This Week at NJ21st: Budgets, Puppy Parks, and the Jerry Springer Edition of Local Politics
Last week we published our 7-Municipality comparison of per-household cost in connection to Township and City Budgets using the 2024...
2026 7-Municipality Budget Analysis
2026 Municipal Budget Introductions NJ21st has been reviewing 2026 municipal budget introductions across our coverage area to help residents see...
Scotch Plains’ New Budget Explained: Taxes, Spending, and Debt
Our last article about the Scotch Plains budget ended up being an article about missing documents and blocked access. Soon...
Local News Day at NJ21st: A Look Back at some of the Stories That Started It All
April 9th is Local News Day, a national day intended to call attention to and strengthen local news outlets. In...
A Closer Look at the 2026 New Providence Budget Introduction
New Providence introduced its ’26 municipal budget on 03/24 and, as is the case with most municipalities we looked at,...
Police, Pensions, and Public Works: The Cost of Running Westfield in 2026
Westfield’s ’26 introductory budget, which was approved in late March, hits ~60M which is an increase from the ’25 adopted...
BHPSNJ Full Detailed Preliminary Budget
We obtained the BHPSNJ Preliminary Detailed Budget from the District. Excel Version Converted by NJ21st from District PDF We’ll provide...
The Struggle to Find 2026 Scotch Plains Budget Numbers
So if you are a Scotch Plains resident searching top line numbers for the ’26 budget or even the 2025...
Parking Hikes and Puppy Parks: The Rest of Summit’s Council Agenda
The biggest item on the agenda is the budget which we covered over the weekend, this article is going to...
John’s Notes on the Rest of the 04/07 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting
The biggest item on the Agenda for tomorrow’s Town Council meeting is the ’26 Budget introduction, which we covered on...