The Week at NJ21st: Berkeley’s Bottom, Water World, Rajoppi’s Games and Help a Watchdog Out
Top of the class, bottom of the curve An educator in our community breaks down the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency...
Fanwood’s Drainage Study Aligns With Union County Hazard Mitigation Plan
The second in NJ21st’s series examining whether towns hit by repeated floods have followed through on the commitments they made...
Scotch Plains Meets State Stormwater Rules, Broader Flood Strategy Seems Seems Unclear
Background Scotch Plains sits within the Green Brook watershed, a region that has been the focus of federal flood mitigation...
Berkeley Heights Has Six Candidates Running for BOE, New Providence Shows None and Union County Makes More Mistakes
The six candidates running for Berkeley Heights BOE are as follows: CANDIDATE ADDRESS SLOGAN TERM EMAIL ADDRESS Gale D. Bradford...
The Week at NJ21st: Referendum Breakdown, Turf Field Ghosting and Kindergarten for Everyone
Referendums… After John’s months-long battle with BHPSNJ to obtain details on the proposed referendum, he finally received documents connected to...
Understanding the Real Battle Over Your Energy Bill…New Jersey v. PJM
Governor Phil Murphy and other state leaders didn’t mince words after PJM Interconnection released its latest auction results. They said...
BHPSNJ Referendum Breakdown…. Soft Costs, Maintenance, and Inflation Risks?
The Berkeley Heights Board of Education has submitted a $50.3 million pre-referendum budget estimate to the New Jersey Department of...
What 10 Years of Wage Data Tell Us About Living in New Jersey
Over the past decade, wages in New Jersey have gone up—but in many cases, not enough to keep pace with...
This Week at NJ21st: Berkeley Heights Spins Again, A Storm Shakes Jersey, Calls for School District Unification, and a Closer Look at NJ’s Prison Economy
Mid-Summer Suprise We begin with a troubling Town Council meeting in Berkeley Heights. The story starts with the Township rejecting...
Murphy’s Berkeley Heights Stop Raises Questions on Housing, Flood Policy
The response to Governor Phil Murphy’s July 15th visit to Berkeley Heights was swift — and overwhelmingly critical on social...