Government
By OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYMAN MATT SLATER
April 20, 2024
Following another round of tragedies over last weekend, including the physical assault on a 9-year-old girl by an illegal immigrant who had been previously released without bail after assaulting another innocent woman in New York City, as well as a recent deadly attack on two law enforcement ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — Roselle Park will add to its already expansive collection of trees at the Borough's annual Arbor Day ceremonial tree planting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26 at Aldene Elementary School. “We are delighted to be the recipient of a beautiful tree to adorn the property of ...
OCEAN GROVE, NJ — The closed Ocean Grove Pier will partially reopen to the public once results from an engineering investigation deem it safe to walk on, announced The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) on April 20, 2024, in an update. The OGCMA, the group that owns and manages the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Scotch Plains Township celebrates National Autism Acceptance Month during April 2024 and highlighted two local initiatives at its council meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Blue Envelope Program Sgt. Mike Baltazar came to the podium at the Scotch Plains Council meeting on ...
This is Mayor John McCormac. Today is Friday, April 19th. The “Breaking News Band” is at Curtains Restaurant tonight at 7 p.m., and “Kevin and Kompany” is there Saturday night at 7 p.m. Free yard sales will be held throughout Iselin this weekend. On Saturday (April 20th), the Annual ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Long a climate-action leader locally and statewide, the Town of Bedford has decided the time has come to put its own house in order—the Town House that is, seat of local Bedford government. In a vote last week, the Town Board called for conversion of the venerable structure at ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Following the swearing in of new council member Richard Wall, the Wood-Ridge Council passed the following items from the consent agenda during their April 17th meeting. Read: Wood-Ridge Swears in Richard Wall as New Councilman 1. MINUTES: Minutes of the April 3, 2024, ...
WAYNE, NJ – New Jersey’s top-lawyer, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkiin announced that Wayne emergency room physician Shar Kennet has had her medical license revoked “with prejudice, for “alleged conduct that resulted in a patient’s death at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey, in ...
The Town of Newton Public Works Department is hiring Seasonal Summer Workers. Duties include: General lawn maintenance - to include lawn mowing, use of weed wacker and back pack blower etc Basic maintenance of town facilities Other jobs as assigned by DPW Supervisor and/or Assist DPW ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Sussex County Commissioners proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month at the April 10 meeting. Commissioner Director Jill Space read the proclamation that was presented to Andrea Ryker. Ryker, Community Resource Director at Ginnie’s House in Newton said she appreciated ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Members of the public had the chance to see design plans for the expansion and redesign of the South Orange Public Library at a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, April 18. The massive project known as the Buildings Connections Project will involve renovating the existing library, ...
GREENWICH TOWNSHIP, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced the award of $34.47 million in Resilient Communities Program grants to 10 local governmental entities to help them make public infrastructure more resilient to current and future natural ...
BELMR, NJ - In response to growing concerns from Belmar residents over Verizon's plans to install twenty 30-foot 5G towers along the local boardwalk, Representative Chris Smith introduced a new piece of legislation aimed at giving local communities more say in such telecommunications projects. The ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - The proposed 2024 municipal budget calls for the hiring of 13 new police officers, outfitting firefighters with additional safety equipment and the creation of a municipal stormwater utility to combat future flooding in New Brunswick. It also calls for expanding programming and ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Middlesex County has purchased the development rights of a seven acre farm located on Davidsons Mill Road in South Brunswick for preservation. The county, in partnership with the state and township, purchased the property for a sum total of $235,438. “Every year we do our ...
TRENTON, NJ – Beginning Friday April 19, Route 202 will be closed and detoured in both directions for emergency drainage repairs in Harding, Morris County, announced the NJDOT. At approximately 11 a.m. today, Friday, April 19, Route 202 was closed in both directions between Glen Alpin ...
TRENTON, NJ – Beginning Friday April 19, Route 202 will be closed and detoured in both directions for emergency drainage repairs in Harding, Morris County, announced the NJDOT. At approximately 11 a.m. today, Friday, April 19, Route 202 was closed in both directions between Glen Alpin ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Loxahatchee Road construction project is now looking likely to finish in 2027 rather than late 2026. The Florida Department of Transportation, in their monthly update, shared in April that the project completion date is expected to be in early 2027. In months prior to April, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Citing a freeze in the same over the last number of years, the Bayonne City Council recently approved a measure to raise fees gradually on hazardous and non-hazardous inspection fees through 2026. According to the ordinance, the increases apply to the inspections of buildings and ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD/WATCHUNG, NJ —Mayor Lawrence La Ronde of North Plainfield and Mayor Ronald Jubin of Watchung, along with their borough council members and fire officials from both boroughs, unveiled their brand new E-One aerial/ladder truck on Thursday night. This Quint style fire service ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Mayor Adrian Mapp delivered his annual State of the City Address on Thursday evening at the new Charles and Anna Booker School. The event, called “The City of Tomorrow, Today” drew at least 200 attendees. In his 11th year as Mayor, and only a year away from a potential ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - Some Hoboken Council members are accusing the landlord group behind a petition that has been circulating around the City recently of pulling the wool over the eyes of residents by claiming it is about affordable housing. The Petition in question calls for the City to amend the ...
RARITAN, NJ - The Raritan Township Committee adopted its 2024 municipal budget of $24.4 million April 16, highlighting areas of fiscal management and capital improvements. Total appropriations stand at $24,356,867.21, resulting in a local tax increase of $13.19 for the average township ...
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ - South Amboy Mayor Fred Henry gave a State of the City address on Saturday, April 6, discussing the changes and improvements in the city, including the police department. The Mayor began his address by thanking retired police chief, Darren LaVigne, for his 36 years of service to ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- The Township Council introduced its proposed 2024 municipal budget on Tuesday evening. In preparation for the public hearing scheduled on May 21 for the 2024 municipal budget, an ordinance was passed on second reading that will allow the upcoming budget to be increased up ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township's Park & Recreation Department has been recognized by the New Jersey Parks and Recreation Association for its video promotion of “How the Grinch Stole Our Christmas Tree.” The video production chronicles the township's effort to find a new Christmas tree after ...
U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-Newark, remains hospitalized a week after suffering from a “cardiac episode,” his office said in a statement. “Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. suffered a cardiac episode based on complications from his diabetes last week,” his office said on Wednesday, April 17.
U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-Newark, remains hospitalized a week after suffering from a “cardiac episode,” his office said in a statement. “Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. suffered a cardiac episode based on complications from his diabetes last week,” his office said on Wednesday, April 17.
NEWARK — The soil and groundwater of a 7.6-acre industrial park on the banks of the Passaic River in the North Ward remain contaminated — the result of “historic site operations,” accidental spills, illegal dumping, and improper waste disposal, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A ...
Linden, NJ - The cast of Linden High School's production of Mamma Mia was recognized at Tuesday's City Council meeting on April 16, 2024. Mayor Armstead, City Council and the City of Linden recognized the dedication and outstanding performance of the cast of Mamma Mia. The students were issued ...