. Residents wishing to dispose of items up to 500 lbs must get a permit for collection. The permit can be obtained by mail or in person appointment. The $50 permit fee is to offset the cost of the ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Township Committee unanimously adopted the 2024 municipal budget that will keep the tax rate flat and increase the surplus at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The budget was touted as "Securing the Future" by Chatham Township Administrator Ziad Shehady when he first ...
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ - Brian Gallagher, the 60-year-old mayor of Somerville, NJ made history early Tuesday morning as the only mayor of the Somerset County borough to ever jump from an airplane over the bright blue skies of southern New Jersey. "Awesome, what a rush, it was exhilarating," Gallagher ...
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ - Brian Gallagher, the 60-year-old mayor of Somerville, NJ made history early Tuesday morning as the only mayor of the Somerset County borough to ever jump from an airplane over the bright blue skies of southern New Jersey. "Awesome, what a rush, it was exhilarating," Gallagher ...
BERNARDS TWP., NJ _ [Updated] The Bernards Township Committee held a public hearing and final vote on the adoption of a proposed $46,252,884 municipal budget for 2024 on Tuesday night. While the municipal tax rate declined from 2023, the average municipal tax bill will rise because of an increase ...
NEPTUNE CITY - On Monday evening, Neptune City's Mayor and Council, in conjunction with Neptune City Department of Public Works, Neptune City Green Team and Girl Scout Troop 902, observed Earth Day at Joe Freda Park in Neptune City. Thanks to Rutgers University, Neptune City's Department of ...
NEWARK — Workers were still boarding up buildings in the North Ward on Tuesday, April 23, after a three-alarm fire ripped through businesses and residences there the night before. The blaze, which began at 576 Broadway just before 7 p.m. on Monday, left one firefighter injured with “minor burns” ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Henry Inman Public Library branch in Colonia has reopened, with a host of local officials on hand for a weekend tour of this newly-refurbished, million-dollar-plus facility. Closed to the public after it suffered Hurricane Ida’s 2021 flood damage, the Inman library branch ...
Linden, NJ – The City of Linden proudly honored Captain Carl J. Tattoli, Jr. of The Linden Fire Department (LFD) for being named the 2024 New Jersey State Fire Investigator of the Year at the Council meeting. Mayor Derek Armstead, along with Council President Michelle Yamakaitis,Councilman Barry ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The NJ Motor Vehicle Commission Mobile Unit will be at Borough Hall on May 8. Need a new license? Now's your chance to get it done close to ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Hunterdon County Commissioners & Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. has announced that a Veteran’s Resource Fair will be held May 20, 2024. This event is FREE and is open to all veterans. Light Refreshments will be served. The list of participants include: U.S. Department of ...
RED BANK, NJ: Earlier this month, TAPinto Red Bank reported on the ceremony honoring the retirement of RBPD’s K-9 officers Hunter and Eko. There were dozens of well – wishers and law enforcement officers, including about 12 K9’s and their LEO handlers. In a recent move, the New Jersey ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Parks and Recreation Committee will hold their monthly meeting tonight, Tuesday, April 23, 7:00pm at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth Street.
WAYNE, NJ – The Township Council along with Mayor Chris Vergano, officially proclaimed April as Alcohol Awareness month in Wayne. A proclamation, read aloud by Vergano during this past meeting made it official and Robbin Gulino, the township’s Coordinator of the Wayne Alliance for the Prevention of ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - Barry Winston, who served as Fair Lawn Democratic Municipal Chairman for 18 years and was instrumental in making Fair Lawn a Democratic bastion of Bergen County, died on April 15. He was 78. Winston served as chairman of the Fair Lawn Planning Board for eight years, as a board ...
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The start of peak tick season is fast approaching. Those pesky, little juvenile ticks, called “nymphs,” are most active from the middle of May to mid-August. But it is never too early for Putnam residents and visitors to the area to start thinking about how to best ...
SPARTA, NJ – It has come full circle. Nearly two years ago objector attorney and Sparta resident Anand Dash, later joined by Neill Clark, petitioned the planning board to have a hearing on what the actual “use” of Diamond Chip Realty’s application was; a trucking terminal, a warehouse or something ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — During Thursday's State of the City address, Mayor Adrian Mapp announced that Plainfield's sister city is the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti region of Ghana. The city of Asokwa is the capital of the Asokwa Municipal Distruct. Mayor Akwanuasa Gyimah was on hand during the ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded major federal investment from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand solar energy access in New Jersey. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will receive $156,120,000 from the Solar for All Program to deploy ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- This week's town council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the town hall. A few of the topics include approving contracts with various professional services, approving a revised cannabis ordinance, approving a cannabis business ...
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Senator Vin Gopal and Assemblywoman Margie Donlon, D-Monmouth, are sponsoring legislation to ensure that insurance coverage keeps pace with an important innovation in cancer treatment. Biomarker testing is a laboratory method that uses a sample of blood, tissue, or ...
NEWARK — Rodents, bedbugs and fighting among residents are frequently seen at a city homeless shelter that was opened in a vacant hotel about 10 months ago, according to those living there. Concerns about the Hotel Riviera shelter described by residents in interviews with TAPinto Newark this ...