Behind the $60 Million Berkeley Heights Sewage Plant Price Tag…. What’s Documented, What’s Not
When Berkeley Heights talk about $60 million in needed sewer system upgrades, it can sound like there’s a detailed engineering...
New Jersey’s Adaptive Testing: A Field Test Without Federal Guardrails?
Last week, NJ21st reached out directly to the U.S. Department of Education to flag major concerns about New Jersey’s plan...
Building Blind: Is New Jersey’s Development Boom Overwhelming Schools and Flooding Homes?
If you want to know where the state is growing, don’t listen to speeches. Follow the permits. The NJ DCA...
This Week at NJ21st: Pavement, Proficiency, and Power Outages
Burning Through Reeboks Laura walked for miles and hours documenting driveways the town is spending “emergency” bond money repairing –...
NJ Regulators Call Out JCP&L After Three Years of Declining Reliability
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has put Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) on notice after three...
Resident Pushes Back on “Our Hands Are Tied” Narrative — Holds Poage Accountable to Campaign Materials
In this video, Jacqueline Cinque does what we wish more residents would: hold the Council accountable to their own words....
Community Voices: Start Showing Up, Berkeley Heights
The district is finally doing some things right. The NJGPA results are promising. Agendas and presentations are coming out earlier....
08/21/2025 BHPSNJ BOE Agenda Notes- NJGPA Recovery, Policy Overhaul …Progress with Caution
NJGPA Presentation In English Language Arts, readiness was 95.5% in 2023 , dropped to 87.3% in 2024 , then recovered...
From Affordable Housing to Emergency Bonds – A Full Night for Berkeley Heights
Berkeley Heights Council meets tomorrow- Tuesday, August 19 – starting with a session on the Connell rezoning. Two ordinances are...
Deadly Discretion: What New Jersey’s Use-of-Force Reforms Still Leave Unanswered
Earlier this month the New Brunswick police were called to a senior apartment building after getting calls about a woman...