Middlesex 2025 Budget – Same Song, Different County
As expected, Middlesex is following the same track flagged in Union and Somerset: tax bills climb despite a lower rate,...
DEP Permits, FEMA Submissions and Berkeley Heights- What an OPRA Request Tells Us
Continuing Fact Check of the Township’s Flood Response Narrative DEP Permits On 08/31/2025 we drilled down on the Township’s “our...
This Week at NJ21st: County Budgets to Chicken Fights
Help a Civic Journalism Organization Out Laura kicks off our 10-day fundraising campaign and outlines plans to involve students and...
Somerset County’s 2025 Budget – Aid Dropped, Debt Popped
Somerset County’s budget tells a similar story to the Union County budget we wrote about a couple of days ago...
Despite July Warning, Ballots Still Mislead Voters in Berkeley Heights BOE Race
Berkeley Heights voters opened their mailboxes this week to find yet another problematic ballot. The Board of Education section tells...
Scutari, OPRA, and the Missing Answers in Union County’s Budgets
After we published questions on the Union County Budget last week (Executive Summary), a resident reached out with more detailed...
This Week at NJ21st: Turf Tensions, BTC Creep, Nixon Exit and County Budget Questions
What is Happening? We start our newsletter with a Town Council Meeting that lands in the top ten strangest Berkeley Heights has...
No Response Yet: NJ21st’s Questions on Union County’s 2025 Budget
Two weeks ago (09/07/2025) we emailed the Union County Board of Commissioners questions on the executive budget. I know –...
BOE Rep Joly Calls Out Inaccuracies and Manufactured Urgency During 09/16/2025 Town Council Meeting
In her statement, BOE Representative Natasha Joly reiterates concerns about the legality of the lease, the absence of any meaningful...
Ordinance Dispute Sparks Heated Exchange: Sai Presses Council, Poage Exits Discussion
In this clip BOE Representative Sai Akiri speaks to the council on her concerns. We have to, again stress our...